diff --git a/cpg-core/src/main/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/graph/declarations/VariableDeclaration.kt b/cpg-core/src/main/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/graph/declarations/VariableDeclaration.kt
index c6e7b5b982..964ec5abc3 100644
--- a/cpg-core/src/main/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/graph/declarations/VariableDeclaration.kt
+++ b/cpg-core/src/main/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/graph/declarations/VariableDeclaration.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 package de.fraunhofer.aisec.cpg.graph.declarations
 
 import de.fraunhofer.aisec.cpg.graph.*
+import de.fraunhofer.aisec.cpg.graph.scopes.GlobalScope
 import de.fraunhofer.aisec.cpg.graph.statements.expressions.ConstructExpression
 import de.fraunhofer.aisec.cpg.graph.statements.expressions.Expression
 import de.fraunhofer.aisec.cpg.graph.statements.expressions.Reference
@@ -50,6 +51,10 @@ open class VariableDeclaration : ValueDeclaration(), HasInitializer, HasType.Typ
     @AST
     var templateParameters: List<Node>? = null
 
+    /** Determines if this is a global variable. */
+    val isGlobal: Boolean
+        get() = this.scope is GlobalScope
+
     /**
      * C++ uses implicit constructor calls for statements like `A a;` but this only applies to types
      * that are actually classes and not just primitive types or typedef aliases of primitives.