diff --git a/src/Perl6/Actions.pm b/src/Perl6/Actions.pm
index c525f97a545..14c3f30d77b 100644
--- a/src/Perl6/Actions.pm
+++ b/src/Perl6/Actions.pm
@@ -1475,12 +1475,31 @@ method dec_number($/) {
 }
 
 method typename($/) {
-    my @name := Perl6::Grammar::parse_name($<longname>.Str);
-    my $past := PAST::Var.new(
-        :name(@name.pop),
-        :namespace(@name),
-        :scope('package')
-    );
+    my $past;
+    if is_lexical($<longname>.Str) {
+        # We need to build a thunk.
+        $past := PAST::Block.new(
+            PAST::Var.new( :name('$_'), :scope('parameter'), :isdecl(1) ),
+            PAST::Op.new( :pasttype('callmethod'), :name('ACCEPTS'),
+                PAST::Var.new( :name($<longname>.Str), :scope('lexical') ),
+                PAST::Var.new( :name('$_'), :scope('lexical') )
+            )
+        );
+        my $sig := Perl6::Compiler::Signature.new();
+        my $param := Perl6::Compiler::Parameter.new();
+        $param.var_name('$_');
+        $sig.add_parameter($param);
+        add_signature($past, $sig, 0);
+        $past := create_code_object($past, 'Block', 0, '');
+    }
+    else {
+        my @name := Perl6::Grammar::parse_name($<longname>.Str);
+        $past := PAST::Var.new(
+            :name(@name.pop),
+            :namespace(@name),
+            :scope('package')
+        );
+    }
     make $past;
 }