diff --git a/pydantic/_internal/_generate_schema.py b/pydantic/_internal/_generate_schema.py
index e66282907c..e632ce2854 100644
--- a/pydantic/_internal/_generate_schema.py
+++ b/pydantic/_internal/_generate_schema.py
@@ -272,12 +272,35 @@ def _add_custom_serialization_from_json_encoders(
     return schema
 
 
+TypesNamespace = Union[Dict[str, Any], None]
+
+
+class TypesNamespaceStack:
+    """A stack of types namespaces."""
+
+    def __init__(self, types_namespace: TypesNamespace):
+        self._types_namespace_stack: list[TypesNamespace] = [types_namespace]
+
+    @property
+    def tail(self) -> TypesNamespace:
+        return self._types_namespace_stack[-1]
+
+    @contextmanager
+    def push(self, for_type: type[Any]):
+        types_namespace = {**_typing_extra.get_cls_types_namespace(for_type), **(self.tail or {})}
+        self._types_namespace_stack.append(types_namespace)
+        try:
+            yield
+        finally:
+            self._types_namespace_stack.pop()
+
+
 class GenerateSchema:
     """Generate core schema for a Pydantic model, dataclass and types like `str`, `datetime`, ... ."""
 
     __slots__ = (
         '_config_wrapper_stack',
-        '_types_namespace',
+        '_types_namespace_stack',
         '_typevars_map',
         '_needs_apply_discriminated_union',
         '_has_invalid_schema',
@@ -293,7 +316,7 @@ def __init__(
     ) -> None:
         # we need a stack for recursing into child models
         self._config_wrapper_stack = ConfigWrapperStack(config_wrapper)
-        self._types_namespace = types_namespace
+        self._types_namespace_stack = TypesNamespaceStack(types_namespace)
         self._typevars_map = typevars_map
         self._needs_apply_discriminated_union = False
         self._has_invalid_schema = False
@@ -304,13 +327,13 @@ def __init__(
     def __from_parent(
         cls,
         config_wrapper_stack: ConfigWrapperStack,
-        types_namespace: dict[str, Any] | None,
+        types_namespace_stack: TypesNamespaceStack,
         typevars_map: dict[Any, Any] | None,
         defs: _Definitions,
     ) -> GenerateSchema:
         obj = cls.__new__(cls)
         obj._config_wrapper_stack = config_wrapper_stack
-        obj._types_namespace = types_namespace
+        obj._types_namespace_stack = types_namespace_stack
         obj._typevars_map = typevars_map
         obj._needs_apply_discriminated_union = False
         obj._has_invalid_schema = False
@@ -322,12 +345,16 @@ def __from_parent(
     def _config_wrapper(self) -> ConfigWrapper:
         return self._config_wrapper_stack.tail
 
+    @property
+    def _types_namespace(self) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+        return self._types_namespace_stack.tail
+
     @property
     def _current_generate_schema(self) -> GenerateSchema:
         cls = self._config_wrapper.schema_generator or GenerateSchema
         return cls.__from_parent(
             self._config_wrapper_stack,
-            self._types_namespace,
+            self._types_namespace_stack,
             self._typevars_map,
             self.defs,
         )
@@ -524,7 +551,7 @@ def _model_schema(self, cls: type[BaseModel]) -> core_schema.CoreSchema:
                             extras_schema = self.generate_schema(extra_items_type)
                             break
 
-            with self._config_wrapper_stack.push(config_wrapper):
+            with self._config_wrapper_stack.push(config_wrapper), self._types_namespace_stack.push(cls):
                 self = self._current_generate_schema
                 if cls.__pydantic_root_model__:
                     root_field = self._common_field_schema('root', fields['root'], decorators)
@@ -1114,19 +1141,14 @@ def _type_alias_type_schema(
 
             origin = get_origin(obj) or obj
 
-            namespace = (self._types_namespace or {}).copy()
-            new_namespace = {**_typing_extra.get_cls_types_namespace(origin), **namespace}
             annotation = origin.__value__
-
-            self._types_namespace = new_namespace
             typevars_map = get_standard_typevars_map(obj)
-
-            annotation = _typing_extra.eval_type_lenient(annotation, self._types_namespace, None)
-            annotation = replace_types(annotation, typevars_map)
-            schema = self.generate_schema(annotation)
-            assert schema['type'] != 'definitions'
-            schema['ref'] = ref  # type: ignore
-            self._types_namespace = namespace or None
+            with self._types_namespace_stack.push(origin):
+                annotation = _typing_extra.eval_type_lenient(annotation, self._types_namespace, None)
+                annotation = replace_types(annotation, typevars_map)
+                schema = self.generate_schema(annotation)
+                assert schema['type'] != 'definitions'
+                schema['ref'] = ref  # type: ignore
             self.defs.definitions[ref] = schema
             return core_schema.definition_reference_schema(ref)
 
@@ -1173,7 +1195,7 @@ def _typed_dict_schema(self, typed_dict_cls: Any, origin: Any) -> core_schema.Co
             except AttributeError:
                 config = None
 
-            with self._config_wrapper_stack.push(config):
+            with self._config_wrapper_stack.push(config), self._types_namespace_stack.push(typed_dict_cls):
                 core_config = self._config_wrapper.core_config(typed_dict_cls)
 
                 self = self._current_generate_schema
@@ -1427,7 +1449,7 @@ def _dataclass_schema(
                 dataclass = origin
 
             config = getattr(dataclass, '__pydantic_config__', None)
-            with self._config_wrapper_stack.push(config):
+            with self._config_wrapper_stack.push(config), self._types_namespace_stack.push(dataclass):
                 core_config = self._config_wrapper.core_config(dataclass)
 
                 self = self._current_generate_schema
diff --git a/tests/test_create_model.py b/tests/test_create_model.py
index 91b9ad9676..fe78db8370 100644
--- a/tests/test_create_model.py
+++ b/tests/test_create_model.py
@@ -581,3 +581,23 @@ def test_json_schema_with_inner_models_with_duplicate_names():
         'title': 'a',
         'type': 'object',
     }
+
+
+def test_resolving_forward_refs_across_modules(create_module):
+    module = create_module(
+        # language=Python
+        """\
+from __future__ import annotations
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+class X(BaseModel):
+    pass
+
+@dataclass
+class Y:
+    x: X
+        """
+    )
+    Z = create_model('Z', y=(module.Y, ...))
+    assert Z(y={'x': {}}).y is not None