diff --git a/powershell/ql/lib/semmle/code/powershell/ApiGraphs.qll b/powershell/ql/lib/semmle/code/powershell/ApiGraphs.qll
index 78b84587908..455ebbb1a15 100644
--- a/powershell/ql/lib/semmle/code/powershell/ApiGraphs.qll
+++ b/powershell/ql/lib/semmle/code/powershell/ApiGraphs.qll
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ private import semmle.code.powershell.dataflow.DataFlow
 private import semmle.code.powershell.typetracking.ApiGraphShared
 private import semmle.code.powershell.typetracking.internal.TypeTrackingImpl
 private import semmle.code.powershell.controlflow.Cfg
+private import frameworks.data.internal.ApiGraphModelsExtensions as Extensions
+private import frameworks.data.internal.ApiGraphModelsSpecific as Specific
 private import semmle.code.powershell.dataflow.internal.DataFlowPrivate as DataFlowPrivate
 private import semmle.code.powershell.dataflow.internal.DataFlowDispatch as DataFlowDispatch
 
@@ -514,12 +516,48 @@ module API {
       )
     }
 
+    bindingset[name]
+    private string memberOrMethodReturnValue(string name) {
+      // This predicate is a bit ad-hoc, but it's okay for now.
+      // We can delete it once we no longer use the typeModel and summaryModel
+      // tables to represent implicit root members.
+      result = "Method[" + name + "]"
+      or
+      result = "Method[" + name + "].ReturnValue"
+      or
+      result = "Member[" + name + "]"
+    }
+
+    private Node getAnImplicitRootMember(string name) {
+      exists(DataFlow::CallNode call |
+        Extensions::typeModel(_, Specific::getAnImplicitImport(), memberOrMethodReturnValue(name))
+        or
+        Extensions::summaryModel(Specific::getAnImplicitImport(), memberOrMethodReturnValue(name),
+          _, _, _, _)
+        or
+        Extensions::sourceModel(Specific::getAnImplicitImport(), memberOrMethodReturnValue(name), _,
+          _)
+      |
+        result = MkMethodAccessNode(call) and
+        name = call.getName().toLowerCase()
+      )
+    }
+
     cached
     predicate memberEdge(Node pred, string name, Node succ) {
-      exists(StringConstExpr read |
-        succ = getForwardStartNode(getNodeFromExpr(read)) and
-        pred = MkRoot() and
-        name = read.getValueString()
+      pred = API::root() and
+      (
+        exists(StringConstExpr read |
+          succ = getForwardStartNode(getNodeFromExpr(read)) and
+          name = read.getValueString()
+        )
+        or
+        exists(DataFlow::AutomaticVariableNode automatic |
+          automatic.getName() = name and
+          succ = getForwardStartNode(automatic)
+        )
+        or
+        succ = getAnImplicitRootMember(name)
       )
       or
       exists(DataFlow::QualifiedTypeNameNode typeName |
@@ -528,12 +566,6 @@ module API {
         succ = getForwardStartNode(typeName)
       )
       or
-      pred = MkRoot() and
-      exists(DataFlow::AutomaticVariableNode automatic |
-        automatic.getName() = name and
-        succ = getForwardStartNode(automatic)
-      )
-      or
       exists(MemberExprReadAccess read |
         read.getMemberName().toLowerCase() = name and
         pred = getForwardEndNode(getALocalSourceStrict(getNodeFromExpr(read.getQualifier()))) and
@@ -548,6 +580,9 @@ module API {
       |
         pred = getForwardEndNode(getALocalSourceStrict(call.getQualifier()))
       )
+      or
+      pred = API::root() and
+      succ = getAnImplicitRootMember(name)
     }
 
     cached
diff --git a/powershell/ql/lib/semmle/code/powershell/frameworks/data/internal/ApiGraphModelsSpecific.qll b/powershell/ql/lib/semmle/code/powershell/frameworks/data/internal/ApiGraphModelsSpecific.qll
index 6e791858ce3..0dfb616d399 100644
--- a/powershell/ql/lib/semmle/code/powershell/frameworks/data/internal/ApiGraphModelsSpecific.qll
+++ b/powershell/ql/lib/semmle/code/powershell/frameworks/data/internal/ApiGraphModelsSpecific.qll
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@ API::Node getExtraNodeFromPath(string type, AccessPath path, int n) {
   )
 }
 
+/**
+ * Gets a string that represents a module that is always implicitly
+ * imported in any powershell script.
+ */
+string getAnImplicitImport() {
+  result = "microsoft.powershell.management!"
+  or
+  result = "microsoft.powershell.utility!"
+}
+
 /** Gets a Powershell-specific interpretation of the given `type`. */
 API::Node getExtraNodeFromType(string rawType) {
   exists(
@@ -85,7 +95,7 @@ API::Node getExtraNodeFromType(string rawType) {
     result = qualifiedTypeName.(DataFlow::LocalSourceNode).track().getInstance()
   )
   or
-  rawType = "" and
+  (rawType = ["", getAnImplicitImport()]) and
   result = API::root()
 }