diff --git a/libraries/src/MVC/Controller/BaseController.php b/libraries/src/MVC/Controller/BaseController.php
index cad677f3e904f..d7a41a06bfe68 100644
--- a/libraries/src/MVC/Controller/BaseController.php
+++ b/libraries/src/MVC/Controller/BaseController.php
@@ -580,11 +580,6 @@ protected function checkEditId($context, $id)
 	 */
 	protected function createModel($name, $prefix = '', $config = array())
 	{
-		if (!$prefix)
-		{
-			$prefix = $this->app->getName();
-		}
-
 		$model = $this->factory->createModel($name, $prefix, $config);
 
 		if ($model === null)
@@ -615,11 +610,6 @@ protected function createModel($name, $prefix = '', $config = array())
 	 */
 	protected function createView($name, $prefix = '', $type = '', $config = array())
 	{
-		if (!$prefix)
-		{
-			$prefix = $this->app->getName();
-		}
-
 		$config['paths'] = $this->paths['view'];
 		return $this->factory->createView($name, $prefix, $type, $config);
 	}
@@ -755,9 +745,21 @@ public function getModel($name = '', $prefix = '', $config = array())
 			$name = $this->getName();
 		}
 
-		if (empty($prefix) && $this->factory instanceof LegacyFactory)
+		if (!$prefix)
 		{
-			$prefix = $this->model_prefix;
+			if ($this->factory instanceof LegacyFactory)
+			{
+				$prefix = $this->model_prefix;
+			}
+			// When the frontend uses an administrator model
+			elseif (!empty($config['base_path']) && strpos(Path::clean($config['base_path']), JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR) === 0)
+			{
+				$prefix = 'Administrator';
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$prefix = $this->app->getName();
+			}
 		}
 
 		if ($model = $this->createModel($name, $prefix, $config))
@@ -865,9 +867,21 @@ public function getView($name = '', $type = '', $prefix = '', $config = array())
 			$name = $this->getName();
 		}
 
-		if (empty($prefix) && $this->factory instanceof LegacyFactory)
+		if (!$prefix)
 		{
-			$prefix = $this->getName() . 'View';
+			if ($this->factory instanceof LegacyFactory)
+			{
+				$prefix = $this->getName() . 'View';
+			}
+			// When the front uses an administrator view
+			elseif (!empty($config['base_path']) && strpos(Path::clean($config['base_path']), JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR) === 0)
+			{
+				$prefix = 'Administrator';
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$prefix = $this->app->getName();
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (empty(self::$views[$name][$type][$prefix]))
diff --git a/libraries/src/MVC/Factory/MVCFactory.php b/libraries/src/MVC/Factory/MVCFactory.php
index 3edd373bc28d7..bb484b0c27a13 100644
--- a/libraries/src/MVC/Factory/MVCFactory.php
+++ b/libraries/src/MVC/Factory/MVCFactory.php
@@ -98,12 +98,6 @@ public function createModel($name, $prefix = '', array $config = [])
 		$name   = preg_replace('/[^A-Z0-9_]/i', '', $name);
 		$prefix = preg_replace('/[^A-Z0-9_]/i', '', $prefix);
 
-		// When the front uses a back end model
-		if (!$prefix && !empty($config['base_path']) && strpos($config['base_path'], '/administrator/') !== false)
-		{
-			$prefix = 'Administrator';
-		}
-
 		if (!$prefix)
 		{
 			@trigger_error(
@@ -150,12 +144,6 @@ public function createView($name, $prefix = '', $type = '', array $config = [])
 		$prefix = preg_replace('/[^A-Z0-9_]/i', '', $prefix);
 		$type   = preg_replace('/[^A-Z0-9_]/i', '', $type);
 
-		// When the front uses a back end view
-		if (!$prefix && !empty($config['base_path']) && strpos($config['base_path'], '/administrator/') !== false)
-		{
-			$prefix = 'Administrator';
-		}
-
 		if (!$prefix)
 		{
 			@trigger_error(