diff --git a/breathe/renderer/sphinxrenderer.py b/breathe/renderer/sphinxrenderer.py
index 9ac22d5e..5bc64b43 100644
--- a/breathe/renderer/sphinxrenderer.py
+++ b/breathe/renderer/sphinxrenderer.py
@@ -1060,6 +1060,10 @@ def visit_typedef(self, node):
             declaration = declaration[len(typedef):]
         elif declaration.startswith(using):
             declaration = declaration[len(using):]
+            # remove the spurious "typedef " on right hand side added
+            # by Doxygen observed when type is declared inside a namespace
+            # See examples/specific/using_in_ns
+            declaration = declaration.replace(" = typedef ", " = ")
             obj_type = "using"
 
         def update_signature(signature, obj_type):
diff --git a/examples/specific/using_in_ns.cfg b/examples/specific/using_in_ns.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1fca15d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/specific/using_in_ns.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+PROJECT_NAME     = "UsingInNS"
+OUTPUT_DIRECTORY = using_in_ns
+GENERATE_LATEX   = NO
+GENERATE_MAN     = NO
+GENERATE_RTF     = NO
+CASE_SENSE_NAMES = NO
+INPUT            = using_in_ns.h
+QUIET            = YES
+JAVADOC_AUTOBRIEF = YES
+GENERATE_HTML = NO
+GENERATE_XML = YES
diff --git a/examples/specific/using_in_ns.h b/examples/specific/using_in_ns.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f19e6c44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/specific/using_in_ns.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+//
+// When declaring a type using a "using" directive inside a namespace,
+// Doxygen adds a spurious "typedef" in the corresponding XML definition
+//
+// $ doxygen --version
+// 1.8.11
+//
+
+namespace foo {
+using foo_int = int; // <definition>using foo::foo_int = typedef int</definition>
+}
+
+using global_int = int; // <definition>using global_int =  int</definition>