diff --git a/src/if_py_both.h b/src/if_py_both.h
index 5ba443b..5603ac7 100644
--- a/src/if_py_both.h
+++ b/src/if_py_both.h
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
 #define INVALID_TABPAGE_VALUE ((tabpage_T *)(-1))
 
 typedef void (*rangeinitializer)(void *);
-typedef void (*runner)(const char *, void *
+typedef void (*runner)(const char *, dict_T *, void *
 #ifdef PY_CAN_RECURSE
 	, PyGILState_STATE *
 #endif
@@ -6032,7 +6032,7 @@
 }
 
     static void
-run_cmd(const char *cmd, void *arg UNUSED
+run_cmd(const char *cmd, dict_T* locals UNUSED, void *arg UNUSED
 #ifdef PY_CAN_RECURSE
 	, PyGILState_STATE *pygilstate UNUSED
 #endif
@@ -6057,7 +6057,7 @@
 static int		code_hdr_len = 30;
 
     static void
-run_do(const char *cmd, void *arg UNUSED
+run_do(const char *cmd, dict_T* locals UNUSED, void *arg UNUSED
 #ifdef PY_CAN_RECURSE
 	, PyGILState_STATE *pygilstate
 #endif
@@ -6180,7 +6180,7 @@
 }
 
     static void
-run_eval(const char *cmd, void *arg
+run_eval(const char *cmd, dict_T *locals, void *arg
 #ifdef PY_CAN_RECURSE
 	, PyGILState_STATE *pygilstate UNUSED
 #endif
@@ -6188,8 +6188,9 @@
 {
     PyObject	*run_ret;
     typval_T	*rettv = (typval_T*)arg;
+    PyObject	*pylocals = locals ? NEW_DICTIONARY(locals) : globals;
 
-    run_ret = PyRun_String((char *)cmd, Py_eval_input, globals, globals);
+    run_ret = PyRun_String((char *)cmd, Py_eval_input, globals, pylocals);
     if (run_ret == NULL)
     {
 	if (PyErr_Occurred() && PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyExc_SystemExit))