diff --git a/src/services/completions.ts b/src/services/completions.ts
index 6bbdfacac4c..bfa03ef4a9f 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);
             }