diff --git a/src/glimpse/internal/typecheck.gleam b/src/glimpse/internal/typecheck.gleam
index 08685d3..8731e32 100644
--- a/src/glimpse/internal/typecheck.gleam
+++ b/src/glimpse/internal/typecheck.gleam
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ pub fn expression(
         container,
       ))
       case container_expression_type {
-        types.NamespaceType(nested_env) ->
-          nested_env
+        types.NamespaceType(nested_defs, _nested_types) ->
+          nested_defs
           |> dict.get(label)
           |> result.replace_error(error.InvalidName(label))
         type_ ->
diff --git a/src/glimpse/internal/typecheck/imports.gleam b/src/glimpse/internal/typecheck/imports.gleam
index 7fd86ab..c22d541 100644
--- a/src/glimpse/internal/typecheck/imports.gleam
+++ b/src/glimpse/internal/typecheck/imports.gleam
@@ -38,9 +38,13 @@ pub fn fold_import_from_env(
                   namespace,
                   types.NamespaceType(
                     module_env.definitions
-                    |> dict.filter(fn(key, _) {
-                      set.contains(module_env.public_definitions, key)
-                    }),
+                      |> dict.filter(fn(key, _) {
+                        set.contains(module_env.public_definitions, key)
+                      }),
+                    module_env.custom_types
+                      |> dict.filter(fn(key, _) {
+                        set.contains(module_env.public_custom_types, key)
+                      }),
                   ),
                 )
                 |> types.add_import_mapping_to_env(module, namespace)
diff --git a/src/glimpse/internal/typecheck/types.gleam b/src/glimpse/internal/typecheck/types.gleam
index 5377e80..d395992 100644
--- a/src/glimpse/internal/typecheck/types.gleam
+++ b/src/glimpse/internal/typecheck/types.gleam
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ pub type Type {
     return: Type,
   )
   /// Used for field access on imports; no direct glance analog
-  NamespaceType(Dict(String, Type))
+  NamespaceType(
+    definitions: Dict(String, Type),
+    custom_types: Dict(String, Type),
+  )
 }
 
 pub type TypeResult =
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ pub type Environment {
     definitions: dict.Dict(String, Type),
     public_definitions: set.Set(String),
     custom_types: dict.Dict(String, Type),
+    public_custom_types: set.Set(String),
     // absolute path to whatever the relative name is in this env
     import_names: dict.Dict(String, String),
     // other environments that could be imported from this one
@@ -76,6 +80,7 @@ pub fn new_env(current_module: String) -> Environment {
     definitions: dict.new(),
     public_definitions: set.new(),
     custom_types: dict.new(),
+    public_custom_types: set.new(),
     import_names: dict.new(),
     module_environments: dict.new(),
   )
@@ -101,6 +106,18 @@ pub fn publish_def_in_env(environment: Environment, name: String) -> Environment
   )
 }
 
+/// publish a custom_type that is already in the custom_types so that it is
+/// visible to importing modules
+pub fn publish_custom_type_in_env(
+  environment: Environment,
+  name: String,
+) -> Environment {
+  Environment(
+    ..environment,
+    public_custom_types: set.insert(environment.public_custom_types, name),
+  )
+}
+
 /// Adds the custom_type to the environment, assuming that the current module
 //
 
@@ -161,9 +178,17 @@ pub fn type_(environment: Environment, glance_type: glance.Type) -> TypeResult {
     // TODO: custom types with parameters need to be supported
     // TODO: not 100% certain all named types that are not covered
     // above are actually custom types
-    // TODO: support named types in other modules
     glance.NamedType(name, option.None, []) ->
       lookup_custom_type(environment, name)
+    glance.NamedType(name, option.Some(module), []) -> {
+      let namespace = environment.definitions |> dict.get(module)
+      case namespace {
+        Ok(NamespaceType(_, custom_types)) ->
+          dict.get(custom_types, name)
+          |> result.replace_error(error.InvalidFieldAccess(module, name))
+        _ -> Error(error.InvalidFieldAccess(module, name))
+      }
+    }
 
     glance.VariableType(name) -> lookup_variable_type(environment, name)
     _ -> {
@@ -180,14 +205,14 @@ pub fn to_string(environment: Environment, type_: Type) -> String {
     FloatType -> "Float"
     StringType -> "String"
     BoolType -> "Bool"
-    CustomType(_module, name) -> name
+    CustomType(module, name) -> module <> "." <> name
     CallableType(parameters, _labels, return) ->
       string_builder.from_string("fn (")
       |> string_builder.append(list_to_string(parameters, environment))
       |> string_builder.append(") -> ")
       |> string_builder.append(to_string(environment, return))
       |> string_builder.to_string
-    NamespaceType(_) -> "<Namespace>"
+    NamespaceType(..) -> "<Namespace>"
   }
 }
 
