diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 24994897b..c95336eb0 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 **/*.dir/**
 **/CMakeFiles/**
 **/cmake_install.cmake
+**/install_manifest.txt
 **/CMakeCache.txt
+**/CMakeTestfile.cmake
 **/Debug/**
 **/Release/**
 build.xml
diff --git a/include/flatbuffers/idl.h b/include/flatbuffers/idl.h
index 14d3364a9..e06521d07 100644
--- a/include/flatbuffers/idl.h
+++ b/include/flatbuffers/idl.h
@@ -313,6 +313,12 @@ class Parser {
   // Mark all definitions as already having code generated.
   void MarkGenerated();
 
+  // Given a (potentally unqualified) name, return the "fully qualified" name
+  // which has a full namespaced descriptor. If the parser has no current
+  // namespace context, or if the name passed is partially qualified the input
+  // is simply returned.
+  std::string GetFullyQualifiedName(const std::string &name) const;
+
   // Get the files recursively included by the given file. The returned
   // container will have at least the given file.
   std::set<std::string> GetIncludedFilesRecursive(
diff --git a/samples/monster_generated.h b/samples/monster_generated.h
index 2d0b00266..b761d6fca 100755
--- a/samples/monster_generated.h
+++ b/samples/monster_generated.h
@@ -127,13 +127,13 @@ inline bool VerifyAny(flatbuffers::Verifier &verifier, const void *union_obj, An
   }
 }
 
-inline const Monster *GetMonster(const void *buf) { return flatbuffers::GetRoot<Monster>(buf); }
+inline const MyGame::Sample::Monster *GetMonster(const void *buf) { return flatbuffers::GetRoot<MyGame::Sample::Monster>(buf); }
 
 inline Monster *GetMutableMonster(void *buf) { return flatbuffers::GetMutableRoot<Monster>(buf); }
 
-inline bool VerifyMonsterBuffer(flatbuffers::Verifier &verifier) { return verifier.VerifyBuffer<Monster>(); }
+inline bool VerifyMonsterBuffer(flatbuffers::Verifier &verifier) { return verifier.VerifyBuffer<MyGame::Sample::Monster>(); }
 
-inline void FinishMonsterBuffer(flatbuffers::FlatBufferBuilder &fbb, flatbuffers::Offset<Monster> root) { fbb.Finish(root); }
+inline void FinishMonsterBuffer(flatbuffers::FlatBufferBuilder &fbb, flatbuffers::Offset<MyGame::Sample::Monster> root) { fbb.Finish(root); }
 
 }  // namespace Sample
 }  // namespace MyGame
diff --git a/src/idl_gen_cpp.cpp b/src/idl_gen_cpp.cpp
index 37d968e8a..f336cc812 100644
--- a/src/idl_gen_cpp.cpp
+++ b/src/idl_gen_cpp.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,18 @@ static std::string WrapInNameSpace(const Parser &parser,
   return WrapInNameSpace(parser, def.defined_namespace, def.name);
 }
 
+// Translates a qualified name in flatbuffer text format to the same name in
+// the equivalent C++ namepsace.
+static std::string TranslateNameSpace(const std::string &qualified_name) {
+  std::string cpp_qualified_name = qualified_name;
+  size_t start_pos = 0;
+  while((start_pos = cpp_qualified_name.find(".", start_pos)) !=
+         std::string::npos) {
+    cpp_qualified_name.replace(start_pos, 1, "::");
+  }
+  return cpp_qualified_name;
+}
+
 
 // Return a C++ type from the table in idl.h
 static std::string GenTypeBasic(const Parser &parser, const Type &type,
@@ -258,11 +270,15 @@ static void GenTable(const Parser &parser, StructDef &struct_def,
       }
       auto nested = field.attributes.Lookup("nested_flatbuffer");
       if (nested) {
-        auto nested_root = parser.structs_.Lookup(nested->constant);
+        std::string qualified_name = parser.GetFullyQualifiedName(
+            nested->constant);
+        auto nested_root = parser.structs_.Lookup(qualified_name);
         assert(nested_root);  // Guaranteed to exist by parser.
-        code += "  const " + nested_root->name + " *" + field.name;
+        std::string cpp_qualified_name = TranslateNameSpace(qualified_name);
+
+        code += "  const " + cpp_qualified_name + " *" + field.name;
         code += "_nested_root() const { return flatbuffers::GetRoot<";
-        code += nested_root->name + ">(" + field.name + "()->Data()); }\n";
+        code += cpp_qualified_name + ">(" + field.name + "()->Data()); }\n";
       }
       // Generate a comparison function for this field if it is a key.
       if (field.key) {
@@ -685,11 +701,14 @@ std::string GenerateCPP(const Parser &parser,
     // Generate convenient global helper functions:
     if (parser.root_struct_def) {
       auto &name = parser.root_struct_def->name;
+      std::string qualified_name = parser.GetFullyQualifiedName(name);
+      std::string cpp_qualified_name = TranslateNameSpace(qualified_name);
+
       // The root datatype accessor:
-      code += "inline const " + name + " *Get";
+      code += "inline const " + cpp_qualified_name + " *Get";
       code += name;
       code += "(const void *buf) { return flatbuffers::GetRoot<";
-      code += name + ">(buf); }\n\n";
+      code += cpp_qualified_name + ">(buf); }\n\n";
       if (opts.mutable_buffer) {
         code += "inline " + name + " *GetMutable";
         code += name;
@@ -702,7 +721,7 @@ std::string GenerateCPP(const Parser &parser,
       code += name;
       code += "Buffer(flatbuffers::Verifier &verifier) { "
               "return verifier.VerifyBuffer<";
-      code += name + ">(); }\n\n";
+      code += cpp_qualified_name + ">(); }\n\n";
 
