diff --git a/crates/uv-distribution-types/src/lib.rs b/crates/uv-distribution-types/src/lib.rs
index 1cb983be24ee9..2732d1fdb0123 100644
--- a/crates/uv-distribution-types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-distribution-types/src/lib.rs
@@ -844,6 +844,28 @@ impl Name for Dist {
     }
 }
 
+impl Name for CompatibleDist<'_> {
+    fn name(&self) -> &PackageName {
+        match self {
+            CompatibleDist::InstalledDist(dist) => dist.name(),
+            CompatibleDist::SourceDist {
+                sdist,
+                prioritized: _,
+            } => sdist.name(),
+            CompatibleDist::CompatibleWheel {
+                wheel,
+                priority: _,
+                prioritized: _,
+            } => wheel.name(),
+            CompatibleDist::IncompatibleWheel {
+                sdist,
+                wheel: _,
+                prioritized: _,
+            } => sdist.name(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl DistributionMetadata for RegistryBuiltWheel {
     fn version_or_url(&self) -> VersionOrUrlRef {
         VersionOrUrlRef::Version(&self.filename.version)
diff --git a/crates/uv-resolver/src/resolver/mod.rs b/crates/uv-resolver/src/resolver/mod.rs
index 7ae2636bc0077..966b39005e78b 100644
--- a/crates/uv-resolver/src/resolver/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-resolver/src/resolver/mod.rs
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ impl<InstalledPackages: InstalledPackagesProvider> ResolverState<InstalledPackag
             candidate.choice_kind(),
             filename,
         );
-        self.visit_candidate(&candidate, dist, package, pins, request_sink)?;
+        self.visit_candidate(&candidate, dist, package, name, pins, request_sink)?;
 
         let version = candidate.version().clone();
         Ok(Some(ResolverVersion::Unforked(version)))
@@ -1480,7 +1480,14 @@ impl<InstalledPackages: InstalledPackagesProvider> ResolverState<InstalledPackag
                 base_candidate.choice_kind(),
                 filename,
             );
-            self.visit_candidate(&base_candidate, base_dist, package, pins, request_sink)?;
+            self.visit_candidate(
+                &base_candidate,
+                base_dist,
+                package,
+                name,
+                pins,
+                request_sink,
+            )?;
 
             return Ok(Some(ResolverVersion::Unforked(
                 base_candidate.version().clone(),
@@ -1527,8 +1534,15 @@ impl<InstalledPackages: InstalledPackagesProvider> ResolverState<InstalledPackag
                 .collect::<Vec<_>>()
                 .join(", ")
         );
-        self.visit_candidate(candidate, dist, package, pins, request_sink)?;
-        self.visit_candidate(&base_candidate, base_dist, package, pins, request_sink)?;
+        self.visit_candidate(candidate, dist, package, name, pins, request_sink)?;
+        self.visit_candidate(
+            &base_candidate,
+            base_dist,
+            package,
+            name,
+            pins,
+            request_sink,
+        )?;
 
         let forks = vec![
             VersionFork {
@@ -1551,6 +1565,7 @@ impl<InstalledPackages: InstalledPackagesProvider> ResolverState<InstalledPackag
         candidate: &Candidate,
         dist: &CompatibleDist,
         package: &PubGrubPackage,
+        name: &PackageName,
         pins: &mut FilePins,
         request_sink: &Sender<Request>,
     ) -> Result<(), ResolveError> {
@@ -1562,6 +1577,13 @@ impl<InstalledPackages: InstalledPackagesProvider> ResolverState<InstalledPackag
         if matches!(&**package, PubGrubPackageInner::Package { .. }) {
             if self.dependency_mode.is_transitive() {
                 if self.index.distributions().register(candidate.version_id()) {
+                    if name != dist.name() {
+                        return Err(ResolveError::MismatchedPackageName {
+                            request: "distribution",
+                            expected: name.clone(),
+                            actual: dist.name().clone(),
+                        });
+                    }
                     // Verify that the package is allowed under the hash-checking policy.
                     if !self
                         .hasher
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/it/pip_install.rs b/crates/uv/tests/it/pip_install.rs
index 80d9a41c78b46..e4709c84dc2b3 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/it/pip_install.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/it/pip_install.rs
@@ -11127,3 +11127,37 @@ fn pep_751_multiple_sources() -> Result<()> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+/// Test that uv doesn't hang if an index returns a distribution for the wrong package.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn bogus_redirect() -> Result<()> {
+    let context = TestContext::new("3.12");
+
+    let redirect_server = MockServer::start().await;
+
+    // Configure a bogus redirect where for all packages, anyio is returned.
+    Mock::given(method("GET"))
+        .respond_with(
+            ResponseTemplate::new(302).insert_header("Location", "https://pypi.org/simple/anyio/"),
+        )
+        .mount(&redirect_server)
+        .await;
+
+    uv_snapshot!(
+        context
+            .pip_install()
+            .arg("--default-index")
+            .arg(redirect_server.uri())
+            .arg("sniffio"),
+        @r"
+    success: false
+    exit_code: 2
+    ----- stdout -----
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    error: The index returned metadata for the wrong package: expected distribution for sniffio, got distribution for anyio
+    "
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}