diff --git a/tool/src/org/antlr/v4/codegen/model/ListenerFile.java b/tool/src/org/antlr/v4/codegen/model/ListenerFile.java
index 9cd38a5b36..a857ce15dc 100644
--- a/tool/src/org/antlr/v4/codegen/model/ListenerFile.java
+++ b/tool/src/org/antlr/v4/codegen/model/ListenerFile.java
@@ -12,11 +12,7 @@
 import org.antlr.v4.tool.ast.ActionAST;
 import org.antlr.v4.tool.ast.AltAST;
 
-import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
-import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.*;
 
 /** A model object representing a parse tree listener file.
  *  These are the rules specific events triggered by a parse tree visitor.
@@ -61,7 +57,9 @@ public ListenerFile(OutputModelFactory factory, String fileName) {
 			}
 		}
 		ActionAST ast = g.namedActions.get("header");
-		if ( ast!=null ) header = new Action(factory, ast);
+		if ( ast!=null && ast.getScope()==null ) {
+			header = new Action(factory, ast);
+		}
 		genPackage = g.tool.genPackage;
 		accessLevel = g.getOptionString("accessLevel");
 		exportMacro = g.getOptionString("exportMacro");
diff --git a/tool/src/org/antlr/v4/codegen/model/VisitorFile.java b/tool/src/org/antlr/v4/codegen/model/VisitorFile.java
index f647d5e168..bdd0758777 100644
--- a/tool/src/org/antlr/v4/codegen/model/VisitorFile.java
+++ b/tool/src/org/antlr/v4/codegen/model/VisitorFile.java
@@ -12,11 +12,7 @@
 import org.antlr.v4.tool.ast.ActionAST;
 import org.antlr.v4.tool.ast.AltAST;
 
-import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
-import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.*;
 
 public class VisitorFile extends OutputFile {
 	public String genPackage; // from -package cmd-line
@@ -41,7 +37,7 @@ public class VisitorFile extends OutputFile {
 	public VisitorFile(OutputModelFactory factory, String fileName) {
 		super(factory, fileName);
 		Grammar g = factory.getGrammar();
-		namedActions = buildNamedActions(g);
+		namedActions = buildNamedActions(g, ast -> ast.getScope()==null);
 		parserName = g.getRecognizerName();
 		grammarName = g.name;
 		for (Rule r : g.rules.values()) {