diff --git a/packages/NodeTypeResolver/PhpDocNodeVisitor/ClassRenamePhpDocNodeVisitor.php b/packages/NodeTypeResolver/PhpDocNodeVisitor/ClassRenamePhpDocNodeVisitor.php
index 68d53d1860a1..6add5ed36a75 100644
--- a/packages/NodeTypeResolver/PhpDocNodeVisitor/ClassRenamePhpDocNodeVisitor.php
+++ b/packages/NodeTypeResolver/PhpDocNodeVisitor/ClassRenamePhpDocNodeVisitor.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 use PhpParser\Node as PhpParserNode;
 use PhpParser\Node\Identifier;
+use PhpParser\Node\Name\FullyQualified;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\GroupUse;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Namespace_;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Use_;
@@ -66,6 +67,11 @@ public function enterNode(Node $node): ?Node
             return null;
         }
 
+        $previousNode = $phpParserNode->getAttribute(AttributeKey::PREVIOUS_NODE);
+        if ($previousNode instanceof FullyQualified) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         $identifier = clone $node;
         $namespacedName = $this->resolveNamespacedName($phpParserNode, $node->name);
         $identifier->name = $namespacedName;
diff --git a/rules-tests/Renaming/Rector/Name/RenameClassRector/FixtureAutoImportNames/do_not_rename_class_with_same_name_inside_different_namespace.php.inc b/rules-tests/Renaming/Rector/Name/RenameClassRector/FixtureAutoImportNames/do_not_rename_class_with_same_name_inside_different_namespace.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..adbb5e9bf8bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/Renaming/Rector/Name/RenameClassRector/FixtureAutoImportNames/do_not_rename_class_with_same_name_inside_different_namespace.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Foo;
+
+class Foo extends FooBar
+{
+    /**
+     * @param \DateTime $foo
+     *
+     * Storage here is Foo\Storage. Not \Storage.
+     * @return Storage
+     */
+    public function bar($foo){}
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Foo;
+
+use DateTime;
+class Foo extends FooBar
+{
+    /**
+     * @param DateTime $foo
+     *
+     * Storage here is Foo\Storage. Not \Storage.
+     * @return Storage
+     */
+    public function bar($foo){}
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/Renaming/Rector/Name/RenameClassRector/FixtureAutoImportNames/do_not_rename_class_with_same_name_inside_different_namespace2.php.inc b/rules-tests/Renaming/Rector/Name/RenameClassRector/FixtureAutoImportNames/do_not_rename_class_with_same_name_inside_different_namespace2.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c440733518e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/Renaming/Rector/Name/RenameClassRector/FixtureAutoImportNames/do_not_rename_class_with_same_name_inside_different_namespace2.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Foo2;
+
+class Foo2 extends FooBar
+{
+    /**
+     * @param \DateTime $foo
+     *
+     * @return Storage|\Storage
+     */
+    public function bar($foo){}
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Foo2;
+
+use DateTime;
+class Foo2 extends FooBar
+{
+    /**
+     * @param DateTime $foo
+     *
+     * @return Storage|\Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage
+     */
+    public function bar($foo){}
+}
+
+?>