diff --git a/src/PhpFileRenderer/Exporter/Rendering/ValueRenderer.php b/src/PhpFileRenderer/Exporter/Rendering/ValueRenderer.php
index 466cd89..529a2f7 100644
--- a/src/PhpFileRenderer/Exporter/Rendering/ValueRenderer.php
+++ b/src/PhpFileRenderer/Exporter/Rendering/ValueRenderer.php
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ public static function render($value, bool $wrapValue = true, int $indentLevel =
                 return $value->toString();
             case !$wrapValue || is_int($value):
                 return (string)$value;
+            case \is_string($value) && \strpos($value, '\\') !== false && \class_exists($value):
+                return "$value::class";
             case is_string($value):
                 return "'" . addslashes($value) . "'";
             default:
diff --git a/tests/Schema/Renderer/Fixture/generated_schema.stub.php b/tests/Schema/Renderer/Fixture/generated_schema.stub.php
index 208186f..082d838 100644
--- a/tests/Schema/Renderer/Fixture/generated_schema.stub.php
+++ b/tests/Schema/Renderer/Fixture/generated_schema.stub.php
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
 return [
     'user' => [
-        Schema::ENTITY => 'Cycle\\Schema\\Renderer\\Tests\\Fixture\\User',
-        Schema::MAPPER => 'Cycle\\ORM\\Mapper\\Mapper',
+        Schema::ENTITY => Cycle\Schema\Renderer\Tests\Fixture\User::class,
+        Schema::MAPPER => Cycle\ORM\Mapper\Mapper::class,
         Schema::DATABASE => 'default',
         Schema::TABLE => 'user',
         Schema::PRIMARY_KEY => 'id',
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
         Schema::SCHEMA => [],
     ],
     'tag' => [
-        Schema::ENTITY => 'Cycle\\Schema\\Renderer\\Tests\\Fixture\\Tag',
-        Schema::MAPPER => 'Cycle\\ORM\\Mapper\\Mapper',
+        Schema::ENTITY => Cycle\Schema\Renderer\Tests\Fixture\Tag::class,
+        Schema::MAPPER => Cycle\ORM\Mapper\Mapper::class,
         Schema::DATABASE => 'default',
         Schema::TABLE => 'tag',
         Schema::PRIMARY_KEY => ['id', 'name'],
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@
         Schema::SCHEMA => [],
     ],
     'tag_context' => [
-        Schema::ENTITY => 'Cycle\\Schema\\Renderer\\Tests\\Fixture\\TagContext',
-        Schema::MAPPER => 'Cycle\\ORM\\Mapper\\Mapper',
+        Schema::ENTITY => Cycle\Schema\Renderer\Tests\Fixture\TagContext::class,
+        Schema::MAPPER => Cycle\ORM\Mapper\Mapper::class,
         Schema::DATABASE => 'default',
         Schema::TABLE => 'tag_user_map',
         Schema::COLUMNS => [],
diff --git a/tests/Schema/Renderer/Fixture/generated_schema_v2.stub.php b/tests/Schema/Renderer/Fixture/generated_schema_v2.stub.php
index 5321ef4..c488978 100644
--- a/tests/Schema/Renderer/Fixture/generated_schema_v2.stub.php
+++ b/tests/Schema/Renderer/Fixture/generated_schema_v2.stub.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 return [
     'user' => [
-        Schema::MAPPER => 'Cycle\\ORM\\Mapper\\Mapper',
+        Schema::MAPPER => Cycle\ORM\Mapper\Mapper::class,
         Schema::DATABASE => 'default',
         Schema::TABLE => 'user',
         Schema::PRIMARY_KEY => 'id',
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@
                 ],
             ],
         ],
-        Schema::ENTITY => 'Cycle\\Schema\\Renderer\\Tests\\Fixture\\User',
+        Schema::ENTITY => Cycle\Schema\Renderer\Tests\Fixture\User::class,
     ],
     'tag' => [
-        Schema::MAPPER => 'Cycle\\ORM\\Mapper\\Mapper',
+        Schema::MAPPER => Cycle\ORM\Mapper\Mapper::class,
         Schema::DATABASE => 'default',
         Schema::TABLE => 'tag',
         Schema::PRIMARY_KEY => ['id', 'name'],
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@
                 ],
             ],
         ],
-        Schema::ENTITY => 'Cycle\\Schema\\Renderer\\Tests\\Fixture\\Tag',
+        Schema::ENTITY => Cycle\Schema\Renderer\Tests\Fixture\Tag::class,
     ],
     'tag_context' => [
-        Schema::MAPPER => 'Cycle\\ORM\\Mapper\\Mapper',
+        Schema::MAPPER => Cycle\ORM\Mapper\Mapper::class,
         Schema::DATABASE => 'default',
         Schema::TABLE => 'tag_user_map',
         Schema::COLUMNS => [],
@@ -77,6 +77,6 @@
         ],
         Schema::SCHEMA => [],
         Schema::RELATIONS => [],
-        Schema::ENTITY => 'Cycle\\Schema\\Renderer\\Tests\\Fixture\\TagContext',
+        Schema::ENTITY => Cycle\Schema\Renderer\Tests\Fixture\TagContext::class,
     ],
 ];
diff --git a/tests/Schema/Renderer/PhpSchemaRendererTest.php b/tests/Schema/Renderer/PhpSchemaRendererTest.php
index 7872870..acce5e4 100644
--- a/tests/Schema/Renderer/PhpSchemaRendererTest.php
+++ b/tests/Schema/Renderer/PhpSchemaRendererTest.php
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public function testRenderSchemaWithCustomPropertyToPhpCode(): void
                 return [
                     'Cycle\Schema\Renderer\Tests\Fixture\TagContext' => [
                         Schema::ROLE => 'tag_context',
-                        Schema::MAPPER => 'Cycle\\\\ORM\\\\Mapper\\\\Mapper',
+                        Schema::MAPPER => Cycle\ORM\Mapper\Mapper::class,
                         Schema::DATABASE => 'default',
                         Schema::TABLE => 'tag_user_map',
                         Schema::COLUMNS => [],