diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/ast.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/ast.rs
index b30268a..290b513 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/ast.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/ast.rs
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ pub enum PatternLiteral {
   StringPattern(Rc<String>),
   BoolPattern(bool),
   //TODO I think VarPattern also needs to know about FQSNs
-  VarPattern(Rc<String>)
+  VarPattern(QualifiedName)
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/parsing.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/parsing.rs
index 99505b4..3301462 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/parsing.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/parsing.rs
@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@
 //! ```text
 //! pattern := "(" (pattern, ",")* ")" | simple_pattern
 //! simple_pattern := pattern_literal | record_pattern | tuple_struct_pattern
-//! pattern_literal := "true" | "false" | signed_number_literal | STR_LITERAL | IDENTIFIER
+//! pattern_literal := "true" | "false" | signed_number_literal | STR_LITERAL | qualified_identifier
 //! signed_number_literal := "-"? number_literal
-//! record_pattern := IDENTIFIER "{" (record_pattern_entry, ",")* "}"
+//! record_pattern := qualified_identifier "{" (record_pattern_entry, ",")* "}"
 //! record_pattern_entry := IDENTIFIER | IDENTIFIER ":" Pattern
-//! tuple_struct_pattern := IDENTIFIER "(" (pattern, ",")* ")"
+//! tuple_struct_pattern := qualified_identifier "(" (pattern, ",")* ")"
 //! ```
 //!
 //! ### If-expressions
@@ -929,6 +929,28 @@ impl Parser {
     }
   }
 
+  #[recursive_descent_method]
+  fn simple_pattern(&mut self) -> ParseResult<Pattern> {
+    match self.token_handler.peek_kind() {
+      Identifier(_) => {
+        let qualified_name = self.qualified_name()?;
+        match self.token_handler.peek_kind() {
+          LCurlyBrace => {
+
+          },
+          LParen => {
+
+          },
+          _ => {
+
+          },
+        }
+      },
+      _ => self.pattern_literal()
+    }
+  }
+
+  /*
   #[recursive_descent_method]
   fn simple_pattern(&mut self) -> ParseResult<Pattern> {
     Ok({
@@ -970,6 +992,7 @@ impl Parser {
       }
     })
   }
+  */
 
   #[recursive_descent_method]
   fn signed_number_literal(&mut self) -> ParseResult<Pattern> {