diff --git a/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers.Test.CSharp9/LayoutRules/SA1516CSharp9UnitTests.cs b/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers.Test.CSharp9/LayoutRules/SA1516CSharp9UnitTests.cs
index 2fb3c591d..1cd926c5a 100644
--- a/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers.Test.CSharp9/LayoutRules/SA1516CSharp9UnitTests.cs
+++ b/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers.Test.CSharp9/LayoutRules/SA1516CSharp9UnitTests.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class SA1516CSharp9UnitTests : SA1516CSharp8UnitTests
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Task"/> representing the asynchronous unit test.</returns>
         [Fact]
         [WorkItem(3242, "https://github.com/DotNetAnalyzers/StyleCopAnalyzers/issues/3242")]
-        public async Task TestStatementSpacingInTopLevelProgramAsync()
+        public async Task TestUsingAndGlobalStatementSpacingInTopLevelProgramAsync()
         {
             var testCode = @"using System;
 using System.Threading;
@@ -55,5 +55,64 @@ public async Task TestStatementSpacingInTopLevelProgramAsync()
                 FixedCode = fixedCode,
             }.RunAsync(CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Verifies that SA1516 is not reported between global statement in top-level programs.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="Task"/> representing the asynchronous unit test.</returns>
+        [Fact]
+        [WorkItem(3351, "https://github.com/DotNetAnalyzers/StyleCopAnalyzers/issues/3351")]
+        public async Task TestGlobalStatementSpacingInTopLevelProgramAsync()
+        {
+            var testCode = @"int i = 0;
+return i;
+";
+
+            await new CSharpTest(LanguageVersion.CSharp9)
+            {
+                ReferenceAssemblies = ReferenceAssemblies.Net.Net50,
+                TestState =
+                {
+                    OutputKind = OutputKind.ConsoleApplication,
+                    Sources = { testCode },
+                },
+            }.RunAsync(CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Verifies that SA1516 is reported between global statement and record declaration in top-level programs.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="Task"/> representing the asynchronous unit test.</returns>
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task TestGlobalStatementAndRecordSpacingInTopLevelProgramAsync()
+        {
+            var testCode = @"return 0;
+{|#0:record|} A();
+";
+
+            var fixedCode = @"return 0;
+
+record A();
+";
+
+            await new CSharpTest(LanguageVersion.CSharp9)
+            {
+                ReferenceAssemblies = ReferenceAssemblies.Net.Net50,
+                TestState =
+                {
+                    OutputKind = OutputKind.ConsoleApplication,
+                    Sources = { testCode },
+                    ExpectedDiagnostics =
+                    {
+                        // /0/Test0.cs(2,1): warning SA1516: Elements should be separated by blank line
+                        Diagnostic().WithLocation(0),
+
+                        // /0/Test0.cs(2,1): warning SA1516: Elements should be separated by blank line
+                        Diagnostic().WithLocation(0),
+                    },
+                },
+                FixedCode = fixedCode,
+            }.RunAsync(CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers/LayoutRules/SA1516ElementsMustBeSeparatedByBlankLine.cs b/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers/LayoutRules/SA1516ElementsMustBeSeparatedByBlankLine.cs
index ef1e496ab..a3a8ecc4e 100644
--- a/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers/LayoutRules/SA1516ElementsMustBeSeparatedByBlankLine.cs
+++ b/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers/LayoutRules/SA1516ElementsMustBeSeparatedByBlankLine.cs
@@ -295,6 +295,12 @@ private static void HandleMemberList(SyntaxNodeAnalysisContext context, SyntaxLi
         {
             for (int i = 1; i < members.Count; i++)
             {
+                // Don't report between global statements
+                if (members[i - 1].IsKind(SyntaxKind.GlobalStatement) && members[i].IsKind(SyntaxKind.GlobalStatement))
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 if (!members[i - 1].ContainsDiagnostics && !members[i].ContainsDiagnostics)
                 {
                     // Report if