diff --git a/derive/src/trait_bounds.rs b/derive/src/trait_bounds.rs
index e988c450..1e79e7d0 100644
--- a/derive/src/trait_bounds.rs
+++ b/derive/src/trait_bounds.rs
@@ -18,10 +18,14 @@ use syn::{
     parse_quote,
     punctuated::Punctuated,
     spanned::Spanned,
-    visit::Visit,
+    visit::{
+        self,
+        Visit,
+    },
     Generics,
     Result,
     Type,
+    TypePath,
     WhereClause,
 };
 
@@ -112,6 +116,36 @@ fn type_contains_idents(ty: &Type, idents: &[Ident]) -> bool {
     visitor.result
 }
 
+/// Checks if the given type or any containing type path starts with the given ident.
+fn type_or_sub_type_path_starts_with_ident(ty: &Type, ident: &Ident) -> bool {
+    // Visits the ast and checks if the a type path starts with the given ident.
+    struct TypePathStartsWithIdent<'a> {
+        result: bool,
+        ident: &'a Ident,
+    }
+
+    impl<'a, 'ast> Visit<'ast> for TypePathStartsWithIdent<'a> {
+        fn visit_type_path(&mut self, i: &'ast TypePath) {
+            if i.qself.is_none() {
+                if let Some(segment) = i.path.segments.first() {
+                    if &segment.ident == self.ident {
+                        self.result = true;
+                        return
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            visit::visit_type_path(self, i);
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut visitor = TypePathStartsWithIdent {
+        result: false,
+        ident,
+    };
+    visitor.visit_type(ty);
+    visitor.result
+}
+
 /// Returns all types that must be added to the where clause with a boolean
 /// indicating if the field is [`scale::Compact`] or not.
 fn collect_types_to_bind(
@@ -128,7 +162,7 @@ fn collect_types_to_bind(
                 &&
                 // Remove all remaining types that start/contain the input ident
                 // to not have them in the where clause.
-                !type_contains_idents(&field.ty, &[input_ident.clone()])
+                !type_or_sub_type_path_starts_with_ident(&field.ty, &input_ident)
             })
             .map(|f| (f.ty.clone(), super::is_compact(f)))
             .collect()
diff --git a/test_suite/tests/derive.rs b/test_suite/tests/derive.rs
index b6a1bdb0..02a90a35 100644
--- a/test_suite/tests/derive.rs
+++ b/test_suite/tests/derive.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use scale_info::{
     prelude::{
         boxed::Box,
         marker::PhantomData,
+        vec::Vec,
     },
     tuple_meta_type,
     Path,
@@ -234,6 +235,40 @@ fn associated_types_derive_without_bounds() {
     assert_type!(Assoc<ConcreteTypes>, struct_type);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn associated_types_named_like_the_derived_type_works() {
+    trait Types {
+        type Assoc;
+    }
+    #[allow(unused)]
+    #[derive(TypeInfo)]
+    struct Assoc<T: Types> {
+        a: Vec<T::Assoc>,
+        b: Vec<<T>::Assoc>,
+        c: T::Assoc,
+        d: <T>::Assoc,
+    }
+
+    #[derive(TypeInfo)]
+    enum ConcreteTypes {}
+    impl Types for ConcreteTypes {
+        type Assoc = bool;
+    }
+
+    let struct_type = Type::builder()
+        .path(Path::new("Assoc", "derive"))
+        .type_params(tuple_meta_type!(ConcreteTypes))
+        .composite(
+            Fields::named()
+                .field_of::<Vec<bool>>("a", "Vec<T::Assoc>")
+                .field_of::<Vec<bool>>("b", "Vec<<T>::Assoc>")
+                .field_of::<bool>("c", "T::Assoc")
+                .field_of::<bool>("d", "<T>::Assoc"),
+        );
+
+    assert_type!(Assoc<ConcreteTypes>, struct_type);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn scale_compact_types_work_in_structs() {
     #[allow(unused)]