diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 68d2457..0d66a63 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ mkdir temp/runtime
 gcc -c src/runtime/runtime_error.c -o temp/runtime/runtime_error.o $FLAGS
 gcc -c src/runtime/runtime.c 	   -o temp/runtime/runtime.o       $FLAGS
 gcc -c src/runtime/o_builtins.c    -o temp/runtime/o_builtins.o    $FLAGS
+gcc -c src/runtime/o_closure.c    -o temp/runtime/o_closure.o      $FLAGS
 gcc -c src/runtime/o_nfunc.c       -o temp/runtime/o_nfunc.o       $FLAGS
 gcc -c src/runtime/o_func.c        -o temp/runtime/o_func.o        $FLAGS
 
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ gcc src/main.c src/debug.c \
 	temp/runtime/runtime.o \
 	temp/runtime/runtime_error.o \
 	temp/runtime/o_builtins.o \
+	temp/runtime/o_closure.o \
 	temp/runtime/o_nfunc.o \
 	temp/runtime/o_func.o \
 	temp/common/executable.o \
diff --git a/samples/deepfailure.noja b/samples/deepfailure.noja
index 7178f7d..05e5701 100644
--- a/samples/deepfailure.noja
+++ b/samples/deepfailure.noja
@@ -11,14 +11,27 @@ fun fail(p)
 
 #fail(0);
 
-fun a()
+defined_globally = 111;
+
+fun A()
 {
-	fun b()
+	print('Hello from A!\n');
+
+	defined_in_A = 10;
+
+	fun B()
 	{
-		print(depth, '\n');
+		defined_in_B = 33;
+
+		print('Hello from B!\n');
+		print('defined_globally = ', defined_globally, '\n');
+		print('defined_in_A = ', defined_in_A, '\n');
+		print('defined_in_B = ', defined_in_B, '\n');
 	}
 
-	b();
+	B();
+
+	print('defined_in_B = ', defined_in_B, '\n');
 }
 
-a();
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+A();
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diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 29903c2..6891691 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 					Runtime_SetBuiltins(runtime, builtins);
 
-					Object *result = run(runtime, (Error*) &error, exe, 0, NULL, 1, NULL, 0);
+					Object *result = run(runtime, (Error*) &error, exe, 0, NULL, NULL, 0);
 
 					if(result == NULL)
 						{
diff --git a/src/runtime/o_closure.c b/src/runtime/o_closure.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71c1394
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime/o_closure.c
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#include "../utils/defs.h"
+#include "../objects/objects.h"
+
+typedef struct ClosureObject ClosureObject;
+
+struct ClosureObject {
+	Object         base;
+	ClosureObject *prev;
+	Object        *vars;
+};
+
+static Object *select(Object *self, Object *key, Heap *heap, Error *err);
+
+static const Type t_closure = {
+	.base = (Object) { .type = &t_type, .flags = Object_STATIC },
+	.name = "closure",
+	.size = sizeof(ClosureObject),
+	.select = select,
+};
+
+Object *Object_NewClosure(Object *parent, Object *new_map, Heap *heap, Error *error)
+{
+	ClosureObject *obj = (ClosureObject*) Heap_Malloc(heap, &t_closure, error);
+
+	if(obj == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if(parent != NULL && parent->type != &t_closure)
+		{
+			Error_Report(error, 0, "Object is not a closure");
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+	obj->prev = (ClosureObject*) parent;
+	obj->vars = new_map;
+
+	return (Object*) obj;
+}
+
+static Object *select(Object *self, Object *key, Heap *heap, Error *err)
+{
+	ClosureObject *closure = (ClosureObject*) self;
+
+	Object *selected = NULL;
+
+	while(closure != NULL && selected == NULL)
+		{
+			selected = Object_Select(closure->vars, key, heap, err);
+
+			if(err->occurred)
+				return NULL;
+
+			closure = closure->prev;
+		}
+
+	return selected;
+}
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diff --git a/src/runtime/o_func.c b/src/runtime/o_func.c
index 5c58cc9..b1983d1 100644
--- a/src/runtime/o_func.c
+++ b/src/runtime/o_func.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	Runtime *runtime;
 	Executable *exe;
 	int index, argc;
-	Object *globals;
+	Object *closure;
 } FunctionObject;
 
