diff --git a/toscaparser/elements/statefulentitytype.py b/toscaparser/elements/statefulentitytype.py
index be9933e..2f221b3 100644
--- a/toscaparser/elements/statefulentitytype.py
+++ b/toscaparser/elements/statefulentitytype.py
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ class StatefulEntityType(EntityType):
         if UnsupportedType.validate_type(entire_entitytype):
             self.defs = None
         else:
+            if entitytype.startswith(self.TOSCA + ":"):
+                entitytype = entitytype[(len(self.TOSCA) + 1):]
+                entire_entitytype = prefix + entitytype
             if not entitytype.startswith(self.TOSCA):
                 entire_entitytype = prefix + entitytype
             if entire_entitytype in list(self.TOSCA_DEF.keys()):
diff --git a/toscaparser/tests/test_toscatplvalidation.py b/toscaparser/tests/test_toscatplvalidation.py
index 15fe007..c8ec052 100644
--- a/toscaparser/tests/test_toscatplvalidation.py
+++ b/toscaparser/tests/test_toscatplvalidation.py
@@ -1541,3 +1541,34 @@ heat-translator/master/translator/tests/data/custom_types/wordpress.yaml
                             'unknown field "oss". Refer to the definition '
                             'to verify valid values.')
         self.assertEqual(expectedmessage, err.__str__())
+
+    def test_qualified_name(self):
+        tpl_snippet_full_name = '''
+        node_templates:
+          supported_type:
+            type: tosca.nodes.Compute
+        '''
+        tpl = (
+            toscaparser.utils.yamlparser.simple_parse(
+                tpl_snippet_full_name))
+        TopologyTemplate(tpl, None)
+
+        tpl_snippet_short_name = '''
+        node_templates:
+          supported_type:
+            type: Compute
+        '''
+        tpl = (
+            toscaparser.utils.yamlparser.simple_parse(
+                tpl_snippet_short_name))
+        TopologyTemplate(tpl, None)
+
+        tpl_snippet_qualified_name = '''
+        node_templates:
+          supported_type:
+            type: tosca:Compute
+        '''
+        tpl = (
+            toscaparser.utils.yamlparser.simple_parse(
+                tpl_snippet_qualified_name))
+        TopologyTemplate(tpl, None)