diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/expressions.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/expressions.rs
index 31a518ca97f..c0a91cca4d7 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/expressions.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/expressions.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::{
     ast::{
         ArrayLiteral, BlockExpression, CallExpression, CastExpression, ConstructorExpression,
         Expression, ExpressionKind, Ident, IfExpression, IndexExpression, InfixExpression,
-        ItemVisibility, Lambda, Literal, MemberAccessExpression, MethodCallExpression,
+        ItemVisibility, Lambda, Literal, MemberAccessExpression, MethodCallExpression, Path,
         PrefixExpression, StatementKind, UnaryOp, UnresolvedTypeData, UnresolvedTypeExpression,
     },
     hir::{
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use crate::{
     hir_def::{
         expr::{
             HirArrayLiteral, HirBinaryOp, HirBlockExpression, HirCallExpression, HirCastExpression,
-            HirConstructorExpression, HirExpression, HirIfExpression, HirIndexExpression,
+            HirConstructorExpression, HirExpression, HirIdent, HirIfExpression, HirIndexExpression,
             HirInfixExpression, HirLambda, HirLiteral, HirMemberAccess, HirMethodCallExpression,
             HirPrefixExpression,
         },
@@ -247,27 +247,35 @@ impl<'context> Elaborator<'context> {
 
             let scope_tree = self.scopes.current_scope_tree();
             let variable = scope_tree.find(ident_name);
-            if let Some((old_value, _)) = variable {
+
+            let hir_ident = if let Some((old_value, _)) = variable {
                 old_value.num_times_used += 1;
-                let ident = HirExpression::Ident(old_value.ident.clone(), None);
-                let expr_id = self.interner.push_expr(ident);
-                self.interner.push_expr_location(expr_id, call_expr_span, self.file);
-                let ident = old_value.ident.clone();
-                let typ = self.type_check_variable(ident, expr_id, None);
-                self.interner.push_expr_type(expr_id, typ.clone());
-                capture_types.push(typ);
-                fmt_str_idents.push(expr_id);
+                old_value.ident.clone()
+            } else if let Ok(definition_id) =
+                self.lookup_global(Path::from_single(ident_name.to_string(), call_expr_span))
+            {
+                HirIdent::non_trait_method(definition_id, Location::new(call_expr_span, self.file))
             } else if ident_name.parse::<usize>().is_ok() {
                 self.push_err(ResolverError::NumericConstantInFormatString {
                     name: ident_name.to_owned(),
                     span: call_expr_span,
                 });
+                continue;
             } else {
                 self.push_err(ResolverError::VariableNotDeclared {
                     name: ident_name.to_owned(),
                     span: call_expr_span,
                 });
-            }
+                continue;
+            };
+
+            let hir_expr = HirExpression::Ident(hir_ident.clone(), None);
+            let expr_id = self.interner.push_expr(hir_expr);
+            self.interner.push_expr_location(expr_id, call_expr_span, self.file);
+            let typ = self.type_check_variable(hir_ident, expr_id, None);
+            self.interner.push_expr_type(expr_id, typ.clone());
+            capture_types.push(typ);
+            fmt_str_idents.push(expr_id);
         }
 
         let len = Type::Constant(str.len().into(), Kind::u32());
diff --git a/test_programs/execution_success/fmtstr_with_global/Nargo.toml b/test_programs/execution_success/fmtstr_with_global/Nargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..889683f7410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/execution_success/fmtstr_with_global/Nargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "fmtstr_with_global"
+type = "bin"
+authors = [""]
+compiler_version = ">=0.32.0"
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/test_programs/execution_success/fmtstr_with_global/src/main.nr b/test_programs/execution_success/fmtstr_with_global/src/main.nr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b9c9635015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/execution_success/fmtstr_with_global/src/main.nr
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+global FOO = 1;
+
+fn main() {
+    println(f"foo = {FOO}");
+}