diff --git a/google/cloud/firestore_v1/base_collection.py b/google/cloud/firestore_v1/base_collection.py
index 552d296e64..c3091e75aa 100644
--- a/google/cloud/firestore_v1/base_collection.py
+++ b/google/cloud/firestore_v1/base_collection.py
@@ -236,16 +236,29 @@ def where(self, field_path: str, op_string: str, value) -> BaseQuery:
             field_path (str): A field path (``.``-delimited list of
                 field names) for the field to filter on.
             op_string (str): A comparison operation in the form of a string.
-                Acceptable values are ``<``, ``<=``, ``==``, ``>=``
-                and ``>``.
+                Acceptable values are ``<``, ``<=``, ``==``, ``>=``, ``>``,
+                and ``in``.
             value (Any): The value to compare the field against in the filter.
                 If ``value`` is :data:`None` or a NaN, then ``==`` is the only
-                allowed operation.
+                allowed operation.  If ``op_string`` is ``in``, ``value``
+                must be a sequence of values.
 
         Returns:
             :class:`~google.cloud.firestore_v1.query.Query`:
             A filtered query.
         """
+        if field_path == "__name__" and op_string == "in":
+            wrapped_names = []
+
+            for name in value:
+
+                if isinstance(name, str):
+                    name = self.document(name)
+
+                wrapped_names.append(name)
+
+            value = wrapped_names
+
         query = self._query()
         return query.where(field_path, op_string, value)
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/v1/test_base_collection.py b/tests/unit/v1/test_base_collection.py
index 8d4b783336..c17fb31eaf 100644
--- a/tests/unit/v1/test_base_collection.py
+++ b/tests/unit/v1/test_base_collection.py
@@ -217,6 +217,45 @@ def test_basecollectionreference_where(mock_query):
         assert query == mock_query.where.return_value
 
 
+@mock.patch("google.cloud.firestore_v1.base_query.BaseQuery", autospec=True)
+def test_basecollectionreference_where_w___name___w_value_as_list_of_str(mock_query):
+    from google.cloud.firestore_v1.base_collection import BaseCollectionReference
+
+    with mock.patch.object(BaseCollectionReference, "_query") as _query:
+        _query.return_value = mock_query
+
+        client = _make_client()
+        collection = _make_base_collection_reference("collection", client=client)
+        field_path = "__name__"
+        op_string = "in"
+        names = ["hello", "world"]
+
+        query = collection.where(field_path, op_string, names)
+
+        expected_refs = [collection.document(name) for name in names]
+        mock_query.where.assert_called_once_with(field_path, op_string, expected_refs)
+        assert query == mock_query.where.return_value
+
+
+@mock.patch("google.cloud.firestore_v1.base_query.BaseQuery", autospec=True)
+def test_basecollectionreference_where_w___name___w_value_as_list_of_docref(mock_query):
+    from google.cloud.firestore_v1.base_collection import BaseCollectionReference
+
+    with mock.patch.object(BaseCollectionReference, "_query") as _query:
+        _query.return_value = mock_query
+
+        client = _make_client()
+        collection = _make_base_collection_reference("collection", client=client)
+        field_path = "__name__"
+        op_string = "in"
+        refs = [collection.document("hello"), collection.document("world")]
+
+        query = collection.where(field_path, op_string, refs)
+
+        mock_query.where.assert_called_once_with(field_path, op_string, refs)
+        assert query == mock_query.where.return_value
+
+
 @mock.patch("google.cloud.firestore_v1.base_query.BaseQuery", autospec=True)
 def test_basecollectionreference_order_by(mock_query):
     from google.cloud.firestore_v1.base_query import BaseQuery