diff --git a/packages/CodingStyle/src/Rector/Namespace_/ImportFullyQualifiedNamesRector.php b/packages/CodingStyle/src/Rector/Namespace_/ImportFullyQualifiedNamesRector.php
index 4242eba94aa6..7043a1583781 100644
--- a/packages/CodingStyle/src/Rector/Namespace_/ImportFullyQualifiedNamesRector.php
+++ b/packages/CodingStyle/src/Rector/Namespace_/ImportFullyQualifiedNamesRector.php
@@ -135,6 +135,17 @@ private function resolveAlreadyImportedUses(Namespace_ $namespace): void
                 $this->alreadyImportedUses[] = $name;
             }
         }
+
+        /** @var Class_ $class */
+        $class = $this->betterNodeFinder->findFirstInstanceOf($namespace->stmts, Class_::class);
+
+        // add class itself
+        $className = $this->getName($class);
+        if ($className === null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->alreadyImportedUses[] = $className;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/CodingStyle/tests/Rector/Namespace_/ImportFullyQualifiedNamesRector/Fixture/already_class_name_in_param_doc.php.inc b/packages/CodingStyle/tests/Rector/Namespace_/ImportFullyQualifiedNamesRector/Fixture/already_class_name_in_param_doc.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0beaf1cdb5da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/CodingStyle/tests/Rector/Namespace_/ImportFullyQualifiedNamesRector/Fixture/already_class_name_in_param_doc.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\CodingStyle\Tests\Rector\Namespace_\ImportFullyQualifiedNamesRector\Fixture;
+
+use Elasticr\FoRest\Request\ApiRequest;
+use Tests\Elasticr\FoRest\Request\ArticleRequest;
+
+final class AlreadyClassExists
+{
+    /**
+     * @return \Tests\Elasticr\FoRest\App\Request\AlreadyClassExists
+     */
+    public static function create(array $data): self
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/CodingStyle/tests/Rector/Namespace_/ImportFullyQualifiedNamesRector/ImportFullyQualifiedNamesRectorTest.php b/packages/CodingStyle/tests/Rector/Namespace_/ImportFullyQualifiedNamesRector/ImportFullyQualifiedNamesRectorTest.php
index 3cbb9a31853c..7f6eb112edcb 100644
--- a/packages/CodingStyle/tests/Rector/Namespace_/ImportFullyQualifiedNamesRector/ImportFullyQualifiedNamesRectorTest.php
+++ b/packages/CodingStyle/tests/Rector/Namespace_/ImportFullyQualifiedNamesRector/ImportFullyQualifiedNamesRectorTest.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public function test(): void
             __DIR__ . '/Fixture/import_return_doc.php.inc',
             __DIR__ . '/Fixture/doc_combined.php.inc',
             __DIR__ . '/Fixture/conflicting_endings.php.inc',
+            __DIR__ . '/Fixture/already_class_name_in_param_doc.php.inc',
         ]);
     }