diff --git a/src/fix.py b/src/fix.py
index e8288bae6..6cfdd0d44 100644
--- a/src/fix.py
+++ b/src/fix.py
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
 __all__ = []
 
-exported = ['ignore', 'window', 'group', 'partition', 'any', 'all', 'rsplit']
+exported = ['ignore', 'window', 'group', 'partition',
+            'any', 'all', 'rsplit', 'dynamic']
 
 import sys
 import new
@@ -67,6 +68,23 @@ def ignore(*args, **kwargs):
     """Simply ignore the arguments sent to it."""
     pass
 
+class DynamicScope(object):
+    def _getLocals(self, name):
+        f = sys._getframe().f_back.f_back # _getLocals <- __[gs]etattr__ <- ...
+        while f:
+            if name in f.f_locals:
+                return f.f_locals
+            f = f.f_back
+        raise NameError, name
+    
+    def __getattr__(self, name):
+        return self._getLocals(name)[name]
+
+    def __setattr__(self, name, value):
+        self._getLocals(name)[name] = value
+dynamic = DynamicScope()
+        
+
 if sys.version_info < (2, 4, 0):
     def reversed(L):
         """Iterates through a sequence in reverse."""
@@ -230,7 +248,6 @@ def _replace_original__init__():
 atexit.register(_replace_original__init__)
 
 g = globals()
-
 for name in exported:
     __builtins__[name] = g[name]
 
diff --git a/test/test_fix.py b/test/test_fix.py
index f11f9a8be..81b6252f5 100644
--- a/test/test_fix.py
+++ b/test/test_fix.py
@@ -98,4 +98,23 @@ class FunctionsTest(SupyTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(rsplit('foobarbaz', 'bar'), ['foo', 'baz'])
 
 
+class TestDynamic(SupyTestCase):
+    def test(self):
+        def f(x):
+            i = 2
+            return g(x)
+        def g(y):
+            j = 3
+            return h(y)
+        def h(z):
+            self.assertEqual(dynamic.z, z)
+            self.assertEqual(dynamic.j, 3)
+            self.assertEqual(dynamic.i, 2)
+            self.assertEqual(dynamic.y, z)
+            self.assertEqual(dynamic.x, z)
+            self.assertRaises(NameError, getattr, dynamic, 'asdfqwerqewr')
+            self.assertEqual(dynamic.self, self)
+            return z
+        self.assertEqual(f(10), 10)
+
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