diff --git a/src/construct.jl b/src/construct.jl
index 2b2c3d9b..86e15e2e 100644
--- a/src/construct.jl
+++ b/src/construct.jl
@@ -435,10 +435,12 @@ function push_modex!(iter::ExprSplitter, mod::Module, ex::Expr)
     if ex.head === :toplevel || ex.head === :block
         # Issue #427
         modifies_scope = false
-        for a in ex.args
-            if isa(a, Expr) && a.head ∈ (:local, :global)
-                modifies_scope = true
-                break
+        if ex.head === :block
+            for a in ex.args
+                if isa(a, Expr) && a.head ∈ (:local, :global)
+                    modifies_scope = true
+                    break
+                end
             end
         end
         push!(iter.index, modifies_scope ? 0 : 1)
diff --git a/test/toplevel.jl b/test/toplevel.jl
index 88b74500..f0893c0f 100644
--- a/test/toplevel.jl
+++ b/test/toplevel.jl
@@ -540,3 +540,25 @@ end
     modexs = collect(ExprSplitter(@__MODULE__, ex))
     @test length(modexs) == 3
 end
+
+@testset "toplevel scope annotation" begin
+    ex = Base.parse_input_line("""
+    global foo_g = 10
+    sin(foo_g)
+    """)
+    modexs = collect(ExprSplitter(@__MODULE__, ex))
+    for (mod, ex) in modexs
+        @test JuliaInterpreter.finish!(Frame(mod, ex), true) === nothing
+    end
+    @test length(modexs) == 2
+
+    ex = Base.parse_input_line("""
+    local foo = 10
+    sin(42)
+    """)
+    modexs = collect(ExprSplitter(@__MODULE__, ex))
+    for (mod, ex) in modexs
+        @test JuliaInterpreter.finish!(Frame(mod, ex), true) === nothing
+    end
+    @test length(modexs) == 2
+end
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