diff --git a/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Binder/Binder.cs b/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Binder/Binder.cs
index 46c6af1a94164..732107a73a321 100644
--- a/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Binder/Binder.cs
+++ b/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Binder/Binder.cs
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ internal bool IsEarlyAttributeBinder
         // Return the nearest enclosing node being bound as a nameof(...) argument, if any, or null if none.
         protected virtual SyntaxNode EnclosingNameofArgument => null;
 
+        private bool IsInsideNameof => this.EnclosingNameofArgument != null;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Get the next binder in which to look up a name, if not found by this binder.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Binder/Binder_Expressions.cs b/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Binder/Binder_Expressions.cs
index b66cb01e0c6e9..b5e1aa262b05d 100644
--- a/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Binder/Binder_Expressions.cs
+++ b/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Binder/Binder_Expressions.cs
@@ -343,8 +343,7 @@ protected BoundExpression BindExpressionAllowArgList(ExpressionSyntax node, Diag
 
         private void VerifyUnchecked(ExpressionSyntax node, DiagnosticBag diagnostics, BoundExpression expr)
         {
-            var isInsideNameof = this.EnclosingNameofArgument != null;
-            if (!expr.HasAnyErrors && !isInsideNameof)
+            if (!expr.HasAnyErrors && !IsInsideNameof)
             {
                 TypeSymbol exprType = expr.Type;
                 if ((object)exprType != null && exprType.IsUnsafe())
@@ -1191,7 +1190,7 @@ private BoundExpression BindDefaultExpression(DefaultExpressionSyntax node, Diag
                 options |= LookupOptions.MustBeInvocableIfMember;
             }
 
-            if (!IsInMethodBody && this.EnclosingNameofArgument == null)
+            if (!IsInMethodBody && !IsInsideNameof)
             {
                 Debug.Assert((options & LookupOptions.NamespacesOrTypesOnly) == 0);
                 options |= LookupOptions.MustNotBeMethodTypeParameter;
@@ -1418,9 +1417,8 @@ private bool IsBadLocalOrParameterCapture(Symbol symbol, TypeSymbol type, RefKin
                     // Not expecting symbol from constructed method.
                     Debug.Assert(!symbol.ContainingSymbol.Equals(containingMethod));
 
-                    var isInsideNameof = this.EnclosingNameofArgument != null;
                     // Captured in a lambda.
-                    return (containingMethod.MethodKind == MethodKind.AnonymousFunction || containingMethod.MethodKind == MethodKind.LocalFunction) && !isInsideNameof; // false in EE evaluation method
+                    return (containingMethod.MethodKind == MethodKind.AnonymousFunction || containingMethod.MethodKind == MethodKind.LocalFunction) && !IsInsideNameof; // false in EE evaluation method
                 }
             }
             return false;
@@ -1530,7 +1528,7 @@ private BoundExpression BindNonMethod(SimpleNameSyntax node, Symbol symbol, Diag
                             }
                         }
 
-                        var constantValueOpt = localSymbol.IsConst && this.EnclosingNameofArgument == null && !type.IsErrorType()
+                        var constantValueOpt = localSymbol.IsConst && !IsInsideNameof && !type.IsErrorType()
                             ? localSymbol.GetConstantValue(node, this.LocalInProgress, diagnostics) : null;
                         return new BoundLocal(node, localSymbol, constantValueOpt, type, hasErrors: isError);
                     }
@@ -5979,7 +5977,7 @@ private static void CombineExtensionMethodArguments(BoundExpression receiver, An
                 hasError = this.CheckInstanceOrStatic(node, receiver, fieldSymbol, ref resultKind, diagnostics);
             }
 
-            if (!hasError && fieldSymbol.IsFixed && EnclosingNameofArgument == null)
+            if (!hasError && fieldSymbol.IsFixed && !IsInsideNameof)
             {
                 TypeSymbol receiverType = receiver.Type;
 
