diff --git a/src/evalvars.c b/src/evalvars.c
index 70bb6da..b70a3cd 100644
--- a/src/evalvars.c
+++ b/src/evalvars.c
@@ -3340,12 +3340,31 @@
 	}
     }
 
+    // and finally try
+    return find_var_autoload_prefix(name, 0, htp, NULL);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Find variable "name" with sn_autoload_prefix.
+ * Return a pointer to it if found, NULL if not found.
+ * When "sid" > 0, use it otherwise use "current_sctx.sc_sid".
+ * When "htp" is not NULL  set "htp" to the hashtab_T used.
+ * When "namep" is not NULL set "namep" to the generated name, and
+ * then the caller gets ownership and is responsible for freeing the name.
+ */
+    dictitem_T *
+find_var_autoload_prefix(char_u *name, int sid, hashtab_T **htp,
+							    char_u **namep)
+{
+    hashtab_T	*ht;
+    dictitem_T	*ret = NULL;
     // When using "vim9script autoload" script-local items are prefixed but can
     // be used with s:name.
-    if (SCRIPT_ID_VALID(current_sctx.sc_sid)
+    int check_sid = sid > 0 ? sid : current_sctx.sc_sid;
+    if (SCRIPT_ID_VALID(check_sid)
 		   && (in_vim9script() || (name[0] == 's' && name[1] == ':')))
     {
-	scriptitem_T *si = SCRIPT_ITEM(current_sctx.sc_sid);
+	scriptitem_T *si = SCRIPT_ITEM(check_sid);
 
 	if (si->sn_autoload_prefix != NULL)
 	{
@@ -3355,20 +3374,26 @@
 
 	    if (auto_name != NULL)
 	    {
+		int free_auto_name = TRUE;
 		ht = &globvarht;
 		ret = find_var_in_ht(ht, 'g', auto_name, TRUE);
-		vim_free(auto_name);
 		if (ret != NULL)
 		{
 		    if (htp != NULL)
 			*htp = ht;
-		    return ret;
+		    if (namep != NULL)
+		    {
+			free_auto_name = FALSE;
+			*namep = auto_name;
+		    }
 		}
+		if (free_auto_name)
+		    vim_free(auto_name);
 	    }
 	}
     }
 
-    return NULL;
+    return ret;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3508,7 +3533,11 @@
     hi = hash_find(ht, p);
     res = HASHITEM_EMPTY(hi) ? FAIL : OK;
 
-    // if not script-local, then perhaps imported
+    // if not script-local, then perhaps autoload-exported
+    if (res == FAIL && find_var_autoload_prefix(p, 0, NULL, NULL) != NULL)
+	res = OK;
+
+    // if not script-local or autoload, then perhaps imported
     if (res == FAIL && find_imported(p, 0, FALSE) != NULL)
 	res = OK;
     if (p != buffer)
@@ -3904,23 +3933,40 @@
 
     if (sid != 0)
     {
+	varname = NULL;
 	if (SCRIPT_ID_VALID(sid))
-	    ht = &SCRIPT_VARS(sid);
-	varname = name;
+	{
+	    char_u	*auto_name = NULL;
+	    if (find_var_autoload_prefix(name, sid, &ht, &auto_name) != NULL)
+	    {
+		var_in_autoload = TRUE;
+		varname = auto_name;
+		name_tofree = varname;
+	    }
+	    else
+		ht = &SCRIPT_VARS(sid);
+	}
+	if (varname == NULL)
+	    varname = name;
     }
     else
     {
-	scriptitem_T *si;
+	scriptitem_T	*si;
+	char_u		*auto_name = NULL;
 
-	if (in_vim9script() && is_export
-		&& SCRIPT_ID_VALID(current_sctx.sc_sid)
-		&& (si = SCRIPT_ITEM(current_sctx.sc_sid))
-						  ->sn_autoload_prefix != NULL)
+	if (in_vim9script()
+	    && SCRIPT_ID_VALID(current_sctx.sc_sid)
+	    && (si = SCRIPT_ITEM(current_sctx.sc_sid))
+					      ->sn_autoload_prefix != NULL
+	    && (is_export
+		|| find_var_autoload_prefix(name, 0, NULL, &auto_name)
+								    != NULL))
 	{
 	    // In a vim9 autoload script an exported variable is put in the
 	    // global namespace with the autoload prefix.
 	    var_in_autoload = TRUE;
-	    varname = concat_str(si->sn_autoload_prefix, name);
+	    varname = auto_name != NULL ? auto_name
+		      : concat_str(si->sn_autoload_prefix, name);
 	    if (varname == NULL)
 		goto failed;
 	    name_tofree = varname;