diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 4d1cf9e2..1b4dfbc5 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Version 1.3-2 (development)
 
+* #143 `row.names` pass-through in `poly2nb` corrected, harmonised `row.names` pass-through also in `nbdists` and `dnearneigh`
+
 * #139 add `na.action` argument to `geary.test`, `geary.mc` and `globalG.test`
 
 * add `style` to `sn2listw` use in `tri2nb`
diff --git a/R/dnearneigh.R b/R/dnearneigh.R
index 5264eb39..07bb977e 100644
--- a/R/dnearneigh.R
+++ b/R/dnearneigh.R
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ dnearneigh <- function(x, d1, d2, row.names=NULL, longlat=NULL, bounds=c("GE", "
 	    && !is.na(is.projected(x)) && !is.projected(x)) {
             longlat <- TRUE
         } else longlat <- FALSE
+        if (is.null(row.names)) row.names <- row.names(x)
         x <- coordinates(x)
     } else if (inherits(x, "sf") || inherits(x, "sfc")) {
         if (inherits(x, "sf")) {
diff --git a/R/nbdists.R b/R/nbdists.R
index 65c2c09c..34ad8b84 100644
--- a/R/nbdists.R
+++ b/R/nbdists.R
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ nbdists <- function(nb, coords, longlat=NULL) {
 		    && !is.na(is.projected(coords)) && !is.projected(coords)) {
          		longlat <- TRUE
       		} else longlat <- FALSE
+                if (is.null(row.names)) row.names <- row.names(coords)
       		coords <- coordinates(coords)[, 1:2]
         } else if (inherits(coords, "sf") || inherits(coords, "sfc")) {
             if (inherits(coords, "sf")) {
diff --git a/R/poly2nb.R b/R/poly2nb.R
index ba6c046a..fa83c553 100644
--- a/R/poly2nb.R
+++ b/R/poly2nb.R
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ poly2nb <- function(pl, row.names=NULL, snap=sqrt(.Machine$double.eps),
             sf <- FALSE
         } else {
             if (inherits(pl, "sf")) {
-                row.names <- row.names(pl)
+                if (is.null(row.names)) row.names <- row.names(pl)
                 regid <- NULL
                 pl <- sf::st_geometry(pl)
             }