diff --git a/flecs.c b/flecs.c
index b4d79d4fb..ca6143457 100644
--- a/flecs.c
+++ b/flecs.c
@@ -19151,7 +19151,7 @@ ecs_entity_t ecs_cpp_component_register(
     /* If no entity is found, lookup symbol to check if the component was
      * registered under a different name. */
     } else if (!implicit_name) {
-        ent = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, symbol, false);
+        ent = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, symbol, false, false);
         ecs_assert(ent == 0 || (ent == id), ECS_INCONSISTENT_COMPONENT_ID, symbol);
     }
 
@@ -19184,7 +19184,7 @@ ecs_entity_t ecs_cpp_component_register_explicit(
         if (!name) {
             // If no name was provided first check if a type with the provided
             // symbol was already registered.
-            id = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, symbol, false);
+            id = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, symbol, false, false);
             if (id) {
                 existing_name = ecs_get_path_w_sep(world, 0, id, "::", "::");
                 name = existing_name;
@@ -46466,7 +46466,8 @@ ecs_entity_t meta_lookup_array(
         goto error;
     }
 
-    ecs_entity_t element_type = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, params.type.type, true);
+    ecs_entity_t element_type = ecs_lookup_symbol(
+        world, params.type.type, true, true);
     if (!element_type) {
         ecs_meta_error(ctx, params_decl, "unknown element type '%s'",
             params.type.type);
@@ -46634,7 +46635,7 @@ ecs_entity_t meta_lookup(
         } else if (!ecs_os_strcmp(typename, "char*")) {
             type = ecs_id(ecs_string_t);
         } else {
-            type = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, typename, true);
+            type = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, typename, true, true);
         }
     } else {
         if (!ecs_os_strcmp(typename, "char")) {
@@ -46649,7 +46650,7 @@ ecs_entity_t meta_lookup(
             typename = "flecs.meta.string";
         }
 
-        type = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, typename, true);
+        type = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, typename, true, true);
     }
 
     if (count != 1) {
@@ -50616,7 +50617,7 @@ int flecs_term_id_lookup(
         return 0;
     }
 
-    ecs_entity_t e = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, name, true);
+    ecs_entity_t e = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, name, true, true);
     if (scope && !e) {
         e = ecs_lookup_child(world, scope, name);
     }
@@ -62398,7 +62399,8 @@ ecs_entity_t ecs_lookup(
 ecs_entity_t ecs_lookup_symbol(
     const ecs_world_t *world,
     const char *name,
-    bool lookup_as_path)
+    bool lookup_as_path,
+    bool recursive)
 {   
     if (!name) {
         return 0;
@@ -62413,7 +62415,7 @@ ecs_entity_t ecs_lookup_symbol(
     }
 
     if (lookup_as_path) {
-        return ecs_lookup_fullpath(world, name);
+        return ecs_lookup_path_w_sep(world, 0, name, ".", NULL, recursive);
     }
 
 error:
diff --git a/flecs.h b/flecs.h
index fc3d65921..67e5e76a0 100644
--- a/flecs.h
+++ b/flecs.h
@@ -5960,12 +5960,19 @@ ecs_entity_t ecs_lookup_path_w_sep(
  *
  * This operation can be useful to resolve, for example, a type by its C 
  * identifier, which does not include the Flecs namespacing.
+ * 
+ * @param world The world.
+ * @param symbol The symbol.
+ * @param lookup_as_path If not found as a symbol, lookup as path.
+ * @param recursive If looking up as path, recursively traverse up the tree.
+ * @return The entity if found, else 0.
  */
 FLECS_API
 ecs_entity_t ecs_lookup_symbol(
     const ecs_world_t *world,
     const char *symbol,
-    bool lookup_as_path);
+    bool lookup_as_path,
+    bool recursive);
 
 /** Get a path identifier for an entity.
  * This operation creates a path that contains the names of the entities from
@@ -27900,7 +27907,7 @@ ecs_entity_t do_import(world& world, const char *symbol) {
     ecs_set_scope(world, scope);
 
     // It should now be possible to lookup the module
-    ecs_entity_t m = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, symbol, true);
+    ecs_entity_t m = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, symbol, true, false);
     ecs_assert(m != 0, ECS_MODULE_UNDEFINED, symbol);
     ecs_assert(m == m_c, ECS_INTERNAL_ERROR, NULL);
 
@@ -27913,7 +27920,7 @@ template <typename T>
 flecs::entity import(world& world) {
     const char *symbol = _::symbol_name<T>();
 
