diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 898ac017..7bfe1ff5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 * [#508](https://github.com/clojure-emacs/clojure-mode/issues/508): Fix font lock for namespaces with metadata
 * [#506](https://github.com/clojure-emacs/clojure-mode/issues/506): `clojure-mode-display-version` correctly displays the package's version
 * [#445](https://github.com/clojure-emacs/clojure-mode/issues/445), [#405](https://github.com/clojure-emacs/clojure-mode/issues/405), [#469](https://github.com/clojure-emacs/clojure-mode/issues/469): Correct font-lock on string definitions with docstrings, e.g: `(def foo "doc" "value")`. Correct indentation as well.
+* [#518](https://github.com/clojure-emacs/clojure-mode/issues/518): Fix clojure-find-ns when there's an `ns` form inside a string
 
 ## 5.10.0 (2019-01-05)
 
diff --git a/clojure-mode.el b/clojure-mode.el
index b434c98c..5d06272c 100644
--- a/clojure-mode.el
+++ b/clojure-mode.el
@@ -1886,6 +1886,19 @@ the cached value will be updated automatically."
 (defvar-local clojure-cached-ns nil
   "A buffer ns cache used to speed up ns-related operations.")
 
+(defun clojure--find-ns-in-direction (direction)
+  "Return the nearest namespace in a specific DIRECTION.
+DIRECTION is `forward' or `backward'."
+  (let ((candidate)
+        (fn (if (eq direction 'forward)
+                #'search-forward-regexp
+              #'search-backward-regexp)))
+    (while (and (not candidate)
+                (funcall fn clojure-namespace-name-regex nil t))
+      (unless (or (clojure--in-string-p) (clojure--in-comment-p))
+        (setq candidate (match-string-no-properties 4))))
+    candidate))
+
 (defun clojure-find-ns ()
   "Return the namespace of the current Clojure buffer.
 Return the namespace closest to point and above it.  If there are
@@ -1901,12 +1914,8 @@ The results will be cached if `clojure-cache-ns' is set to t."
                   ;; Move to top-level to avoid searching from inside ns
                   (ignore-errors (while t (up-list nil t t)))
 
-                  ;; The closest ns form above point.
-                  (when (or (re-search-backward clojure-namespace-name-regex nil t)
-                            ;; Or any form at all.
-                            (and (goto-char (point-min))
-                                 (re-search-forward clojure-namespace-name-regex nil t)))
-                    (match-string-no-properties 4))))))
+                  (or (clojure--find-ns-in-direction 'backward)
+                      (clojure--find-ns-in-direction 'forward))))))
       (setq clojure-cached-ns ns)
       ns)))
 
@@ -2384,6 +2393,10 @@ See: https://github.com/clojure-emacs/clj-refactor.el/wiki/cljr-cycle-privacy"
   "Check whether the point is currently in a string."
   (nth 3 (syntax-ppss)))
 
+(defun clojure--in-comment-p ()
+  "Check whether the point is currently in a comment."
+  (nth 4 (syntax-ppss)))
+
 (defun clojure--goto-if ()
   "Find the first surrounding if or if-not expression."
   (when (clojure--in-string-p)
diff --git a/test/clojure-mode-sexp-test.el b/test/clojure-mode-sexp-test.el
index a15a3194..f8a97e3c 100644
--- a/test/clojure-mode-sexp-test.el
+++ b/test/clojure-mode-sexp-test.el
@@ -146,23 +146,38 @@ and point left there."
   ;; we should not cache the results of `clojure-find-ns' here
   (let ((clojure-cache-ns nil))
     (with-temp-buffer
-     (insert "(ns ^{:doc \"Some docs\"}\nfoo-bar)")
-     (newline)
-     (newline)
-     (insert "(in-ns 'baz-quux)")
-     (clojure-mode)
-
-     ;; From inside docstring of first ns
-     (goto-char 18)
-     (should (equal "foo-bar" (clojure-find-ns)))
-
-     ;; From inside first ns's name, on its own line
-     (goto-char 29)
-     (should (equal "foo-bar" (clojure-find-ns)))
-
-     ;; From inside second ns's name
-     (goto-char 42)
-     (should (equal "baz-quux" (clojure-find-ns))))))
+      (insert "(ns ^{:doc \"Some docs\"}\nfoo-bar)")
+      (newline)
+      (newline)
+      (insert "(in-ns 'baz-quux)")
+      (clojure-mode)
+
+      ;; From inside docstring of first ns
+      (goto-char 18)
+      (should (equal "foo-bar" (clojure-find-ns)))
+
+      ;; From inside first ns's name, on its own line
+      (goto-char 29)
+      (should (equal "foo-bar" (clojure-find-ns)))
+
+      ;; From inside second ns's name
+      (goto-char 42)
+      (should (equal "baz-quux" (clojure-find-ns))))
+    (let ((data
+           '(("\"\n(ns foo-bar)\"\n" "(in-ns 'baz-quux)" "baz-quux")
+             (";(ns foo-bar)\n" "(in-ns 'baz-quux)" "baz-quux")
+             ("(ns foo-bar)\n" "\"\n(in-ns 'baz-quux)\"" "foo-bar")
+             ("(ns foo-bar)\n" ";(in-ns 'baz-quux)" "foo-bar"))))
+      (pcase-dolist (`(,form1 ,form2 ,expected) data)
+        (with-temp-buffer
+          (insert form1)
+          (save-excursion (insert form2))
+          (clojure-mode)
+          ;; Between the two namespaces
+          (should (equal expected (clojure-find-ns)))
+          ;; After both namespaces
+          (goto-char (point-max))
+          (should (equal expected (clojure-find-ns))))))))
 
 (provide 'clojure-mode-sexp-test)