diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 182437c18f0..703b32c7f02 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -496,4 +496,6 @@ Released with 1.0.0-beta.37 code base.
 ## [1.7.1]
 
 ### Fixed
--  Fix a typo in the documentation for `methods.myMethod.send` (#4599)
\ No newline at end of file
+-  Fix a typo in the documentation for `methods.myMethod.send` (#4599)
+-  Use globalThis to locate global object if possible (#4613)
+
diff --git a/packages/web3-core-requestmanager/src/givenProvider.js b/packages/web3-core-requestmanager/src/givenProvider.js
index 2f57f1a51ce..f7fb84d6792 100644
--- a/packages/web3-core-requestmanager/src/givenProvider.js
+++ b/packages/web3-core-requestmanager/src/givenProvider.js
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@ var givenProvider = null;
 
 // ADD GIVEN PROVIDER
 /* jshint ignore:start */
-var global;
-try {
-  global = Function('return this')();
-} catch (e) {
-  global = window;
+var global = typeof globalThis === 'object' ? globalThis : undefined;
+if(!global) {
+    try {
+        global = Function('return this')();
+    } catch (e) {
+        global = self;
+    }
 }
 
 // EIP-1193: window.ethereum
diff --git a/packages/web3-eth-accounts/src/index.js b/packages/web3-eth-accounts/src/index.js
index e1a44e4791b..1f2ec649b62 100644
--- a/packages/web3-eth-accounts/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/web3-eth-accounts/src/index.js
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ if (!storageAvailable('localStorage')) {
 function storageAvailable(type) {
     var storage;
     try {
-        storage = window[type];
+        storage = self[type];
         var x = '__storage_test__';
         storage.setItem(x, x);
         storage.removeItem(x);
diff --git a/packages/web3-providers-ws/src/helpers.js b/packages/web3-providers-ws/src/helpers.js
index 25347e3f2ff..28750c43070 100644
--- a/packages/web3-providers-ws/src/helpers.js
+++ b/packages/web3-providers-ws/src/helpers.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if (isNode || isRN) {
         helpers = require('url').parse;
     }
 } else {
-    _btoa = btoa.bind(window);
+    _btoa = btoa.bind(typeof globalThis === 'object' ? globalThis : self);
     helpers = function(url) {
         return new URL(url);
     };