-    ecs_entity_t m = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, symbol, true);
+    ecs_entity_t m = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, symbol, true, false);
     
     if (!_::cpp_type<T>::registered(world)) {
 
diff --git a/include/flecs.h b/include/flecs.h
index ba89b268f..324c98301 100644
--- a/include/flecs.h
+++ b/include/flecs.h
@@ -3207,12 +3207,19 @@ ecs_entity_t ecs_lookup_path_w_sep(
  *
  * This operation can be useful to resolve, for example, a type by its C 
  * identifier, which does not include the Flecs namespacing.
+ * 
+ * @param world The world.
+ * @param symbol The symbol.
+ * @param lookup_as_path If not found as a symbol, lookup as path.
+ * @param recursive If looking up as path, recursively traverse up the tree.
+ * @return The entity if found, else 0.
  */
 FLECS_API
 ecs_entity_t ecs_lookup_symbol(
     const ecs_world_t *world,
     const char *symbol,
-    bool lookup_as_path);
+    bool lookup_as_path,
+    bool recursive);
 
 /** Get a path identifier for an entity.
  * This operation creates a path that contains the names of the entities from
diff --git a/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/module/impl.hpp b/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/module/impl.hpp
index 47f59395d..d99c2e7d2 100644
--- a/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/module/impl.hpp
+++ b/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/module/impl.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ecs_entity_t do_import(world& world, const char *symbol) {
     ecs_set_scope(world, scope);
 
     // It should now be possible to lookup the module
-    ecs_entity_t m = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, symbol, true);
+    ecs_entity_t m = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, symbol, true, false);
     ecs_assert(m != 0, ECS_MODULE_UNDEFINED, symbol);
     ecs_assert(m == m_c, ECS_INTERNAL_ERROR, NULL);
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ template <typename T>
 flecs::entity import(world& world) {
     const char *symbol = _::symbol_name<T>();
 
-    ecs_entity_t m = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, symbol, true);
+    ecs_entity_t m = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, symbol, true, false);
     
     if (!_::cpp_type<T>::registered(world)) {
 
diff --git a/src/addons/flecs_cpp.c b/src/addons/flecs_cpp.c
index 54dbe8dea..0176d4c64 100644
--- a/src/addons/flecs_cpp.c
+++ b/src/addons/flecs_cpp.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ ecs_entity_t ecs_cpp_component_register(
     /* If no entity is found, lookup symbol to check if the component was
      * registered under a different name. */
     } else if (!implicit_name) {
-        ent = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, symbol, false);
+        ent = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, symbol, false, false);
         ecs_assert(ent == 0 || (ent == id), ECS_INCONSISTENT_COMPONENT_ID, symbol);
     }
 
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ ecs_entity_t ecs_cpp_component_register_explicit(
         if (!name) {
             // If no name was provided first check if a type with the provided
             // symbol was already registered.
-            id = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, symbol, false);
+            id = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, symbol, false, false);
             if (id) {
                 existing_name = ecs_get_path_w_sep(world, 0, id, "::", "::");
                 name = existing_name;
diff --git a/src/addons/meta_c.c b/src/addons/meta_c.c
index 2d7d1e4ad..256752a31 100644
--- a/src/addons/meta_c.c
+++ b/src/addons/meta_c.c
@@ -472,7 +472,8 @@ ecs_entity_t meta_lookup_array(
         goto error;
     }
 
-    ecs_entity_t element_type = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, params.type.type, true);
+    ecs_entity_t element_type = ecs_lookup_symbol(
+        world, params.type.type, true, true);
     if (!element_type) {
         ecs_meta_error(ctx, params_decl, "unknown element type '%s'",
             params.type.type);
@@ -640,7 +641,7 @@ ecs_entity_t meta_lookup(
         } else if (!ecs_os_strcmp(typename, "char*")) {
             type = ecs_id(ecs_string_t);
         } else {
-            type = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, typename, true);
+            type = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, typename, true, true);
         }
     } else {
         if (!ecs_os_strcmp(typename, "char")) {
@@ -655,7 +656,7 @@ ecs_entity_t meta_lookup(
             typename = "flecs.meta.string";
         }
 
-        type = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, typename, true);
+        type = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, typename, true, true);
     }
 
     if (count != 1) {
diff --git a/src/filter.c b/src/filter.c
index 094edadb8..b33b51255 100644
--- a/src/filter.c
+++ b/src/filter.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ int flecs_term_id_lookup(
         return 0;
     }
 
