diff --git a/packages/avro-ts/src/helpers.ts b/packages/avro-ts/src/helpers.ts
index 0135893..438096c 100644
--- a/packages/avro-ts/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/avro-ts/src/helpers.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,20 @@ import { Context } from './types';
 export const fullName = (
   context: Context,
   schema: avroSchema.RecordType | avroSchema.EnumType,
-): string => `${schema.namespace ?? context.namespace}.${schema.name}`;
+): string => {
+  const isFullName = schema.name.includes('.');
+  const namespace = schema.namespace ?? context.namespace;
+
+  // According to the avro specs, if the namespace is included in the full name
+  // the schema namespace should be ignored.
+  // We can also specify a "null" namespace and use simple names everywhere.
+  // https://avro.apache.org/docs/1.11.1/specification/#names
+  if (isFullName || !namespace) {
+    return schema.name;
+  }
+
+  return `${namespace}.${schema.name}`;
+};
 
 export const firstUpperCase = (name: string): string =>
   name ? name[0].toUpperCase() + name.slice(1) : name;
diff --git a/packages/avro-ts/test/__snapshots__/namespacing.spec.ts.snap b/packages/avro-ts/test/__snapshots__/namespacing.spec.ts.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35f1bac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/avro-ts/test/__snapshots__/namespacing.spec.ts.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`Avro simple and full name related tests Should properly generate union type names when inheriting a namespace 1`] = `
+RootRecord {
+  "unionField": Branch$ {
+    "RootNamespace.SomeRecordA": SomeRecordA {
+      "someRecordAField": "test",
+    },
+  },
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`Avro simple and full name related tests Should properly generate union type names when inheriting a namespace 2`] = `
+"/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-namespace */
+
+export type RootRecord = RootNamespace.RootRecord;
+
+export namespace RootNamespace {
+    export const SomeRecordASchema = \\"{\\\\\\"type\\\\\\":\\\\\\"record\\\\\\",\\\\\\"name\\\\\\":\\\\\\"SomeRecordA\\\\\\",\\\\\\"fields\\\\\\":[{\\\\\\"name\\\\\\":\\\\\\"someRecordAField\\\\\\",\\\\\\"type\\\\\\":\\\\\\"string\\\\\\"}]}\\";
+    export const SomeRecordAName = \\"RootNamespace.SomeRecordA\\";
+    export interface SomeRecordA {
+        someRecordAField: string;
+    }
+    export const SomeRecordBSchema = \\"{\\\\\\"type\\\\\\":\\\\\\"record\\\\\\",\\\\\\"name\\\\\\":\\\\\\"SomeRecordB\\\\\\",\\\\\\"fields\\\\\\":[{\\\\\\"name\\\\\\":\\\\\\"someRecordBField\\\\\\",\\\\\\"type\\\\\\":\\\\\\"string\\\\\\"}]}\\";
+    export const SomeRecordBName = \\"RootNamespace.SomeRecordB\\";
+    export interface SomeRecordB {
+        someRecordBField: string;
+    }
+    export const RootRecordSchema = \\"{\\\\\\"type\\\\\\":\\\\\\"record\\\\\\",\\\\\\"name\\\\\\":\\\\\\"RootRecord\\\\\\",\\\\\\"namespace\\\\\\":\\\\\\"RootNamespace\\\\\\",\\\\\\"fields\\\\\\":[{\\\\\\"name\\\\\\":\\\\\\"unionField\\\\\\",\\\\\\"type\\\\\\":[{\\\\\\"type\\\\\\":\\\\\\"record\\\\\\",\\\\\\"name\\\\\\":\\\\\\"SomeRecordA\\\\\\",\\\\\\"fields\\\\\\":[{\\\\\\"name\\\\\\":\\\\\\"someRecordAField\\\\\\",\\\\\\"type\\\\\\":\\\\\\"string\\\\\\"}]},{\\\\\\"type\\\\\\":\\\\\\"record\\\\\\",\\\\\\"name\\\\\\":\\\\\\"SomeRecordB\\\\\\",\\\\\\"fields\\\\\\":[{\\\\\\"name\\\\\\":\\\\\\"someRecordBField\\\\\\",\\\\\\"type\\\\\\":\\\\\\"string\\\\\\"}]}]}]}\\";
+    export const RootRecordName = \\"RootNamespace.RootRecord\\";
+    export interface RootRecord {
+        unionField: {
+            \\"RootNamespace.SomeRecordA\\": RootNamespace.SomeRecordA;
+            \\"RootNamespace.SomeRecordB\\"?: never;
+        } | {
+            \\"RootNamespace.SomeRecordA\\"?: never;
+            \\"RootNamespace.SomeRecordB\\": RootNamespace.SomeRecordB;
+        };
+    }
+}
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`Avro simple and full name related tests Should properly generate union type names when specifying a full name 1`] = `
+RootRecord {
+  "unionField": Branch$ {
+    "RecordANamespace.SomeRecordA": SomeRecordA {
+      "someRecordAField": "test",
+    },
+  },
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`Avro simple and full name related tests Should properly generate union type names when specifying a full name 2`] = `
+"export type AvroType = RootRecord;
+
+export interface RecordANamespaceSomeRecordA {
+    someRecordAField: string;
+}
+
+export interface RecordBNamespaceSomeRecordB {
+    someRecordBField: string;
+}
+
+export interface RootRecord {
+    unionField: {
+        \\"RecordANamespace.SomeRecordA\\": RecordANamespaceSomeRecordA;
+        \\"RecordBNamespace.SomeRecordB\\"?: never;
+    } | {
+        \\"RecordANamespace.SomeRecordA\\"?: never;
+        \\"RecordBNamespace.SomeRecordB\\": RecordBNamespaceSomeRecordB;
+    };
+}
