diff --git a/jira/client.py b/jira/client.py
index 468fad4b5..286e3075c 100644
--- a/jira/client.py
+++ b/jira/client.py
@@ -4516,13 +4516,29 @@ def sprints(
             self.AGILE_BASE_URL,
         )
 
-    def sprints_by_name(self, id, extended=False):
+    def sprints_by_name(
+        self, id: Union[str, int], extended: bool = False, state: str = None
+    ) -> Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """Get a dictionary of sprint Resources where the name of the sprint is the key.
+
+        Args:
+            board_id (int): the board to get sprints from
+            extended (bool): Deprecated.
+            state (str): Filters results to sprints in specified states. Valid values: `future`, `active`, `closed`.
+              You can define multiple states separated by commas
+
+        Returns:
+            Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]]: dictionary of sprints with the sprint name as key
+        """
         sprints = {}
-        for s in self.sprints(id, extended=extended):
+        for s in self.sprints(id, extended=extended, state=state):
             if s.name not in sprints:
                 sprints[s.name] = s.raw
             else:
-                raise Exception
+                raise JIRAError(
+                    f"There are multiple sprints defined with the name {s.name} on board id {id},\n"
+                    f"returning a dict with sprint names as a key, assumes unique names for each sprint"
+                )
         return sprints
 
     def update_sprint(self, id, name=None, startDate=None, endDate=None, state=None):
diff --git a/tests/resources/test_sprint.py b/tests/resources/test_sprint.py
index 3f5e534e1..959ebda6d 100644
--- a/tests/resources/test_sprint.py
+++ b/tests/resources/test_sprint.py
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 from functools import lru_cache
 from typing import Iterator, Tuple
 
+import pytest as pytest
+
+from jira.exceptions import JIRAError
 from jira.resources import Board, Filter, Sprint
 from tests.conftest import JiraTestCase, rndstr
 
@@ -14,9 +17,9 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.issue_3 = self.test_manager.project_b_issue3
 
         uniq = rndstr()
-        self.board_name = "board-" + uniq
-        self.sprint_name = "sprint-" + uniq
-        self.filter_name = "filter-" + uniq
+        self.board_name = f"board-{uniq}"
+        self.sprint_name = f"sprint-{uniq}"
+        self.filter_name = f"filter-{uniq}"
 
         self.board, self.filter = self._create_board_and_filter()
 
@@ -97,3 +100,11 @@ def test_move_issue_to_backlog(self):
             # THEN: There is no longer the sprint assigned
             updated_issue_1 = self.jira.issue(self.issue_1)
             assert updated_issue_1.get_field(self._sprint_customfield()) is None
+
+    def test_two_sprints_with_the_same_name_raise_a_jira_error_when_sprints_by_name_is_called(
+        self,
+    ):
+        with self._create_sprint():
+            with self._create_sprint():
+                with pytest.raises(JIRAError):
+                    self.jira.sprints_by_name(self.board.id)