diff --git a/src/parser.coffee b/src/parser.coffee
index 8b733dc..789ae22 100644
--- a/src/parser.coffee
+++ b/src/parser.coffee
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ module.exports = class Parser
 # [3] self closing?
 OPENING_TAG = /// ^
   <
-    ([-A-Za-z0-9_]+) # tag name (captured)
+    ([-A-Za-z0-9_\.]+) # tag name (captured)
     (
       (?:\s+[\w-]+ # attr name
         (?:\s*=\s* # equals and whitespace
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ OPENING_TAG = /// ^
 ///
 
 # [1] tag name
-CLOSING_TAG = /^<\/([-A-Za-z0-9_]+)[^>]*>/
+CLOSING_TAG = /^<\/([-A-Za-z0-9_\.]+)[^>]*>/
 
 # [0] attr=val
 # [1] attr
diff --git a/test/output-testcases.txt b/test/output-testcases.txt
index 85f6352..7d8d05b 100644
--- a/test/output-testcases.txt
+++ b/test/output-testcases.txt
@@ -501,3 +501,19 @@ tag with {{}}
 ##expected
 Person({"name": ({value: item, key, item})})
 ##end
+
+##desc
+tag with namespace
+##input
+<Something.Tag></Something.Tag>
+##expected
+Something.Tag(null)
+##end
+
+##desc
+self closing tag with namespace
+##input
+<Something.Tag />
+##expected
+Something.Tag(null)
+##end
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