       if (parser.file_identifier_.length()) {
         // Return the identifier
@@ -727,7 +746,7 @@ std::string GenerateCPP(const Parser &parser,
       // Finish a buffer with a given root object:
       code += "inline void Finish" + name;
       code += "Buffer(flatbuffers::FlatBufferBuilder &fbb, flatbuffers::Offset<";
-      code += name + "> root) { fbb.Finish(root";
+      code += cpp_qualified_name + "> root) { fbb.Finish(root";
       if (parser.file_identifier_.length())
         code += ", " + name + "Identifier()";
       code += "); }\n\n";
diff --git a/src/idl_parser.cpp b/src/idl_parser.cpp
index 9cc99d623..2340cea2e 100644
--- a/src/idl_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/idl_parser.cpp
@@ -773,12 +773,13 @@ void Parser::ParseSingleValue(Value &e) {
 }
 
 StructDef *Parser::LookupCreateStruct(const std::string &name) {
-  auto struct_def = structs_.Lookup(name);
+  std::string qualified_name = GetFullyQualifiedName(name);
+  auto struct_def = structs_.Lookup(qualified_name);
   if (!struct_def) {
     // Rather than failing, we create a "pre declared" StructDef, due to
     // circular references, and check for errors at the end of parsing.
     struct_def = new StructDef();
-    structs_.Add(name, struct_def);
+    structs_.Add(qualified_name, struct_def);
     struct_def->name = name;
     struct_def->predecl = true;
     struct_def->defined_namespace = namespaces_.back();
@@ -951,10 +952,30 @@ void Parser::ParseDecl() {
 }
 
 bool Parser::SetRootType(const char *name) {
-  root_struct_def = structs_.Lookup(name);
+  root_struct_def = structs_.Lookup(GetFullyQualifiedName(name));
   return root_struct_def != nullptr;
 }
 
+std::string Parser::GetFullyQualifiedName(const std::string &name) const {
+  Namespace *ns = namespaces_.back();
+
+  // Early exit if we don't have a defined namespace, or if the name is already
+  // partially qualified
+  if (ns->components.size() == 0 || name.find(".") != std::string::npos) {
+    return name;
+  }
+  std::stringstream stream;
+  for (size_t i = 0; i != ns->components.size(); ++i) {
+    if (i != 0) {
+      stream << ".";
+    }
+    stream << ns->components[i];
+  }
+
+  stream << "." << name;
+  return stream.str();
+}
+
 void Parser::MarkGenerated() {
   // Since the Parser object retains definitions across files, we must
   // ensure we only output code for definitions once, in the file they are first
diff --git a/tests/monster_test_generated.h b/tests/monster_test_generated.h
index 5de3da024..7fb698b06 100755
--- a/tests/monster_test_generated.h
+++ b/tests/monster_test_generated.h
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ struct Monster FLATBUFFERS_FINAL_CLASS : private flatbuffers::Table {
   Monster *mutable_enemy() { return GetPointer<Monster *>(28); }
   const flatbuffers::Vector<uint8_t> *testnestedflatbuffer() const { return GetPointer<const flatbuffers::Vector<uint8_t> *>(30); }
   flatbuffers::Vector<uint8_t> *mutable_testnestedflatbuffer() { return GetPointer<flatbuffers::Vector<uint8_t> *>(30); }
-  const Monster *testnestedflatbuffer_nested_root() const { return flatbuffers::GetRoot<Monster>(testnestedflatbuffer()->Data()); }
+  const MyGame::Example::Monster *testnestedflatbuffer_nested_root() const { return flatbuffers::GetRoot<MyGame::Example::Monster>(testnestedflatbuffer()->Data()); }
   const Stat *testempty() const { return GetPointer<const Stat *>(32); }
   Stat *mutable_testempty() { return GetPointer<Stat *>(32); }
   uint8_t testbool() const { return GetField<uint8_t>(34, 0); }
@@ -322,11 +322,11 @@ inline bool VerifyAny(flatbuffers::Verifier &verifier, const void *union_obj, An
   }
 }
 
-inline const Monster *GetMonster(const void *buf) { return flatbuffers::GetRoot<Monster>(buf); }
+inline const MyGame::Example::Monster *GetMonster(const void *buf) { return flatbuffers::GetRoot<MyGame::Example::Monster>(buf); }
 
 inline Monster *GetMutableMonster(void *buf) { return flatbuffers::GetMutableRoot<Monster>(buf); }
 
-inline bool VerifyMonsterBuffer(flatbuffers::Verifier &verifier) { return verifier.VerifyBuffer<Monster>(); }
+inline bool VerifyMonsterBuffer(flatbuffers::Verifier &verifier) { return verifier.VerifyBuffer<MyGame::Example::Monster>(); }
 
 inline const char *MonsterIdentifier() { return "MONS"; }
 
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ inline bool MonsterBufferHasIdentifier(const void *buf) { return flatbuffers::Bu
 
 inline const char *MonsterExtension() { return "mon"; }
 
-inline void FinishMonsterBuffer(flatbuffers::FlatBufferBuilder &fbb, flatbuffers::Offset<Monster> root) { fbb.Finish(root, MonsterIdentifier()); }
+inline void FinishMonsterBuffer(flatbuffers::FlatBufferBuilder &fbb, flatbuffers::Offset<MyGame::Example::Monster> root) { fbb.Finish(root, MonsterIdentifier()); }
 
 }  // namespace Example
 }  // namespace MyGame