diff --git a/src/services/completions.ts b/src/services/completions.ts
index 6bbdfacac4..bfa03ef4a9 100644
--- a/src/services/completions.ts
+++ b/src/services/completions.ts
@@ -942,6 +942,7 @@ namespace ts.Completions {
                     scopeNode.kind === SyntaxKind.SourceFile ||
                     scopeNode.kind === SyntaxKind.TemplateExpression ||
                     scopeNode.kind === SyntaxKind.JsxExpression ||
+                    scopeNode.kind === SyntaxKind.Block || // Some blocks aren't statements, but all get global completions
                     isStatement(scopeNode);
             }
 
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListIsGlobalCompletion.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListIsGlobalCompletion.ts
index 49196bdabd..121ab940d6 100644
--- a/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListIsGlobalCompletion.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListIsGlobalCompletion.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ verify.completionListIsGlobal(true);
 goTo.marker("6");
 verify.completionListIsGlobal(false);
 goTo.marker("7");
-verify.completionListIsGlobal(false);
+verify.completionListIsGlobal(true);
 goTo.marker("8");
 verify.completionListIsGlobal(false);
 goTo.marker("9");