diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index e527077e9e..8eb9ce0c64 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Fix analyzer [RCS1246](https://josefpihrt.github.io/docs/roslynator/analyzers/RCS1246) ([PR](https://github.com/dotnet/roslynator/pull/1676))
 - Fix analyzer [RCS1248](https://josefpihrt.github.io/docs/roslynator/analyzers/RCS1248) ([PR](https://github.com/dotnet/roslynator/pull/1677))
+- Fix refactoring [Check expression for null](https://josefpihrt.github.io/docs/roslynator/refactorings/RR0024) ([PR](https://github.com/dotnet/roslynator/pull/1682))
 
 ## [4.14.0] - 2025-07-26
 
diff --git a/src/Refactorings/CSharp/Refactorings/CheckExpressionForNullRefactoring.cs b/src/Refactorings/CSharp/Refactorings/CheckExpressionForNullRefactoring.cs
index 21486325d3..827c4fc4c6 100644
--- a/src/Refactorings/CSharp/Refactorings/CheckExpressionForNullRefactoring.cs
+++ b/src/Refactorings/CSharp/Refactorings/CheckExpressionForNullRefactoring.cs
@@ -253,7 +253,17 @@ private static async Task<Document> RefactorAsync(
             }
         }
 
-        return await document.InsertNodeAfterAsync(statement, CreateNullCheck(expression), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        SyntaxNode nodeInList = statement;
+        IfStatementSyntax nullCheck = CreateNullCheck(expression);
+        SyntaxNode newNode = nullCheck;
+
+        if (nodeInList.Parent is GlobalStatementSyntax globalStatement)
+        {
+            newNode = globalStatement.WithStatement(nullCheck);
+            nodeInList = globalStatement;
+        }
+
+        return await document.InsertNodeAfterAsync(nodeInList, newNode, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
     }
 
     private static Task<Document> RefactorAsync(
diff --git a/src/Tests/Refactorings.Tests/RR0024CheckExpressionForNullTests.cs b/src/Tests/Refactorings.Tests/RR0024CheckExpressionForNullTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..363bda6f05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Tests/Refactorings.Tests/RR0024CheckExpressionForNullTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Roslynator.Testing.CSharp;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Roslynator.CSharp.Refactorings.Tests;
+
+public class RR0024CheckExpressionForNullTests : AbstractCSharpRefactoringVerifier
+{
+    public override string RefactoringId { get; } = RefactoringIdentifiers.CheckExpressionForNull;
+
+    [Fact, Trait(Traits.Refactoring, RefactoringIdentifiers.CheckParameterForNull)]
+    public async Task Test()
+    {
+        await VerifyRefactoringAsync("""
+class C
+{
+    void M()
+    {
+        var [|x|] = "".ToString();
+    }
+}
+""", """
+class C
+{
+    void M()
+    {
+        var x = "".ToString();
+        if (x != null)
+        {
+
+        }
+    }
+}
+""", equivalenceKey: EquivalenceKey.Create(RefactoringId));
+    }
+
+    [Fact, Trait(Traits.Refactoring, RefactoringIdentifiers.CheckParameterForNull)]
+    public async Task Test_TopLevelStatement()
+    {
+        await VerifyRefactoringAsync("""
+
+var [|x|] = "".ToString();
+var y = x.ToString();
+
+""", """
+
+var x = "".ToString();
+
+if (x != null)
+{
+
+}
+var y = x.ToString();
+
+""", equivalenceKey: EquivalenceKey.Create(RefactoringId));
+    }
+}