diff --git a/src/harness/fourslash.ts b/src/harness/fourslash.ts
index 0b4418b1236c8..49f834963ee1e 100644
--- a/src/harness/fourslash.ts
+++ b/src/harness/fourslash.ts
@@ -754,6 +754,13 @@ namespace FourSlash {
             }
         }
 
+        public verifyCompletionListIsGlobal(expected: boolean) {
+            const completions = this.getCompletionListAtCaret();
+            if (completions && completions.isGlobalCompletion !== expected) {
+                this.raiseError(`verifyCompletionListIsGlobal failed - expected result to be ${completions.isGlobalCompletion}`);
+            }
+        }
+
         public verifyCompletionListContains(symbol: string, text?: string, documentation?: string, kind?: string, spanIndex?: number) {
             const completions = this.getCompletionListAtCaret();
             if (completions) {
@@ -3046,6 +3053,10 @@ namespace FourSlashInterface {
             this.state.verifyCompletionListIsEmpty(this.negative);
         }
 
+        public completionListIsGlobal(expected: boolean) {
+            this.state.verifyCompletionListIsGlobal(expected);
+        }
+
         public completionListAllowsNewIdentifier() {
             this.state.verifyCompletionListAllowsNewIdentifier(this.negative);
         }
diff --git a/src/server/client.ts b/src/server/client.ts
index 5032056c2f338..688408dfb88d3 100644
--- a/src/server/client.ts
+++ b/src/server/client.ts
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ namespace ts.server {
             const response = this.processResponse<protocol.CompletionsResponse>(request);
 
             return {
+                isGlobalCompletion: false,
                 isMemberCompletion: false,
                 isNewIdentifierLocation: false,
                 entries: response.body.map(entry => {
diff --git a/src/services/completions.ts b/src/services/completions.ts
index a43717921c47f..64ea05e4f2b35 100644
--- a/src/services/completions.ts
+++ b/src/services/completions.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ namespace ts.Completions {
             return undefined;
         }
 
-        const { symbols, isMemberCompletion, isNewIdentifierLocation, location, isJsDocTagName } = completionData;
+        const { symbols, isGlobalCompletion, isMemberCompletion, isNewIdentifierLocation, location, isJsDocTagName } = completionData;
 
         if (isJsDocTagName) {
             // If the current position is a jsDoc tag name, only tag names should be provided for completion
-            return { isMemberCompletion: false, isNewIdentifierLocation: false, entries: JsDoc.getAllJsDocCompletionEntries() };
+            return { isGlobalCompletion: false, isMemberCompletion: false, isNewIdentifierLocation: false, entries: JsDoc.getAllJsDocCompletionEntries() };
         }
 
         const entries: CompletionEntry[] = [];
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace ts.Completions {
             addRange(entries, keywordCompletions);
         }
 
-        return { isMemberCompletion, isNewIdentifierLocation: isNewIdentifierLocation, entries };
+        return { isGlobalCompletion, isMemberCompletion, isNewIdentifierLocation: isNewIdentifierLocation, entries };
 
         function getJavaScriptCompletionEntries(sourceFile: SourceFile, position: number, uniqueNames: Map<string>): CompletionEntry[] {
             const entries: CompletionEntry[] = [];
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ namespace ts.Completions {
             if (type) {
                 getCompletionEntriesFromSymbols(type.getApparentProperties(), entries, element, /*performCharacterChecks*/false);
                 if (entries.length) {
-                    return { isMemberCompletion: true, isNewIdentifierLocation: true, entries };
+                    return { isGlobalCompletion: false, isMemberCompletion: true, isNewIdentifierLocation: true, entries };
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ namespace ts.Completions {
             }
 
             if (entries.length) {
-                return { isMemberCompletion: false, isNewIdentifierLocation: true, entries };
+                return { isGlobalCompletion: false, isMemberCompletion: false, isNewIdentifierLocation: true, entries };
             }
 
