diff --git a/docs/customization/route_config.md b/docs/customization/route_config.md
index 09a15da09..7b06c7d70 100644
--- a/docs/customization/route_config.md
+++ b/docs/customization/route_config.md
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ $routes->get('register', '\App\Controllers\Auth\RegisterController::registerView
 
 After customization, check your routes with the [spark routes](https://codeigniter.com/user_guide/incoming/routing.html#spark-routes) command.
 
+## Change Namespace
+
+If you are overriding all of the auth controllers, you can specify the namespace as an option to the `routes()` helper:
+
+```php
+service('auth')->routes($routes, ['namespace' => '\App\Controllers\Auth']);
+```
+
+This will generate the routes with the specified namespace instead of the default Shield namespace. This can be combined with any other options, like `except`.
+
 ## Use Locale Routes
 
 You can use the `{locale}` placeholder in your routes
diff --git a/src/Auth.php b/src/Auth.php
index f64e7cbaa..dc4ebb6a9 100644
--- a/src/Auth.php
+++ b/src/Auth.php
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ public function routes(RouteCollection &$routes, array $config = []): void
     {
         $authRoutes = config('AuthRoutes')->routes;
 
-        $routes->group('/', ['namespace' => 'CodeIgniter\Shield\Controllers'], static function (RouteCollection $routes) use ($authRoutes, $config): void {
+        $namespace = $config['namespace'] ?? 'CodeIgniter\Shield\Controllers';
+
+        $routes->group('/', ['namespace' => $namespace], static function (RouteCollection $routes) use ($authRoutes, $config): void {
             foreach ($authRoutes as $name => $row) {
                 if (! isset($config['except']) || ! in_array($name, $config['except'], true)) {
                     foreach ($row as $params) {
diff --git a/tests/Unit/AuthRoutesTest.php b/tests/Unit/AuthRoutesTest.php
index 9012b731e..c0c5f2741 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/AuthRoutesTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/AuthRoutesTest.php
@@ -51,4 +51,16 @@ public function testRoutesExcept(): void
         $this->assertArrayHasKey('logout', $routes);
         $this->assertArrayHasKey('auth/a/show', $routes);
     }
+
+    public function testRoutesCustomNamespace(): void
+    {
+        $collection = single_service('routes');
+        $auth       = service('auth');
+
+        $auth->routes($collection, ['namespace' => 'Auth']);
+
+        $routes = $collection->getRoutes('get');
+
+        $this->assertSame('\Auth\RegisterController::registerView', $routes['register']);
+    }
 }