diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/scope.v b/vlib/v/ast/scope.v
index 7e072f74f9..02af784a83 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/scope.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/scope.v
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ pub fn (s &Scope) known_var(name string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+pub fn (s &Scope) known_global(name string) bool {
+	s.find_global(name) or { return false }
+	return true
+}
+
 pub fn (s &Scope) known_const(name string) bool {
 	s.find_const(name) or { return false }
 	return true
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/globals/closure_capture_global_var.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/globals/closure_capture_global_var.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f81d636fc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/globals/closure_capture_global_var.out
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/globals/closure_capture_global_var.vv:12:12: error: no need to capture global variable `number` in closure
+   10 |
+   11 | fn main() {
+   12 |     f1 := fn [number] () {
+      |               ~~~~~~
+   13 |         println(number)
+   14 |     }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/globals/closure_capture_global_var.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/globals/closure_capture_global_var.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66d236d488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/globals/closure_capture_global_var.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+module main
+
+__global (
+	number	int
+)
+
+fn init() {
+	number = 123
+}
+
+fn main() {
+	f1 := fn [number] () {
+		println(number)
+	}
+	f1()
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
index 768ab5cd13..b2a64a9be6 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
@@ -1031,6 +1031,11 @@ fn (mut p Parser) closure_vars() []ast.Param {
 		p.check(.name)
 		var_name := p.prev_tok.lit
 		mut var := p.scope.parent.find_var(var_name) or {
+			if p.table.global_scope.known_global(var_name) {
+				p.error_with_pos('no need to capture global variable `$var_name` in closure',
+					p.prev_tok.pos())
+				continue
+			}
 			p.error_with_pos('undefined ident: `$var_name`', p.prev_tok.pos())
 			continue
 		}