diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/autotestunittests.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/autotestunittests.cpp
index 2628c0698d1..189099a421d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/autotestunittests.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/autotestunittests.cpp
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ void AutoTestUnitTests::testCodeParserGTest()
     QVERIFY(parserSpy.wait(20000));
     QVERIFY(modelUpdateSpy.wait());
 
-    QCOMPARE(m_model->gtestNamesCount(), 6);
+    QCOMPARE(m_model->gtestNamesCount(), 7);
 
     QMultiMap<QString, int> expectedNamesAndSets;
     expectedNamesAndSets.insert(QStringLiteral("FactorialTest"), 3);
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ void AutoTestUnitTests::testCodeParserGTest()
     expectedNamesAndSets.insert(QStringLiteral("QueueTest"), 2);
     expectedNamesAndSets.insert(QStringLiteral("DummyTest"), 1); // used as parameterized test
     expectedNamesAndSets.insert(QStringLiteral("DummyTest"), 1); // used as 'normal' test
+    expectedNamesAndSets.insert(QStringLiteral("NamespaceTest"), 1);
 
     QMultiMap<QString, int> foundNamesAndSets = m_model->gtestNamesAndSets();
     QCOMPARE(expectedNamesAndSets.size(), foundNamesAndSets.size());
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestvisitors.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestvisitors.cpp
index e954018e5b4..7d5293d24d9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestvisitors.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestvisitors.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "gtest_utils.h"
 
 #include <cplusplus/LookupContext.h>
+#include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 
 namespace Autotest {
 namespace Internal {
@@ -48,7 +49,15 @@ bool GTestVisitor::visit(CPlusPlus::FunctionDefinitionAST *ast)
         return false;
 
     CPlusPlus::LookupContext lc;
-    const QString prettyName = m_overview.prettyName(lc.fullyQualifiedName(ast->symbol));
+    QString prettyName = m_overview.prettyName(lc.fullyQualifiedName(ast->symbol));
+
+    // get surrounding namespace(s) and strip them out
+    const QString namespaces = enclosingNamespaces(ast->symbol);
+    if (!namespaces.isEmpty()) {
+        QTC_CHECK(prettyName.startsWith(namespaces));
+        prettyName = prettyName.mid(namespaces.length());
+    }
+
     if (!GTestUtils::isGTestMacro(prettyName))
         return false;
 
@@ -83,5 +92,20 @@ bool GTestVisitor::visit(CPlusPlus::FunctionDefinitionAST *ast)
     return false;
 }
 
+QString GTestVisitor::enclosingNamespaces(CPlusPlus::Symbol *symbol) const
+{
+    QString enclosing;
+    if (!symbol)
+        return enclosing;
+
+    CPlusPlus::Symbol *currentSymbol = symbol;
+    while (CPlusPlus::Namespace *ns = currentSymbol->enclosingNamespace()) {
+        if (ns->name()) // handle anonymous namespaces as well
+            enclosing.prepend(m_overview.prettyName(ns->name()).append("::"));
+        currentSymbol = ns;
+    }
+    return enclosing;
+}
+
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace Autotest
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestvisitors.h b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestvisitors.h
index 5c74b6c8a0a..26015ce9433 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestvisitors.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestvisitors.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ public:
     QMap<GTestCaseSpec, GTestCodeLocationList> gtestFunctions() const { return m_gtestFunctions; }
 
 private:
+    QString enclosingNamespaces(CPlusPlus::Symbol *symbol) const;
+
     CPlusPlus::Document::Ptr m_document;
     CPlusPlus::Overview m_overview;
     QMap<GTestCaseSpec, GTestCodeLocationList> m_gtestFunctions;
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/unit_test/simple_gt/tests/gt1/further.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/unit_test/simple_gt/tests/gt1/further.cpp
index 977fda04da5..292ba12b549 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/unit_test/simple_gt/tests/gt1/further.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/unit_test/simple_gt/tests/gt1/further.cpp
@@ -46,3 +46,16 @@ TEST(FactorialTest, DISABLED_Fake)
 {
     EXPECT_EQ(-4, sum(-2, -2));
 }
+
+namespace Dummy {
+namespace {
+namespace Internal {
+
+TEST(NamespaceTest, Valid)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(1, 1);
+}
+
+} // namespace Internal
+} // anon namespace
+} // namespace Dummy