diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index a0d21dbc49d81..141fb83b1b7c0 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ namespace ts {
                 // If we're trying to reference some object literal in, eg `var a = { x: 1 }`, the symbol for the literal, `__object`, is distinct
                 // from the symbol of the declaration it is being assigned to. Since we can use the declaration to refer to the literal, however,
                 // we'd like to make that connection here - potentially causing us to paint the declaration's visibility, and therefore the literal.
-                const firstDecl: Node = first(symbol.declarations);
+                const firstDecl: Node | false = !!length(symbol.declarations) && first(symbol.declarations);
                 if (!length(containers) && meaning & SymbolFlags.Value && firstDecl && isObjectLiteralExpression(firstDecl)) {
                     if (firstDecl.parent && isVariableDeclaration(firstDecl.parent) && firstDecl === firstDecl.parent.initializer) {
                         containers = [getSymbolOfNode(firstDecl.parent)];
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8d536b0fd1c7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+tests/cases/compiler/index.ts(2,14): error TS4025: Exported variable 'globalThis' has or is using private name 'globalThis'.
+
+
+==== tests/cases/compiler/index.ts (1 errors) ====
+    import { variable } from "./variable";
+    export const globalThis = variable;
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS4025: Exported variable 'globalThis' has or is using private name 'globalThis'.
+    
+==== tests/cases/compiler/variable.ts (0 errors) ====
+    export const variable = globalThis;
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diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit.js b/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..52793067733a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/globalThisDeclarationEmit.ts] ////
+
+//// [index.ts]
+import { variable } from "./variable";
+export const globalThis = variable;
+
+//// [variable.ts]
+export const variable = globalThis;
+
+//// [variable.js]
+"use strict";
+exports.__esModule = true;
+exports.variable = void 0;
+exports.variable = globalThis;
+//// [index.js]
+"use strict";
+exports.__esModule = true;
+exports.globalThis = void 0;
+var variable_1 = require("./variable");
+exports.globalThis = variable_1.variable;
+
+
+//// [variable.d.ts]
+export declare const variable: typeof globalThis;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..782d3315e48a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/index.ts ===
+import { variable } from "./variable";
+>variable : Symbol(variable, Decl(index.ts, 0, 8))
+
+export const globalThis = variable;
+>globalThis : Symbol(globalThis, Decl(index.ts, 1, 12))
+>variable : Symbol(variable, Decl(index.ts, 0, 8))
+
+=== tests/cases/compiler/variable.ts ===
+export const variable = globalThis;
+>variable : Symbol(variable, Decl(variable.ts, 0, 12))
+>globalThis : Symbol(globalThis)
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit.types b/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ed60137fb0805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit.types
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/index.ts ===
+import { variable } from "./variable";
+>variable : typeof globalThis
+
+export const globalThis = variable;
+>globalThis : typeof globalThis
+>variable : typeof globalThis
+
+=== tests/cases/compiler/variable.ts ===
+export const variable = globalThis;
+>variable : typeof globalThis
+>globalThis : typeof globalThis
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit2.js b/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit2.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ac6f9ecd03691
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit2.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/globalThisDeclarationEmit2.ts] ////
+
+//// [index.ts]
+import { variable } from "./variable";
+export { variable as globalThis };
+
+//// [variable.ts]
+export const variable = globalThis;
+
+//// [variable.js]
+"use strict";
+exports.__esModule = true;
+exports.variable = void 0;
+exports.variable = globalThis;
+//// [index.js]
+"use strict";
+exports.__esModule = true;
+exports.globalThis = void 0;
+var variable_1 = require("./variable");
+exports.globalThis = variable_1.variable;
+
+
+//// [variable.d.ts]
+export declare const variable: typeof globalThis;
+//// [index.d.ts]
+import { variable } from "./variable";
+export { variable as globalThis };
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit2.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit2.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1b17abe4e9411
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit2.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/index.ts ===
+import { variable } from "./variable";
+>variable : Symbol(variable, Decl(index.ts, 0, 8))
+
+export { variable as globalThis };
+>variable : Symbol(variable, Decl(index.ts, 0, 8))
