diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Documentation/GetPotentiallyNestedClassTypeReference.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Documentation/GetPotentiallyNestedClassTypeReference.cs
index 4394157f0..46b11db6c 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Documentation/GetPotentiallyNestedClassTypeReference.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Documentation/GetPotentiallyNestedClassTypeReference.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection.Metadata;
+using ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Metadata;
 using ICSharpCode.Decompiler.TypeSystem;
 using ICSharpCode.Decompiler.TypeSystem.Implementation;
 
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Documentation
 	/// The type parameter count only applies to the innermost type, all outer types must be non-generic.
 	/// </summary>
 	[Serializable]
-	class GetPotentiallyNestedClassTypeReference : ITypeReference
+	public class GetPotentiallyNestedClassTypeReference : ITypeReference
 	{
 		readonly string typeName;
 		readonly int typeParameterCount;
@@ -67,5 +69,49 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Documentation
 			// give back a guessed namespace/type name
 			return  new UnknownType(typeName.Substring(0, idx), typeName.Substring(idx + 1), typeParameterCount);
 		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Resolves the type reference within the context of the given PE file.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <returns>Either TypeDefinitionHandle, if the type is defined in the module or ExportedTypeHandle,
+		/// if the module contains a type forwarder. Returns a nil handle, if the type was not found.</returns>
+		public EntityHandle ResolveInPEFile(PEFile module)
+		{
+			string[] parts = typeName.Split('.');
+			for (int i = parts.Length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+				string ns = string.Join(".", parts, 0, i);
+				string name = parts[i];
+				int topLevelTPC = (i == parts.Length - 1 ? typeParameterCount : 0);
+				var topLevelName = new TopLevelTypeName(ns, name, topLevelTPC);
+				var typeHandle = module.GetTypeDefinition(topLevelName);
+
+				for (int j = i + 1; j < parts.Length && !typeHandle.IsNil; j++) {
+					int tpc = (j == parts.Length - 1 ? typeParameterCount : 0);
+					var typeDef = module.Metadata.GetTypeDefinition(typeHandle);
+					string lookupName = parts[j] + (tpc > 0 ? "`" + tpc : "");
+					typeHandle = typeDef.GetNestedTypes().FirstOrDefault(n => IsEqualShortName(n, module.Metadata, lookupName));
+				}
+
+				if (!typeHandle.IsNil)
+					return typeHandle;
+				FullTypeName typeName = topLevelName;
+				for (int j = i + 1; j < parts.Length; j++) {
+					int tpc = (j == parts.Length - 1 ? typeParameterCount : 0);
+					typeName = typeName.NestedType(parts[j], tpc);
+				}
+
+				var exportedType = module.GetTypeForwarder(typeName);
+				if (!exportedType.IsNil)
+					return exportedType;
+			}
+
+			return default;
+
+			bool IsEqualShortName(TypeDefinitionHandle h, MetadataReader metadata, string name)
+			{
+				var nestedType = metadata.GetTypeDefinition(h);
+				return metadata.StringComparer.Equals(nestedType.Name, name);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/SRMExtensions.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/SRMExtensions.cs
index cb43e3691..07600038a 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/SRMExtensions.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/SRMExtensions.cs
@@ -241,9 +241,14 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler
 
 		public static FullTypeName GetFullTypeName(this ExportedType type, MetadataReader metadata)
 		{
-			string ns = type.Namespace.IsNil ? "" : metadata.GetString(type.Namespace);
 			string name = ReflectionHelper.SplitTypeParameterCountFromReflectionName(metadata.GetString(type.Name), out int typeParameterCount);
-			return new TopLevelTypeName(ns, name, typeParameterCount);
+			if (type.Implementation.Kind == HandleKind.ExportedType) {
+				var outerType = metadata.GetExportedType((ExportedTypeHandle)type.Implementation);
+				return outerType.GetFullTypeName(metadata).NestedType(name, typeParameterCount);
+			} else {
+				string ns = type.Namespace.IsNil ? "" : metadata.GetString(type.Namespace);
+				return new TopLevelTypeName(ns, name, typeParameterCount);
+			}
 		}
 
 		public static bool IsAnonymousType(this TypeDefinition type, MetadataReader metadata)
diff --git a/ILSpy/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/ILSpy/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index 0b0add19a..d5cbbddbd 100644
--- a/ILSpy/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/ILSpy/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection.Metadata;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Controls;
@@ -287,12 +288,25 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.ILSpy
 						}
 					}
 				} else {
+					ITypeReference typeRef = null;
+					IMemberReference memberRef = null;
+					if (args.NavigateTo.StartsWith("T:", StringComparison.Ordinal)) {
+						typeRef = IdStringProvider.ParseTypeName(args.NavigateTo);
+					} else {
+						memberRef = IdStringProvider.ParseMemberIdString(args.NavigateTo);
+						typeRef = memberRef.DeclaringTypeReference;
+					}
 					foreach (LoadedAssembly asm in commandLineLoadedAssemblies) {
-						var def = asm.GetPEFileOrNull();
-						if (def != null) {
-							var compilation = new SimpleCompilation(def, MinimalCorlib.Instance);
-							var mr = IdStringProvider.FindEntity(args.NavigateTo, new SimpleTypeResolveContext(compilation));
-							if (mr != null) {
+						var module = asm.GetPEFileOrNull();
+						if (CanResolveTypeInPEFile(module, typeRef, out var typeHandle)) {
+							IEntity mr = null;
+							ICompilation compilation = typeHandle.Kind == HandleKind.ExportedType
+								? new DecompilerTypeSystem(module, module.GetAssemblyResolver())
+								: new SimpleCompilation(module, MinimalCorlib.Instance);
+							mr = memberRef == null
+								? typeRef.Resolve(new SimpleTypeResolveContext(compilation)) as ITypeDefinition
+								: (IEntity)memberRef.Resolve(new SimpleTypeResolveContext(compilation));
+							if (mr != null && mr.ParentModule.PEFile != null) {
 								found = true;
 								// Defer JumpToReference call to allow an assembly that was loaded while
 								// resolving a type-forwarder in FindMemberByKey to appear in the assembly list.
@@ -320,6 +334,30 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.ILSpy
 			commandLineLoadedAssemblies.Clear(); // clear references once we don't need them anymore
 		}
 
+		private bool CanResolveTypeInPEFile(PEFile module, ITypeReference typeRef, out EntityHandle typeHandle)
+		{
+			switch (typeRef) {
+				case GetPotentiallyNestedClassTypeReference topLevelType:
+					typeHandle = topLevelType.ResolveInPEFile(module);
+					return !typeHandle.IsNil;
+				case NestedTypeReference nestedType:
+					if (!CanResolveTypeInPEFile(module, nestedType.DeclaringTypeReference, out typeHandle))
+						return false;
+					if (typeHandle.Kind == HandleKind.ExportedType)
+						return true;
+					var typeDef = module.Metadata.GetTypeDefinition((TypeDefinitionHandle)typeHandle);
+					typeHandle = typeDef.GetNestedTypes().FirstOrDefault(t => {
+						var td = module.Metadata.GetTypeDefinition(t);
+						var typeName = ReflectionHelper.SplitTypeParameterCountFromReflectionName(module.Metadata.GetString(td.Name), out int typeParameterCount);
+						return nestedType.AdditionalTypeParameterCount == typeParameterCount && nestedType.Name == typeName;
+					});
+					return !typeHandle.IsNil;
+				default:
+					typeHandle = default;
+					return false;
+			}
+		}
+
 		void MainWindow_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 		{
 			ILSpySettings spySettings = this.spySettings;