diff --git a/PExpr.h b/PExpr.h
index 00588293b..fd91dc6a8 100644
--- a/PExpr.h
+++ b/PExpr.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef IVL_PExpr_H
 #define IVL_PExpr_H
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1998-2016 Stephen Williams <steve@icarus.com>
+ * Copyright (c) 1998-2019 Stephen Williams <steve@icarus.com>
  * Copyright CERN 2013 / Stephen Williams (steve@icarus.com)
  *
  *    This source code is free software; you can redistribute it
@@ -379,6 +379,8 @@ class PEIdent : public PExpr {
 
       virtual bool is_collapsible_net(Design*des, NetScope*scope) const;
 
+      const PPackage* package() const { return package_; }
+
       const pform_name_t& path() const { return path_; }
 
     private:
diff --git a/Statement.cc b/Statement.cc
index 1e587758a..e5f5f169e 100644
--- a/Statement.cc
+++ b/Statement.cc
@@ -416,8 +416,8 @@ PReturn::~PReturn()
       delete expr_;
 }
 
-PTrigger::PTrigger(const pform_name_t&e)
-: event_(e)
+PTrigger::PTrigger(PPackage*pkg, const pform_name_t&e)
+: package_(pkg), event_(e)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/Statement.h b/Statement.h
index 95d453195..ae5e162b6 100644
--- a/Statement.h
+++ b/Statement.h
@@ -563,13 +563,14 @@ class PReturn  : public Statement {
 class PTrigger  : public Statement {
 
     public:
-      explicit PTrigger(const pform_name_t&ev);
+      explicit PTrigger(PPackage*pkg, const pform_name_t&ev);
       ~PTrigger();
 
       virtual NetProc* elaborate(Design*des, NetScope*scope) const;
       virtual void dump(ostream&out, unsigned ind) const;
 
     private:
+      PPackage*package_;
       pform_name_t event_;
 };
 
diff --git a/elaborate.cc b/elaborate.cc
index 4a06303c7..572c09f7d 100644
--- a/elaborate.cc
+++ b/elaborate.cc
@@ -4310,7 +4310,13 @@ cerr << endl;
 		  const NetExpr*par = 0;
 		  NetEvent*     eve = 0;
 
-		  NetScope*found_in = symbol_search(this, des, scope,
+		  NetScope*use_scope = scope;
+		  if (id->package()) {
+			use_scope = des->find_package(id->package()->pscope_name());
+			ivl_assert(*this, use_scope);
+		  }
+
+		  NetScope*found_in = symbol_search(this, des, use_scope,
                                                     id->path(),
 						    sig, par, eve);
 
@@ -5337,11 +5343,17 @@ NetProc* PTrigger::elaborate(Design*des, NetScope*scope) const
 {
       assert(scope);
 
+      NetScope*use_scope = scope;
+      if (package_) {
+	    use_scope = des->find_package(package_->pscope_name());
+	    ivl_assert(*this, use_scope);
+      }
+
       NetNet*       sig = 0;
       const NetExpr*par = 0;
       NetEvent*     eve = 0;
 
-      NetScope*found_in = symbol_search(this, des, scope, event_,
+      NetScope*found_in = symbol_search(this, des, use_scope, event_,
 					sig, par, eve);
 
       if (found_in == 0) {
diff --git a/parse.y b/parse.y
index 5186edf3b..462508ad5 100644
--- a/parse.y
+++ b/parse.y
@@ -6412,12 +6412,18 @@ statement_item /* This is roughly statement_item in the LRM */
 		  FILE_NAME(tmp, @1);
 		  $$ = tmp;
 		}
-	| K_TRIGGER hierarchy_identifier ';'
-		{ PTrigger*tmp = pform_new_trigger(@2, *$2);
-		  FILE_NAME(tmp, @1);
-		  delete $2;
-		  $$ = tmp;
-		}
+  | K_TRIGGER hierarchy_identifier ';'
+      { PTrigger*tmp = pform_new_trigger(@2, 0, *$2);
+	FILE_NAME(tmp, @1);
+	delete $2;
+	$$ = tmp;
+      }
+  | K_TRIGGER PACKAGE_IDENTIFIER K_SCOPE_RES hierarchy_identifier
+      { PTrigger*tmp = pform_new_trigger(@4, $2, *$4);
+	FILE_NAME(tmp, @1);
+	delete $4;
+	$$ = tmp;
+      }
 
   | procedural_assertion_statement { $$ = $1; }
 
diff --git a/pform.cc b/pform.cc
index df407724c..5f3f342fa 100644
--- a/pform.cc
+++ b/pform.cc
@@ -728,12 +728,15 @@ PEIdent* pform_new_ident(const struct vlltype&loc, const pform_name_t&name)
       return new PEIdent(name);
 }
 
-PTrigger* pform_new_trigger(const struct vlltype&loc, const pform_name_t&name)
+PTrigger* pform_new_trigger(const struct vlltype&loc, PPackage*pkg,
+			    const pform_name_t&name)
 {
-      if (gn_system_verilog() && name.size() == 1)
+      if (gn_system_verilog() && pkg == 0 && name.size() == 1)
 	    check_potential_imports(loc, name.back().name);
 
-      return new PTrigger(name);
+      PTrigger*tmp = new PTrigger(pkg, name);
+      FILE_NAME(tmp, loc);
+      return tmp;
 }
 
 PGenerate* pform_parent_generate(void)
diff --git a/pform.h b/pform.h
index 18d514d85..aba405ad0 100644
--- a/pform.h
+++ b/pform.h
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ extern void pform_add_modport_port(const struct vlltype&loc,
  */
 extern PEIdent* pform_new_ident(const struct vlltype&loc, const pform_name_t&name);
 
-extern PTrigger* pform_new_trigger(const struct vlltype&loc, const pform_name_t&name);
+extern PTrigger* pform_new_trigger(const struct vlltype&loc, PPackage*pkg,
+				   const pform_name_t&name);
 
 /*
  * Enter/exit name scopes. The push_scope function pushes the scope