diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/mod.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/mod.rs
index bc1976febd4..12334cb3132 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/mod.rs
@@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ impl<'context> Elaborator<'context> {
         }
 
         if let Some(name) = name {
-            self.interner.register_global(global_id, name, self.module_id());
+            self.interner.register_global(global_id, name, global.visibility, self.module_id());
         }
 
         self.local_module = old_module;
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/def_collector/dc_crate.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/def_collector/dc_crate.rs
index 4d348d998b7..49757fdc763 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/def_collector/dc_crate.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/def_collector/dc_crate.rs
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ pub struct UnresolvedGlobal {
     pub module_id: LocalModuleId,
     pub global_id: GlobalId,
     pub stmt_def: LetStatement,
+    pub visibility: ItemVisibility,
 }
 
 pub struct ModuleAttribute {
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/def_collector/dc_mod.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/def_collector/dc_mod.rs
index 0e20ec3a304..6c344aa8f82 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/def_collector/dc_mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/def_collector/dc_mod.rs
@@ -356,7 +356,12 @@ impl<'a> ModCollector<'a> {
             if context.def_interner.is_in_lsp_mode() {
                 let parent_module_id = ModuleId { krate, local_id: self.module_id };
                 let name = name.to_string();
-                context.def_interner.register_type_alias(type_alias_id, name, parent_module_id);
+                context.def_interner.register_type_alias(
+                    type_alias_id,
+                    name,
+                    visibility,
+                    parent_module_id,
+                );
             }
         }
         errors
@@ -589,7 +594,12 @@ impl<'a> ModCollector<'a> {
 
             if context.def_interner.is_in_lsp_mode() {
                 let parent_module_id = ModuleId { krate, local_id: self.module_id };
-                context.def_interner.register_trait(trait_id, name.to_string(), parent_module_id);
+                context.def_interner.register_trait(
+                    trait_id,
+                    name.to_string(),
+                    visibility,
+                    parent_module_id,
+                );
             }
 
             self.def_collector.items.traits.insert(trait_id, unresolved);
@@ -866,7 +876,7 @@ fn push_child_module(
         );
 
         if interner.is_in_lsp_mode() {
-            interner.register_module(mod_id, mod_name.0.contents.clone());
+            interner.register_module(mod_id, visibility, mod_name.0.contents.clone());
         }
     }
 
@@ -1207,7 +1217,7 @@ pub(crate) fn collect_global(
 
     interner.set_doc_comments(ReferenceId::Global(global_id), doc_comments);
 
-    let global = UnresolvedGlobal { file_id, module_id, global_id, stmt_def: global };
+    let global = UnresolvedGlobal { file_id, module_id, global_id, stmt_def: global, visibility };
     (global, error)
 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/locations.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/locations.rs
index 65adf4ca9c4..f3439316538 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/locations.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/locations.rs
@@ -278,8 +278,12 @@ impl NodeInterner {
             .next()
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn register_module(&mut self, id: ModuleId, name: String) {
-        let visibility = ItemVisibility::Public;
+    pub(crate) fn register_module(
+        &mut self,
+        id: ModuleId,
+        visibility: ItemVisibility,
+        name: String,
+    ) {
         self.register_name_for_auto_import(name, ModuleDefId::ModuleId(id), visibility, None);
     }
 
@@ -287,11 +291,10 @@ impl NodeInterner {
         &mut self,
         id: GlobalId,
         name: String,
+        visibility: ItemVisibility,
         parent_module_id: ModuleId,
     ) {
         self.add_definition_location(ReferenceId::Global(id), Some(parent_module_id));
-
-        let visibility = ItemVisibility::Public;
         self.register_name_for_auto_import(name, ModuleDefId::GlobalId(id), visibility, None);
     }
 