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`Avro simple and full name related tests Should properly generate union type names when there are no namespaces 1`] = `
+RootRecord {
+  "unionField": Branch$ {
+    "SomeRecordA": SomeRecordA {
+      "someRecordAField": "test",
+    },
+  },
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`Avro simple and full name related tests Should properly generate union type names when there are no namespaces 2`] = `
+"export type AvroType = RootRecord;
+
+export interface SomeRecordA {
+    someRecordAField: string;
+}
+
+export interface SomeRecordB {
+    someRecordBField: string;
+}
+
+export interface RootRecord {
+    unionField: {
+        SomeRecordA: SomeRecordA;
+        SomeRecordB?: never;
+    } | {
+        SomeRecordA?: never;
+        SomeRecordB: SomeRecordB;
+    };
+}
+"
+`;
diff --git a/packages/avro-ts/test/namespacing.spec.ts b/packages/avro-ts/test/namespacing.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2abbe44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/avro-ts/test/namespacing.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+import { schema, Type } from 'avsc';
+import { toTypeScript } from '../src';
+
+describe('Avro simple and full name related tests', () => {
+  it.each<[string, { schema: schema.RecordType; testObject: unknown }]>([
+    [
+      'there are no namespaces',
+      {
+        schema: {
+          type: 'record',
+          name: 'RootRecord',
+          fields: [
+            {
+              name: 'unionField',
+              type: [
+                {
+                  type: 'record',
+                  name: 'SomeRecordA',
+                  fields: [
+                    {
+                      name: 'someRecordAField',
+                      type: 'string',
+                    },
+                  ],
+                },
+                {
+                  type: 'record',
+                  name: 'SomeRecordB',
+                  fields: [
+                    {
+                      name: 'someRecordBField',
+                      type: 'string',
+                    },
+                  ],
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+          ],
+        } as schema.RecordType,
+        testObject: {
+          unionField: {
+            SomeRecordA: {
+              someRecordAField: 'test',
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+    [
+      'inheriting a namespace',
+      {
+        schema: {
+          type: 'record',
+          name: 'RootRecord',
+          namespace: 'RootNamespace',
+          fields: [
+            {
+              name: 'unionField',
+              type: [
+                {
+                  type: 'record',
+                  name: 'SomeRecordA',
+                  fields: [
+                    {
+                      name: 'someRecordAField',
+                      type: 'string',
+                    },
+                  ],
+                },
+                {
+                  type: 'record',
+                  name: 'SomeRecordB',
+                  fields: [
+                    {
+                      name: 'someRecordBField',
+                      type: 'string',
+                    },
+                  ],
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        testObject: {
+          unionField: {
+            ['RootNamespace.SomeRecordA']: {
+              someRecordAField: 'test',
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+    [
+      'specifying a full name',
+      {
+        schema: {
+          type: 'record',
+          name: 'RootRecord',
+          fields: [
+            {
+              name: 'unionField',
+              type: [
+                {
+                  type: 'record',
+                  name: 'RecordANamespace.SomeRecordA',
+                  fields: [
+                    {
+                      name: 'someRecordAField',
+                      type: 'string',
+                    },
+                  ],
+                },
+                {
+                  type: 'record',
+                  name: 'RecordBNamespace.SomeRecordB',
+                  fields: [
+                    {
+                      name: 'someRecordBField',
+                      type: 'string',
+                    },
+                  ],
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        testObject: {
+          unionField: {
+            ['RecordANamespace.SomeRecordA']: {
+              someRecordAField: 'test',
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+  ])('Should properly generate union type names when %s', (description, { schema, testObject }) => {
+    const tsCode = toTypeScript(schema);
+
+    const type = Type.forSchema(schema);
+    const result = type.fromBuffer(type.toBuffer(testObject));
+
+    // Adding the actual decoding result to visually make sure the types actually match the
+    // avro decoder behavior.
+    expect(result).toMatchSnapshot();
+    expect(tsCode).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+});