@@ -208,13 +233,20 @@ pub fn to_glance(environment: Environment, type_: Type) -> glance.Type {
     FloatType -> glance.NamedType("Float", option.None, [])
     StringType -> glance.NamedType("String", option.None, [])
     BoolType -> glance.NamedType("Bool", option.None, [])
-    CustomType(_module, name) -> glance.NamedType(name, option.None, [])
+    CustomType(module, name) -> {
+      case dict.get(environment.import_names, module) {
+        Ok(relative) if module == environment.current_module ->
+          glance.NamedType(name, option.None, [])
+        Ok(relative) -> glance.NamedType(name, option.Some(relative), [])
+        Error(_) -> panic as "Custom type should always have a valid module"
+      }
+    }
     CallableType(parameters, _labels, return) ->
       glance.FunctionType(
         list.map(parameters, to_glance(environment, _)),
         to_glance(environment, return),
       )
-    NamespaceType(_) -> panic as "Cannot convert namespace to glance"
+    NamespaceType(..) -> panic as "Cannot convert namespace to glance"
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/glimpse/typecheck.gleam b/src/glimpse/typecheck.gleam
index d718f46..138479b 100644
--- a/src/glimpse/typecheck.gleam
+++ b/src/glimpse/typecheck.gleam
@@ -143,7 +143,14 @@ pub fn custom_type(
     Error(_) -> {
       // add to env first so variants can parse recursive types
       let environment =
-        environment |> types.add_custom_type_to_env(custom_type.name)
+        environment
+        |> types.add_custom_type_to_env(custom_type.name)
+
+      let environment = case custom_type.publicity {
+        glance.Public ->
+          types.publish_custom_type_in_env(environment, custom_type.name)
+        glance.Private -> environment
+      }
 
       list.fold_until(
         custom_type.variants,
diff --git a/test/typecheck/imports_test.gleam b/test/typecheck/imports_test.gleam
index fe3a6c0..d97500b 100644
--- a/test/typecheck/imports_test.gleam
+++ b/test/typecheck/imports_test.gleam
@@ -23,13 +23,10 @@ pub fn import_adds_function_to_env_test() {
   |> assertions.should_have_dict_size(1)
   |> dict.get("foo")
   |> should.be_ok
-  |> should.equal(
-    types.NamespaceType(
-      dict.from_list([
-        #("bar", types.CallableType([], dict.new(), types.NilType)),
-      ]),
-    ),
-  )
+  |> should.equal(types.NamespaceType(
+    dict.from_list([#("bar", types.CallableType([], dict.new(), types.NilType))]),
+    dict.new(),
+  ))
 
   main_env.import_names
   |> assertions.should_have_dict_size(1)
@@ -53,7 +50,7 @@ pub fn import_no_add_private_function_to_env_test() {
   |> assertions.should_have_dict_size(1)
   |> dict.get("foo")
   |> should.be_ok
-  |> should.equal(types.NamespaceType(dict.new()))
+  |> should.equal(types.NamespaceType(dict.new(), dict.new()))
 
   main_env.import_names
   |> assertions.should_have_dict_size(1)
@@ -77,20 +74,19 @@ pub fn import_adds_variant_to_env_test() {
   |> assertions.should_have_dict_size(1)
   |> dict.get("foo")
   |> should.be_ok
-  |> should.equal(
-    types.NamespaceType(
-      dict.from_list([
-        #(
-          "Foo",
-          types.CallableType(
-            [],
-            dict.new(),
-            types.CustomType("main_module", "Foo"),
-          ),
+  |> should.equal(types.NamespaceType(
+    dict.from_list([
+      #(
+        "Foo",
+        types.CallableType(
+          [],
+          dict.new(),
+          types.CustomType("main_module", "Foo"),
         ),
-      ]),
-    ),
-  )
+      ),
+    ]),
+    dict.from_list([#("Foo", types.CustomType("main_module", "Foo"))]),
+  ))
 
   main_env.import_names
   |> assertions.should_have_dict_size(1)
@@ -114,7 +110,7 @@ pub fn import_no_add_private_variant_to_env_test() {
   |> assertions.should_have_dict_size(1)
   |> dict.get("foo")
   |> should.be_ok
-  |> should.equal(types.NamespaceType(dict.from_list([])))
+  |> should.equal(types.NamespaceType(dict.from_list([]), dict.new()))
 
   main_env.import_names
   |> assertions.should_have_dict_size(1)
@@ -143,13 +139,10 @@ pub fn import_call_function_field_access_test() {
   |> assertions.should_have_dict_size(2)
   |> dict.get("foo")
   |> should.be_ok
-  |> should.equal(
-    types.NamespaceType(
-      dict.from_list([
-        #("bar", types.CallableType([], dict.new(), types.NilType)),
-      ]),
-    ),
-  )
+  |> should.equal(types.NamespaceType(
+    dict.from_list([#("bar", types.CallableType([], dict.new(), types.NilType))]),
+    dict.new(),
+  ))
 
   main_env.import_names
   |> assertions.should_have_dict_size(1)
@@ -165,9 +158,8 @@ pub fn variant_call_function_field_access_test() {
   let #(_, main_env) =
     glance.module(
       "import foo
-    pub fn main() -> Nil {
+    pub fn main() -> foo.Foo {
     foo.Foo()
-    Nil
     }",
     )
     |> should.be_ok
@@ -179,20 +171,19 @@ pub fn variant_call_function_field_access_test() {
   |> assertions.should_have_dict_size(2)
   |> dict.get("foo")
   |> should.be_ok
-  |> should.equal(
-    types.NamespaceType(
-      dict.from_list([
-        #(
-          "Foo",
-          types.CallableType(
-            [],
-            dict.new(),
-            types.CustomType("main_module", "Foo"),
-          ),
+  |> should.equal(types.NamespaceType(
+    dict.from_list([
+      #(
+        "Foo",
+        types.CallableType(
+          [],
+          dict.new(),
+          types.CustomType("main_module", "Foo"),
         ),
-      ]),
-    ),
-  )
+      ),
+    ]),
+    dict.from_list([#("Foo", types.CustomType("main_module", "Foo"))]),
+  ))
 
   main_env.import_names
   |> assertions.should_have_dict_size(1)