diff --git a/crates/component-macro/build.rs b/crates/component-macro/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..be0ad5bc97cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/component-macro/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fn main() {
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=build.rs");
+    let out_dir = std::env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap();
+    println!("cargo:rustc-env=DEBUG_OUTPUT_DIR={out_dir}");
+}
diff --git a/crates/component-macro/src/bindgen.rs b/crates/component-macro/src/bindgen.rs
index 096126be27ee..3613541080a0 100644
--- a/crates/component-macro/src/bindgen.rs
+++ b/crates/component-macro/src/bindgen.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use quote::ToTokens;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering::Relaxed};
 use syn::parse::{Error, Parse, ParseStream, Result};
 use syn::punctuated::Punctuated;
 use syn::{braced, token, Token};
@@ -24,7 +25,31 @@ pub fn expand(input: &Config) -> Result<TokenStream> {
         ));
     }
 
-    let src = input.opts.generate(&input.resolve, input.world);
+    let mut src = input.opts.generate(&input.resolve, input.world);
+
+    // If a magical `WASMTIME_DEBUG_BINDGEN` environment variable is set then
+    // place a formatted version of the expanded code into a file. This file
+    // will then show up in rustc error messages for any codegen issues and can
+    // be inspected manually.
+    if std::env::var("WASMTIME_DEBUG_BINDGEN").is_ok() {
+        static INVOCATION: AtomicUsize = AtomicUsize::new(0);
+        let root = Path::new(env!("DEBUG_OUTPUT_DIR"));
+        let world_name = &input.resolve.worlds[input.world].name;
+        let n = INVOCATION.fetch_add(1, Relaxed);
+        let path = root.join(format!("{world_name}{n}.rs"));
+
+        std::fs::write(&path, &src).unwrap();
+
+        // optimistically format the code but don't require success
+        drop(
+            std::process::Command::new("rustfmt")
+                .arg(&path)
+                .arg("--edition=2021")
+                .output(),
+        );
+
+        src = format!("include!({path:?});");
+    }
     let mut contents = src.parse::<TokenStream>().unwrap();
 
     // Include a dummy `include_str!` for any files we read so rustc knows that
diff --git a/crates/component-macro/tests/codegen/wat.wit b/crates/component-macro/tests/codegen/wat.wit
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cba93e0d4fd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/component-macro/tests/codegen/wat.wit
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package same:name;
+
+interface this-name-is-duplicated {
+  resource this-name-is-duplicated {
+  }
+}
+
+world example {
+  export this-name-is-duplicated;
+}
diff --git a/crates/wit-bindgen/src/lib.rs b/crates/wit-bindgen/src/lib.rs
index a73f6bcca4e5..c9dd0455a463 100644
--- a/crates/wit-bindgen/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/wit-bindgen/src/lib.rs
@@ -362,13 +362,13 @@ impl Wasmtime {
                 gen.gen.name_interface(resolve, *id, name, true);
                 gen.current_interface = Some((*id, name, true));
                 gen.types(*id);
+                let struct_name = "Guest";
                 let iface = &resolve.interfaces[*id];
                 let iface_name = match name {
                     WorldKey::Name(name) => name,
                     WorldKey::Interface(_) => iface.name.as_ref().unwrap(),
                 };
-                let camel = to_rust_upper_camel_case(iface_name);
-                uwriteln!(gen.src, "pub struct {camel} {{");
+                uwriteln!(gen.src, "pub struct {struct_name} {{");
                 for (_, func) in iface.functions.iter() {
                     uwriteln!(
                         gen.src,
@@ -378,13 +378,13 @@ impl Wasmtime {
                 }
                 uwriteln!(gen.src, "}}");
 
-                uwriteln!(gen.src, "impl {camel} {{");
+                uwriteln!(gen.src, "impl {struct_name} {{");
                 uwrite!(
                     gen.src,
                     "
                         pub fn new(
                             __exports: &mut wasmtime::component::ExportInstance<'_, '_>,
-                        ) -> wasmtime::Result<{camel}> {{
+                        ) -> wasmtime::Result<{struct_name}> {{
                     "
                 );
                 let mut fields = Vec::new();
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ impl Wasmtime {
                     uwriteln!(gen.src, "let {name} = {getter};");
                     fields.push(name);
                 }
-                uwriteln!(gen.src, "Ok({camel} {{");
+                uwriteln!(gen.src, "Ok({struct_name} {{");
                 for name in fields {
                     uwriteln!(gen.src, "{name},");
                 }
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ impl Wasmtime {
                 let (path, method_name) = match pkgname {
                     Some(pkgname) => (
                         format!(
-                            "exports::{}::{}::{snake}::{camel}",
+                            "exports::{}::{}::{snake}::{struct_name}",
                             pkgname.namespace.to_snake_case(),
                             self.name_package_module(resolve, iface.package.unwrap()),
                         ),
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ impl Wasmtime {
                             self.name_package_module(resolve, iface.package.unwrap())
                         ),
                     ),
-                    None => (format!("exports::{snake}::{camel}"), snake.clone()),
+                    None => (format!("exports::{snake}::{struct_name}"), snake.clone()),
                 };
                 let getter = format!(
                     "\
@@ -519,7 +519,13 @@ impl Wasmtime {
         self.toplevel_import_trait(resolve, world);
 
         uwriteln!(self.src, "const _: () = {{");
-        uwriteln!(self.src, "use wasmtime::component::__internal::anyhow;");
+        uwriteln!(
+            self.src,
+            "
+                #[allow(unused_imports)]
+                use wasmtime::component::__internal::anyhow;
+            "
+        );
 
         uwriteln!(self.src, "impl {camel} {{");
         self.toplevel_add_to_linker(resolve, world);
@@ -1011,14 +1017,6 @@ impl<'a> InterfaceGenerator<'a> {
 
             uwriteln!(self.src, "}}");
         } else {
-            let iface_name = match self.current_interface.unwrap().1 {
-                WorldKey::Name(name) => name.to_upper_camel_case(),
-                WorldKey::Interface(i) => self.resolve.interfaces[*i]
-                    .name
-                    .as_ref()
-                    .unwrap()
-                    .to_upper_camel_case(),
-            };
             self.rustdoc(docs);
             uwriteln!(
                 self.src,
@@ -1026,7 +1024,7 @@ impl<'a> InterfaceGenerator<'a> {
                     pub type {camel} = wasmtime::component::ResourceAny;
 
                     pub struct Guest{camel}<'a> {{
-                        funcs: &'a {iface_name},
+                        funcs: &'a Guest,
                     }}
                 "
             );