@@ -5989,9 +5987,8 @@ private static void CombineExtensionMethodArguments(BoundExpression receiver, An
                 if (!hasError)
                 {
                     var isFixedStatementExpression = SyntaxFacts.IsFixedStatementExpression(node);
-                    var isInsideNameof = this.EnclosingNameofArgument != null;
                     Symbol accessedLocalOrParameterOpt;
-                    if (IsNonMoveableVariable(receiver, out accessedLocalOrParameterOpt) == isFixedStatementExpression && !isInsideNameof)
+                    if (IsNonMoveableVariable(receiver, out accessedLocalOrParameterOpt) == isFixedStatementExpression && !IsInsideNameof)
                     {
                         Error(diagnostics, isFixedStatementExpression ? ErrorCode.ERR_FixedNotNeeded : ErrorCode.ERR_FixedBufferNotFixed, node);
                         hasErrors = hasError = true;
@@ -6006,7 +6003,7 @@ private static void CombineExtensionMethodArguments(BoundExpression receiver, An
 
             ConstantValue constantValueOpt = null;
 
-            if (fieldSymbol.IsConst && this.EnclosingNameofArgument == null)
+            if (fieldSymbol.IsConst && !IsInsideNameof)
             {
                 constantValueOpt = fieldSymbol.GetConstantValue(this.ConstantFieldsInProgress, this.IsEarlyAttributeBinder);
                 if (constantValueOpt == ConstantValue.Unset)
@@ -6163,7 +6160,7 @@ private bool InEnumMemberInitializer()
             }
             else
             {
-                if (instanceReceiver == false && EnclosingNameofArgument != node)
+                if (instanceReceiver == false && !IsInsideNameof)
                 {
                     Error(diagnostics, ErrorCode.ERR_ObjectRequired, node, symbol);
                     resultKind = LookupResultKind.StaticInstanceMismatch;
diff --git a/src/Compilers/CSharp/Test/Semantic/Semantics/NameOfTests.cs b/src/Compilers/CSharp/Test/Semantic/Semantics/NameOfTests.cs
index 7dc665458f55e..83753f350cf71 100644
--- a/src/Compilers/CSharp/Test/Semantic/Semantics/NameOfTests.cs
+++ b/src/Compilers/CSharp/Test/Semantic/Semantics/NameOfTests.cs
@@ -1343,5 +1343,51 @@ private static void M(in string value)
     }
 }", expectedOutput: "Main");
         }
+
+        [Fact, WorkItem(20600, "https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn/issues/20600")]
+        public void PermitInstanceQualifiedFromType()
+        {
+            CreateStandardCompilation(@"
+class C
+{
+    public string Instance1 = null;
+    public static string Static1 = null;
+    public string Instance2 => string.Empty;
+    public static string Static2 => string.Empty;
+      
+    void M()
+    {
+        _ = nameof(C.Instance1);
+        _ = nameof(C.Instance1.Length);
+        _ = nameof(C.Static1);
+        _ = nameof(C.Static1.Length);
+        _ = nameof(C.Instance2);
+        _ = nameof(C.Instance2.Length);
+        _ = nameof(C.Static2);
+        _ = nameof(C.Static2.Length);
+    }
+}
+
+class C<T>
+{
+    public string Instance1 = null;
+    public static string Static1 = null;
+    public string Instance2 => string.Empty;
+    public static string Static2 => string.Empty;
+
+    void M()
+    {
+        _ = nameof(C<string>.Instance1);
+        _ = nameof(C<string>.Instance1.Length);
+        _ = nameof(C<string>.Static1);
+        _ = nameof(C<string>.Static1.Length);
+        _ = nameof(C<string>.Instance2);
+        _ = nameof(C<string>.Instance2.Length);
+        _ = nameof(C<string>.Static2);
+        _ = nameof(C<string>.Static2.Length);
+    }
+}
+").VerifyDiagnostics();
+        }
     }
 }