-    ecs_entity_t e = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, name, true);
+    ecs_entity_t e = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, name, true, true);
     if (scope && !e) {
         e = ecs_lookup_child(world, scope, name);
     }
diff --git a/src/hierarchy.c b/src/hierarchy.c
index 9a219ecea..699c7a983 100644
--- a/src/hierarchy.c
+++ b/src/hierarchy.c
@@ -349,7 +349,8 @@ ecs_entity_t ecs_lookup(
 ecs_entity_t ecs_lookup_symbol(
     const ecs_world_t *world,
     const char *name,
-    bool lookup_as_path)
+    bool lookup_as_path,
+    bool recursive)
 {   
     if (!name) {
         return 0;
@@ -364,7 +365,7 @@ ecs_entity_t ecs_lookup_symbol(
     }
 
     if (lookup_as_path) {
-        return ecs_lookup_fullpath(world, name);
+        return ecs_lookup_path_w_sep(world, 0, name, ".", NULL, recursive);
     }
 
 error:
diff --git a/test/addons/src/Modules.c b/test/addons/src/Modules.c
index 68ecad97c..dac41a459 100644
--- a/test/addons/src/Modules.c
+++ b/test/addons/src/Modules.c
@@ -280,11 +280,11 @@ void Modules_lookup_by_symbol() {
 
     ECS_IMPORT(world, SimpleModule);
 
-    ecs_entity_t e = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, "Position", true);
+    ecs_entity_t e = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, "Position", true, true);
     test_assert(e != 0);
     test_assert(e == ecs_id(Position));
 
-    e = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, "SimpleFooComponent", true);
+    e = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, "SimpleFooComponent", true, true);
     test_assert(e != 0);
     test_assert(e == ecs_id(SimpleFooComponent));
 
diff --git a/test/api/src/Lookup.c b/test/api/src/Lookup.c
index 51141543c..2ca3e9aa5 100644
--- a/test/api/src/Lookup.c
+++ b/test/api/src/Lookup.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ void Lookup_lookup_symbol_by_id() {
     ecs_world_t *world = ecs_mini();
 
     ecs_ensure(world, 1000);
-    ecs_entity_t e = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, "1000", true);
+    ecs_entity_t e = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, "1000", true, true);
     test_int(e, 1000);
 
     ecs_fini(world);
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void Lookup_lookup_symbol_w_digit() {
     ecs_world_t *world = ecs_mini();
 
     ecs_entity_t e = ecs_set_symbol(world, 0, "10_id");    
-    ecs_entity_t e2 = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, "10_id", true);
+    ecs_entity_t e2 = ecs_lookup_symbol(world, "10_id", true, true);
     test_assert(e == e2);
 
     ecs_fini(world);
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ void Lookup_lookup_null() {
 void Lookup_lookup_symbol_null() {
     ecs_world_t *world = ecs_mini();
 
-    test_assert(ecs_lookup_symbol(world, NULL, true) == 0);
+    test_assert(ecs_lookup_symbol(world, NULL, true, true) == 0);
 
     ecs_fini(world);
 }
@@ -389,11 +389,11 @@ void Lookup_lookup_path_wildcard_from_scope() {
 void Lookup_resolve_builtin_symbols() {
     ecs_world_t *world = ecs_mini();
 
-    test_assert(ecs_lookup_symbol(world, "EcsComponent", false) == ecs_id(EcsComponent));
-    test_assert(ecs_lookup_symbol(world, "EcsIdentifier", false) == ecs_id(EcsIdentifier));
+    test_assert(ecs_lookup_symbol(world, "EcsComponent", false, true) == ecs_id(EcsComponent));
+    test_assert(ecs_lookup_symbol(world, "EcsIdentifier", false, true) == ecs_id(EcsIdentifier));
 
-    test_assert(ecs_lookup_symbol(world, "EcsName", false) == EcsName);
-    test_assert(ecs_lookup_symbol(world, "EcsSymbol", false) == EcsSymbol);
+    test_assert(ecs_lookup_symbol(world, "EcsName", false, true) == EcsName);
+    test_assert(ecs_lookup_symbol(world, "EcsSymbol", false, true) == EcsSymbol);
 
