diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index a1de3b47..3cc23d43 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Changelog
 Unreleased
 ++++++++++
 
+- Implict namespaces are now a separate types in ``Name().type``
+
 0.18.0 (2020-12-25)
 +++++++++++++++++++
 
diff --git a/jedi/api/completion.py b/jedi/api/completion.py
index f8647248..ff4f5278 100644
--- a/jedi/api/completion.py
+++ b/jedi/api/completion.py
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ def search_in_module(inference_state, module_context, names, wanted_names,
         new_names = []
         for n in names:
             if s == n.string_name:
-                if n.tree_name is not None and n.api_type == 'module' \
+                if n.tree_name is not None and n.api_type in ('module', 'namespace') \
                         and ignore_imports:
                     continue
                 new_names += complete_trailer(
diff --git a/jedi/api/project.py b/jedi/api/project.py
index 8c438f26..dfcc7ff2 100644
--- a/jedi/api/project.py
+++ b/jedi/api/project.py
@@ -439,5 +439,5 @@ def get_default_project(path=None):
 def _remove_imports(names):
     return [
         n for n in names
-        if n.tree_name is None or n.api_type != 'module'
+        if n.tree_name is None or n.api_type not in ('module', 'namespace')
     ]
diff --git a/jedi/api/refactoring/__init__.py b/jedi/api/refactoring/__init__.py
index 14c4d910..84513da0 100644
--- a/jedi/api/refactoring/__init__.py
+++ b/jedi/api/refactoring/__init__.py
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ def rename(inference_state, definitions, new_name):
 def inline(inference_state, names):
     if not names:
         raise RefactoringError("There is no name under the cursor")
-    if any(n.api_type == 'module' for n in names):
-        raise RefactoringError("Cannot inline imports or modules")
+    if any(n.api_type in ('module', 'namespace') for n in names):
+        raise RefactoringError("Cannot inline imports, modules or namespaces")
     if any(n.tree_name is None for n in names):
         raise RefactoringError("Cannot inline builtins/extensions")
 
diff --git a/jedi/inference/imports.py b/jedi/inference/imports.py
index d2b42e43..56d6ebb9 100644
--- a/jedi/inference/imports.py
+++ b/jedi/inference/imports.py
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ class Importer:
             values = self.follow()
             for value in values:
                 # Non-modules are not completable.
-                if value.api_type != 'module':  # not a module
+                if value.api_type not in ('module', 'namespace'):  # not a module
                     continue
                 if not value.is_compiled():
                     # sub_modules_dict is not implemented for compiled modules.
diff --git a/jedi/inference/value/namespace.py b/jedi/inference/value/namespace.py
index fe629a07..f9f5d09f 100644
--- a/jedi/inference/value/namespace.py
+++ b/jedi/inference/value/namespace.py
@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@ class ImplicitNamespaceValue(Value, SubModuleDictMixin):
     """
     Provides support for implicit namespace packages
     """
-    # Is a module like every other module, because if you import an empty
-    # folder foobar it will be available as an object:
-    # <module 'foobar' (namespace)>.
-    api_type = 'module'
+    api_type = 'namespace'
     parent_context = None
 
     def __init__(self, inference_state, string_names, paths):
diff --git a/test/refactor/inline.py b/test/refactor/inline.py
index d881b620..213ef0be 100644
--- a/test/refactor/inline.py
+++ b/test/refactor/inline.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ from import_tree import inline_mod
 #? 11 error
 test(inline_mod)
 # ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-Cannot inline imports or modules
+Cannot inline imports, modules or namespaces
 # -------------------------------------------------- module-works
 from import_tree import inline_mod
 #? 22
diff --git a/test/test_inference/test_implicit_namespace_package.py b/test/test_inference/test_implicit_namespace_package.py
index 5b242b66..4fbbfccf 100644
--- a/test/test_inference/test_implicit_namespace_package.py
+++ b/test/test_inference/test_implicit_namespace_package.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def test_implicit_nested_namespace_package(Script):
     assert len(result) == 1
 
     implicit_pkg, = Script(code, project=project).infer(column=10)
-    assert implicit_pkg.type == 'module'
+    assert implicit_pkg.type == 'namespace'
     assert implicit_pkg.module_path is None