diff --git a/src/services/services.ts b/src/services/services.ts
index 067e4580991..e10f639920b 100644
--- a/src/services/services.ts
+++ b/src/services/services.ts
@@ -4024,18 +4024,18 @@ module ts {
                 let container = declaration.parent;
 
                 // Make sure we only highlight the keyword when it makes sense to do so.
-                if (declaration.flags & NodeFlags.AccessibilityModifier) {
+                if (isAccessibilityModifier(modifier)) {
                     if (!(container.kind === SyntaxKind.ClassDeclaration ||
                         (declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.Parameter && hasKind(container, SyntaxKind.Constructor)))) {
                         return undefined;
                     }
                 }
-                else if (declaration.flags & NodeFlags.Static) {
+                else if (modifier === SyntaxKind.StaticKeyword) {
                     if (container.kind !== SyntaxKind.ClassDeclaration) {
                         return undefined;
                     }
                 }
-                else if (declaration.flags & (NodeFlags.Export | NodeFlags.Ambient)) {
+                else if (modifier === SyntaxKind.ExportKeyword || modifier === SyntaxKind.DeclareKeyword) {
                     if (!(container.kind === SyntaxKind.ModuleBlock || container.kind === SyntaxKind.SourceFile)) {
                         return undefined;
                     }
@@ -4076,7 +4076,7 @@ module ts {
                     default:
                         Debug.fail("Invalid container kind.")
                 }
-
+                
                 forEach(nodes, node => {
                     if (node.modifiers && node.flags & modifierFlag) {
                         forEach(node.modifiers, child => pushKeywordIf(keywords, child, modifier));
@@ -5856,17 +5856,6 @@ module ts {
         //     a string literal, and a template end consisting of '} } `'.
         let templateStack: SyntaxKind[] = [];
 
-        function isAccessibilityModifier(kind: SyntaxKind) {
-            switch (kind) {
-                case SyntaxKind.PublicKeyword:
-                case SyntaxKind.PrivateKeyword:
-                case SyntaxKind.ProtectedKeyword:
-                    return true;
-            }
-
-            return false;
-        }
-
         /** Returns true if 'keyword2' can legally follow 'keyword1' in any language construct. */
         function canFollow(keyword1: SyntaxKind, keyword2: SyntaxKind) {
             if (isAccessibilityModifier(keyword1)) {
diff --git a/src/services/utilities.ts b/src/services/utilities.ts
index cc9b8c94ab6..2a9af04409e 100644
--- a/src/services/utilities.ts
+++ b/src/services/utilities.ts
@@ -471,6 +471,17 @@ module ts {
             && (node.getStart() < position && position < node.getEnd()) || (!!node.isUnterminated && position === node.getEnd());
     }
 
+    export function isAccessibilityModifier(kind: SyntaxKind) {
+        switch (kind) {
+            case SyntaxKind.PublicKeyword:
+            case SyntaxKind.PrivateKeyword:
+            case SyntaxKind.ProtectedKeyword:
+                return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     export function compareDataObjects(dst: any, src: any): boolean {
         for (let e in dst) {
             if (typeof dst[e] === "object") {
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/getOccurrencesConst.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/getOccurrencesConst01.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/cases/fourslash/getOccurrencesConst.ts
rename to tests/cases/fourslash/getOccurrencesConst01.ts
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/getOccurrencesConst02.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/getOccurrencesConst02.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0dc96fcca6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/getOccurrencesConst02.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/// <reference path='fourslash.ts' />
+
+////module m {
+////    declare [|const|] x;
+////    declare [|const|] enum E {
+////    }
+////}
+////
+////declare [|const|] x;
+////declare [|const|] enum E {
+////}
+
+test.ranges().forEach(range => {
+    goTo.position(range.start);
+    verify.occurrencesAtPositionCount(0);
+});
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diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/getOccurrencesConst03.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/getOccurrencesConst03.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..404ff655044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/getOccurrencesConst03.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/// <reference path='fourslash.ts' />
+
+////module m {
+////    export [|const|] x;
+////    export [|const|] enum E {
+////    }
+////}
+////
+////export [|const|] x;
+////export [|const|] enum E {
+////}
+
+test.ranges().forEach(range => {
+    goTo.position(range.start);
+    verify.occurrencesAtPositionCount(0);
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/getOccurrencesConst04.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/getOccurrencesConst04.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c7f293450d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/getOccurrencesConst04.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/// <reference path='fourslash.ts' />
+
+////export const class C {
+////    private static c/*1*/onst foo;
+////    constructor(public con/*2*/st foo) {
+////    }
+////}
+
+goTo.marker("1");
+verify.occurrencesAtPositionCount(1);
+goTo.marker("2");
+verify.occurrencesAtPositionCount(0);
\ No newline at end of file