diff --git a/frontends/verilog/verilog_parser.y b/frontends/verilog/verilog_parser.y
index 91b7afddf..e4b3258c2 100644
--- a/frontends/verilog/verilog_parser.y
+++ b/frontends/verilog/verilog_parser.y
@@ -163,12 +163,18 @@ static bool isInLocalScope(const std::string *name)
 
 static AstNode *getTypeDefinitionNode(std::string type_name)
 {
-	// return the definition nodes from the typedef statement
-	auto user_types = user_type_stack.back();
-	log_assert(user_types->count(type_name) > 0);
-	auto typedef_node = (*user_types)[type_name];
-	log_assert(typedef_node->type == AST_TYPEDEF);
-	return typedef_node->children[0];
+	// check current scope then outer scopes for a name
+	for (auto it = user_type_stack.rbegin(); it != user_type_stack.rend(); ++it) {
+		if ((*it)->count(type_name) > 0) {
+			// return the definition nodes from the typedef statement
+			auto typedef_node = (**it)[type_name];
+			log_assert(typedef_node->type == AST_TYPEDEF);
+			return typedef_node->children[0];
+		}
+	}
+
+	// The lexer recognized the name as a TOK_USER_TYPE, but now we can't find it anymore?
+	log_error("typedef for user type `%s' not found", type_name.c_str());
 }
 
 static AstNode *copyTypeDefinition(std::string type_name)
diff --git a/tests/svtypes/typedef_scopes.sv b/tests/svtypes/typedef_scopes.sv
index 5507d84f2..9a898fac8 100644
--- a/tests/svtypes/typedef_scopes.sv
+++ b/tests/svtypes/typedef_scopes.sv
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ typedef enum logic {s0, s1} outer_enum_t;
 
 module top;
 
+	// globals are inherited
 	outer_uint4_t u4_i = 8'hA5;
 	outer_enum_t enum4_i = s0;
 	always @(*) assert(u4_i == 4'h5);
@@ -17,13 +18,22 @@ module top;
 	always @(*) assert(inner_enum1 == 3'h3);
 
 	if (1) begin: genblock
+		// type declarations in child scopes shadow their parents
 		typedef logic [7:0] inner_type;
 		parameter inner_type inner_const = 8'hA5;
  		typedef enum logic [2:0] {s5=5, s6, s7} inner_enum_t;
+
 		inner_type inner_gb_i = inner_const; //8'hA5;
  		inner_enum_t inner_gb_enum1 = s7;
 		always @(*) assert(inner_gb_i == 8'hA5);
  		always @(*) assert(inner_gb_enum1 == 3'h7);
+
+		// check that copying of struct member types works over multiple type scopes
+		typedef struct packed {
+			outer_uint4_t x;
+		} mystruct_t;
+		mystruct_t mystruct;
+		always @(*) assert($bits(mystruct) == 4);
 	end
 
 	inner_type inner_i2 = 8'h42;