diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index a713cf6c83ac4..57cca12c38c29 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ import {
     isExternalModuleIndicator,
     isExternalModuleNameRelative,
     isExternalModuleReference,
+    isExternalModuleSymbol,
     isExternalOrCommonJsModule,
     isForInOrOfStatement,
     isForInStatement,
@@ -8975,7 +8976,7 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
                         const parentSymbol = nodeSymbol
                             && isSymbolAccessible(nodeSymbol, context.enclosingDeclaration, meaning, /*shouldComputeAliasesToMakeVisible*/ false).accessibility === SymbolAccessibility.Accessible
                             && lookupSymbolChain(nodeSymbol, context, meaning, /*yieldModuleSymbol*/ true)[0];
-                        if (parentSymbol && parentSymbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Module) {
+                        if (parentSymbol && isExternalModuleSymbol(parentSymbol)) {
                             name = getSpecifierForModuleSymbol(parentSymbol, context);
                         }
                         else {
diff --git a/src/compiler/utilities.ts b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
index 16a092532bd45..81cfddfc0578a 100644
--- a/src/compiler/utilities.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
@@ -632,6 +632,15 @@ export function isTransientSymbol(symbol: Symbol): symbol is TransientSymbol {
     return (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Transient) !== 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * True if the symbol is for an external module, as opposed to a namespace.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+export function isExternalModuleSymbol(moduleSymbol: Symbol): boolean {
+    return !!(moduleSymbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Module) && (moduleSymbol.escapedName as string).charCodeAt(0) === CharacterCodes.doubleQuote;
+}
+
 const stringWriter = createSingleLineStringWriter();
 
 function createSingleLineStringWriter(): EmitTextWriter {
diff --git a/src/services/utilities.ts b/src/services/utilities.ts
index abfe9f908fcba..b5e726b912e38 100644
--- a/src/services/utilities.ts
+++ b/src/services/utilities.ts
@@ -2408,15 +2408,6 @@ export function isTypeKeywordTokenOrIdentifier(node: Node) {
     return isTypeKeywordToken(node) || isIdentifier(node) && node.text === "type";
 }
 
-/**
- * True if the symbol is for an external module, as opposed to a namespace.
- *
- * @internal
- */
-export function isExternalModuleSymbol(moduleSymbol: Symbol): boolean {
-    return !!(moduleSymbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Module) && moduleSymbol.name.charCodeAt(0) === CharacterCodes.doubleQuote;
-}
-
 /**
  * Returns `true` the first time it encounters a node and `false` afterwards.
  *
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/reuseTypeAnnotationImportTypeInGlobalThisTypeArgument.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/reuseTypeAnnotationImportTypeInGlobalThisTypeArgument.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5e1769bc3646f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/reuseTypeAnnotationImportTypeInGlobalThisTypeArgument.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/types.js(3,21): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Keyword'.
+/types.js(3,30): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'ParamValueTyped'.
+
+
+==== /contractHelper.d.ts (0 errors) ====
+    export function handleParamGovernance(zcf: any): {
+      publicMixin: {
+        getGovernedParams: () => globalThis.ERef<import("./types.js").ParamStateRecord>;
+      };
+    };
+    
+==== /exported.d.ts (0 errors) ====
+    type _ERef<T> = T | Promise<T>;
+    import { ParamStateRecord as _ParamStateRecord } from './types.js';
+    declare global {
+      // @ts-ignore TS2666
+      export {
+        _ERef as ERef,
+        _ParamStateRecord as ParamStateRecord,
+      };
+    }
+    
+==== /types.js (2 errors) ====
+    export {};
+    /**
+     * @typedef {Record<Keyword, ParamValueTyped>} ParamStateRecord a Record containing
+                        ~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Keyword'.
+                                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2304: Cannot find name 'ParamValueTyped'.
+     *   keyword pairs with descriptions of parameters under governance.
+     */
+    
+==== /index.js (0 errors) ====
+    import { handleParamGovernance } from './contractHelper.js';
+    export const blah = handleParamGovernance({});
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/reuseTypeAnnotationImportTypeInGlobalThisTypeArgument.js b/tests/baselines/reference/reuseTypeAnnotationImportTypeInGlobalThisTypeArgument.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..45784a12d5086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/reuseTypeAnnotationImportTypeInGlobalThisTypeArgument.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/reuseTypeAnnotationImportTypeInGlobalThisTypeArgument.ts] ////
+
+//// [contractHelper.d.ts]
+export function handleParamGovernance(zcf: any): {
+  publicMixin: {
+    getGovernedParams: () => globalThis.ERef<import("./types.js").ParamStateRecord>;
+  };
+};
+
+//// [exported.d.ts]
+type _ERef<T> = T | Promise<T>;
+import { ParamStateRecord as _ParamStateRecord } from './types.js';
+declare global {
+  // @ts-ignore TS2666
+  export {
+    _ERef as ERef,
+    _ParamStateRecord as ParamStateRecord,
+  };
+}
+
+//// [types.js]
+export {};
+/**
+ * @typedef {Record<Keyword, ParamValueTyped>} ParamStateRecord a Record containing
+ *   keyword pairs with descriptions of parameters under governance.
+ */
+
+//// [index.js]
+import { handleParamGovernance } from './contractHelper.js';
+export const blah = handleParamGovernance({});
+
+
+
+
+//// [types.d.ts]
+/**
+ * a Record containing
+ *   keyword pairs with descriptions of parameters under governance.
+ */
+export type ParamStateRecord = Record<Keyword, ParamValueTyped>;
+//// [index.d.ts]
+export const blah: {
+    publicMixin: {
+        getGovernedParams: () => globalThis.ERef<import("./types.js").ParamStateRecord>;
+    };
+};
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/reuseTypeAnnotationImportTypeInGlobalThisTypeArgument.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/reuseTypeAnnotationImportTypeInGlobalThisTypeArgument.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..faccc6f97164b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/reuseTypeAnnotationImportTypeInGlobalThisTypeArgument.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// @checkJs: true
+// @declaration: true
+// @module: preserve
+// @emitDeclarationOnly: true
+// @noTypesAndSymbols: true
+
+// @Filename: /contractHelper.d.ts
+export function handleParamGovernance(zcf: any): {
+  publicMixin: {
+    getGovernedParams: () => globalThis.ERef<import("./types.js").ParamStateRecord>;
+  };
+};
+
+// @Filename: /exported.d.ts
+type _ERef<T> = T | Promise<T>;
+import { ParamStateRecord as _ParamStateRecord } from './types.js';
+declare global {
+  // @ts-ignore TS2666
+  export {
+    _ERef as ERef,
+    _ParamStateRecord as ParamStateRecord,
+  };
+}
+
+// @Filename: /types.js
+export {};
+/**
+ * @typedef {Record<Keyword, ParamValueTyped>} ParamStateRecord a Record containing
+ *   keyword pairs with descriptions of parameters under governance.
+ */
+
+// @Filename: /index.js
+import { handleParamGovernance } from './contractHelper.js';
+export const blah = handleParamGovernance({});