diff --git a/codegen/config/config.go b/codegen/config/config.go
index 8e8992e37c4..25f5b656160 100644
--- a/codegen/config/config.go
+++ b/codegen/config/config.go
@@ -406,6 +406,27 @@ func (c *Config) Autobind(s *ast.Schema) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	for i, t := range c.Models {
+		for j, m := range t.Model {
+			pkg, typename := code.PkgAndType(m)
+
+			// skip anything that looks like an import path
+			if strings.Contains(pkg, "/") {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			for _, p := range ps {
+				if p.Name != pkg {
+					continue
+				}
+				if t := p.Types.Scope().Lookup(typename); t != nil {
+					c.Models[i].Model[j] = t.Pkg().Path() + "." + t.Name()
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/content/config.md b/docs/content/config.md
index 8a46743fbf5..00dc54dbb44 100644
--- a/docs/content/config.md
+++ b/docs/content/config.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ resolver:
 struct_tag: json
 
 # Instead of listing out every model like below, you can automatically bind to any matching types
-# within the given path. EXPERIMENTAL in v0.9.1
+# within the given path by using `model: User` or `model: models.User`. EXPERIMENTAL in v0.9.1
 autobind:
  - github.com/my/app/models
 
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ autobind:
 # graphql. These normally come from the db or a remote api.
 models:
   User:
-    model: github.com/my/app/models.User
+    model: models.User # can use short paths when the package is listed in autobind
   Todo:
-    model: github.com/my/app/models.Todo
+    model: github.com/my/app/models.Todo # or full paths if you need to go elsewhere
     fields:
       id:
         resolver: true # force a resolver to be generated
diff --git a/example/starwars/.gqlgen.yml b/example/starwars/.gqlgen.yml
index f1b08bb5951..c29db648305 100644
--- a/example/starwars/.gqlgen.yml
+++ b/example/starwars/.gqlgen.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ autobind:
 
 models:
   ReviewInput:
-    model: github.com/99designs/gqlgen/example/starwars/models.Review
+    model: models.Review
   Starship:
     fields:
       length: