diff --git a/src/Files/File.php b/src/Files/File.php
index 9a34bd0f43..1b82ceb1b8 100644
--- a/src/Files/File.php
+++ b/src/Files/File.php
@@ -1441,6 +1441,7 @@ public function getMethodParameters($stackPtr)
                     $typeHintEndToken = $i;
                 }
                 break;
+            case T_NAMESPACE:
             case T_NS_SEPARATOR:
                 // Part of a type hint or default value.
                 if ($defaultStart === null) {
@@ -1630,6 +1631,7 @@ public function getMethodProperties($stackPtr)
                 T_SELF         => T_SELF,
                 T_PARENT       => T_PARENT,
                 T_STATIC       => T_STATIC,
+                T_NAMESPACE    => T_NAMESPACE,
                 T_NS_SEPARATOR => T_NS_SEPARATOR,
             ];
 
@@ -1813,6 +1815,7 @@ public function getMemberProperties($stackPtr)
                 T_CALLABLE     => T_CALLABLE,
                 T_SELF         => T_SELF,
                 T_PARENT       => T_PARENT,
+                T_NAMESPACE    => T_NAMESPACE,
                 T_NS_SEPARATOR => T_NS_SEPARATOR,
             ];
 
diff --git a/tests/Core/File/GetMemberPropertiesTest.inc b/tests/Core/File/GetMemberPropertiesTest.inc
index 8c87c64035..0a511e588d 100644
--- a/tests/Core/File/GetMemberPropertiesTest.inc
+++ b/tests/Core/File/GetMemberPropertiesTest.inc
@@ -188,3 +188,8 @@ class PHP8Mixed {
     // Intentional fatal error - nullability is not allowed with mixed, but that's not the concern of the method.
     private ?mixed $nullableMixed;
 }
+
+class NSOperatorInType {
+    /* testNamespaceOperatorTypeHint */
+    public ?namespace\Name $prop;
+}
diff --git a/tests/Core/File/GetMemberPropertiesTest.php b/tests/Core/File/GetMemberPropertiesTest.php
index 3e8d164dcd..dfee43e203 100644
--- a/tests/Core/File/GetMemberPropertiesTest.php
+++ b/tests/Core/File/GetMemberPropertiesTest.php
@@ -479,6 +479,16 @@ public function dataGetMemberProperties()
                     'nullable_type'   => true,
                 ],
             ],
+            [
+                '/* testNamespaceOperatorTypeHint */',
+                [
+                    'scope'           => 'public',
+                    'scope_specified' => true,
+                    'is_static'       => false,
+                    'type'            => '?namespace\Name',
+                    'nullable_type'   => true,
+                ],
+            ],
         ];
 
     }//end dataGetMemberProperties()
diff --git a/tests/Core/File/GetMethodParametersTest.inc b/tests/Core/File/GetMethodParametersTest.inc
index e4d5bfca74..4ffd44221f 100644
--- a/tests/Core/File/GetMethodParametersTest.inc
+++ b/tests/Core/File/GetMethodParametersTest.inc
@@ -38,3 +38,6 @@ function mixedTypeHint(mixed &...$var1) {}
 /* testPHP8MixedTypeHintNullable */
 // Intentional fatal error - nullability is not allowed with mixed, but that's not the concern of the method.
 function mixedTypeHintNullable(?Mixed $var1) {}
+
+/* testNamespaceOperatorTypeHint */
+function namespaceOperatorTypeHint(?namespace\Name $var1) {}
diff --git a/tests/Core/File/GetMethodParametersTest.php b/tests/Core/File/GetMethodParametersTest.php
index f5d43c1a63..92f51959e6 100644
--- a/tests/Core/File/GetMethodParametersTest.php
+++ b/tests/Core/File/GetMethodParametersTest.php
@@ -318,6 +318,28 @@ public function testPHP8MixedTypeHintNullable()
     }//end testPHP8MixedTypeHintNullable()
 
 
+    /**
+     * Verify recognition of type declarations using the namespace operator.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testNamespaceOperatorTypeHint()
+    {
+        $expected    = [];
+        $expected[0] = [
+            'name'              => '$var1',
+            'content'           => '?namespace\Name $var1',
+            'pass_by_reference' => false,
+            'variable_length'   => false,
+            'type_hint'         => '?namespace\Name',
+            'nullable_type'     => true,
+        ];
+
+        $this->getMethodParametersTestHelper('/* '.__FUNCTION__.' */', $expected);
+
+    }//end testNamespaceOperatorTypeHint()
+
+
     /**
      * Test helper.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Core/File/GetMethodPropertiesTest.inc b/tests/Core/File/GetMethodPropertiesTest.inc
index c268ece3a9..82c032efa0 100644
--- a/tests/Core/File/GetMethodPropertiesTest.inc
+++ b/tests/Core/File/GetMethodPropertiesTest.inc
@@ -80,3 +80,6 @@ function mixedTypeHint() :mixed {}
 /* testPHP8MixedTypeHintNullable */
 // Intentional fatal error - nullability is not allowed with mixed, but that's not the concern of the method.
 function mixedTypeHintNullable(): ?mixed {}
+
+/* testNamespaceOperatorTypeHint */
+function namespaceOperatorTypeHint() : ?namespace\Name {}
diff --git a/tests/Core/File/GetMethodPropertiesTest.php b/tests/Core/File/GetMethodPropertiesTest.php
index 36d57e7301..ee11fc2b9f 100644
--- a/tests/Core/File/GetMethodPropertiesTest.php
+++ b/tests/Core/File/GetMethodPropertiesTest.php
@@ -452,6 +452,29 @@ public function testPHP8MixedTypeHintNullable()
     }//end testPHP8MixedTypeHintNullable()
 
 
+    /**
+     * Test a function with return type using the namespace operator.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testNamespaceOperatorTypeHint()
+    {
+        $expected = [
+            'scope'                => 'public',
+            'scope_specified'      => false,
+            'return_type'          => '?namespace\Name',
+            'nullable_return_type' => true,
+            'is_abstract'          => false,
+            'is_final'             => false,
+            'is_static'            => false,
+            'has_body'             => true,
+        ];
+
+        $this->getMethodPropertiesTestHelper('/* '.__FUNCTION__.' */', $expected);
+
+    }//end testNamespaceOperatorTypeHint()
+
+
     /**
      * Test helper.
      *