diff --git a/src/Perl6/Actions.pm b/src/Perl6/Actions.pm
index ae8a96eb777..c1e1a95ba21 100644
--- a/src/Perl6/Actions.pm
+++ b/src/Perl6/Actions.pm
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ class Perl6::Actions is HLL::Actions does STDActions {
     method statement_control:sym<require>($/) {
         my $past := QAST::Stmts.new(:node($/));
         my $name_past := $<module_name>
-                        ?? QAST::SVal.new(:value($<module_name><longname><name>.Str))
+                        ?? $*W.disect_longname($<module_name><longname>).name_past()
                         !! $<EXPR>[0].ast;
 
         $past.push(QAST::Op.new(
diff --git a/src/Perl6/World.pm b/src/Perl6/World.pm
index ef7b9e288e7..93799080ad6 100644
--- a/src/Perl6/World.pm
+++ b/src/Perl6/World.pm
@@ -1544,6 +1544,24 @@ class Perl6::World is HLL::World {
             nqp::join('::', @parts)
                 ~ ($with_adverbs ?? nqp::join('', @!colonpairs) !! '');
         }
+
+        # returns a QAST tree that represents the name
+        # currently needed for 'require ::($modulename) <importlist>'
+        # ignore adverbs for now
+        method name_past() {
+            if self.contains_indirect_lookup() {
+                if @!components == 1 {
+                    return @!components[0];
+                }
+                else {
+                    nqp::die("Not yet implemented :(");
+                }
+            }
+            else {
+                my $value := nqp::join('::', @!components);
+                QAST::SVal.new(:$value);
+            }
+        }
         
         # Gets the individual components, which may be PAST nodes for
         # unknown pieces.