diff --git a/lib/webrat/core/form.rb b/lib/webrat/core/form.rb
index 66b4918..1a9eea4 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/core/form.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/core/form.rb
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ module Webrat
       nil
     end
     
-    def field_by_element(element)
-      fields.detect { |possible_field| possible_field.path == element.path }
+    def field_by_element(element, *field_types)
+      fields_by_type(field_types).detect { |possible_field| possible_field.path == element.path }
     end
     
     def find_select_option(option_text)
diff --git a/lib/webrat/core/locators.rb b/lib/webrat/core/locators.rb
index 3e4b96a..73602a0 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/core/locators.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/core/locators.rb
@@ -3,55 +3,45 @@ require "webrat/core_extensions/detect_mapped"
 module Webrat
   module Locators
 
-    def field_by_xpath(xpath)
+    def field_by_xpath(xpath, *field_types)
       element = dom.at(xpath)
       
+      return nil unless element
+      
       forms.detect_mapped do |form|
-        form.field_by_element(element)
+        form.field_by_element(element, *field_types)
       end
     end
     
-    def field(*args) # :nodoc:
-      # This is the default locator strategy
-      find_field_with_id(*args) ||
-      find_field_named(*args)   ||
-      field_labeled(*args)      ||
-      raise(NotFoundError.new("Could not find field: #{args.inspect}"))
-    end
-    
     def field_labeled(label, *field_types)
       find_field_labeled(label, *field_types) ||
       raise(NotFoundError.new("Could not find field labeled #{label.inspect}"))
     end
 
     def field_named(name, *field_types)
-      find_field_named(name, *field_types) ||
+      field_by_xpath("//*[@name='#{id}']", *field_types) ||
       raise(NotFoundError.new("Could not find field named #{name.inspect}"))
     end
     
     def field_with_id(id, *field_types)
-      find_field_with_id(id, *field_types) ||
+      field_by_xpath("//*[@id='#{id}']", *field_types) ||
       raise(NotFoundError.new("Could not find field with id #{id.inspect}"))
     end
     
+    def field(id, *field_types) # :nodoc:
+      # This is the default locator strategy
+      field_by_xpath("//*[@id='#{id}']", *field_types)    ||
+      field_by_xpath("//*[@name='#{id}']", *field_types)  ||
+      field_labeled(id, *field_types)                     ||
+      raise(NotFoundError.new("Could not find field: #{args.inspect}"))
+    end
+    
     def find_field_labeled(label, *field_types) #:nodoc:
       forms.detect_mapped do |form|
         form.field_labeled(label, *field_types)
       end
     end
     
-    def find_field_named(name, *field_types) #:nodoc:
-      forms.detect_mapped do |form|
-        form.field_named(name, *field_types)
-      end
-    end
-    
-    def find_field_with_id(id, *field_types) #:nodoc:
-      forms.detect_mapped do |form|
-        form.field_with_id(id, *field_types)
-      end
-    end
-    
     def find_select_option(option_text, id_or_name_or_label) #:nodoc:
       if id_or_name_or_label
         field = field(id_or_name_or_label, SelectField)
diff --git a/lib/webrat/core/scope.rb b/lib/webrat/core/scope.rb
index 5df67ee..6b995b2 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/core/scope.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/core/scope.rb
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ module Webrat
                 date_to_select : Date.parse(date_to_select) 
       
       id_prefix = locate_id_prefix(options) do
-        year_field = find_field_with_id(/(.*?)_#{DATE_TIME_SUFFIXES[:year]}$/)
+        year_field = field_by_xpath("//*[contains(@id, '_#{DATE_TIME_SUFFIXES[:year]}')]")
         raise NotFoundError.new("No date fields were found") unless year_field && year_field.id =~ /(.*?)_1i/
         $1
       end
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ module Webrat
       time = time_to_select.is_a?(Time) ? time_to_select : Time.parse(time_to_select) 
 
       id_prefix = locate_id_prefix(options) do
-        hour_field = find_field_with_id(/(.*?)_#{DATE_TIME_SUFFIXES[:hour]}$/)
+        hour_field = field_by_xpath("//*[contains(@id, '_#{DATE_TIME_SUFFIXES[:hour]}')]")
         raise NotFoundError.new("No time fields were found") unless hour_field && hour_field.id =~ /(.*?)_4i/
         $1
       end
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ module Webrat
     def select_datetime(time_to_select, options ={})
       time = time_to_select.is_a?(Time) ? time_to_select : Time.parse(time_to_select) 
       
-      options[:id_prefix] ||= (options[:from] ? find_field_with_id(options[:from]) : nil)
+      options[:id_prefix] ||= (options[:from] ? field_by_xpath("//*[@id='#{options[:from]}']") : nil)
       
       select_date time, options
       select_time time, options