diff --git a/src/Console/ModelsCommand.php b/src/Console/ModelsCommand.php
index 8e539d9..f3fb773 100644
--- a/src/Console/ModelsCommand.php
+++ b/src/Console/ModelsCommand.php
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ class ModelsCommand extends Command
      * @var array<string, Context>
      */
     protected $contextCache = [];
+    /**
+     * @var array<string, array<int, string>>
+     */
+    protected $localTypeAliasCache = [];
     /**
      * @var array<string, true>
      */
@@ -1485,12 +1489,55 @@ class ModelsCommand extends Command
                 return $typeAlias;
             }
 
+            $localTypeAlias = strtok(trim($returnTag->getContent()), " \t\n\r");
+
+            if ($localTypeAlias !== false
+                && in_array($localTypeAlias, $this->getLocalTypeAliases($reflection->getDeclaringClass()), true)
+            ) {
+                return $localTypeAlias;
+            }
+
             $type = $phpdoc->getTagsByName('return')[0]->getType();
         }
 
         return $type;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the type aliases declared or imported on the given class and its parents.
+     *
+     * These are local names rather than classes, so they must be left as-is
+     * instead of being resolved against the class namespace.
+     *
+     * @return array<int, string>
+     */
+    protected function getLocalTypeAliases(ReflectionClass $class): array
+    {
+        $key = $class->getName();
+
+        if (isset($this->localTypeAliasCache[$key])) {
+            return $this->localTypeAliasCache[$key];
+        }
+
+        $aliases = [];
+
+        for ($current = $class; $current !== false; $current = $current->getParentClass()) {
+            if (($docComment = $current->getDocComment()) === false) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            preg_match_all(
+                '/@(?:phpstan|psalm)-(?:import-)?type\s+([A-Za-z_\x80-\xff][A-Za-z0-9_\x80-\xff]*)/',
+                $docComment,
+                $matches
+            );
+
+            $aliases = array_merge($aliases, $matches[1]);
+        }
+
+        return $this->localTypeAliasCache[$key] = array_values(array_unique($aliases));
+    }
+
     protected function getDocBlockContext(\Reflector $reflector): Context
     {
         if ($reflector instanceof \ReflectionMethod) {
diff --git a/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/PhpstanImportType/Models/Shapes.php b/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/PhpstanImportType/Models/Shapes.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..351ec5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/PhpstanImportType/Models/Shapes.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Barryvdh\LaravelIdeHelper\Tests\Console\ModelsCommand\PhpstanImportType\Models;
+
+/**
+ * @phpstan-type ArrayShape array{name: string, age: int}
+ */
+class Shapes
+{
+}
diff --git a/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/PhpstanImportType/Models/Simple.php b/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/PhpstanImportType/Models/Simple.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8886345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/PhpstanImportType/Models/Simple.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Barryvdh\LaravelIdeHelper\Tests\Console\ModelsCommand\PhpstanImportType\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+/**
+ * @phpstan-import-type ArrayShape from Shapes
+ */
+class Simple extends Model
+{
+    /**
+     * @return ArrayShape
+     */
+    public function getSomeArrayAttribute(): array
+    {
+        return ['name' => 'Taylor', 'age' => 40];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @phpstan-return LocalShape
+     */
+    public function getLocalAttribute(): array
+    {
+        return [];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/PhpstanImportType/Test.php b/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/PhpstanImportType/Test.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..342cebf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/PhpstanImportType/Test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Barryvdh\LaravelIdeHelper\Tests\Console\ModelsCommand\PhpstanImportType;
+
+use Barryvdh\LaravelIdeHelper\Console\ModelsCommand;
+use Barryvdh\LaravelIdeHelper\Tests\Console\ModelsCommand\AbstractModelsCommand;
+
+class Test extends AbstractModelsCommand
+{
+    /**
+     * Types imported with `@phpstan-import-type` are local aliases, not classes
+     * in the model's namespace, so they must not be prefixed with it.
+     *
+     * @link https://github.com/barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper/issues/1773
+     */
+    public function testImportedTypeIsNotQualifiedWithTheModelNamespace(): void
+    {
+        $command = $this->app->make(ModelsCommand::class);
+
+        $tester = $this->runCommand($command, ['--write' => true]);
+
+        $this->assertSame(0, $tester->getStatusCode());
+        $this->assertMatchesMockedSnapshot();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/PhpstanImportType/__snapshots__/Test__testImportedTypeIsNotQualifiedWithTheModelNamespace__1.php b/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/PhpstanImportType/__snapshots__/Test__testImportedTypeIsNotQualifiedWithTheModelNamespace__1.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e7ab40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/PhpstanImportType/__snapshots__/Test__testImportedTypeIsNotQualifiedWithTheModelNamespace__1.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Barryvdh\LaravelIdeHelper\Tests\Console\ModelsCommand\PhpstanImportType\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+/**
+ * @phpstan-import-type ArrayShape from Shapes
+ * @property int $id
+ * @property-read array $local
+ * @property-read ArrayShape $some_array
+ * @method static \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder<static>|Simple newModelQuery()
+ * @method static \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder<static>|Simple newQuery()
+ * @method static \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder<static>|Simple query()
+ * @method static \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder<static>|Simple whereId($value)
+ * @mixin \Eloquent
+ */
+class Simple extends Model
+{
+    /**
+     * @return ArrayShape
+     */
+    public function getSomeArrayAttribute(): array
+    {
+        return ['name' => 'Taylor', 'age' => 40];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @phpstan-return LocalShape
+     */
+    public function getLocalAttribute(): array
+    {
+        return [];
+    }
+}