diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index d3e859ab17..2685511aec 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ N/A
 
 * Facebook OAuth has been updated to `1.7.3` now using Facebook GraphAPI v8.
 
+* Cordova add plugin works again with plugin id or plugin name in the git URL as it was before Meteor 1.11. [#11202](https://github.com/meteor/meteor/pull/11202)
+
 ## v1.11.1, 2020-09-16
 
 ### Breaking changes
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@ N/A
     instead of `dns.lookup()` which might be breaking on some environments.
     See [nodemailer changelog](https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md) for more information.
 
+* (Added later) Cordova add plugin is not working with plugin name in the git URL when the plugin id was different than the name in the config.xml. Fixed on [#11202](https://github.com/meteor/meteor/pull/11202)
+
 ### Migration steps
 
 N/A
diff --git a/tools/cordova/project.js b/tools/cordova/project.js
index 828c565982..d224e2f56d 100644
--- a/tools/cordova/project.js
+++ b/tools/cordova/project.js
@@ -542,14 +542,15 @@ from Cordova project`, async () => {
 
   // Construct a target suitable for 'cordova plugin add' from an id and
   // version, converting or resolving a URL or path where needed.
-  targetForPlugin(id, version) {
+  targetForPlugin(id, version, { usePluginName = false } = {}) {
     assert(id);
     assert(version);
 
     buildmessage.assertInJob();
 
     if (utils.isUrlWithSha(version)) {
-      return `${id}@${convertToGitUrl(version)}`;
+      return usePluginName ? convertToGitUrl(version) :
+        `${id}@${convertToGitUrl(version)}`;
     } else if (utils.isUrlWithFileScheme(version)) {
       // Strip file:// and resolve the path relative to the cordova-build
       // directory
@@ -581,15 +582,29 @@ from Cordova project`, async () => {
     }
   }
 
-  addPlugin(id, version, config = {}) {
-    const target = this.targetForPlugin(id, version);
+  addPlugin(id, version, config = {}, options = {}) {
+    const { retry = true } = options;
+    const target = this.targetForPlugin(id, version, options);
     if (target) {
       const commandOptions = _.extend(this.defaultOptions,
         { cli_variables: config, link: utils.isUrlWithFileScheme(version) });
 
-      this.runCommands(`adding plugin ${target} \
+      try {
+        this.runCommands(`adding plugin ${target} \
 to Cordova project`, cordova_lib.plugin.bind(undefined, 'add', [target],
-        commandOptions));
+          commandOptions));
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (retry && utils.isUrlWithSha(version)) {
+          Console.warn(`Cordova plugin add for ${id} failed with plugin id 
+          in the URL with hash, retrying now with plugin name. If this works you
+          can ignore the error above or you can update your plugin declaration
+          to use the id from config.xml instead of the name from package.json`);
+          this.addPlugin(id, version, config, { ...options,
+            usePluginName: true, retry: false });
+          return;
+        }
+        throw error;
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -775,7 +790,6 @@ perform cordova plugins reinstall`);
     // @scope/plugin@1.0.0 => { 'com.cordova.plugin': 'scope/plugin' }
     const installed = this.listInstalledPluginVersions();
     const installedPluginsNames = Object.keys(installed);
-    const installedPluginsVersions = Object.values(installed);
     const missingPlugins = {};
 
     Object.keys(requiredPlugins).filter(plugin => {