diff --git a/docs/erlang-beam.md b/docs/erlang-beam.md
index 0ca020f748..703d2ecf49 100644
--- a/docs/erlang-beam.md
+++ b/docs/erlang-beam.md
@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ nothing, and `fields: []` returns only `source_index`. Offset/limit page matchin
 rows in original order (defaults 0/64). Unfiltered pages slice the retained
 collection; queries do not decode the file again.
 
+For `chunks`, `names` matches the four-character IFF chunk tag (for example
+`"AtU8"`, `"Code"`, `"ExpT"`); available `fields` are `index`, `name`,
+`location`, and `payload`. For `lambdas`, `names` matches the resolved function
+name from the atom table; `null` names (unresolved atom indices) are never
+selected by a name filter. For `atoms`, `names` matches the decoded atom name
+string.
+
 `beam` keeps the module, form/Code bounds, original source coverage, and table
 counts. A null count means no table was decoded; zero means a decoded empty
 table. Missing tables and unresolved atom names remain explicit, and an empty
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/applications/erlangBeamViews.test.ts b/tests/acceptance/applications/erlangBeamViews.test.ts
index 8eca0f211f..b8778311c3 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/applications/erlangBeamViews.test.ts
+++ b/tests/acceptance/applications/erlangBeamViews.test.ts
@@ -74,10 +74,20 @@ const checkSelectors = async (
       { collection: "lambdas", fields: ["index", "old_unique"] },
       [{ source_index: 0, index: 0, old_unique: 42 }],
     ],
+    [
+      {
+        collection: "lambdas",
+        names: ["start"],
+        fields: ["function", "arity", "old_unique"],
+      },
+      [{ source_index: 0, function: "start", arity: 1, old_unique: 42 }],
+    ],
+    [{ collection: "lambdas", names: ["missing"], fields: [] }, []],
     [
       { collection: "chunks", names: ["Code"], fields: ["index", "name"] },
       [{ source_index: 1, index: 1, name: "Code" }],
     ],
+    [{ collection: "chunks", names: ["Xyzz"], fields: [] }, []],
   ] as const) {
     const result = await call("inspect_analysis_view", {
       source: { kind: "retained-evidence", evidence_id },