@@ -306,10 +309,14 @@ impl NodeInterner {
         self.register_name_for_auto_import(name, ModuleDefId::TypeId(id), visibility, None);
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn register_trait(&mut self, id: TraitId, name: String, parent_module_id: ModuleId) {
+    pub(crate) fn register_trait(
+        &mut self,
+        id: TraitId,
+        name: String,
+        visibility: ItemVisibility,
+        parent_module_id: ModuleId,
+    ) {
         self.add_definition_location(ReferenceId::Trait(id), Some(parent_module_id));
-
-        let visibility = ItemVisibility::Public;
         self.register_name_for_auto_import(name, ModuleDefId::TraitId(id), visibility, None);
     }
 
@@ -317,11 +324,10 @@ impl NodeInterner {
         &mut self,
         id: TypeAliasId,
         name: String,
+        visibility: ItemVisibility,
         parent_module_id: ModuleId,
     ) {
         self.add_definition_location(ReferenceId::Alias(id), Some(parent_module_id));
-
-        let visibility = ItemVisibility::Public;
         self.register_name_for_auto_import(name, ModuleDefId::TypeAliasId(id), visibility, None);
     }
 
diff --git a/tooling/lsp/src/requests/code_action/import_or_qualify.rs b/tooling/lsp/src/requests/code_action/import_or_qualify.rs
index 769f801a6f1..bf1fe906be3 100644
--- a/tooling/lsp/src/requests/code_action/import_or_qualify.rs
+++ b/tooling/lsp/src/requests/code_action/import_or_qualify.rs
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ fn foo(x: SomeTypeInBar) {}"#;
         let src = r#"
         mod foo {
             mod bar {
-                mod some_module_in_bar {}
+                pub mod some_module_in_bar {}
             }
         }
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ fn foo(x: SomeTypeInBar) {}"#;
         let expected = r#"
         mod foo {
             mod bar {
-                mod some_module_in_bar {}
+                pub mod some_module_in_bar {}
             }
         }
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ fn foo(x: SomeTypeInBar) {}"#;
 
         let src = r#"mod foo {
     mod bar {
-        mod some_module_in_bar {}
+        pub(crate) mod some_module_in_bar {}
     }
 }
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ fn main() {
 
 mod foo {
     mod bar {
-        mod some_module_in_bar {}
+        pub(crate) mod some_module_in_bar {}
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tooling/lsp/src/requests/completion/tests.rs b/tooling/lsp/src/requests/completion/tests.rs
index 147fb5be4f3..e4beea48064 100644
--- a/tooling/lsp/src/requests/completion/tests.rs
+++ b/tooling/lsp/src/requests/completion/tests.rs
@@ -1575,7 +1575,7 @@ mod completion_tests {
     async fn test_auto_import_suggests_modules_too() {
         let src = r#"
             mod foo {
-                mod barbaz {
+                pub mod barbaz {
                     fn hello_world() {}
                 }
             }
@@ -2271,4 +2271,56 @@ mod completion_tests {
         )
         .await;
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    async fn test_does_not_auto_import_private_global() {
+        let src = r#"mod moo {
+            global foobar = 1;
+        }
+
+        fn main() {
+            fooba>|<
+        }"#;
+
+        assert_completion(src, Vec::new()).await;
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    async fn test_does_not_auto_import_private_type_alias() {
+        let src = r#"mod moo {
+            type foobar = i32;
+        }
+
+        fn main() {
+            fooba>|<
+        }"#;
+
+        assert_completion(src, Vec::new()).await;
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    async fn test_does_not_auto_import_private_trait() {
+        let src = r#"mod moo {
+            trait Foobar {}
+        }
+
+        fn main() {
+            Fooba>|<
+        }"#;
+
+        assert_completion(src, Vec::new()).await;
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    async fn test_does_not_auto_import_private_module() {
+        let src = r#"mod moo {
+            mod foobar {}
+        }
+
+        fn main() {
+            fooba>|<
+        }"#;
+
+        assert_completion(src, Vec::new()).await;
+    }
 }