diff --git a/tl b/tl
index 973c0039c..ac3693e12 100755
--- a/tl
+++ b/tl
@@ -892,7 +892,8 @@ do
       tlconfig["quiet"] = true
       tlconfig["gen_compat"] = "off"
 
-      local env = setup_env(tlconfig, args["file"][1])
+      local filename = args["file"][1]
+      local env = setup_env(tlconfig, filename)
       env.keep_going = true
       env.report_types = true
 
@@ -925,8 +926,9 @@ do
             local y, x = pos:match("^(%d+):?(%d*)")
             y = tonumber(y) or 1
             x = tonumber(x) or 1
-            json_out_table(io.stdout, tl.symbols_in_scope(tr, y, x))
+            json_out_table(io.stdout, tl.symbols_in_scope(tr, filename, y, x))
          else
+            tr.symbols = tr.symbols_by_file[filename]
             json_out_table(io.stdout, tr)
          end
 
diff --git a/tl.lua b/tl.lua
index c6aaae74e..0e153c951 100644
--- a/tl.lua
+++ b/tl.lua
@@ -628,6 +628,8 @@ local tl = {PrettyPrintOptions = {}, TypeCheckOptions = {}, Env = {}, Result = {
 
 
 
+
+
 
 
 
@@ -5672,7 +5674,7 @@ function tl.new_type_reporter()
       tr = {
          by_pos = {},
          types = {},
-         symbols = mark_array({}),
+         symbols_by_file = {},
          globals = {},
       },
    }
@@ -5909,6 +5911,9 @@ function TypeReporter:store_result(collector, globals)
       end
    end
 
+   local symbols = mark_array({})
+   tr.symbols_by_file[filename] = symbols
+
 
    do
       local stack = {}
@@ -5927,11 +5932,11 @@ function TypeReporter:store_result(collector, globals)
             else
                local other = stack[level]
                level = level - 1
-               tr.symbols[other][4] = i
+               symbols[other][4] = i
                id = other - 1
             end
             local sym = mark_array({ s.y, s.x, s.name, id })
-            table.insert(tr.symbols, sym)
+            table.insert(symbols, sym)
          end
       end
    end
@@ -5954,7 +5959,7 @@ end
 
 
 
-function tl.symbols_in_scope(tr, y, x)
+function tl.symbols_in_scope(tr, filename, y, x)
    local function find(symbols, at_y, at_x)
       local function le(a, b)
          return a[1] < b[1] or
@@ -5965,9 +5970,13 @@ function tl.symbols_in_scope(tr, y, x)
 
    local ret = {}
 
-   local n = find(tr.symbols, y, x)
+   local symbols = tr.symbols_by_file[filename]
+   if not symbols then
+      return ret
+   end
+
+   local n = find(symbols, y, x)
 
-   local symbols = tr.symbols
    while n >= 1 do
       local s = symbols[n]
       if s[3] == "@{" then
diff --git a/tl.tl b/tl.tl
index 3b31b4fd5..4a94f1db7 100644
--- a/tl.tl
+++ b/tl.tl
@@ -605,9 +605,11 @@ local record tl
    end
 
    record TypeReport
+      type Symbol = {integer, integer, string, integer}
+
       by_pos: {string: {integer: {integer: integer}}}
       types: {integer: TypeInfo}
-      symbols: {{integer, integer, string, integer}}
+      symbols_by_file: {string: {Symbol}}
       globals: {string: integer}
    end
 
@@ -5672,7 +5674,7 @@ function tl.new_type_reporter(): TypeReporter
       tr = {
          by_pos = {},
          types = {},
-         symbols = mark_array {},
+         symbols_by_file = {},
          globals = {},
       },
    }
@@ -5909,6 +5911,9 @@ function TypeReporter:store_result(collector: TypeCollector, globals: {string:Va
       end
    end
 
+   local symbols: {TypeReport.Symbol} = mark_array {}
+   tr.symbols_by_file[filename] = symbols
+
    -- resolve scope cross references, skipping unneeded scope blocks
    do
       local stack = {}
@@ -5927,11 +5932,11 @@ function TypeReporter:store_result(collector: TypeCollector, globals: {string:Va
             else
                local other = stack[level]
                level = level - 1
-               tr.symbols[other][4] = i -- overwrite id from @{
+               symbols[other][4] = i -- overwrite id from @{
                id = other - 1
             end
             local sym = mark_array({ s.y, s.x, s.name, id })
-            table.insert(tr.symbols, sym)
+            table.insert(symbols, sym)
          end
       end
    end
@@ -5954,8 +5959,8 @@ end
 -- Report types
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function tl.symbols_in_scope(tr: TypeReport, y: integer, x: integer): {string:integer}
-   local function find(symbols: {{integer, integer, string, integer}}, at_y: integer, at_x: integer): integer
+function tl.symbols_in_scope(tr: TypeReport, filename: string, y: integer, x: integer): {string:integer}
+   local function find(symbols: {TypeReport.Symbol}, at_y: integer, at_x: integer): integer
       local function le(a: {integer, integer}, b: {integer, integer}): boolean
          return a[1] < b[1]
             or (a[1] == b[1] and a[2] <= b[2])
@@ -5965,9 +5970,13 @@ function tl.symbols_in_scope(tr: TypeReport, y: integer, x: integer): {string:in
 
    local ret: {string:integer} = {}
 
-   local n = find(tr.symbols, y, x)
+   local symbols = tr.symbols_by_file[filename]
+   if not symbols then
+      return ret
+   end
+
+   local n = find(symbols, y, x)
 
-   local symbols = tr.symbols
    while n >= 1 do
       local s = symbols[n]
       if s[3] == "@{" then