diff --git a/clang/include/clang/Frontend/PCHReader.h b/clang/include/clang/Frontend/PCHReader.h
index d5157bc3ce4e..a32be0dd7b49 100644
--- a/clang/include/clang/Frontend/PCHReader.h
+++ b/clang/include/clang/Frontend/PCHReader.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ namespace llvm {
 namespace clang {
 
 class AddrLabelExpr;
+class ASTConsumer;
 class ASTContext;
 class Attr;
 class Decl;
@@ -77,6 +78,9 @@ private:
   /// \brief The AST context into which we'll read the PCH file.
   ASTContext &Context;
 
+  /// \brief The AST consumer.
+  ASTConsumer *Consumer;
+
   /// \brief The bitstream reader from which we'll read the PCH file.
   llvm::BitstreamReader Stream;
 
@@ -198,7 +202,7 @@ public:
   typedef llvm::SmallVector<uint64_t, 64> RecordData;
 
   explicit PCHReader(Preprocessor &PP, ASTContext &Context) 
-    : SemaObj(0), PP(PP), Context(Context), 
+    : SemaObj(0), PP(PP), Context(Context), Consumer(0),
       IdentifierTableData(0), NumStatementsRead(0) { }
 
   ~PCHReader() {}
diff --git a/clang/lib/Frontend/PCHReader.cpp b/clang/lib/Frontend/PCHReader.cpp
index 976b98dd11cf..c6c34e9749fa 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Frontend/PCHReader.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Frontend/PCHReader.cpp
@@ -377,9 +377,7 @@ void PCHDeclReader::VisitBlockDecl(BlockDecl *BD) {
 std::pair<uint64_t, uint64_t> 
 PCHDeclReader::VisitDeclContext(DeclContext *DC) {
   uint64_t LexicalOffset = Record[Idx++];
-  uint64_t VisibleOffset = 0;
-  if (DC->getPrimaryContext() == DC)
-    VisibleOffset = Record[Idx++];
+  uint64_t VisibleOffset = Record[Idx++];
   return std::make_pair(LexicalOffset, VisibleOffset);
 }
 
@@ -2317,6 +2315,23 @@ Decl *PCHReader::ReadDeclRecord(uint64_t Offset, unsigned Index) {
   }
   assert(Idx == Record.size());
 
+  if (Consumer) {
+    // If we have deserialized a declaration that has a definition the
+    // AST consumer might need to know about, notify the consumer
+    // about that definition now.
+    if (VarDecl *Var = dyn_cast<VarDecl>(D)) {
+      if (Var->isFileVarDecl() && Var->getInit()) {
+        DeclGroupRef DG(Var);
+        Consumer->HandleTopLevelDecl(DG);
+      }
+    } else if (FunctionDecl *Func = dyn_cast<FunctionDecl>(D)) {
+      if (Func->isThisDeclarationADefinition()) {
+        DeclGroupRef DG(Func);
+        Consumer->HandleTopLevelDecl(DG);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   return D;
 }
 
@@ -2458,6 +2473,8 @@ bool PCHReader::ReadDeclsVisibleInContext(DeclContext *DC,
 }
 
 void PCHReader::StartTranslationUnit(ASTConsumer *Consumer) {
+  this->Consumer = Consumer;
+
   if (!Consumer)
     return;
 
diff --git a/clang/lib/Frontend/PCHWriter.cpp b/clang/lib/Frontend/PCHWriter.cpp
index 15ee2369dd3b..b081a2813f9b 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Frontend/PCHWriter.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Frontend/PCHWriter.cpp
@@ -574,8 +574,7 @@ void PCHDeclWriter::VisitBlockDecl(BlockDecl *D) {
 void PCHDeclWriter::VisitDeclContext(DeclContext *DC, uint64_t LexicalOffset, 
                                      uint64_t VisibleOffset) {
   Record.push_back(LexicalOffset);
-  if (DC->getPrimaryContext() == DC)
-    Record.push_back(VisibleOffset);
+  Record.push_back(VisibleOffset);
 }
 
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
@@ -1728,20 +1727,6 @@ void PCHWriter::WriteDeclsBlock(ASTContext &Context) {
     // in the PCH file later.
     if (isa<FileScopeAsmDecl>(D))
       ExternalDefinitions.push_back(ID);
-    else if (VarDecl *Var = dyn_cast<VarDecl>(D)) {
-      if (// Non-static file-scope variables with initializers or that
-          // are tentative definitions.
-          (Var->isFileVarDecl() &&
-           (Var->getInit() || Var->getStorageClass() == VarDecl::None)) ||
-          // Out-of-line definitions of static data members (C++).
-          (Var->getDeclContext()->isRecord() && 
-           !Var->getLexicalDeclContext()->isRecord() && 
-           Var->getStorageClass() == VarDecl::Static))
-        ExternalDefinitions.push_back(ID);
-    } else if (FunctionDecl *Func = dyn_cast<FunctionDecl>(D)) {
-      if (Func->isThisDeclarationADefinition())
-        ExternalDefinitions.push_back(ID);
-    }
   }
 
   // Exit the declarations block