diff --git a/src/server/client.ts b/src/server/client.ts
index aa1ddb34bf7..3295ec76193 100644
--- a/src/server/client.ts
+++ b/src/server/client.ts
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ module ts.server {
                 return {
                     fileName: entry.file,
                     textSpan: ts.createTextSpanFromBounds(start, end),
-                    isWriteAccess: false,
+                    isWriteAccess: entry.isWriteAccess,
                 };
             });
         }
diff --git a/src/server/protocol.ts b/src/server/protocol.ts
index 1efc79c5c40..3e28806b696 100644
--- a/src/server/protocol.ts
+++ b/src/server/protocol.ts
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ module ts.server {
                     start: start,
                     lineText: lineText,
                     end: compilerService.host.positionToLineCol(ref.fileName, ts.textSpanEnd(ref.textSpan)),
+                    isWriteAccess: ref.isWriteAccess
                 };
             }).sort(compareFileStart);
             return {
diff --git a/src/server/protodef.d.ts b/src/server/protodef.d.ts
index 95e671f561e..b68616a13ec 100644
--- a/src/server/protodef.d.ts
+++ b/src/server/protodef.d.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ declare module ServerProtocol {
             loaded the referencing files).
         */
         lineText: string;
+
+        /** True if reference is a write location, false otherwise. */
+        isWriteAccess: boolean;
     }
 
     /** The body of a "references" response message. */
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/server/references.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/server/references.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..55b21615551
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/server/references.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/// <reference path='fourslash.ts'/>
+
+// Global class reference.
+
+// @Filename: referencesForGlobals_1.ts
+////class /*2*/globalClass {
+////    public f() { }
+////}
+
+// @Filename: referencesForGlobals_2.ts
+///////<reference path="referencesForGlobals_1.ts" />
+////var c = /*1*/globalClass();
+
+goTo.marker("1");
+verify.referencesCountIs(2);
+
+goTo.marker("2");
+verify.referencesCountIs(2);
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