diff --git a/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps_properties.h b/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps_properties.h
index 6302abe5a..a38925ff6 100644
--- a/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps_properties.h
+++ b/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps_properties.h
@@ -11,20 +11,16 @@ LICENSE END */
 #include <string_view>
 #include <memory>
 
-namespace sixtyfps {
-namespace cbindgen_private {
+namespace sixtyfps::cbindgen_private {
 struct PropertyAnimation;
 }
-}
 
 #include "sixtyfps_properties_internal.h"
 
-namespace sixtyfps {
+namespace sixtyfps::private_api {
 
 using cbindgen_private::StateInfo;
 
-namespace private_api {
-
 inline void sixtyfps_property_set_animated_binding_helper(
         const cbindgen_private::PropertyHandleOpaque *handle, void (*binding)(void *, int32_t *),
         void *user_data, void (*drop_user_data)(void *),
@@ -301,6 +297,4 @@ private:
     cbindgen_private::PropertyTrackerOpaque inner;
 };
 
-} // namespace private_api
-
-} // namespace sixtyfps
+} // namespace sixtyfps::private_api
diff --git a/api/sixtyfps-rs/lib.rs b/api/sixtyfps-rs/lib.rs
index 3a791720d..312e83ad2 100644
--- a/api/sixtyfps-rs/lib.rs
+++ b/api/sixtyfps-rs/lib.rs
@@ -208,11 +208,6 @@ pub fn register_font_from_path<P: AsRef<std::path::Path>>(
     sixtyfps_rendering_backend_default::backend().register_font_from_path(path.as_ref())
 }
 
-// FIXME: this should not be in this namespace
-// but the name is `sixtyfps::StateInfo` in builtin.60
-#[doc(hidden)]
-pub use sixtyfps_corelib::properties::StateInfo;
-
 /// internal re_exports used by the macro generated
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub mod re_exports {
@@ -241,7 +236,9 @@ pub mod re_exports {
     pub use sixtyfps_corelib::items::*;
     pub use sixtyfps_corelib::layout::*;
     pub use sixtyfps_corelib::model::*;
-    pub use sixtyfps_corelib::properties::{set_state_binding, Property, PropertyTracker};
+    pub use sixtyfps_corelib::properties::{
+        set_state_binding, Property, PropertyTracker, StateInfo,
+    };
     pub use sixtyfps_corelib::slice::Slice;
     pub use sixtyfps_corelib::window::ComponentWindow;
     pub use sixtyfps_corelib::Color;
diff --git a/sixtyfps_compiler/builtins.60 b/sixtyfps_compiler/builtins.60
index dacd5471d..a0b49562d 100644
--- a/sixtyfps_compiler/builtins.60
+++ b/sixtyfps_compiler/builtins.60
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ export struct StandardListViewItem := {
 }
 
 export struct StateInfo := {
-    //-name:sixtyfps::StateInfo
+    //-name:sixtyfps::private_api::StateInfo
     current_state: int,
     previous_state: int,
     //change_time: duration,
diff --git a/sixtyfps_compiler/generator/rust.rs b/sixtyfps_compiler/generator/rust.rs
index ac417867a..535370de1 100644
--- a/sixtyfps_compiler/generator/rust.rs
+++ b/sixtyfps_compiler/generator/rust.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fn rust_type(ty: &Type) -> Option<proc_macro2::TokenStream> {
             // This will produce a tuple
             Some(quote!((#(#elem,)*)))
         }
-        Type::Struct { name: Some(name), .. } => Some(name.parse().unwrap()),
+        Type::Struct { name: Some(name), .. } => Some(struct_name_to_tokens(&name)),
         Type::Array(o) => {
             let inner = rust_type(&o)?;
             Some(quote!(sixtyfps::re_exports::ModelHandle<#inner>))
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ fn compile_expression(expr: &Expression, component: &Rc<Component>) -> TokenStre
                         let name = format_ident!("{}", name);
                         quote!(#name: obj.#index as _)
                     });
-                    let id : TokenStream = n.parse().unwrap();
+                    let id = struct_name_to_tokens(n);
                     quote!({ let obj = #f; #id { #(#fields),*} })
                 }
                 _ => f,
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ fn compile_expression(expr: &Expression, component: &Rc<Component>) -> TokenStre
                     })
                 });
                 if let Some(name) = name {
-                    let name : TokenStream = name.parse().unwrap();
+                    let name : TokenStream = struct_name_to_tokens(name.as_str());
                     let keys = fields.keys().map(|k| k.parse::<TokenStream>().unwrap());
                     quote!(#name { #(#keys: #elem,)* })
                 } else {
@@ -1537,6 +1537,12 @@ fn compile_expression(expr: &Expression, component: &Rc<Component>) -> TokenStre
     }
 }
 
+/// Return a TokenStream for a name (as in [`Type::Struct::name`])
+fn struct_name_to_tokens(name: &str) -> TokenStream {
+    // the name match the C++ signature so we need to change that to the rust namespace
+    name.replace("::private_api::", "::re_exports::").parse().unwrap()
+}
+
 fn compile_assignment(
     lhs: &Expression,
     op: char,