@@ -74,7 +74,13 @@ def wrap(cls):
         else:
             from numba.experimental.jitclass.base import (register_class_type,
                                                           ClassBuilder)
-            return register_class_type(cls, spec, types.ClassType, ClassBuilder)
+            cls_jitted = register_class_type(cls, spec, types.ClassType,
+                                             ClassBuilder)
+
+            # Preserve the module name of the original class
+            cls_jitted.__module__ = cls.__module__
+
+            return cls_jitted
 
     if cls_or_spec is None:
         return wrap
 
@@ -1165,6 +1165,16 @@ def __enter__(self):
             Foo()
         self.assertIn("Method '__enter__' is not supported.", str(e.exception))
 
+    def test_modulename(self):
+        @jitclass
+        class TestModname(object):
+            def __init__(self):
+                self.x = 12
+
+        thisModule = __name__
+        classModule = TestModname.__module__
+        self.assertEqual(thisModule, classModule)
+
 
 class TestJitClassOverloads(MemoryLeakMixin, TestCase):