diff --git a/tools/clang/lib/SPIRV/SpirvEmitter.cpp b/tools/clang/lib/SPIRV/SpirvEmitter.cpp
index 7337a33b01..5411b3555e 100644
--- a/tools/clang/lib/SPIRV/SpirvEmitter.cpp
+++ b/tools/clang/lib/SPIRV/SpirvEmitter.cpp
@@ -2021,6 +2021,10 @@ void SpirvEmitter::doVarDecl(const VarDecl *decl) {
   // variables) belongs to the Function storage class.
   if (isExternalVar(decl)) {
     var = declIdMapper.createExternVar(decl);
+    if (decl->hasInit()) {
+      emitWarning("Initializer of external global will be ignored",
+                  decl->getLocation());
+    }
   } else {
     // We already know the variable is not externally visible here. If it does
     // not have local storage, it should be file scope variable.
diff --git a/tools/clang/test/CodeGenSPIRV/groupshared.init.warning.hlsl b/tools/clang/test/CodeGenSPIRV/groupshared.init.warning.hlsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c49534948b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/clang/test/CodeGenSPIRV/groupshared.init.warning.hlsl
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// RUN: %dxc -T cs_6_0 -E main -spirv %s 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
+
+groupshared uint testing = 0;
+
+[numthreads(64, 1, 1)]
+void main(uint local_thread_id_flat : SV_GroupIndex) {
+    
+    InterlockedAdd(testing, 1);
+    GroupMemoryBarrierWithGroupSync();
+    
+    if (local_thread_id_flat == 0) {
+        if (testing > 64) {
+            printf("testing is %u wtf", testing);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// CHECK: warning: Initializer of external global will be ignored
+// CHECK-NEXT: groupshared uint testing = 0;
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