diff --git a/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionParser.php b/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionParser.php
index b5a32a448..c1cd4d229 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionParser.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionParser.php
@@ -443,9 +443,11 @@ class VersionParser
 
                 if (!empty($stabilityModifier) && $this->parseStability($version) === 'stable') {
                     $version .= '-' . $stabilityModifier;
-                } elseif ('<' === $matches[1]) {
+                } elseif ('<' === $matches[1] || '>=' === $matches[1]) {
                     if (!preg_match('/-' . self::$modifierRegex . '$/', strtolower($matches[2]))) {
-                        $version .= '-dev';
+                        if (substr($matches[2], 0, 4) !== 'dev-') {
+                            $version .= '-dev';
+                        }
                     }
                 }
 
diff --git a/tests/Composer/Test/Package/Version/VersionParserTest.php b/tests/Composer/Test/Package/Version/VersionParserTest.php
index 565451811..d8f351a27 100644
--- a/tests/Composer/Test/Package/Version/VersionParserTest.php
+++ b/tests/Composer/Test/Package/Version/VersionParserTest.php
@@ -244,13 +244,13 @@ class VersionParserTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             'greater than'      => array('>1.0.0',      new VersionConstraint('>', '1.0.0.0')),
             'lesser than'       => array('<1.2.3.4',    new VersionConstraint('<', '1.2.3.4-dev')),
             'less/eq than'      => array('<=1.2.3',     new VersionConstraint('<=', '1.2.3.0')),
-            'great/eq than'     => array('>=1.2.3',     new VersionConstraint('>=', '1.2.3.0')),
+            'great/eq than'     => array('>=1.2.3',     new VersionConstraint('>=', '1.2.3.0-dev')),
             'equals'            => array('=1.2.3',      new VersionConstraint('=', '1.2.3.0')),
             'double equals'     => array('==1.2.3',     new VersionConstraint('=', '1.2.3.0')),
             'no op means eq'    => array('1.2.3',       new VersionConstraint('=', '1.2.3.0')),
             'completes version' => array('=1.0',        new VersionConstraint('=', '1.0.0.0')),
             'shorthand beta'    => array('1.2.3b5',     new VersionConstraint('=', '1.2.3.0-beta5')),
-            'accepts spaces'    => array('>= 1.2.3',    new VersionConstraint('>=', '1.2.3.0')),
+            'accepts spaces'    => array('>= 1.2.3',    new VersionConstraint('>=', '1.2.3.0-dev')),
             'accepts spaces/2'  => array('< 1.2.3',     new VersionConstraint('<', '1.2.3.0-dev')),
             'accepts spaces/3'  => array('> 1.2.3',     new VersionConstraint('>', '1.2.3.0')),
             'accepts master'    => array('>=dev-master',    new VersionConstraint('>=', '9999999-dev')),
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ class VersionParserTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             'regression #935'   => array('dev-CAPS',        new VersionConstraint('=', 'dev-CAPS')),
             'ignores aliases'   => array('dev-master as 1.0.0', new VersionConstraint('=', '9999999-dev')),
             'lesser than override'       => array('<1.2.3.4-stable',    new VersionConstraint('<', '1.2.3.4')),
+            'great/eq than override'     => array('>=1.2.3.4-stable',   new VersionConstraint('>=', '1.2.3.4')),
         );
     }