diff --git a/atest/robot/keywords/optional_given_when_then.robot b/atest/robot/keywords/optional_given_when_then.robot
index 3fc6b6b878e..88784053514 100644
--- a/atest/robot/keywords/optional_given_when_then.robot
+++ b/atest/robot/keywords/optional_given_when_then.robot
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Keyword can be used with and without prefix
     Should Be Equal  ${tc.kws[5].name}  Then we are in Berlin city
     Should Be Equal  ${tc.kws[6].name}  we are in Berlin city
 
-In user keyword name with normal arguments and localized prefixes
+Localized prefixes
     ${tc} =  Check Test Case  ${TEST NAME}
     Should Be Equal  ${tc.kws[0].name}  Oletetaan we don't drink too many beers
     Should Be Equal  ${tc.kws[1].name}  Kun we are in
@@ -55,5 +55,15 @@ In user keyword name with normal arguments and localized prefixes
     Should Be Equal  ${tc.kws[4].name}  Niin we get this feature ready today
     Should Be Equal  ${tc.kws[5].name}  ja we don't drink too many beers
 
+Prefix consisting of multiple words
+    ${tc} =  Check Test Case  ${TEST NAME}
+    Should Be Equal  ${tc.kws[0].name}  Étant donné multipart prefixes didn't work with RF 6.0
+    Should Be Equal  ${tc.kws[1].name}  Zakładając, że multipart prefixes didn't work with RF 6.0
+    Should Be Equal  ${tc.kws[2].name}  Diyelim ki multipart prefixes didn't work with RF 6.0
+    Should Be Equal  ${tc.kws[3].name}  Eğer ki multipart prefixes didn't work with RF 6.0
+    Should Be Equal  ${tc.kws[4].name}  O zaman multipart prefixes didn't work with RF 6.0
+    Should Be Equal  ${tc.kws[5].name}  В случай че multipart prefixes didn't work with RF 6.0
+    Should Be Equal  ${tc.kws[6].name}  Fie ca multipart prefixes didn't work with RF 6.0
+
 Prefix must be followed by space
     Check Test Case  ${TEST NAME}
diff --git a/atest/testdata/keywords/optional_given_when_then.robot b/atest/testdata/keywords/optional_given_when_then.robot
index b5afa8f374b..16358241249 100644
--- a/atest/testdata/keywords/optional_given_when_then.robot
+++ b/atest/testdata/keywords/optional_given_when_then.robot
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Language: French
+Language: Polish
+Language: Turkish
+Language: Bulgarian
+Language: Romanian
+
 *** Settings ***
 Resource        resources/optional_given_when_then.robot
 
@@ -42,7 +48,7 @@ Keyword can be used with and without prefix
     Then we are in Berlin city
     we are in Berlin city
 
-In user keyword name with normal arguments and localized prefixes
+Localized prefixes
     Oletetaan we don't drink too many beers
     Kun we are in  museum  cafe
     mutta we don't drink too many beers
@@ -50,13 +56,21 @@ In user keyword name with normal arguments and localized prefixes
     Niin we get this feature ready today
     ja we don't drink too many beers
 
+Prefix consisting of multiple words
+    Étant donné multipart prefixes didn't work with RF 6.0
+    Zakładając, że multipart prefixes didn't work with RF 6.0
+    Diyelim ki multipart prefixes didn't work with RF 6.0
+    Eğer ki multipart prefixes didn't work with RF 6.0
+    O zaman multipart prefixes didn't work with RF 6.0
+    В случай че multipart prefixes didn't work with RF 6.0
+    Fie ca multipart prefixes didn't work with RF 6.0
+
 Prefix must be followed by space
     [Documentation]  FAIL
     ...    No keyword with name 'Givenwe don't drink too many beers' found. Did you mean:
     ...    ${SPACE*4}We Don't Drink Too Many Beers
     Givenwe don't drink too many beers
 
-
 *** Keywords ***
 We don't drink too many beers
     No Operation
@@ -83,3 +97,6 @@ We ${x} This ${thing} Implemented
 
 We Go To ${somewhere}
     Should Be Equal  ${somewhere}  walking tour
+
+Multipart prefixes didn't work with RF 6.0
+    No Operation
diff --git a/src/robot/running/namespace.py b/src/robot/running/namespace.py
index bce60e2f82c..1467ef3a350 100644
--- a/src/robot/running/namespace.py
+++ b/src/robot/running/namespace.py
@@ -295,20 +295,19 @@ def _get_runner(self, name):
         if not runner:
             runner = self._get_implicit_runner(name)
         if not runner:
-            runner = self._get_bdd_style_runner(name)
+            runner = self._get_bdd_style_runner(name, self.languages.bdd_prefixes)
         return runner
 
-    def _get_bdd_style_runner(self, name):
-        parts = name.split(maxsplit=1)
-        if len(parts) < 2:
-            return None
-        prefix, keyword = parts
-        if prefix.title() in self.languages.bdd_prefixes:
-            runner = self._get_runner(keyword)
-            if runner:
-                runner = copy.copy(runner)
-                runner.name = name
-                return runner
+    def _get_bdd_style_runner(self, name, prefixes):
+        parts = name.split()
+        for index in range(1, len(parts)):
+            prefix = ' '.join(parts[:index]).title()
+            if prefix in prefixes:
+                runner = self._get_runner(' '.join(parts[index:]))
+                if runner:
+                    runner = copy.copy(runner)
+                    runner.name = name
+                    return runner
         return None
 
     def _get_implicit_runner(self, name):