diff --git a/scriptengines/javascript/scriptenv.cpp b/scriptengines/javascript/scriptenv.cpp
index 19deb31b8..fc15e21ef 100644
--- a/scriptengines/javascript/scriptenv.cpp
+++ b/scriptengines/javascript/scriptenv.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,17 @@ bool ScriptEnv::include(const QString &path)
     QString script = file.readAll();
     //kDebug() << "Script says" << script;
 
-    evaluate(script);
+    // change the context to the parent context so that the include is actually
+    // executed in the same context as the caller; seems to be what javascript
+    // coders expect :)
+    QScriptContext *ctx = currentContext();
+    if (ctx && ctx->parentContext()) {
+        ctx->setActivationObject(ctx->parentContext()->activationObject());
+        ctx->setThisObject(ctx->parentContext()->thisObject());
+    }
+
+    evaluate(script, path);
+
     if (hasUncaughtException()) {
         emit reportError(this, true);
         return false;