+>globalThis : Symbol(globalThis, Decl(index.ts, 1, 8))
+
+=== tests/cases/compiler/variable.ts ===
+export const variable = globalThis;
+>variable : Symbol(variable, Decl(variable.ts, 0, 12))
+>globalThis : Symbol(globalThis)
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit2.types b/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit2.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cd399a150c2ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit2.types
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/index.ts ===
+import { variable } from "./variable";
+>variable : typeof globalThis
+
+export { variable as globalThis };
+>variable : typeof globalThis
+>globalThis : typeof globalThis
+
+=== tests/cases/compiler/variable.ts ===
+export const variable = globalThis;
+>variable : typeof globalThis
+>globalThis : typeof globalThis
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit3.js b/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit3.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..060c2330ac2db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit3.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/globalThisDeclarationEmit3.ts] ////
+
+//// [index.ts]
+import { variable } from "./variable";
+export { variable as globalThis };
+
+//// [variable.ts]
+import mod = globalThis;
+export { mod as variable };
+
+//// [variable.js]
+"use strict";
+exports.__esModule = true;
+exports.variable = void 0;
+var mod = globalThis;
+exports.variable = mod;
+//// [index.js]
+"use strict";
+exports.__esModule = true;
+exports.globalThis = void 0;
+var variable_1 = require("./variable");
+exports.globalThis = variable_1.variable;
+
+
+//// [variable.d.ts]
+import mod = globalThis;
+export { mod as variable };
+//// [index.d.ts]
+import { variable } from "./variable";
+export { variable as globalThis };
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit3.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit3.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..566b7c7fc6f34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit3.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/index.ts ===
+import { variable } from "./variable";
+>variable : Symbol(variable, Decl(index.ts, 0, 8))
+
+export { variable as globalThis };
+>variable : Symbol(variable, Decl(index.ts, 0, 8))
+>globalThis : Symbol(globalThis, Decl(index.ts, 1, 8))
+
+=== tests/cases/compiler/variable.ts ===
+import mod = globalThis;
+>mod : Symbol(mod, Decl(variable.ts, 0, 0))
+>globalThis : Symbol(mod)
+
+export { mod as variable };
+>mod : Symbol(mod, Decl(variable.ts, 0, 0))
+>variable : Symbol(variable, Decl(variable.ts, 1, 8))
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit3.types b/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit3.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..13f5996306229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/globalThisDeclarationEmit3.types
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/index.ts ===
+import { variable } from "./variable";
+>variable : typeof variable
+
+export { variable as globalThis };
+>variable : typeof variable
+>globalThis : typeof variable
+
+=== tests/cases/compiler/variable.ts ===
+import mod = globalThis;
+>mod : typeof mod
+>globalThis : typeof mod
+
+export { mod as variable };
+>mod : typeof mod
+>variable : typeof mod
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/globalThisDeclarationEmit.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/globalThisDeclarationEmit.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4bc08520f8f43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/globalThisDeclarationEmit.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// @declaration: true
+// @filename: index.ts
+import { variable } from "./variable";
+export const globalThis = variable;
+
+// @filename: variable.ts
+export const variable = globalThis;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/globalThisDeclarationEmit2.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/globalThisDeclarationEmit2.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e190ed08521bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/globalThisDeclarationEmit2.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// @declaration: true
+// @filename: index.ts
+import { variable } from "./variable";
+export { variable as globalThis };
+
+// @filename: variable.ts
+export const variable = globalThis;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/globalThisDeclarationEmit3.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/globalThisDeclarationEmit3.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..40a3712391eca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/globalThisDeclarationEmit3.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// @declaration: true
+// @filename: index.ts
+import { variable } from "./variable";
+export { variable as globalThis };
+
+// @filename: variable.ts
+import mod = globalThis;
+export { mod as variable };
\ No newline at end of file