             return undefined;
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ namespace ts.Completions {
             if (type) {
                 getCompletionEntriesFromSymbols(type.getApparentProperties(), entries, node, /*performCharacterChecks*/false);
                 if (entries.length) {
-                    return { isMemberCompletion: true, isNewIdentifierLocation: true, entries };
+                    return { isGlobalCompletion: false, isMemberCompletion: true, isNewIdentifierLocation: true, entries };
                 }
             }
             return undefined;
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ namespace ts.Completions {
                 const entries: CompletionEntry[] = [];
                 addStringLiteralCompletionsFromType(type, entries);
                 if (entries.length) {
-                    return { isMemberCompletion: false, isNewIdentifierLocation: false, entries };
+                    return { isGlobalCompletion: false, isMemberCompletion: false, isNewIdentifierLocation: false, entries };
                 }
             }
             return undefined;
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ namespace ts.Completions {
                 entries = getCompletionEntriesForNonRelativeModules(literalValue, scriptDirectory, span);
             }
             return {
+                isGlobalCompletion: false,
                 isMemberCompletion: false,
                 isNewIdentifierLocation: true,
                 entries
@@ -558,6 +559,7 @@ namespace ts.Completions {
                 }
 
                 return {
+                    isGlobalCompletion: false,
                     isMemberCompletion: false,
                     isNewIdentifierLocation: true,
                     entries
@@ -812,7 +814,7 @@ namespace ts.Completions {
             }
 
             if (isJsDocTagName) {
-                return { symbols: undefined, isMemberCompletion: false, isNewIdentifierLocation: false, location: undefined, isRightOfDot: false, isJsDocTagName };
+                return { symbols: undefined, isGlobalCompletion: false, isMemberCompletion: false, isNewIdentifierLocation: false, location: undefined, isRightOfDot: false, isJsDocTagName };
             }
 
             if (!insideJsDocTagExpression) {
@@ -884,6 +886,7 @@ namespace ts.Completions {
         }
 
         const semanticStart = timestamp();
+        let isGlobalCompletion = false;
         let isMemberCompletion: boolean;
         let isNewIdentifierLocation: boolean;
         let symbols: Symbol[] = [];
@@ -919,14 +922,16 @@ namespace ts.Completions {
             if (!tryGetGlobalSymbols()) {
                 return undefined;
             }
+            isGlobalCompletion = true;
         }
 
         log("getCompletionData: Semantic work: " + (timestamp() - semanticStart));
 
-        return { symbols, isMemberCompletion, isNewIdentifierLocation, location, isRightOfDot: (isRightOfDot || isRightOfOpenTag), isJsDocTagName };
+        return { symbols, isGlobalCompletion, isMemberCompletion, isNewIdentifierLocation, location, isRightOfDot: (isRightOfDot || isRightOfOpenTag), isJsDocTagName };
 
         function getTypeScriptMemberSymbols(): void {
             // Right of dot member completion list
+            isGlobalCompletion = false;
             isMemberCompletion = true;
             isNewIdentifierLocation = false;
 
diff --git a/src/services/types.ts b/src/services/types.ts
index 874d96fccc312..f84986bb534e7 100644
--- a/src/services/types.ts
+++ b/src/services/types.ts
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ namespace ts {
     }
 
     export interface CompletionInfo {
+        isGlobalCompletion: boolean;
         isMemberCompletion: boolean;
         isNewIdentifierLocation: boolean;  // true when the current location also allows for a new identifier
         entries: CompletionEntry[];
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListIsGlobalCompletion.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListIsGlobalCompletion.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3a7adb465a10e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListIsGlobalCompletion.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/// <reference path='fourslash.ts'/>
+
+/////// <reference path="/*1*/..\services\services.ts" /> // no globals in reference paths
+////import { /*2*/ } from "./file.ts";  // no globals in imports
+////var test = "/*3*/"; // no globals in strings
+/////*4*/class A { // insert globals
+////    foo(): string { return ''; }
+////}
+////
+////class /*5*/B extends A { // no globals after class keyword
+////    bar(): string {
+//// /*6*/ // insert globals
+////        return '';
+////    }
+////}
+////
+////class C</*7*/ U extends A, T extends A> { // no globals at beginning of generics
+////    x: U;
+////    y = this./*8*/x; // no globals inserted for member completions
+////   /*9*/ // insert globals
+////}
+/////*10*/ // insert globals
+goTo.marker("1");
+verify.completionListIsGlobal(false);
+goTo.marker("2");
+verify.completionListIsGlobal(false);
+goTo.marker("3");
+verify.completionListIsGlobal(false);
+goTo.marker("4");
+verify.completionListIsGlobal(true);
+goTo.marker("5");
+verify.completionListIsGlobal(false);
+goTo.marker("6");
+verify.completionListIsGlobal(true);
+goTo.marker("7");
+verify.completionListIsGlobal(false);
+goTo.marker("8");
+verify.completionListIsGlobal(false);
+goTo.marker("9");
+verify.completionListIsGlobal(true);
+goTo.marker("10");
+verify.completionListIsGlobal(true);