diff --git a/src/helma/scripting/rhino/DynamicGlobalObject.java b/src/helma/scripting/rhino/DynamicGlobalObject.java
index 2a7de0f4..0f6a03be 100644
--- a/src/helma/scripting/rhino/DynamicGlobalObject.java
+++ b/src/helma/scripting/rhino/DynamicGlobalObject.java
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ public class DynamicGlobalObject extends GlobalObject {
             if (obj != null && obj != NOT_FOUND) {
                 return obj;
             }
-        }
-        // make thread scope accessible as "global"
-        if ("global".equals(s)) {
-            return scope;
+            // make thread scope accessible as "global"
+            if ("global".equals(s)) {
+                return scope;
+            }
         }
         return super.get(s, scriptable);
     }
diff --git a/src/helma/scripting/rhino/GlobalObject.java b/src/helma/scripting/rhino/GlobalObject.java
index 207a81bb..14d0354c 100644
--- a/src/helma/scripting/rhino/GlobalObject.java
+++ b/src/helma/scripting/rhino/GlobalObject.java
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ public class GlobalObject extends ImporterTopLevel implements PropertyRecorder {
         defineFunctionProperties(globalFuncs, GlobalObject.class, 0);
         put("app", this, Context.toObject(new ApplicationBean(app), this));
         put("Xml", this, Context.toObject(new XmlObject(core), this));
+        put("global", this, this);
         // Define dontEnum() on Object prototype
         String[] objFuncs = { "dontEnum" };
         ScriptableObject objproto = (ScriptableObject) getObjectPrototype(this);