diff --git a/clang/lib/Serialization/ASTWriterDecl.cpp b/clang/lib/Serialization/ASTWriterDecl.cpp
index 353a58507cb2b1..c117a29723a777 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Serialization/ASTWriterDecl.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Serialization/ASTWriterDecl.cpp
@@ -1037,8 +1037,7 @@ void ASTDeclWriter::VisitVarDecl(VarDecl *D) {
   if (D->getStorageDuration() == SD_Static) {
     bool ModulesCodegen = false;
     if (Writer.WritingModule &&
-        !D->getDescribedVarTemplate() && !D->getMemberSpecializationInfo() &&
-        !isa<VarTemplateSpecializationDecl>(D)) {
+        !D->getDescribedVarTemplate() && !D->getMemberSpecializationInfo()) {
       // When building a C++20 module interface unit or a partition unit, a
       // strong definition in the module interface is provided by the
       // compilation of that unit, not by its users. (Inline variables are still
diff --git a/clang/test/Modules/pr59780.cppm b/clang/test/Modules/pr59780.cppm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..9578325b976bac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang/test/Modules/pr59780.cppm
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/59780
+//
+// RUN: rm -rf %t
+// RUN: mkdir %t
+// RUN: split-file %s %t
+//
+// RUN: %clang_cc1 -std=c++20 %t/a.cppm -triple %itanium_abi_triple -emit-module-interface -o %t/a.pcm
+// RUN: %clang_cc1 -std=c++20 %t/use.cpp -fprebuilt-module-path=%t -S \
+// RUN:     -triple %itanium_abi_triple -emit-llvm -o - | FileCheck %t/use.cpp
+// RUN: %clang_cc1 -std=c++20 %t/a.pcm -triple %itanium_abi_triple -emit-llvm -o - | FileCheck %t/a.cppm
+
+//--- a.cppm
+export module a;
+
+export template<typename T>
+int x = 0;
+
+export template<>
+int x<int> = 0;
+
+export template<typename T>
+struct Y {
+    static int value;
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+int Y<T>::value = 0;
+
+export template<>
+struct Y<int> {
+    static int value;
+};
+
+int Y<int>::value = 0;
+
+// CHECK-NOT: @_ZW1a1xIiE = {{.*}}available_externally{{.*}}global
+// CHECK-NOT: @_ZNW1a1YIiE5valueE = {{.*}}available_externally{{.*}}global
+
+//--- use.cpp
+import a;
+int foo() {
+    return x<int> + Y<int>::value;
+}
+
+// CHECK: @_ZW1a1xIiE = {{.*}}available_externally{{.*}}global
+// CHECK: @_ZNW1a1YIiE5valueE = {{.*}}available_externally{{.*}}global