diff --git a/src/compiler/emitter.ts b/src/compiler/emitter.ts
index 7e4b81db07..6a9a61e2c7 100644
--- a/src/compiler/emitter.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/emitter.ts
@@ -2583,12 +2583,12 @@ var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, ge
                     return false;
                 }
 
-                let current: Node = node;
+                let current = getRootDeclaration(node).parent;
                 while (current) {
                     if (current.kind === SyntaxKind.SourceFile) {
                         return !isExported || ((getCombinedNodeFlags(node) & NodeFlags.Export) !== 0);
                     }
-                    else if (isFunctionLike(current) || current.kind === SyntaxKind.ModuleBlock) {
+                    else if (isDeclaration(current)) {
                         return false;
                     }
                     else {
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/dottedNamesInSystem.js b/tests/baselines/reference/dottedNamesInSystem.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f1814f393
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/dottedNamesInSystem.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+//// [dottedNamesInSystem.ts]
+export namespace A.B.C {
+    export function foo() {}
+}
+
+export function bar() {
+    return A.B.C.foo();
+}
+
+//// [dottedNamesInSystem.js]
+System.register([], function(exports_1, context_1) {
+    "use strict";
+    var __moduleName = context_1 && context_1.id;
+    var A;
+    function bar() {
+        return A.B.C.foo();
+    }
+    exports_1("bar", bar);
+    return {
+        setters:[],
+        execute: function() {
+            (function (A) {
+                var B;
+                (function (B) {
+                    var C;
+                    (function (C) {
+                        function foo() { }
+                        C.foo = foo;
+                    })(C = B.C || (B.C = {}));
+                })(B = A.B || (A.B = {}));
+            })(A = A || (A = {}));
+            exports_1("A", A);
+        }
+    }
+});
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/dottedNamesInSystem.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/dottedNamesInSystem.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bfbc57ed1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/dottedNamesInSystem.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/dottedNamesInSystem.ts ===
+export namespace A.B.C {
+>A : Symbol(A, Decl(dottedNamesInSystem.ts, 0, 0))
+>B : Symbol(B, Decl(dottedNamesInSystem.ts, 0, 19))
+>C : Symbol(C, Decl(dottedNamesInSystem.ts, 0, 21))
+
+    export function foo() {}
+>foo : Symbol(foo, Decl(dottedNamesInSystem.ts, 0, 24))
+}
+
+export function bar() {
+>bar : Symbol(bar, Decl(dottedNamesInSystem.ts, 2, 1))
+
+    return A.B.C.foo();
+>A.B.C.foo : Symbol(A.B.C.foo, Decl(dottedNamesInSystem.ts, 0, 24))
+>A.B.C : Symbol(A.B.C, Decl(dottedNamesInSystem.ts, 0, 21))
+>A.B : Symbol(A.B, Decl(dottedNamesInSystem.ts, 0, 19))
+>A : Symbol(A, Decl(dottedNamesInSystem.ts, 0, 0))
+>B : Symbol(A.B, Decl(dottedNamesInSystem.ts, 0, 19))
+>C : Symbol(A.B.C, Decl(dottedNamesInSystem.ts, 0, 21))
+>foo : Symbol(A.B.C.foo, Decl(dottedNamesInSystem.ts, 0, 24))
+}
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/dottedNamesInSystem.types b/tests/baselines/reference/dottedNamesInSystem.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78de0e3388
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/dottedNamesInSystem.types
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/dottedNamesInSystem.ts ===
+export namespace A.B.C {
+>A : typeof A
+>B : typeof B
+>C : typeof C
+
+    export function foo() {}
+>foo : () => void
+}
+
+export function bar() {
+>bar : () => void
+
+    return A.B.C.foo();
+>A.B.C.foo() : void
+>A.B.C.foo : () => void
+>A.B.C : typeof A.B.C
+>A.B : typeof A.B
+>A : typeof A
+>B : typeof A.B
+>C : typeof A.B.C
+>foo : () => void
+}
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/dottedNamesInSystem.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/dottedNamesInSystem.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..43b8eb233b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/dottedNamesInSystem.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// @module: system
+export namespace A.B.C {
+    export function foo() {}
+}
+
+export function bar() {
+    return A.B.C.foo();
+}
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