diff --git a/scripts/qapi-types.py b/scripts/qapi-types.py
index 5b0bc5d3531ca9901235f149faeb49d90f36d6b5..13e4b530f954bac12627488ac6f0c157051a5a50 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi-types.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi-types.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ struct %(name)s
         void *data;
 ''',
                 name=name,
-                discriminator_type_name=discriminator_type_name)
+                discriminator_type_name=c_name(discriminator_type_name))
 
     for key in typeinfo:
         ret += mcgen('''
diff --git a/scripts/qapi-visit.py b/scripts/qapi-visit.py
index d1ec70b964283043ccfd91435fca25ddef743254..c15305ffacbbc45c9413dac3f33434cbbb4fea2a 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi-visit.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi-visit.py
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ def generate_visit_union(expr):
     if enum_define:
         # Use the enum type as discriminator
         ret = ""
-        disc_type = enum_define['enum_name']
+        disc_type = c_name(enum_define['enum_name'])
     else:
         # There will always be a discriminator in the C switch code, by default
         # it is an enum type generated silently
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ void visit_type_%(name)s(Visitor *m, %(name)s **obj, const char *name, Error **e
             goto out_obj;
         }
 ''',
-            name=name)
+                     name=c_name(name))
 
     if not discriminator:
         disc_key = "type"
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json
index 6416d8575718071d8ac057d996a7a003eac45ce3..ac236e343eaecd5dfd326ab07795e9202f3fe778 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json
@@ -115,3 +115,8 @@
 { 'struct': '__org.qemu_x-Struct', 'base': '__org.qemu_x-Base',
   'data': { '__org.qemu_x-member2': 'str' } }
 { 'union': '__org.qemu_x-Union1', 'data': { '__org.qemu_x-branch': 'str' } }
+{ 'struct': '__org.qemu_x-Struct2',
+  'data': { 'array': ['__org.qemu_x-Union1'] } }
+{ 'union': '__org.qemu_x-Union2', 'base': '__org.qemu_x-Base',
+  'discriminator': '__org.qemu_x-member1',
+  'data': { '__org.qemu_x-value': '__org.qemu_x-Struct2' } }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out
index f9ebe0847146f9c2b437a15d4979a7a52bd503ad..3fc24e8c765101af61e4b54ed1c73f41783e620a 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
  OrderedDict([('enum', '__org.qemu_x-Enum'), ('data', ['__org.qemu_x-value'])]),
  OrderedDict([('struct', '__org.qemu_x-Base'), ('data', OrderedDict([('__org.qemu_x-member1', '__org.qemu_x-Enum')]))]),
  OrderedDict([('struct', '__org.qemu_x-Struct'), ('base', '__org.qemu_x-Base'), ('data', OrderedDict([('__org.qemu_x-member2', 'str')]))]),
- OrderedDict([('union', '__org.qemu_x-Union1'), ('data', OrderedDict([('__org.qemu_x-branch', 'str')]))])]
+ OrderedDict([('union', '__org.qemu_x-Union1'), ('data', OrderedDict([('__org.qemu_x-branch', 'str')]))]),
+ OrderedDict([('struct', '__org.qemu_x-Struct2'), ('data', OrderedDict([('array', ['__org.qemu_x-Union1'])]))]),
+ OrderedDict([('union', '__org.qemu_x-Union2'), ('base', '__org.qemu_x-Base'), ('discriminator', '__org.qemu_x-member1'), ('data', OrderedDict([('__org.qemu_x-value', '__org.qemu_x-Struct2')]))])]
 [{'enum_name': 'EnumOne', 'enum_values': ['value1', 'value2', 'value3']},
  {'enum_name': '__org.qemu_x-Enum', 'enum_values': ['__org.qemu_x-value']},
  {'enum_name': 'UserDefAlternateKind', 'enum_values': None},
@@ -45,4 +47,5 @@
  OrderedDict([('struct', 'UserDefOptions'), ('data', OrderedDict([('*i64', ['int']), ('*u64', ['uint64']), ('*u16', ['uint16']), ('*i64x', 'int'), ('*u64x', 'uint64')]))]),
  OrderedDict([('struct', 'EventStructOne'), ('data', OrderedDict([('struct1', 'UserDefOne'), ('string', 'str'), ('*enum2', 'EnumOne')]))]),
  OrderedDict([('struct', '__org.qemu_x-Base'), ('data', OrderedDict([('__org.qemu_x-member1', '__org.qemu_x-Enum')]))]),
- OrderedDict([('struct', '__org.qemu_x-Struct'), ('base', '__org.qemu_x-Base'), ('data', OrderedDict([('__org.qemu_x-member2', 'str')]))])]
+ OrderedDict([('struct', '__org.qemu_x-Struct'), ('base', '__org.qemu_x-Base'), ('data', OrderedDict([('__org.qemu_x-member2', 'str')]))]),
+ OrderedDict([('struct', '__org.qemu_x-Struct2'), ('data', OrderedDict([('array', ['__org.qemu_x-Union1'])]))])]