diff --git a/frontends/verilog/verilog_frontend.cc b/frontends/verilog/verilog_frontend.cc
index e2aecd99b..5907707c8 100644
--- a/frontends/verilog/verilog_frontend.cc
+++ b/frontends/verilog/verilog_frontend.cc
@@ -61,8 +61,11 @@ static void add_package_types(dict<std::string, AST::AstNode *> &user_types, std
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	user_type_stack.clear();
-	user_type_stack.push_back(new UserTypeMap());
+
+	// carry over typedefs from previous files, but allow them to be overridden
+	// note that these type maps are currently never reclaimed
+	if (user_type_stack.empty() || !user_type_stack.back()->empty())
+		user_type_stack.push_back(new UserTypeMap());
 }
 
 struct VerilogFrontend : public Frontend {
diff --git a/tests/verilog/typedef_across_files.ys b/tests/verilog/typedef_across_files.ys
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca9bba736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/verilog/typedef_across_files.ys
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+read_verilog -sv <<EOF
+typedef logic T;
+EOF
+
+read_verilog -sv <<EOF
+typedef T [3:0] S;
+EOF
+
+read_verilog -sv <<EOF
+module top;
+    T t;
+    S s;
+    always @* begin
+        assert ($bits(t) == 1);
+        assert ($bits(s) == 4);
+    end
+endmodule
+EOF
+
+proc
+opt -full
+select -module top
+sat -verify -seq 1 -tempinduct -prove-asserts -show-all
diff --git a/tests/verilog/typedef_legacy_conflict.ys b/tests/verilog/typedef_legacy_conflict.ys
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8dff4ec5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/verilog/typedef_legacy_conflict.ys
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+read_verilog -sv <<EOF
+typedef logic T;
+typedef T [3:0] S;
+EOF
+
+read_verilog -sv <<EOF
+module example;
+    // S and T refer to the definitions from the first file
+    T t;
+    S s;
+    always @* begin
+        assert ($bits(t) == 1);
+        assert ($bits(s) == 4);
+    end
+endmodule
+
+typedef byte T;
+typedef T S;
+
+module top;
+    // S and T refer to the most recent overrides
+    T t;
+    S s;
+    always @* begin
+        assert ($bits(t) == 8);
+        assert ($bits(s) == 8);
+    end
+    example e();
+endmodule
+EOF
+
+hierarchy
+proc
+flatten
+opt -full
+select -module top
+sat -verify -seq 1 -tempinduct -prove-asserts -show-all