diff --git a/src/transformation/utils/export.ts b/src/transformation/utils/export.ts
index d509504d2..5922a9fc5 100644
--- a/src/transformation/utils/export.ts
+++ b/src/transformation/utils/export.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ export function getIdentifierExportScope(
     return getSymbolExportScope(context, symbol);
 }
 
+function isGlobalAugmentation(module: ts.ModuleDeclaration): boolean {
+    return (module.flags & ts.NodeFlags.GlobalAugmentation) !== 0;
+}
+
 export function getSymbolExportScope(
     context: TransformationContext,
     symbol: ts.Symbol
@@ -64,6 +68,10 @@ export function getSymbolExportScope(
         return undefined;
     }
 
+    if (ts.isModuleDeclaration(scope) && isGlobalAugmentation(scope)) {
+        return undefined;
+    }
+
     if (!isSymbolExportedFromScope(context, symbol, scope)) {
         return undefined;
     }
diff --git a/test/translation/__snapshots__/transformation.spec.ts.snap b/test/translation/__snapshots__/transformation.spec.ts.snap
index f4e2ce661..dda4cea2f 100644
--- a/test/translation/__snapshots__/transformation.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/test/translation/__snapshots__/transformation.spec.ts.snap
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ end
 return ____exports"
 `;
 
+exports[`Transformation (globalAugmentation) 1`] = `
+"local ____exports = globalVariable
+return ____exports"
+`;
+
 exports[`Transformation (methodRestArguments) 1`] = `
 "require(\\"lualib_bundle\\");
 MyClass = __TS__Class()
diff --git a/test/translation/transformation/globalAugmentation.ts b/test/translation/transformation/globalAugmentation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03f2c5af2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/translation/transformation/globalAugmentation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+declare global {
+    export const globalVariable: number;
+}
+
+export = globalVariable;