     ecs_fini(world);
 }
diff --git a/test/cpp_api/project.json b/test/cpp_api/project.json
index 1bd0425be..17b738f3e 100644
--- a/test/cpp_api/project.json
+++ b/test/cpp_api/project.json
@@ -986,7 +986,8 @@
                 "implicit_module",
                 "module_in_namespace_w_root_name",
                 "module_as_entity",
-                "module_as_component"
+                "module_as_component",
+                "module_with_core_name"
             ]
         }, {
             "id": "ImplicitComponents",
@@ -1073,6 +1074,7 @@
                 "reregister_after_reset_w_hooks_and_in_use",
                 "reregister_after_reset_w_hooks_and_in_use_implicit",
                 "register_component_w_reset_in_multithreaded",
+                "register_component_w_core_name",
                 "count",
                 "count_id",
                 "count_pair",
diff --git a/test/cpp_api/src/Module.cpp b/test/cpp_api/src/Module.cpp
index 3c230e297..fe87dc3ed 100644
--- a/test/cpp_api/src/Module.cpp
+++ b/test/cpp_api/src/Module.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ class NamedModuleInRoot {
 
 }
 
+struct Module {
+    Module(flecs::world& world) {
+        world.module<Module>();
+        world.component<Position>();
+    }
+};
+
 void Module_import() {
     flecs::world world;
     auto m = world.import<ns::SimpleModule>();
@@ -256,3 +263,16 @@ void Module_module_as_component() {
     auto e = world.component<ns::SimpleModule>();
     test_assert(m == e);
 }
+
+void Module_module_with_core_name() {
+    flecs::world world;
+
+    flecs::entity m = world.import<Module>();
+    test_assert(m != 0);
+    test_str(m.path().c_str(), "::Module");
+
+    flecs::entity pos = m.lookup("Position");
+    test_assert(pos != 0);
+    test_str(pos.path().c_str(), "::Module::Position");
+    test_assert(pos == world.id<Position>());
+}
diff --git a/test/cpp_api/src/World.cpp b/test/cpp_api/src/World.cpp
index 532269c42..eb739dc7e 100644
--- a/test/cpp_api/src/World.cpp
+++ b/test/cpp_api/src/World.cpp
@@ -303,6 +303,16 @@ void World_register_component_w_reset_in_multithreaded() {
     test_int(p->y, 20);
 }
 
+struct Module { };
+
+void World_register_component_w_core_name() {
+    flecs::world ecs;
+
+    flecs::entity c = ecs.component<Module>();
+    test_assert(c != 0);
+    test_str(c.path().c_str(), "::Module");
+}
+
 template <typename T>
 struct Tmp { int32_t v; };
 struct Test { };
@@ -1704,3 +1714,4 @@ void World_id_from_pair_type() {
     test_assert(id.first() == ecs.id<Position>());
     test_assert(id.second() == ecs.id<Velocity>());
 }
+
diff --git a/test/cpp_api/src/main.cpp b/test/cpp_api/src/main.cpp
index 7d1e2ba37..98801839f 100644
--- a/test/cpp_api/src/main.cpp
+++ b/test/cpp_api/src/main.cpp
@@ -945,6 +945,7 @@ void Module_implicit_module(void);
 void Module_module_in_namespace_w_root_name(void);
 void Module_module_as_entity(void);
 void Module_module_as_component(void);
+void Module_module_with_core_name(void);
 
 // Testsuite 'ImplicitComponents'
 void ImplicitComponents_add(void);
@@ -1023,6 +1024,7 @@ void World_register_meta_after_reset(void);
 void World_reregister_after_reset_w_hooks_and_in_use(void);
 void World_reregister_after_reset_w_hooks_and_in_use_implicit(void);
 void World_register_component_w_reset_in_multithreaded(void);
+void World_register_component_w_core_name(void);
 void World_count(void);
 void World_count_id(void);
 void World_count_pair(void);
@@ -4902,6 +4904,10 @@ bake_test_case Module_testcases[] = {
     {
         "module_as_component",
         Module_module_as_component
+    },
+    {
+        "module_with_core_name",
+        Module_module_with_core_name
     }
 };
 
@@ -5195,6 +5201,10 @@ bake_test_case World_testcases[] = {
         "register_component_w_reset_in_multithreaded",
         World_register_component_w_reset_in_multithreaded
     },
+    {
+        "register_component_w_core_name",
+        World_register_component_w_core_name
+    },
     {
         "count",
         World_count
@@ -6195,7 +6205,7 @@ static bake_test_suite suites[] = {
         "Module",
         NULL,
         NULL,
-        11,
+        12,
         Module_testcases
     },
     {
@@ -6223,7 +6233,7 @@ static bake_test_suite suites[] = {
         "World",
         NULL,
         NULL,
-        96,
+        97,
         World_testcases
     },
     {