diff --git a/dbc/dbchandler.cpp b/dbc/dbchandler.cpp
index c5cc4a5..6e29ad7 100644
--- a/dbc/dbchandler.cpp
+++ b/dbc/dbchandler.cpp
@@ -337,7 +337,22 @@ DBC_NODE* DBCFile::findNodeByName(QString name)
     if (dbc_nodes.length() == 0) return nullptr;
     for (int i = 0; i < dbc_nodes.length(); i++)
     {
-        if (dbc_nodes[i].name.compare(name, Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0)
+        if (name.compare(dbc_nodes[i].name, Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0)
+        {
+            return &dbc_nodes[i];
+        }
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+DBC_NODE* DBCFile::findNodeByNameAndComment(QString fullname)
+{
+    QString nameAndComment;
+    if (dbc_nodes.length() == 0) return nullptr;
+    for (int i = 0; i < dbc_nodes.length(); i++)
+    {
+        nameAndComment = dbc_nodes[i].name + " - " + dbc_nodes[i].comment;
+        if (fullname.compare(nameAndComment, Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0)
         {
             return &dbc_nodes[i];
         }
diff --git a/dbc/dbchandler.h b/dbc/dbchandler.h
index 304a7a8..9e040cb 100644
--- a/dbc/dbchandler.h
+++ b/dbc/dbchandler.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ public:
     DBCFile(const DBCFile& cpy);
     DBCFile& operator=(const DBCFile& cpy);
     DBC_NODE *findNodeByName(QString name);
+    DBC_NODE *findNodeByNameAndComment(QString fullname);
     DBC_NODE *findNodeByIdx(int idx);
     DBC_ATTRIBUTE *findAttributeByName(QString name, DBC_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE type = ATTR_TYPE_ANY);
     DBC_ATTRIBUTE *findAttributeByIdx(int idx);
diff --git a/dbc/dbcmaineditor.cpp b/dbc/dbcmaineditor.cpp
index 28e831a..54a046b 100644
--- a/dbc/dbcmaineditor.cpp
+++ b/dbc/dbcmaineditor.cpp
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ void DBCMainEditor::deleteCurrentTreeItem()
 {
     QTreeWidgetItem *currItem = ui->treeDBC->currentItem();
     int typ = currItem->data(0, Qt::UserRole).toInt();
-    QString idString;
+    QString idString, columnText;
     int msgID;
     DBC_MESSAGE *msg;
     DBC_NODE *node;
@@ -642,7 +642,8 @@ void DBCMainEditor::deleteCurrentTreeItem()
     switch (typ)
     {
     case 1: //deleting a node cascades deletion down to messages and signals
-        node = dbcFile->findNodeByName(currItem->text(0));
+        columnText = currItem->text(0);
+        node = dbcFile->findNodeByNameAndComment(columnText);
         if (!node) return;
         for (int x = 0; x < dbcFile->messageHandler->getCount(); x++)
         {