diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/code_model.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/code_model.rs
index 3fc2eccdd7..e8e3211fcd 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/code_model.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/code_model.rs
@@ -148,6 +148,26 @@ impl ModuleDef {
             ModuleDef::BuiltinType(_) => None,
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn definition_visibility(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<Visibility> {
+        let module = match self {
+            ModuleDef::Module(it) => it.parent(db)?,
+            ModuleDef::Function(it) => return Some(it.visibility(db)),
+            ModuleDef::Adt(it) => it.module(db),
+            ModuleDef::EnumVariant(it) => {
+                let parent = it.parent_enum(db);
+                let module = it.module(db);
+                return module.visibility_of(db, &ModuleDef::Adt(Adt::Enum(parent)));
+            }
+            ModuleDef::Const(it) => return Some(it.visibility(db)),
+            ModuleDef::Static(it) => it.module(db),
+            ModuleDef::Trait(it) => it.module(db),
+            ModuleDef::TypeAlias(it) => return Some(it.visibility(db)),
+            ModuleDef::BuiltinType(_) => return None,
+        };
+
+        module.visibility_of(db, self)
+    }
 }
 
 pub use hir_def::{
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/references.rs b/crates/ra_ide/src/references.rs
index 555ccf2952..074284b42e 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/references.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/references.rs
@@ -593,6 +593,31 @@ mod tests {
         check_result(refs, "i BIND_PAT FileId(1) 36..37 Other", &["FileId(1) 51..52 Other Write"]);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_find_struct_function_refs_outside_module() {
+        let code = r#"
+        mod foo {
+            pub struct Foo;
+
+            impl Foo {
+                pub fn new<|>() -> Foo {
+                    Foo
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        fn main() {
+            let _f = foo::Foo::new();
+        }"#;
+
+        let refs = get_all_refs(code);
+        check_result(
+            refs,
+            "new FN_DEF FileId(1) 87..150 94..97 Other",
+            &["FileId(1) 227..230 StructLiteral"],
+        );
+    }
+
     fn get_all_refs(text: &str) -> ReferenceSearchResult {
         let (analysis, position) = single_file_with_position(text);
         analysis.find_all_refs(position, None).unwrap().unwrap()
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide_db/src/defs.rs b/crates/ra_ide_db/src/defs.rs
index f990e3bb97..60c11178ee 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide_db/src/defs.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide_db/src/defs.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 // FIXME: this badly needs rename/rewrite (matklad, 2020-02-06).
 
 use hir::{
-    Adt, Field, HasVisibility, ImplDef, Local, MacroDef, Module, ModuleDef, Name, PathResolution,
+    Field, HasVisibility, ImplDef, Local, MacroDef, Module, ModuleDef, Name, PathResolution,
     Semantics, TypeParam, Visibility,
 };
 use ra_prof::profile;
@@ -42,18 +42,10 @@ impl Definition {
     }
 
     pub fn visibility(&self, db: &RootDatabase) -> Option<Visibility> {
-        let module = self.module(db);
-
         match self {
             Definition::Macro(_) => None,
             Definition::Field(sf) => Some(sf.visibility(db)),
-            Definition::ModuleDef(def) => match def {
-                ModuleDef::EnumVariant(id) => {
-                    let parent = id.parent_enum(db);
-                    module?.visibility_of(db, &ModuleDef::Adt(Adt::Enum(parent)))
-                }
-                _ => module?.visibility_of(db, def),
-            },
+            Definition::ModuleDef(def) => def.definition_visibility(db),
             Definition::SelfType(_) => None,
             Definition::Local(_) => None,
             Definition::TypeParam(_) => None,