diff --git a/ifex/models/ifex/ifex_parser.py b/ifex/models/ifex/ifex_parser.py
index 0912f49..b8e9219 100644
--- a/ifex/models/ifex/ifex_parser.py
+++ b/ifex/models/ifex/ifex_parser.py
@@ -15,7 +15,53 @@
 
 import yaml, dacite
 from typing import Dict, Any
-from ifex.models.ifex.ifex_ast import AST
+from ifex.models.ifex.ifex_ast import AST, Namespace
+
+
+def _expand_dot_namespace(ns: Namespace) -> Namespace:
+    """Expand a dot-separated namespace name into nested Namespace objects.
+
+    ``name: A.B.C`` is equivalent to nesting::
+
+        name: A
+          namespaces:
+            - name: B
+              namespaces:
+                - name: C
+                  ...content...
+
+    Children are expanded recursively before wrapping.
+    """
+    expanded_children = [_expand_dot_namespace(child) for child in (ns.namespaces or [])]
+
+    parts = ns.name.split(".")
+    if len(parts) == 1:
+        ns.namespaces = expanded_children
+        return ns
+
+    # Innermost namespace carries all content from the dot-path namespace
+    inner = Namespace(
+        name=parts[-1],
+        description=ns.description,
+        major_version=ns.major_version,
+        minor_version=ns.minor_version,
+        version_label=ns.version_label,
+        events=ns.events,
+        methods=ns.methods,
+        typedefs=ns.typedefs,
+        includes=ns.includes,
+        structs=ns.structs,
+        enumerations=ns.enumerations,
+        properties=ns.properties,
+        namespaces=expanded_children,
+        interface=ns.interface,
+    )
+
+    # Wrap in empty intermediate layers
+    for part in reversed(parts[:-1]):
+        inner = Namespace(name=part, namespaces=[inner])
+
+    return inner
 
 
 def read_yaml_file(filename) -> str:
@@ -53,6 +99,7 @@ def get_ast_from_yaml_file(filename: str) -> AST:
         #cfg = dacite.Config(strict=True) # Fail if unknown keys in dict
         cfg = dacite.Config(strict=False) # Fail if unknown keys in dict
         ast = dacite.from_dict(data_class=AST, data=yaml_dict, config=cfg)
+        ast.namespaces = [_expand_dot_namespace(ns) for ns in (ast.namespaces or [])]
         return ast
     except dacite.UnexpectedDataError as e:
         print(f"ERROR: Read error resulting from {filename}: {e}")
diff --git a/tests/test_dot_path_namespace/dotpath.ifex b/tests/test_dot_path_namespace/dotpath.ifex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2bd186
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_dot_path_namespace/dotpath.ifex
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+namespaces:
+  - name: com.example.vehicle
+    description: Vehicle namespace
+    methods:
+      - name: start
+        description: Start the vehicle
diff --git a/tests/test_dot_path_namespace/nested.ifex b/tests/test_dot_path_namespace/nested.ifex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9d01c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_dot_path_namespace/nested.ifex
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+namespaces:
+  - name: com
+    namespaces:
+      - name: example
+        namespaces:
+          - name: vehicle
+            description: Vehicle namespace
+            methods:
+              - name: start
+                description: Start the vehicle
diff --git a/tests/test_dot_path_namespace/test_dot_path_namespace.py b/tests/test_dot_path_namespace/test_dot_path_namespace.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d877528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_dot_path_namespace/test_dot_path_namespace.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+"""Tests that a dot-separated namespace name expands to the same AST as
+explicitly nested namespaces."""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from ifex.models.ifex.ifex_parser import get_ast_from_yaml_file
+from ifex.models.ifex.ifex_ast import Namespace
+
+HERE = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+
+
+def _names(ns: Namespace) -> list:
+    """Return a nested list of namespace names mirroring the tree structure."""
+    return [ns.name, [_names(child) for child in ns.namespaces]]
+
+
+def test_dot_path_expands_to_nested():
+    dot = get_ast_from_yaml_file(str(HERE / "dotpath.ifex"))
+    nested = get_ast_from_yaml_file(str(HERE / "nested.ifex"))
+
+    # Both should produce exactly one top-level namespace: com
+    assert len(dot.namespaces) == 1
+    assert len(nested.namespaces) == 1
+
+    # The namespace tree shapes must match
+    assert _names(dot.namespaces[0]) == _names(nested.namespaces[0])
+
+    # The innermost namespace (vehicle) must carry the method
+    dot_vehicle = dot.namespaces[0].namespaces[0].namespaces[0]
+    assert dot_vehicle.name == "vehicle"
+    assert dot_vehicle.description == "Vehicle namespace"
+    assert len(dot_vehicle.methods) == 1
+    assert dot_vehicle.methods[0].name == "start"
+
+
+def test_plain_namespace_name_unchanged():
+    """A namespace without dots must not be modified."""
+    nested = get_ast_from_yaml_file(str(HERE / "nested.ifex"))
+    assert nested.namespaces[0].name == "com"
+
+
+def test_partial_dot_path():
+    """A two-part dot path produces exactly two namespace levels."""
+    from ifex.models.ifex.ifex_parser import _expand_dot_namespace
+    from ifex.models.ifex.ifex_ast import Namespace, Method
+
+    ns = Namespace(name="A.B", methods=[Method(name="foo")])
+    expanded = _expand_dot_namespace(ns)
+
+    assert expanded.name == "A"
+    assert len(expanded.namespaces) == 1
+    assert expanded.namespaces[0].name == "B"
+    assert expanded.namespaces[0].methods[0].name == "foo"