diff --git a/.changelog/unreleased/improvements/1017-use-global-paths-in-generated-code.md b/.changelog/unreleased/improvements/1017-use-global-paths-in-generated-code.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89282ec02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/unreleased/improvements/1017-use-global-paths-in-generated-code.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- `[ibc-derive]` Use global paths in generated code by macros to prevent
+  namespace conflicts with local modules
+  ([#1017](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-rs/pull/1017))
diff --git a/ibc-derive/src/utils.rs b/ibc-derive/src/utils.rs
index 3a1ea8b66..a8fbfd1cb 100644
--- a/ibc-derive/src/utils.rs
+++ b/ibc-derive/src/utils.rs
@@ -10,67 +10,67 @@ pub struct Imports;
 
 impl Imports {
     pub fn CommitmentRoot() -> TokenStream {
-        quote! {ibc::core::commitment_types::commitment::CommitmentRoot}
+        quote! {::ibc::core::commitment_types::commitment::CommitmentRoot}
     }
 
     pub fn CommitmentPrefix() -> TokenStream {
-        quote! {ibc::core::commitment_types::commitment::CommitmentPrefix}
+        quote! {::ibc::core::commitment_types::commitment::CommitmentPrefix}
     }
 
     pub fn CommitmentProofBytes() -> TokenStream {
-        quote! {ibc::core::commitment_types::commitment::CommitmentProofBytes}
+        quote! {::ibc::core::commitment_types::commitment::CommitmentProofBytes}
     }
 
     pub fn Path() -> TokenStream {
-        quote! {ibc::core::host::types::path::Path}
+        quote! {::ibc::core::host::types::path::Path}
     }
 
     pub fn ConsensusState() -> TokenStream {
-        quote! {ibc::core::client::context::consensus_state::ConsensusState}
+        quote! {::ibc::core::client::context::consensus_state::ConsensusState}
     }
 
     pub fn ClientStateCommon() -> TokenStream {
-        quote! {ibc::core::client::context::client_state::ClientStateCommon}
+        quote! {::ibc::core::client::context::client_state::ClientStateCommon}
     }
 
     pub fn ClientStateValidation() -> TokenStream {
-        quote! {ibc::core::client::context::client_state::ClientStateValidation}
+        quote! {::ibc::core::client::context::client_state::ClientStateValidation}
     }
 
     pub fn ClientStateExecution() -> TokenStream {
-        quote! {ibc::core::client::context::client_state::ClientStateExecution}
+        quote! {::ibc::core::client::context::client_state::ClientStateExecution}
     }
 
     pub fn ClientId() -> TokenStream {
-        quote! {ibc::core::host::types::identifiers::ClientId}
+        quote! {::ibc::core::host::types::identifiers::ClientId}
     }
 
     pub fn ClientType() -> TokenStream {
-        quote! {ibc::core::host::types::identifiers::ClientType}
+        quote! {::ibc::core::host::types::identifiers::ClientType}
     }
 
     pub fn ClientError() -> TokenStream {
-        quote! {ibc::core::client::types::error::ClientError}
+        quote! {::ibc::core::client::types::error::ClientError}
     }
 
     pub fn Height() -> TokenStream {
-        quote! {ibc::core::client::types::Height}
+        quote! {::ibc::core::client::types::Height}
     }
 
     pub fn Any() -> TokenStream {
-        quote! {ibc::primitives::proto::Any}
+        quote! {::ibc::primitives::proto::Any}
     }
 
     pub fn Timestamp() -> TokenStream {
-        quote! {ibc::core::primitives::Timestamp}
+        quote! {::ibc::core::primitives::Timestamp}
     }
 
     pub fn UpdateKind() -> TokenStream {
-        quote! {ibc::core::client::types::UpdateKind}
+        quote! {::ibc::core::client::types::UpdateKind}
     }
 
     pub fn Status() -> TokenStream {
-        quote! {ibc::core::client::types::Status}
+        quote! {::ibc::core::client::types::Status}
     }
 }