diff --git a/docs/Rules/MA0151.md b/docs/Rules/MA0151.md
index 467ddaba9..4b8906b59 100644
--- a/docs/Rules/MA0151.md
+++ b/docs/Rules/MA0151.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Source: [DebuggerDisplayAttributeShouldContainValidExpressionsAnalyzer.cs](https
 <!-- sources -->
 
 Validates the expressions within `[DebuggerDisplay]` attributes to ensure they reference valid members.
+The names are resolved in the type, then in its containing types and its containing namespaces.
 
 ````c#
 [DebuggerDisplay("{Display}")] // compliant
diff --git a/src/Meziantou.Analyzer/Rules/DebuggerDisplayAttributeShouldContainValidExpressionsAnalyzer.cs b/src/Meziantou.Analyzer/Rules/DebuggerDisplayAttributeShouldContainValidExpressionsAnalyzer.cs
index a03d1c970..2ef0e8f9b 100644
--- a/src/Meziantou.Analyzer/Rules/DebuggerDisplayAttributeShouldContainValidExpressionsAnalyzer.cs
+++ b/src/Meziantou.Analyzer/Rules/DebuggerDisplayAttributeShouldContainValidExpressionsAnalyzer.cs
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ private static bool IsValid(Compilation compilation, ISymbol rootSymbol, List<st
         }
 
         var firstMember = syntax[0];
-        var current = FindSymbol(compilation, rootSymbol, firstMember) ?? FindGlobalSymbol(compilation, firstMember);
+        var current = FindFirstSymbol(compilation, rootSymbol, firstMember);
         if (current is null)
         {
             invalidMember = firstMember;
@@ -259,6 +259,20 @@ private static bool IsValid(Compilation compilation, ISymbol rootSymbol, List<st
             return null;
         }
 
+        static ISymbol? FindFirstSymbol(Compilation compilation, ISymbol rootSymbol, string name)
+        {
+            // The name is looked up in the type, then in its containing types and its containing namespaces
+            for (var symbol = rootSymbol; symbol is not null and not INamespaceSymbol { IsGlobalNamespace: true }; symbol = symbol.ContainingSymbol)
+            {
+                // The namespace of a type declared in the compilation only contains the types of the compilation
+                var scope = symbol is INamespaceSymbol namespaceSymbol ? compilation.GetCompilationNamespace(namespaceSymbol) ?? symbol : symbol;
+                if (FindSymbol(compilation, scope, name) is { } result)
+                    return result;
+            }
+
+            return FindGlobalSymbol(compilation, name);
+        }
+
         static ISymbol? FindGlobalSymbol(Compilation compilation, string name)
         {
             if (CSharpKeywordToTypeName.TryGetValue(name, out var specialType))
diff --git a/tests/Meziantou.Analyzer.Test/Rules/DebuggerDisplayAttributeShouldContainValidExpressionsAnalyzerTests.cs b/tests/Meziantou.Analyzer.Test/Rules/DebuggerDisplayAttributeShouldContainValidExpressionsAnalyzerTests.cs
index 39f820835..45cce684d 100755
--- a/tests/Meziantou.Analyzer.Test/Rules/DebuggerDisplayAttributeShouldContainValidExpressionsAnalyzerTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Meziantou.Analyzer.Test/Rules/DebuggerDisplayAttributeShouldContainValidExpressionsAnalyzerTests.cs
@@ -582,4 +582,70 @@ public interface IFoo
 
         return test.RunAsync();
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public Task CallStaticMethodOnTypeOfContainingNamespace()
+    {
+        var test = CreateTest();
+        test.TestCode = """
+            using System.Diagnostics;
+            namespace N
+            {
+                [DebuggerDisplay("{Helper.Format(Value)}")]
+                public class Dummy
+                {
+                    public int Value { get; set; }
+                }
+
+                public static class Helper
+                {
+                    public static string Format(int value) => value.ToString();
+                }
+            }
+            """;
+
+        return test.RunAsync();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public Task StaticMemberOfContainingType()
+    {
+        var test = CreateTest();
+        test.TestCode = """
+            using System.Diagnostics;
+            public class Outer
+            {
+                private static string Prefix => "";
+
+                [DebuggerDisplay("{Prefix.Length}")]
+                public class Dummy
+                {
+                }
+            }
+            """;
+
+        return test.RunAsync();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public Task UnknownMemberOfContainingNamespace()
+    {
+        var test = CreateTest();
+        test.TestCode = """
+            using System.Diagnostics;
+            namespace N
+            {
+                [{|MA0151:DebuggerDisplay("{Helper.Unknown()}")|}]
+                public class Dummy
+                {
+                }
+
+                public static class Helper
+                {
+                }
+            }
+            """;
+
+        return test.RunAsync();
+    }
 }