diff --git a/src/lib/converter/converter.ts b/src/lib/converter/converter.ts
index ccefb04cc..87366aa3b 100644
--- a/src/lib/converter/converter.ts
+++ b/src/lib/converter/converter.ts
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ export class Converter extends ChildableComponent<
         entryPoints: readonly string[],
         entryName: string
     ) {
-        const symbol = context.checker.getSymbolAtLocation(node) ?? node.symbol;
+        const symbol = getSymbolForModuleLike(context, node);
         let moduleContext: Context;
 
         if (entryPoints.length === 1) {
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ export class Converter extends ChildableComponent<
             moduleContext = context.withScope(reflection);
         }
 
-        for (const exp of getExports(context, node).filter((exp) =>
+        for (const exp of getExports(context, node, symbol).filter((exp) =>
             isDirectExport(context.resolveAliasedSymbol(exp), node)
         )) {
             convertSymbol(moduleContext, exp);
@@ -330,7 +330,11 @@ export class Converter extends ChildableComponent<
     }
 
     private convertReExports(moduleContext: Context, node: ts.SourceFile) {
-        for (const exp of getExports(moduleContext, node).filter(
+        for (const exp of getExports(
+            moduleContext,
+            node,
+            moduleContext.project.getSymbolFromReflection(moduleContext.scope)
+        ).filter(
             (exp) =>
                 !isDirectExport(moduleContext.resolveAliasedSymbol(exp), node)
         )) {
@@ -399,24 +403,14 @@ function getModuleName(fileName: string, baseDir: string) {
     );
 }
 
-function getExports(
+function getSymbolForModuleLike(
     context: Context,
     node: ts.SourceFile | ts.ModuleBlock
-): ts.Symbol[] {
-    let symbol = context.checker.getSymbolAtLocation(node) ?? node.symbol;
-    if (!symbol && ts.isModuleBlock(node)) {
-        symbol = context.checker.getSymbolAtLocation(node.parent.name);
-    }
-
-    // The generated docs aren't great, but you really ought not be using
-    // this in the first place... so it's better than nothing.
-    const exportEq = symbol?.exports?.get("export=" as ts.__String);
-    if (exportEq) {
-        return [exportEq];
-    }
+) {
+    const symbol = context.checker.getSymbolAtLocation(node) ?? node.symbol;
 
     if (symbol) {
-        return context.checker.getExportsOfModule(symbol);
+        return symbol;
     }
 
     // This is a global file, get all symbols declared in this file...
@@ -430,7 +424,7 @@ function getExports(
         );
 
     // Detect declaration files with declare module "foo" as their only export
-    // and lift that up one level
+    // and lift that up one level as the source file symbol
     if (
         globalSymbols.length === 1 &&
         globalSymbols[0]
@@ -441,8 +435,35 @@ function getExports(
                     ts.isStringLiteral(declaration.name)
             )
     ) {
-        return context.checker.getExportsOfModule(globalSymbols[0]);
+        return globalSymbols[0];
     }
+}
+
+function getExports(
+    context: Context,
+    node: ts.SourceFile | ts.ModuleBlock,
+    symbol: ts.Symbol | undefined
+): ts.Symbol[] {
+    // The generated docs aren't great, but you really ought not be using
+    // this in the first place... so it's better than nothing.
+    const exportEq = symbol?.exports?.get("export=" as ts.__String);
+    if (exportEq) {
+        return [exportEq];
+    }
+
+    if (symbol) {
+        return context.checker
+            .getExportsOfModule(symbol)
+            .filter((s) => !hasFlag(s.flags, ts.SymbolFlags.Prototype));
+    }
+
+    // Global file with no inferred top level symbol, get all symbols declared in this file.
+    const sourceFile = node.getSourceFile();
+    const globalSymbols = context.checker
+        .getSymbolsInScope(node, ts.SymbolFlags.ModuleMember)
+        .filter((s) =>
+            s.getDeclarations()?.some((d) => d.getSourceFile() === sourceFile)
+        );
 
     return globalSymbols;
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/converter/symbols.ts b/src/lib/converter/symbols.ts
index 4470c30c5..622c702f9 100644
--- a/src/lib/converter/symbols.ts
+++ b/src/lib/converter/symbols.ts
@@ -478,8 +478,6 @@ function convertProperty(
     nameOverride?: string
 ) {
     const declarations = symbol.getDeclarations() ?? [];
-    const parentSymbol = context.project.getSymbolFromReflection(context.scope);
-    assert(parentSymbol);
 
     // Don't do anything if we inherited this property and it is private.
     if (
diff --git a/src/test/converter/class/specs-with-lump-categories.json b/src/test/converter/class/specs-with-lump-categories.json
index 215fb1f8d..36533b35a 100644
--- a/src/test/converter/class/specs-with-lump-categories.json
+++ b/src/test/converter/class/specs-with-lump-categories.json
@@ -906,12 +906,12 @@
           ],
           "categories": [
             {
-                "title": "AnotherTest",
-                "children": [
-                    32,
-                    30,
-                    28
-                ]
+              "title": "AnotherTest",
+              "children": [
+                32,
+                30,
+                28
+              ]
             },
             {
               "title": "Other",
@@ -3553,4 +3553,4 @@
       ]
     }
   ]
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/test/converter/class/specs.json b/src/test/converter/class/specs.json
index d16ebebe2..fe758782f 100644
--- a/src/test/converter/class/specs.json
+++ b/src/test/converter/class/specs.json
@@ -904,12 +904,12 @@
               ],
               "categories": [
                 {
-                    "title": "AnotherTest",
-                    "children": [
-                        32,
-                        30,
-                        28
-                    ]
+                  "title": "AnotherTest",
+                  "children": [
+                    32,
+                    30,
+                    28
+                  ]
                 },
                 {
                   "title": "Other",
@@ -3549,4 +3549,4 @@
       ]
     }
   ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file