diff --git a/datacontract/export/avro_converter.py b/datacontract/export/avro_converter.py
index a9696a33..2adf8f89 100644
--- a/datacontract/export/avro_converter.py
+++ b/datacontract/export/avro_converter.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 
 def to_avro_schema(model_name, model) -> dict:
-    return to_avro_record(model_name, model.fields, model.description)
+    return to_avro_record(model_name, model.fields, model.description, model.namespace)
 
 
 def to_avro_schema_json(model_name, model) -> str:
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ def to_avro_schema_json(model_name, model) -> str:
     return json.dumps(schema, indent=2, sort_keys=False)
 
 
-def to_avro_record(name, fields, description) -> dict:
+def to_avro_record(name, fields, description, namespace) -> dict:
     schema = {"type": "record", "name": name}
     if description is not None:
         schema["doc"] = description
+    if namespace is not None:
+        schema["namespace"] = namespace
     schema["fields"] = to_avro_fields(fields)
     return schema
 
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ def to_avro_field(field, field_name):
     return avro_field
 
 
-def to_avro_type(field: Field, field_name: str) -> str:
+def to_avro_type(field: Field, field_name: str) -> str | dict:
     if field.type is None:
         return "null"
     if field.type in ["string", "varchar", "text"]:
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ def to_avro_type(field: Field, field_name: str) -> str:
     elif field.type in ["time"]:
         return "long"
     elif field.type in ["object", "record", "struct"]:
-        return to_avro_record(field_name, field.fields, field.description)
+        return to_avro_record(field_name, field.fields, field.description, None)
     elif field.type in ["binary"]:
         return "bytes"
     elif field.type in ["array"]:
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/kafka-avro-remote/datacontract.yaml b/tests/fixtures/kafka-avro-remote/datacontract.yaml
index b740e1c0..75062f76 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/kafka-avro-remote/datacontract.yaml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/kafka-avro-remote/datacontract.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ models:
   orders:
     type: table
     description: My Model
+    namespace: com.example.checkout
     fields:
       ordertime:
         type: bigint
diff --git a/tests/test_export_avro.py b/tests/test_export_avro.py
index 63b9a8cc..07c4bcf6 100644
--- a/tests/test_export_avro.py
+++ b/tests/test_export_avro.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ def test_to_avro_schema():
     }
   ],
   "name": "orders",
+  "namespace": "com.example.checkout",
   "doc": "My Model",
   "type": "record"
 }