diff --git a/src/codegen.rs b/src/codegen.rs
index 5e379d7..21ea683 100644
--- a/src/codegen.rs
+++ b/src/codegen.rs
@@ -921,6 +921,9 @@ impl Codegen {
                         }
                     }
                 }
+                AstNode::NamespacedLookup { .. } => {
+                    self.codegen_node(*item, local_inferences, output)
+                }
                 _ => {
                     panic!("unsupported namespace lookup")
                 }
diff --git a/src/typechecker.rs b/src/typechecker.rs
index f67f4a1..c3feee7 100644
--- a/src/typechecker.rs
+++ b/src/typechecker.rs
@@ -139,11 +139,6 @@ pub struct Scope {
     allow_unsafe: bool,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct Module {
-    scope: Scope,
-}
-
 impl Scope {
     pub fn new() -> Scope {
         Scope {
@@ -185,6 +180,14 @@ impl Scope {
         None
     }
 
+    fn find_module(&self, module: ModuleId) -> Option<&Module> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Module {
+    scope: Scope,
 }
 
 pub struct Typechecker {
@@ -2384,15 +2387,34 @@ impl Typechecker {
         }
     }
 
+    #[instrument(skip(self))]
+    pub fn typecheck_namespaced_lookup_in_module(
+        &mut self,
+        namespace: NodeId,
+        item: NodeId,
+        local_inferences: &mut Vec<TypeId>,
+        module: ModuleId,
+    ) -> TypeId {
+        let module = self.compiler.get_module(module);
+        if let Some(module_id) = self.find_module_in_module(namespace, module) {
+            self.typecheck_namespaced_item_lookup(namespace, module_id, item, local_inferences)
+        } else if let Some(type_id) = self.find_type_in_module(namespace, module) {
+            self.typecheck_namespaced_type_lookup(namespace, type_id, item, local_inferences)
+        } else {
+            self.error("could not find namespace", namespace);
+            VOID_TYPE_ID
+        }
+    }
+
     // enter the module's scope then recurse and call typecheck_namespaced_lookup?
     fn typecheck_namespaced_item_lookup(
         &mut self,
         namespace: NodeId,
-        module: ModuleId,
+        module_id: ModuleId,
         item: NodeId,
         local_inferences: &mut Vec<TypeId>,
     ) -> TypeId {
-        let module = self.compiler.get_module(module);
+        let module = self.compiler.get_module(module_id);
         let node = self.compiler.get_node(item).clone();
         match &node {
             AstNode::Call { head, args } => {
@@ -2405,6 +2427,7 @@ impl Typechecker {
                 );
                 let fun_id = module.scope.find_fun(name);
                 if let Some(fun_id) = fun_id {
+                    debug!(?fun_id, "found {name}", name = std::str::from_utf8(name).unwrap());
                     self.typecheck_call_with_fun_id(*head, fun_id, args, None, local_inferences)
                 } else {
                     debug!(?node);
@@ -2412,6 +2435,9 @@ impl Typechecker {
                     VOID_TYPE_ID
                 }
             }
+            AstNode::NamespacedLookup { namespace, item } => {
+                self.typecheck_namespaced_lookup_in_module(*namespace, *item, local_inferences, module_id)
+            }
             _ => {
                 debug!(?node);
                 self.error("could not find item in namespace", namespace);
@@ -3129,6 +3155,7 @@ impl Typechecker {
                         if file_name
                             == unsafe { std::ffi::OsStr::from_encoded_bytes_unchecked(name) }
                         {
+                            debug!(?module_id, "found module");
                             return Some(*module_id);
                         }
                     }
@@ -3139,6 +3166,33 @@ impl Typechecker {
         None
     }
 
+    #[instrument(skip(self))]
+    pub fn find_module_in_module(&self, namespace: NodeId, module: &Module) -> Option<ModuleId> {
+        let name = self.compiler.get_source(namespace);
+        debug!(
+            "searching for module \"{name}\"",
+            name = std::str::from_utf8(name).unwrap()
+        );
+        let scope = &module.scope;
+        for (path, module_id) in scope.modules.iter() {
+            trace!(?path, ?module_id);
+            // definitely incorrect, but we currently only have one path segment
+            // this needs to somehow be able to resolve the path against all the segments of the path
+            for path in path.ancestors() {
+                if let Some(file_name) = path.file_stem() {
+                    if file_name
+                        == unsafe { std::ffi::OsStr::from_encoded_bytes_unchecked(name) }
+                    {
+                        debug!(?module_id, "found module");
+                        return Some(*module_id);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        None
+    }
+
     pub fn find_type_in_scope(&self, type_name: NodeId) -> Option<TypeId> {
         let name = self.compiler.get_source(type_name);
         for scope in self.scope.iter().rev() {
@@ -3151,6 +3205,10 @@ impl Typechecker {
         None
     }
 
+    pub fn find_type_in_module(&self, type_name: NodeId, module: &Module) -> Option<TypeId> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
     pub fn find_type_in_scope_by_name(&self, name: &[u8]) -> Option<TypeId> {
         for scope in self.scope.iter().rev() {
             if let Some(type_id) = scope.types.get(name) {