diff --git a/nomad/memdb/txn.go b/nomad/memdb/txn.go
index 864f97582..ce9a72d6e 100644
--- a/nomad/memdb/txn.go
+++ b/nomad/memdb/txn.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package memdb
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-immutable-radix"
 )
@@ -278,26 +279,14 @@ func (txn *Txn) DeleteAll(table, index string, args ...interface{}) (int, error)
 // First is used to return the first matching object for
 // the given constraints on the index
 func (txn *Txn) First(table, index string, args ...interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
-	// Get the table schema
-	tableSchema, ok := txn.db.schema.Tables[table]
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid table '%s'", table)
-	}
-
-	// Get the index schema
-	indexSchema, ok := tableSchema.Indexes[index]
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid index '%s'", index)
-	}
-
-	// Get the exact match index
-	val, err := indexSchema.Indexer.FromArgs(args...)
+	// Get the index value
+	indexSchema, val, err := txn.getIndexValue(table, index, args...)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("index error: %v", err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// Get the index itself
-	indexTxn := txn.readableIndex(table, index)
+	indexTxn := txn.readableIndex(table, indexSchema.Name)
 
 	// Do an exact lookup
 	if indexSchema.Unique {
@@ -320,6 +309,58 @@ func (txn *Txn) First(table, index string, args ...interface{}) (interface{}, er
 	return firstVal, nil
 }
 
+// getIndexValue is used to get the IndexSchema and the value
+// used to scan the index given the parameters. This handles prefix based
+// scans when the index has the "_prefix" suffix. The index must support
+// prefix iteration.
+func (txn *Txn) getIndexValue(table, index string, args ...interface{}) (*IndexSchema, []byte, error) {
+	// Get the table schema
+	tableSchema, ok := txn.db.schema.Tables[table]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid table '%s'", table)
+	}
+
+	// Check for a prefix scan
+	prefixScan := false
+	if strings.HasSuffix(index, "_prefix") {
+		index = strings.TrimSuffix(index, "_prefix")
+		prefixScan = true
+	}
+
+	// Get the index schema
+	indexSchema, ok := tableSchema.Indexes[index]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid index '%s'", index)
+	}
+
+	// Hot-path for when there are no arguments
+	if len(args) == 0 {
+		return indexSchema, nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// Special case the prefix scanning
+	if prefixScan {
+		prefixIndexer, ok := indexSchema.Indexer.(PrefixIndexer)
+		if !ok {
+			return indexSchema, nil,
+				fmt.Errorf("index '%s' does not support prefix scanning", index)
+		}
+
+		val, err := prefixIndexer.PrefixFromArgs(args...)
+		if err != nil {
+			return indexSchema, nil, fmt.Errorf("index error: %v", err)
+		}
+		return indexSchema, val, err
+	}
+
+	// Get the exact match index
+	val, err := indexSchema.Indexer.FromArgs(args...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return indexSchema, nil, fmt.Errorf("index error: %v", err)
+	}
+	return indexSchema, val, err
+}
+
 // ResultIterator is used to iterate over a list of results
 // from a Get query on a table.
 type ResultIterator interface {
@@ -329,30 +370,14 @@ type ResultIterator interface {
 // Get is used to construct a ResultIterator over all the
 // rows that match the given constraints of an index.
 func (txn *Txn) Get(table, index string, args ...interface{}) (ResultIterator, error) {
-	// Get the table schema
-	tableSchema, ok := txn.db.schema.Tables[table]
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid table '%s'", table)
-	}
-
-	// Get the index schema
-	indexSchema, ok := tableSchema.Indexes[index]
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid index '%s'", index)
-	}
-
-	// Get the exact match index if any arguments given
-	var val []byte
-	if len(args) > 0 {
-		var err error
-		val, err = indexSchema.Indexer.FromArgs(args...)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("index error: %v", err)
-		}
+	// Get the index value to scan
+	indexSchema, val, err := txn.getIndexValue(table, index, args...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// Get the index itself
-	indexTxn := txn.readableIndex(table, index)
+	indexTxn := txn.readableIndex(table, indexSchema.Name)
 	indexRoot := indexTxn.Root()
 
 	// Collect all the objects by walking the prefix. This should obviously
diff --git a/nomad/memdb/txn_test.go b/nomad/memdb/txn_test.go
index 8fbd10924..5cd9803b1 100644
--- a/nomad/memdb/txn_test.go
+++ b/nomad/memdb/txn_test.go
@@ -427,3 +427,102 @@ func TestTxn_DeleteAll_Simple(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", raw)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestTxn_InsertGet_Prefix(t *testing.T) {
+	db := testDB(t)
+	txn := db.Txn(true)
+
+	obj1 := &TestObject{
+		ID:  "my-cool-thing",
+		Foo: "foobarbaz",
+	}
+	obj2 := &TestObject{
+		ID:  "my-other-cool-thing",
+		Foo: "foozipzap",
+	}
+
+	err := txn.Insert("main", obj1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+	err = txn.Insert("main", obj2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	checkResult := func(txn *Txn) {
+		// Attempt a row scan on the ID Prefix
+		result, err := txn.Get("main", "id_prefix")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if raw := result.Next(); raw != obj1 {
+			t.Fatalf("bad: %#v %#v", raw, obj1)
+		}
+
+		if raw := result.Next(); raw != obj2 {
+			t.Fatalf("bad: %#v %#v", raw, obj2)
+		}
+
+		if raw := result.Next(); raw != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("bad: %#v %#v", raw, nil)
+		}
+
+		// Attempt a row scan on the ID with specific ID prefix
+		result, err = txn.Get("main", "id_prefix", "my-c")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if raw := result.Next(); raw != obj1 {
+			t.Fatalf("bad: %#v %#v", raw, obj1)
+		}
+
+		if raw := result.Next(); raw != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("bad: %#v %#v", raw, nil)
+		}
+
+		// Attempt a row scan secondary index
+		result, err = txn.Get("main", "foo_prefix", "foo")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if raw := result.Next(); raw != obj1 {
+			t.Fatalf("bad: %#v %#v", raw, obj1)
+		}
+
+		if raw := result.Next(); raw != obj2 {
+			t.Fatalf("bad: %#v %#v", raw, obj2)
+		}
+
+		if raw := result.Next(); raw != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("bad: %#v %#v", raw, nil)
+		}
+
+		// Attempt a row scan secondary index, tigher prefix
+		result, err = txn.Get("main", "foo_prefix", "foob")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if raw := result.Next(); raw != obj1 {
+			t.Fatalf("bad: %#v %#v", raw, obj1)
+		}
+
+		if raw := result.Next(); raw != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("bad: %#v %#v", raw, nil)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Check the results within the txn
+	checkResult(txn)
+
+	// Commit and start a new read transaction
+	txn.Commit()
+	txn = db.Txn(false)
+
+	// Check the results in a new txn
+	checkResult(txn)
+}