diff --git a/src/fast_check/transform.rs b/src/fast_check/transform.rs
index 31b19a83a..8a6a08746 100644
--- a/src/fast_check/transform.rs
+++ b/src/fast_check/transform.rs
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ impl<'a> FastCheckTransformer<'a> {
         )?;
         Ok(true)
       }
-      Decl::Var(n) => self.transform_var(n, is_ambient),
+      Decl::Var(n) => self.transform_var(n, is_ambient || n.declare),
       Decl::TsInterface(_) => Ok(self.public_ranges.contains(&public_range)),
       Decl::TsTypeAlias(_) => Ok(self.public_ranges.contains(&public_range)),
       Decl::TsEnum(_) => Ok(self.public_ranges.contains(&public_range)),
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ impl<'a> FastCheckTransformer<'a> {
   ) -> Result<bool, Vec<FastCheckDiagnostic>> {
     n.decls.retain(|n| self.public_ranges.contains(&n.range()));
 
-    // don't need to do anything for these in a declaration file
+    // don't need to do anything for ambient decls
     if !is_ambient {
       for decl in &mut n.decls {
         self.transform_var_declarator(decl)?;
diff --git a/tests/specs/graph/fast_check/var_declare_keyword.txt b/tests/specs/graph/fast_check/var_declare_keyword.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a5ac9cde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/graph/fast_check/var_declare_keyword.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# https://jsr.io/@scope/a/meta.json
+{"versions": { "1.0.0": {} } }
+
+# https://jsr.io/@scope/a/1.0.0_meta.json
+{ "exports": { ".": "./mod.ts" } }
+
+# https://jsr.io/@scope/a/1.0.0/mod.ts
+declare const existsNominal: unique symbol;
+
+export type Exists<F> = F & { [existsNominal]: never };
+
+# mod.ts
+import 'jsr:@scope/a'
+
+# output
+{
+  "roots": [
+    "file:///mod.ts"
+  ],
+  "modules": [
+    {
+      "kind": "esm",
+      "dependencies": [
+        {
+          "specifier": "jsr:@scope/a",
+          "code": {
+            "specifier": "jsr:@scope/a",
+            "span": {
+              "start": {
+                "line": 0,
+                "character": 7
+              },
+              "end": {
+                "line": 0,
+                "character": 21
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      "size": 22,
+      "mediaType": "TypeScript",
+      "specifier": "file:///mod.ts"
+    },
+    {
+      "kind": "esm",
+      "size": 101,
+      "mediaType": "TypeScript",
+      "specifier": "https://jsr.io/@scope/a/1.0.0/mod.ts"
+    }
+  ],
+  "redirects": {
+    "jsr:@scope/a": "https://jsr.io/@scope/a/1.0.0/mod.ts"
+  },
+  "packages": {
+    "@scope/a": "@scope/a@1.0.0"
+  }
+}
+
+Fast check https://jsr.io/@scope/a/1.0.0/mod.ts:
+  {}
+  declare const existsNominal: unique symbol;
+  export type Exists<F> = F & {
+    [existsNominal]: never;
+  };
+  --- DTS ---
+  declare const existsNominal: unique symbol;
+  export type Exists<F> = F & {
+    [existsNominal]: never;
+  };