diff --git a/Mono.Cecil/Import.cs b/Mono.Cecil/Import.cs
index 272e96076..8e7c26141 100644
--- a/Mono.Cecil/Import.cs
+++ b/Mono.Cecil/Import.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 using SR = System.Reflection;
 
 using Mono.Cecil.Metadata;
+using System.Reflection;
 
 namespace Mono.Cecil {
 
@@ -191,7 +192,11 @@ TypeReference ImportType (Type type, ImportGenericContext context, ImportGeneric
 
 		protected virtual IMetadataScope ImportScope (Type type)
 		{
-			return ImportScope (type.Assembly);
+			if (type.Assembly == typeof (object).Assembly && Mixin.TryGetAssemblyNameReference(module, type.Assembly.GetName(), out var scope, true)) {
+				return scope;
+			} else {
+				return ImportScope (type.Assembly);
+			}
 		}
 
 		static bool ImportOpenGenericType (Type type, ImportGenericKind import_kind)
@@ -754,20 +759,69 @@ public static void CheckModule (ModuleDefinition module)
 				throw new ArgumentNullException (Argument.module.ToString ());
 		}
 
-		public static bool TryGetAssemblyNameReference (this ModuleDefinition module, AssemblyNameReference name_reference, out AssemblyNameReference assembly_reference)
+		public static bool TryGetAssemblyNameReference (this ModuleDefinition module, AssemblyNameWrapper name_reference, out AssemblyNameReference assembly_reference, bool check_name_only = false)
 		{
-			var references = module.AssemblyReferences;
-
-			for (int i = 0; i < references.Count; i++) {
-				var reference = references [i];
-				if (!Equals (name_reference, reference))
-					continue;
+			// Try to resolve the assembly using direct reference first
+			if (module.TryGetDirectAssemblyNameReference (name_reference, out assembly_reference)) {
+				return true;
+			}
 
-				assembly_reference = reference;
+			// If direct resolution fails, try to resolve using forwarded types
+			if (module.TryGetForwardedAssemblyNameReference (name_reference, out assembly_reference, check_name_only)) {
 				return true;
 			}
 
+			// If resolution fails, set the output reference to null
+			assembly_reference = null;
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		static bool TryGetDirectAssemblyNameReference (this ModuleDefinition module, AssemblyNameWrapper name_reference, out AssemblyNameReference assembly_reference)
+		{
+			// Check each assembly reference in the module for a match by full name
+			foreach (var reference in module.AssemblyReferences) {
+				if (reference.FullName == name_reference.FullName) {
+					assembly_reference = reference;
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+
+			// If no direct reference is found, set the output reference to null
+			assembly_reference = null;
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		static bool TryGetForwardedAssemblyNameReference (this ModuleDefinition module, AssemblyNameWrapper name_reference, out AssemblyNameReference assembly_reference, bool check_name_only)
+		{
+			// Initialize the output parameter to null
 			assembly_reference = null;
+
+			// Iterate through all assembly references
+			foreach (var asm_ref in module.AssemblyReferences) {
+				AssemblyDefinition resolved_assembly;
+				try {
+					// Attempt to resolve the assembly reference
+					resolved_assembly = module.AssemblyResolver.Resolve (asm_ref);
+				}
+				catch (AssemblyResolutionException) {
+					// Skip the assembly if resolution fails
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				// Check exported types for type forwarding within the assembly
+				foreach (ModuleDefinition module_def in resolved_assembly.Modules) {
+					foreach (ExportedType exported_type in module_def.ExportedTypes) {
+						// Check if the exported type has a scope that matches the target assembly name
+						var scope = exported_type.Scope as AssemblyNameReference;
+						if (scope != null && AssemblyNameWrapper.Equals (scope, name_reference, check_name_only)) {
+							// If a match is found, return the assembly reference from which the type was forwarded
+							assembly_reference = asm_ref;
+							return true;
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
 			return false;
 		}
 
@@ -794,19 +848,104 @@ static bool Equals<T> (T a, T b) where T : class, IEquatable<T>
 			return a.Equals (b);
 		}
 
-		static bool Equals (AssemblyNameReference a, AssemblyNameReference b)
-		{
-			if (ReferenceEquals (a, b))
+		public sealed class AssemblyNameWrapper {
+			private readonly AssemblyName assembly_name;
+			private readonly AssemblyNameReference assembly_name_reference;
+
+			public AssemblyNameWrapper (AssemblyName assembly_name)
+			{
+				CheckName (assembly_name);
+				this.assembly_name = assembly_name;
+			}
+
+			public AssemblyNameWrapper (AssemblyNameReference assembly_name_reference)
+			{
+				CheckName (assembly_name_reference);
+				this.assembly_name_reference = assembly_name_reference;
+			}
+
+			public string FullName {
+				get {
+					if (assembly_name == null) {
+						return assembly_name_reference.FullName;
+					} else {
+						return assembly_name.FullName;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			public string Name {
+				get {
+					if (assembly_name == null) {
+						return assembly_name_reference.Name;
+					} else {
+						return assembly_name.Name;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			public Version Version {
+				get {
+					if (assembly_name == null) {
+						return assembly_name_reference.Version;
+					} else {
+						return assembly_name.Version;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			public byte [] PublicKeyToken {
+				get {
+					if (assembly_name == null) {
+						return assembly_name_reference.PublicKeyToken;
+					} else {
+						return assembly_name.GetPublicKeyToken();
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			public string Culture {
+				get {
+					if (assembly_name == null) {
+						return assembly_name_reference.Culture;
+					} else {
+						return assembly_name.CultureInfo.Name;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			public static bool Equals (AssemblyNameWrapper a, AssemblyNameWrapper b, bool check_name_only)
+			{
+				if (ReferenceEquals (a, b))
+					return true;
+				if(a.assembly_name != null && ReferenceEquals(a.assembly_name, b.assembly_name))
+					return true;
+				if (a.assembly_name_reference != null && ReferenceEquals (a.assembly_name_reference, b.assembly_name_reference))
+					return true;
+				if (a.Name != b.Name)
+					return false;
+
+				if (!check_name_only) {
+					if (!Equals (a.Version, b.Version))
+						return false;
+					if (a.Culture != b.Culture)
+						return false;
+					if (!Equals (a.PublicKeyToken, b.PublicKeyToken))
+						return false;
+				}
+
 				return true;
-			if (a.Name != b.Name)
-				return false;
-			if (!Equals (a.Version, b.Version))
-				return false;
-			if (a.Culture != b.Culture)
-				return false;
-			if (!Equals (a.PublicKeyToken, b.PublicKeyToken))
-				return false;
-			return true;
+			}
+
+			public static implicit operator AssemblyNameWrapper (AssemblyName assembly_name)
+			{
+				return new AssemblyNameWrapper (assembly_name);
+			}
+
+			public static implicit operator AssemblyNameWrapper (AssemblyNameReference assembly_name_reference)
+			{
+				return new AssemblyNameWrapper (assembly_name_reference);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }