diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/nativex/BasicJsonWriter.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/nativex/BasicJsonWriter.java
index 4fa022252ae..3f2a039ce69 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/nativex/BasicJsonWriter.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/nativex/BasicJsonWriter.java
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
+import org.springframework.aot.hint.TypeReference;
+import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+
 /**
  * Very basic json writer for the purposes of translating runtime hints to native
  * configuration.
@@ -129,6 +132,9 @@ class BasicJsonWriter {
 		else if (value instanceof List<?> list) {
 			writeArray(list, false);
 		}
+		else if (value instanceof TypeReference typeReference) {
+			this.writer.print(quote(toName(typeReference)));
+		}
 		else if (value instanceof CharSequence string) {
 			this.writer.print(quote(escape(string)));
 		}
@@ -144,6 +150,22 @@ class BasicJsonWriter {
 		return "\"" + name + "\"";
 	}
 
+	private String toName(TypeReference typeReference) {
+		StringBuilder names = new StringBuilder();
+		buildName(typeReference, names);
+		return typeReference.getPackageName() + "." + names;
+	}
+
+	private void buildName(@Nullable TypeReference type, StringBuilder sb) {
+		if (type == null) {
+			return;
+		}
+		String typeName = (type.getEnclosingType() != null) ? "$" + type.getSimpleName() : type.getSimpleName();
+		sb.insert(0, typeName);
+		buildName(type.getEnclosingType(), sb);
+	}
+
+
 	private static String escape(CharSequence input) {
 		StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
 		input.chars().forEach(c -> {
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/nativex/JavaSerializationHintsWriter.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/nativex/JavaSerializationHintsWriter.java
index cebea99397c..106801070f7 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/nativex/JavaSerializationHintsWriter.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/nativex/JavaSerializationHintsWriter.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class JavaSerializationHintsWriter {
 
 	private Map<String, Object> toAttributes(TypeReference typeReference) {
 		LinkedHashMap<String, Object> attributes = new LinkedHashMap<>();
-		attributes.put("name", typeReference.getCanonicalName());
+		attributes.put("name", typeReference);
 		return attributes;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/nativex/ReflectionHintsWriter.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/nativex/ReflectionHintsWriter.java
index 09c8dd09d14..ae1041e422a 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/nativex/ReflectionHintsWriter.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/nativex/ReflectionHintsWriter.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class ReflectionHintsWriter {
 
 	private Map<String, Object> toAttributes(TypeHint hint) {
 		Map<String, Object> attributes = new LinkedHashMap<>();
-		attributes.put("name", hint.getType().getCanonicalName());
+		attributes.put("name", hint.getType());
 		handleCondition(attributes, hint);
 		handleCategories(attributes, hint.getMemberCategories());
 		handleFields(attributes, hint.fields());
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class ReflectionHintsWriter {
 	private void handleCondition(Map<String, Object> attributes, TypeHint hint) {
 		if (hint.getReachableType() != null) {
 			Map<String, Object> conditionAttributes = new LinkedHashMap<>();
-			conditionAttributes.put("typeReachable", hint.getReachableType().getCanonicalName());
+			conditionAttributes.put("typeReachable", hint.getReachableType());
 			attributes.put("condition", conditionAttributes);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/nativex/BasicJsonWriterTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/nativex/BasicJsonWriterTests.java
index 4545c9caa9c..5a543dafb5a 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/nativex/BasicJsonWriterTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/nativex/BasicJsonWriterTests.java
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
+import org.springframework.aot.hint.TypeReference;
+import org.springframework.aot.nativex.BasicJsonWriterTests.Nested.Inner;
+
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
 /**
@@ -136,49 +139,66 @@ class BasicJsonWriterTests {
 
 	@Test
 	void writeWithEscapeDoubleQuote() {
-		assertEscapedValue("foo\"bar", "foo\\\"bar");
+		assertStringAttribute("foo\"bar", "foo\\\"bar");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void writeWithEscapeBackslash() {
-		assertEscapedValue("foo\"bar", "foo\\\"bar");
+		assertStringAttribute("foo\"bar", "foo\\\"bar");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void writeWithEscapeBackspace() {
-		assertEscapedValue("foo\bbar", "foo\\bbar");
+		assertStringAttribute("foo\bbar", "foo\\bbar");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void writeWithEscapeFormFeed() {
-		assertEscapedValue("foo\fbar", "foo\\fbar");
+		assertStringAttribute("foo\fbar", "foo\\fbar");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void writeWithEscapeNewline() {
-		assertEscapedValue("foo\nbar", "foo\\nbar");
+		assertStringAttribute("foo\nbar", "foo\\nbar");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void writeWithEscapeCarriageReturn() {
-		assertEscapedValue("foo\rbar", "foo\\rbar");
+		assertStringAttribute("foo\rbar", "foo\\rbar");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void writeWithEscapeTab() {
-		assertEscapedValue("foo\tbar", "foo\\tbar");
+		assertStringAttribute("foo\tbar", "foo\\tbar");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void writeWithEscapeUnicode() {
-		assertEscapedValue("foo\u001Fbar", "foo\\u001fbar");
+		assertStringAttribute("foo\u001Fbar", "foo\\u001fbar");
 	}
 
-	void assertEscapedValue(String value, String expectedEscapedValue) {
+	@Test
+	void writeWithTypeReferenceForSimpleClass() {
+		 assertStringAttribute(TypeReference.of(String.class), "java.lang.String");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void writeWithTypeReferenceForInnerClass() {
+		assertStringAttribute(TypeReference.of(Nested.class),
+				"org.springframework.aot.nativex.BasicJsonWriterTests$Nested");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void writeWithTypeReferenceForDoubleInnerClass() {
+		assertStringAttribute(TypeReference.of(Inner.class),
+				"org.springframework.aot.nativex.BasicJsonWriterTests$Nested$Inner");
+	}
+
+	void assertStringAttribute(Object value, String expectedValue) {
 		Map<String, Object> attributes = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 		attributes.put("test", value);
 		this.json.writeObject(attributes);
-		assertThat(out.toString()).contains("\"test\": \"" + expectedEscapedValue + "\"");
+		assertThat(out.toString()).contains("\"test\": \"" + expectedValue + "\"");
 	}
 
 	private static LinkedHashMap<String, Object> orderedMap(String key, Object value) {
@@ -187,4 +207,12 @@ class BasicJsonWriterTests {
 		return map;
 	}
 
+
+	static class Nested {
+
+		static class Inner {
+
+		}
+	}
+
 }