diff --git a/src/main/java/io/yooksi/pz/zdoc/compile/JavaCompiler.java b/src/main/java/io/yooksi/pz/zdoc/compile/JavaCompiler.java
index 9d90d60..33d84c1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/yooksi/pz/zdoc/compile/JavaCompiler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/yooksi/pz/zdoc/compile/JavaCompiler.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 
 public class JavaCompiler implements ICompiler<ZomboidJavaDoc> {
 
+	public static final String GLOBAL_OBJECT_CLASS = "zombie.Lua.LuaManager.GlobalObject";
 	private static final File SERIALIZE_LUA = new File("serialize.lua");
 
 	private final Set<Class<?>> exposedJavaClasses;
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ static HashSet<Class<?>> getExposedJava() throws ReflectiveOperationException {
 				exposer, "exposed", true
 		);
 		// class containing global exposed methods
-		result.add(Utils.getClassForName("zombie.Lua.LuaManager.GlobalObject"));
+		result.add(Utils.getClassForName(GLOBAL_OBJECT_CLASS));
 		return result;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/yooksi/pz/zdoc/doc/ZomboidLuaDoc.java b/src/main/java/io/yooksi/pz/zdoc/doc/ZomboidLuaDoc.java
index 13ab5ff..8609f62 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/yooksi/pz/zdoc/doc/ZomboidLuaDoc.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/yooksi/pz/zdoc/doc/ZomboidLuaDoc.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.UnmodifiableView;
 
 import io.yooksi.pz.zdoc.Main;
+import io.yooksi.pz.zdoc.compile.JavaCompiler;
 import io.yooksi.pz.zdoc.compile.LuaCompiler;
 import io.yooksi.pz.zdoc.element.IMember;
 import io.yooksi.pz.zdoc.element.lua.Annotated;
@@ -112,9 +113,14 @@ public void writeToFile(File file) throws IOException {
 			ZomboidLuaDoc.appendComments(sb, method);
 			ZomboidLuaDoc.appendAnnotations(sb, method);
 
-			sb.append("function ").append(clazz.getConventionalName());
-			sb.append(':').append(method.getName()).append('(');
+			sb.append("function ");
 
+			// global methods need to be declared outside tables
+			String parentType = clazz.getParentType();
+			if (parentType == null || !parentType.equals(JavaCompiler.GLOBAL_OBJECT_CLASS)) {
+				sb.append(clazz.getConventionalName()).append(':');
+			}
+			sb.append(method.getName()).append('(');
 			method.appendParameterSignature(sb);
 			sb.append(") end\n\n");
 		}
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/yooksi/pz/zdoc/doc/ZomboidLuaDocTest.java b/src/test/java/io/yooksi/pz/zdoc/doc/ZomboidLuaDocTest.java
index efae8d0..0522070 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/yooksi/pz/zdoc/doc/ZomboidLuaDocTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/yooksi/pz/zdoc/doc/ZomboidLuaDocTest.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 
 import io.yooksi.pz.zdoc.TestWorkspace;
+import io.yooksi.pz.zdoc.compile.JavaCompiler;
 import io.yooksi.pz.zdoc.element.lua.*;
 import io.yooksi.pz.zdoc.element.mod.AccessModifierKey;
 import io.yooksi.pz.zdoc.element.mod.MemberModifier;
@@ -389,6 +390,53 @@ void shouldWriteZomboidLuaDocMethodsWithVariadicArgumentsToFile() throws IOExcep
 		Assertions.assertEquals(expectedResult, writeToFileAndRead(zDoc));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void shouldNotWriteGlobalZomboidLuaDocMethodsAsPartOfTableToFile() throws IOException {
+
+		Set<LuaMethod> luaMethods = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+		luaMethods.add(LuaMethod.Builder.create("firstMethod").build()
+		);
+		luaMethods.add(LuaMethod.Builder.create("secondMethod")
+				.withModifier(new MemberModifier(AccessModifierKey.PUBLIC)).build()
+		);
+		luaMethods.add(LuaMethod.Builder.create("thirdMethod")
+				.withModifier(new MemberModifier(AccessModifierKey.PRIVATE))
+				.withReturnType(new LuaType("String")).build()
+		);
+		luaMethods.add(LuaMethod.Builder.create("fourthMethod").withOwner(TEST_LUA_CLASS)
+				.withModifier(new MemberModifier(AccessModifierKey.DEFAULT))
+				.withReturnType(new LuaType("Object")).withParams(ImmutableList.of(
+						new LuaParameter(new LuaType("int"), "param1"),
+						new LuaParameter(new LuaType("boolean"), "param2"))).build()
+		);
+		ZomboidLuaDoc zDoc = new ZomboidLuaDoc(
+				new LuaClass("LuaManager_GlobalObject", JavaCompiler.GLOBAL_OBJECT_CLASS),
+				new ArrayList<>(), luaMethods
+		);
+
+		List<String> expectedResult = ImmutableList.of(
+				"---@class LuaManager_GlobalObject : " + JavaCompiler.GLOBAL_OBJECT_CLASS,
+				"LuaManager_GlobalObject = {}",
+				"",
+				"---@return void",
+				"function firstMethod() end",
+				"",
+				"---@public",
+				"---@return void",
+				"function secondMethod() end",
+				"",
+				"---@private",
+				"---@return String",
+				"function thirdMethod() end",
+				"",
+				"---@param param1 int",
+				"---@param param2 boolean",
+				"---@return Object",
+				"function fourthMethod(param1, param2) end"
+		);
+		Assertions.assertEquals(expectedResult, writeToFileAndRead(zDoc));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	@SuppressWarnings("ConstantConditions")
 	void shouldThrowExceptionWhenModifyingImmutableFields() {