diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index b41e4c43d07..fc3cc878d53 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ Russel Winder
 Ryan Wooden
 Samuele Pedroni
 Simon Gomizelj
+Stefano Taschini
 Thomas Grainger
 Tom Viner
 Trevor Bekolay
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 4783395a8d9..9d015a86d2e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -8,11 +8,17 @@
 
 *
 
+* Ensure that a module within a namespace package can be found when it
+  is specified on the command line together with the ``--pyargs``
+  option.  Thanks to `@taschini`_ for the PR (`#1597`_).
+
 *
 
 .. _#1580: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/1580
+.. _#1597: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/pull/1597
 
 .. _@graingert: https://github.com/graingert
+.. _@taschini: https://github.com/taschini
 
 
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