diff --git a/gen/llvmhelpers.cpp b/gen/llvmhelpers.cpp
index e8ed5fb749..d037ec57cd 100644
--- a/gen/llvmhelpers.cpp
+++ b/gen/llvmhelpers.cpp
@@ -1822,11 +1822,12 @@ FuncDeclaration *getParentFunc(Dsymbol *sym) {
     return nullptr;
   }
 
-  // Static/non-extern(D) functions and function (not delegate) literals don't
-  // allow access to a parent context, even if they are nested.
+  // Static functions, non-extern(D) non-member functions and function (not
+  // delegate) literals don't allow access to a parent context, even if they are
+  // nested.
   if (FuncDeclaration *fd = sym->isFuncDeclaration()) {
     bool certainlyNewRoot =
-        fd->isStatic() || fd->linkage != LINKd ||
+        fd->isStatic() || (!fd->isThis() && fd->linkage != LINKd) ||
         (fd->isFuncLiteralDeclaration() &&
          static_cast<FuncLiteralDeclaration *>(fd)->tok == TOKfunction);
     if (certainlyNewRoot) {
diff --git a/tests/compilable/gh2808.d b/tests/compilable/gh2808.d
index 9c9580f208..4729da6175 100644
--- a/tests/compilable/gh2808.d
+++ b/tests/compilable/gh2808.d
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // RUN: %ldc -c %s
 
-void foo()
+void gh2808()
 {
     extern(C) void DoubleArrayToAnyArray(void* arg0)
     {
@@ -10,3 +10,14 @@ void foo()
     auto arg = () { return local; }();
     DoubleArrayToAnyArray(null);
 }
+
+void gh3234()
+{
+    int i;
+    void nested() { ++i; }
+
+    extern (C++) class Visitor
+    {
+        void visit() { nested(); }
+    }
+}