diff --git a/lib/tapioca/dsl/compilers/active_record_fixtures.rb b/lib/tapioca/dsl/compilers/active_record_fixtures.rb
index 3fd8e55b1..075702094 100644
--- a/lib/tapioca/dsl/compilers/active_record_fixtures.rb
+++ b/lib/tapioca/dsl/compilers/active_record_fixtures.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 # typed: strict
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-return unless defined?(Rails) && defined?(ActiveSupport::TestCase) && defined?(ActiveRecord::TestFixtures)
+return unless defined?(Rails) &&
+  defined?(ActiveSupport::TestCase) &&
+  defined?(ActiveRecord::TestFixtures) &&
+  defined?(ActiveRecord::FixtureSet)
 
 module Tapioca
   module Dsl
@@ -127,16 +130,44 @@ def create_fixture_method(mod, name)
 
         sig { params(fixture_name: String).returns(String) }
         def return_type_for_fixture(fixture_name)
-          model_name_from_fixture_sets = T.unsafe(fixture_loader).fixture_sets[fixture_name]
+          model_name_from_fixture_files = fixture_file_class_mapping[fixture_name]
+          return model_name_from_fixture_files if model_name_from_fixture_files
 
+          model_name_from_fixture_sets = T.unsafe(fixture_loader).fixture_sets[fixture_name]
           if model_name_from_fixture_sets
-            model_name = T.unsafe(ActiveRecord::FixtureSet).default_fixture_model_name(model_name_from_fixture_sets)
-
+            model_name = ActiveRecord::FixtureSet.default_fixture_model_name(model_name_from_fixture_sets)
             return model_name if Object.const_defined?(model_name)
           end
 
           "T.untyped"
         end
+
+        sig { returns(T::Hash[String, String]) }
+        def fixture_file_class_mapping
+          @fixture_file_class_mapping ||= T.let(
+            begin
+              fixture_paths = if T.unsafe(fixture_loader).respond_to?(:fixture_paths)
+                T.unsafe(fixture_loader).fixture_paths
+              else
+                T.unsafe(fixture_loader).fixture_path
+              end
+
+              fixture_paths.each_with_object({}) do |path, mapping|
+                Dir["#{path}{.yml,/{**,*}/*.yml}"].select do |file|
+                  next unless ::File.file?(file)
+
+                  ActiveRecord::FixtureSet::File.open(file) do |fh|
+                    next unless fh.model_class
+
+                    fixuture_name = file.delete_prefix(path.to_s).delete_prefix("/").delete_suffix(".yml")
+                    mapping[fixuture_name] = fh.model_class
+                  end
+                end
+              end
+            end,
+            T.nilable(T::Hash[String, String]),
+          )
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/sorbet/rbi/shims/active_record_fixture_set.rbi b/sorbet/rbi/shims/active_record_fixture_set.rbi
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02cafff60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sorbet/rbi/shims/active_record_fixture_set.rbi
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# typed: strict
+
+# ActiveRecord::TestFixtures can't be loaded outside of a Rails application
+
+class ActiveRecord::FixtureSet
+  sig { params(name: String).returns(String) }
+  def self.default_fixture_model_name(name); end
+end
+
+class ActiveRecord::FixtureSet::File
+  sig { returns(T.nilable(String)) }
+  def modle_class; end
+
+  sig params(filename: String, blk: T.proc.params(arg0: ActiveRecord::FixtureSet::File).void)
+  def self.open(filename, &block); end
+end
diff --git a/spec/tapioca/dsl/compilers/active_record_fixtures_spec.rb b/spec/tapioca/dsl/compilers/active_record_fixtures_spec.rb
index 9c4014f59..9a486e1c8 100644
--- a/spec/tapioca/dsl/compilers/active_record_fixtures_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/tapioca/dsl/compilers/active_record_fixtures_spec.rb
@@ -124,6 +124,35 @@ def users(fixture_name, *other_fixtures); end
               assert_equal(expected, rbi_for("ActiveSupport::TestCase"))
             end
 
+            it "generates methods for fixtures with explicit class name" do
+              add_content_file("test/fixtures/posts_with_other_names.yml", <<~YAML)
+                _fixture:
+                  model_class: Post
+                super_post:
+                  title: An incredible Ruby post
+                  author: Johnny Developer
+                  created_at: 2021-09-08 11:00:00
+                  updated_at: 2021-09-08 11:00:00
+              YAML
+
+              add_ruby_file("test_models.rb", <<~RUBY)
+                class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
+                end
+              RUBY
+
+              expected = <<~RBI
+                # typed: strong
+
+                class ActiveSupport::TestCase
+                  sig { params(fixture_name: T.any(String, Symbol), other_fixtures: NilClass).returns(Post) }
+                  sig { params(fixture_name: T.any(String, Symbol), other_fixtures: T.any(String, Symbol)).returns(T::Array[Post]) }
+                  def posts_with_other_names(fixture_name, *other_fixtures); end
+                end
+              RBI
+
+              assert_equal(expected, rbi_for("ActiveSupport::TestCase"))
+            end
+
             it "generates methods for fixtures with a fallback to T.untyped if no matching model exists" do
               add_content_file("test/fixtures/posts.yml", <<~YAML)
                 super_post: