diff --git a/lib/bb/data_smart.py b/lib/bb/data_smart.py
index 9961269a3..5738aff95 100644
--- a/lib/bb/data_smart.py
+++ b/lib/bb/data_smart.py
@@ -697,8 +697,15 @@ class DataSmart(MutableMapping):
             found = True
             self.overridedata[newkey] = []
             for (v, o) in self.overridedata[key]:
-                self.overridedata[newkey].append([v.replace(key, newkey), o])
-                self.renameVar(v, v.replace(key, newkey))
+                newv = v.replace(key, newkey)
+                # The derived name may still hold a variable reference which
+                # expandKeys() will never revisit, so expand it here. Only once
+                # newkey is expanded though, otherwise expandKeys() has still to
+                # rename newkey and handles the dependent keys along with it.
+                if '${' in newv and '${' not in newkey:
+                    newv = self.expand(newv)
+                self.overridedata[newkey].append([newv, o])
+                self.renameVar(v, newv)
 
         if not found:
             # No variable to rename so not worth the work in writing extra
diff --git a/lib/bb/tests/data.py b/lib/bb/tests/data.py
index fd690a9e2..5ef159eae 100644
--- a/lib/bb/tests/data.py
+++ b/lib/bb/tests/data.py
@@ -406,6 +406,31 @@ class TestOverrides(unittest.TestCase):
         bb.data.expandKeys(self.d)
         self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("VERSION"), "2")
 
+    # Test an :append whose override name is only resolved by key expansion
+    def test_append_in_expanded_override(self):
+        self.d.setVar("MACHINE", "qemux86")
+        self.d.setVar("PN", "gizmo")
+        self.d.setVar("OVERRIDES", "gizmo:pn-gizmo-qemux86")
+        self.d.setVar("TEST:${PN}", "base")
+        self.d.setVar("TEST:${PN}:append:pn-gizmo-${MACHINE}", " appended")
+        bb.data.expandKeys(self.d)
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST"), "base appended")
+
+    # Test renaming to a key which is itself not expanded yet, as native.bbclass
+    # does. The dependent override keys must be left for expandKeys() to rename.
+    def test_rename_to_unexpanded_key_with_override(self):
+        self.d.setVar("BPN", "gizmo")
+        self.d.setVar("PN", "gizmo-native")
+        self.d.setVar("OVERRIDES", "class-target")
+        self.d.setVar("TEST:${PN}-lib", "base")
+        self.d.setVar("TEST:${PN}-lib:class-target", "target")
+        with LogRecord() as logs:
+            self.d.renameVar("TEST:${PN}-lib", "TEST:${BPN}-lib-native")
+            bb.data.expandKeys(self.d)
+            self.assertFalse(logContains("renameVar with equivalent keys", logs))
+            self.assertFalse(logContains("replaces original key", logs))
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST:gizmo-lib-native"), "target")
+
     def test_remove_with_override(self):
         self.d.setVar("TEST:bar", "testvalue2")
         self.d.setVar("TEST:some_val", "testvalue3 testvalue5")