diff --git a/python/cudaq/kernel/ast_bridge.py b/python/cudaq/kernel/ast_bridge.py
index efb7bb78033..11b02dcef5c 100644
--- a/python/cudaq/kernel/ast_bridge.py
+++ b/python/cudaq/kernel/ast_bridge.py
@@ -2672,11 +2672,33 @@ def checkModule(obj, moduleNames):
                     node.func.value.id) and node.func.attr == 'kernel':
                 return
 
+            def isExactCudaqDbgAstCall(func_node: ast.AST) -> bool:
+                """Return True iff `func_node` is the exact AST shape for
+                ``<cudaq_alias>.dbg.ast.<name>``.
+
+                Runtime attribute lookup follows lazy aliases (e.g. ``cudaq.ast``
+                resolves to ``cudaq.dbg.ast`` via ``_LAZY_SUBMODULES``), so
+                `devKey` is not a sufficient check. Walk the literal node
+                structure instead."""
+                if not isinstance(func_node, ast.Attribute):
+                    return False
+                if not isinstance(
+                        func_node.value,
+                        ast.Attribute) or func_node.value.attr != 'ast':
+                    return False
+                if not isinstance(
+                        func_node.value.value,
+                        ast.Attribute) or func_node.value.value.attr != 'dbg':
+                    return False
+                root = func_node.value.value.value
+                return isinstance(root, ast.Name) and self.isCudaqName(root.id)
+
             devKey, name = resolveQualifiedName(node.func)
             if devKey:
 
                 # Handle debug functions
-                if devKey == 'cudaq.dbg.ast':
+                if devKey == 'cudaq.dbg.ast' and isExactCudaqDbgAstCall(
+                        node.func):
                     # Handle a debug print statement
                     arg = self.__groupValues(node.args, [1])
                     self.__insertDbgStmt(arg, name)
diff --git a/python/tests/kernel/test_kernel_features.py b/python/tests/kernel/test_kernel_features.py
index b3b99086028..856c2ea8311 100644
--- a/python/tests/kernel/test_kernel_features.py
+++ b/python/tests/kernel/test_kernel_features.py
@@ -570,6 +570,66 @@ def test2(myList: List[int]):
     assert '1010' in counts
 
 
+def test_dbg_ast_strict_path():
+    """Only cudaq.dbg.ast.print_i64/f64 is valid inside a kernel.
+
+    cudaq.ast is a lazy alias for cudaq.dbg.ast (via _LAZY_SUBMODULES), so
+    without an explicit AST structure check it would pass the devKey guard.
+    Component reorderings like dbg.cudaq.ast are also rejected.
+
+    See https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/issues/2342
+    """
+
+    @cudaq.kernel
+    def valid_kernel(n: int, f: float):
+        q = cudaq.qvector(n)
+        h(q[0])
+        cudaq.dbg.ast.print_i64(n)
+        cudaq.dbg.ast.print_f64(f)
+        mz(q)
+
+    counts = cudaq.sample(valid_kernel, 2, 2.0)
+    assert len(counts) > 0
+
+    # cudaq.ast resolves to cudaq.dbg.ast at runtime via _LAZY_SUBMODULES;
+    # isExactCudaqDbgAstCall rejects it because the AST node chain is wrong.
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+
+        @cudaq.kernel
+        def invalid_cudaq_ast(n: int):
+            q = cudaq.qvector(n)
+            h(q[0])
+            cudaq.ast.print_i64(n)
+            mz(q)
+
+        cudaq.sample(invalid_cudaq_ast, 2)
+
+    # dbg.cudaq.ast - resolveQualifiedName returns 'dbg.cudaq.ast', which
+    # never matches the devKey guard.
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+
+        @cudaq.kernel
+        def invalid_dbg_cudaq_ast(n: int):
+            q = cudaq.qvector(n)
+            h(q[0])
+            dbg.cudaq.ast.print_i64(n)
+            mz(q)
+
+        cudaq.sample(invalid_dbg_cudaq_ast, 2)
+
+    # ast.cudaq.dbg - same: resolveQualifiedName returns 'ast.cudaq.dbg'.
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+
+        @cudaq.kernel
+        def invalid_ast_cudaq_dbg(n: int):
+            q = cudaq.qvector(n)
+            h(q[0])
+            ast.cudaq.dbg.print_i64(n)
+            mz(q)
+
+        cudaq.sample(invalid_ast_cudaq_dbg, 2)
+
+
 def test_no_dynamic_Lists():
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeError) as error: