diff --git a/src/Behat/Mink/Selector/SelectorsHandler.php b/src/Behat/Mink/Selector/SelectorsHandler.php
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/Behat/Mink/Selector/SelectorsHandler.php
+++ b/src/Behat/Mink/Selector/SelectorsHandler.php
@@ -69,6 +69,15 @@ class SelectorsHandler
      */
     public function getSelector($name)
     {
+        if ('named' === $name) {
+            trigger_error(
+                'Using the "named" selector directly from the handler is deprecated as of 1.6 and will be removed in 2.0.'
+                .' Use the "named_partial" or use the "named" selector through the Element API instead.',
+                E_USER_DEPRECATED
+            );
+            $name = 'named_partial';
+        }
+
         if (!$this->isSelectorRegistered($name)) {
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException("Selector \"$name\" is not registered.");
         }
Added a BC layer for the named selector in the handler

This BC layer will ensure that code using the SelectorsHandler directly
will not break when trying to access the named selector. However, it will
trigger a deprecation notice.