return rc;
 }
 
+static int
+dn_equality_candidate(
+       Operation *op,
+       DB_TXN *rtxn,
+       struct berval *ndn,
+       ID *ids )
+{
+       struct bdb_info *bdb = (struct bdb_info *) op->o_bd->be_private;
+       EntryInfo ei = { 0 };
+       DB_LOCK lock;
+       int rc;
+
+       lock.mode = DB_LOCK_NG;
+       rc = bdb_dn2id( op, ndn, &ei, rtxn, &lock );
+       if ( rc == 0 ) {
+               BDB_IDL_RANGE( ids, ei.bei_id, ei.bei_id );
+               bdb_cache_entry_db_unlock( bdb, &lock );
+       }
+
+       return rc;
+}
+
 static int
 equality_candidates(
        Operation *op,
        Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "=> bdb_equality_candidates (%s)\n",
                        ava->aa_desc->ad_cname.bv_val, 0, 0 );
 
+       if ( ava->aa_desc == slap_schema.si_ad_entryDN ) {
+               return dn_equality_candidate( op, rtxn, &ava->aa_value, ids );
+       }
+
        BDB_IDL_ALL( bdb, ids );
 
        rc = bdb_index_param( op->o_bd, ava->aa_desc, LDAP_FILTER_EQUALITY,