diff --git a/src/ast/operations.rs b/src/ast/operations.rs
index 2a819a1c9a..b4e16aac65 100644
--- a/src/ast/operations.rs
+++ b/src/ast/operations.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,21 @@ pub fn on_conditional_branch(parent_stack: &[usize], parents: &[&Stmt]) -> bool
     false
 }
 
+/// Check if a node is in a nested block.
+pub fn in_nested_block(parent_stack: &[usize], parents: &[&Stmt]) -> bool {
+    for index in parent_stack.iter().rev() {
+        let parent = parents[*index];
+        if matches!(parent.node, StmtKind::Try { .. })
+            || matches!(parent.node, StmtKind::If { .. })
+            || matches!(parent.node, StmtKind::With { .. })
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    false
+}
+
 /// Struct used to efficiently slice source code at (row, column) Locations.
 pub struct SourceCodeLocator<'a> {
     content: &'a str,
diff --git a/src/check_ast.rs b/src/check_ast.rs
index 7817575592..63ae997aec 100644
--- a/src/check_ast.rs
+++ b/src/check_ast.rs
@@ -98,6 +98,41 @@ where
     fn visit_stmt(&mut self, stmt: &'b Stmt) {
         self.push_parent(stmt);
 
+        // Track whether we've seen docstrings, non-imports, etc.
+        match &stmt.node {
+            StmtKind::Import { .. } => {}
+            StmtKind::ImportFrom { .. } => {}
+            StmtKind::Expr { value } => {
+                if !self.seen_docstring
+                    && stmt.location.column() == 1
+                    && !operations::in_nested_block(&self.parent_stack, &self.parents)
+                {
+                    if let ExprKind::Constant {
+                        value: Constant::Str(_),
+                        ..
+                    } = &value.node
+                    {
+                        self.seen_docstring = true;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if !self.seen_non_import
+                    && stmt.location.column() == 1
+                    && !operations::in_nested_block(&self.parent_stack, &self.parents)
+                {
+                    self.seen_non_import = true;
+                }
+            }
+            _ => {
+                if !self.seen_non_import
+                    && stmt.location.column() == 1
+                    && !operations::in_nested_block(&self.parent_stack, &self.parents)
+                {
+                    self.seen_non_import = true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         // Pre-visit.
         match &stmt.node {
             StmtKind::Global { names } | StmtKind::Nonlocal { names } => {
@@ -357,7 +392,6 @@ where
                 }
             }
             StmtKind::AugAssign { target, .. } => {
-                self.seen_non_import = true;
                 self.handle_node_load(target);
             }
             StmtKind::If { test, .. } => {
@@ -368,7 +402,6 @@ where
                 }
             }
             StmtKind::Assert { test, .. } => {
-                self.seen_non_import = true;
                 if self.settings.select.contains(CheckKind::AssertTuple.code()) {
                     if let Some(check) = checks::check_assert_tuple(test, stmt.location) {
                         self.checks.push(check);
@@ -382,21 +415,7 @@ where
                     }
                 }
             }
-            StmtKind::Expr { value } => {
-                if !self.seen_docstring {
-                    if let ExprKind::Constant {
-                        value: Constant::Str(_),
-                        ..
-                    } = &value.node
-                    {
-                        self.seen_docstring = true;
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    self.seen_non_import = true;
-                }
-            }
             StmtKind::Assign { value, .. } => {
-                self.seen_non_import = true;
                 if self.settings.select.contains(&CheckCode::E731) {
                     if let Some(check) = checks::check_do_not_assign_lambda(value, stmt.location) {
                         self.checks.push(check);
@@ -404,7 +423,6 @@ where
                 }
             }
             StmtKind::AnnAssign { value, .. } => {
-                self.seen_non_import = true;
                 if self.settings.select.contains(&CheckCode::E731) {
                     if let Some(value) = value {
                         if let Some(check) =
@@ -415,9 +433,7 @@ where
                     }
                 }
             }
-            StmtKind::Delete { .. } => {
-                self.seen_non_import = true;
-            }
+            StmtKind::Delete { .. } => {}
             _ => {}
         }