 static Object *call(Object *self, Object **argv, unsigned int argc, Heap *heap, Error *error);
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static Object *call(Object *self, Object **argv, unsigned int argc, Heap *heap,
 		// The right amount of arguments was provided.
 		argv2 = argv;
 
-	Object *result = run(func->runtime, error, func->exe, func->index, func->globals, 0, argv2, expected_argc);
+	Object *result = run(func->runtime, error, func->exe, func->index, func->closure, argv2, expected_argc);
 
 	if(argv2 != argv)
 		free(argv2);
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static Object *call(Object *self, Object **argv, unsigned int argc, Heap *heap,
 	return result;
 }
 
-Object *Object_FromNojaFunction(Runtime *runtime, Executable *exe, int index, int argc, Object *globals, Heap *heap, Error *error)
+Object *Object_FromNojaFunction(Runtime *runtime, Executable *exe, int index, int argc, Object *closure, Heap *heap, Error *error)
 {
 	assert(runtime != NULL);
 	assert(exe != NULL);
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Object *Object_FromNojaFunction(Runtime *runtime, Executable *exe, int index, in
 	func->exe = exe_copy;
 	func->index = index;
 	func->argc = argc;
-	func->globals = globals;
+	func->closure = closure;
 
 	return (Object*) func;
 }
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diff --git a/src/runtime/runtime.c b/src/runtime/runtime.c
index 19881b8..6297517 100644
--- a/src/runtime/runtime.c
+++ b/src/runtime/runtime.c
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@
 #define MAX_FRAMES 16
 
 typedef struct Frame Frame;
-
 struct Frame {
 	Frame  *prev;
 	Object *locals;
-	Object *globals;
+	Object *closure;
 	Executable *exe;
 	int index, used;
 };
@@ -838,7 +837,7 @@ static _Bool step(Runtime *runtime, Error *error)
 
 				Object *locations[] = {
 					runtime->frame->locals,
-					runtime->frame->globals,
+					runtime->frame->closure,
 					Runtime_GetBuiltins(runtime),
 				};
 				
@@ -914,7 +913,12 @@ static _Bool step(Runtime *runtime, Error *error)
 				assert(ops[0].type == OPTP_INT);
 				assert(ops[1].type == OPTP_INT);
 
-				Object *obj = Object_FromNojaFunction(runtime, runtime->frame->exe, ops[0].as_int, ops[1].as_int, runtime->frame->globals, runtime->heap, error);
+				Object *closure = Object_NewClosure(runtime->frame->closure, runtime->frame->locals, Runtime_GetHeap(runtime), error);
+
+				if(closure == NULL)
+					return 0;
+
+				Object *obj = Object_FromNojaFunction(runtime, runtime->frame->exe, ops[0].as_int, ops[1].as_int, closure, runtime->heap, error);
 
 				if(obj == NULL)
 					return 0;
@@ -1035,7 +1039,7 @@ static _Bool step(Runtime *runtime, Error *error)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-Object *run(Runtime *runtime, Error *error, Executable *exe, int index, Object *globals, _Bool is_global_scope, Object **argv, int argc)
+Object *run(Runtime *runtime, Error *error, Executable *exe, int index, Object *closure, Object **argv, int argc)
 {
 	assert(runtime != NULL);
 	assert(error != NULL);
@@ -1055,28 +1059,15 @@ Object *run(Runtime *runtime, Error *error, Executable *exe, int index, Object *
 	Frame frame;
 	{
 		frame.prev = NULL;
-
-		if(is_global_scope)
-			{
-				if(globals == NULL)
-					globals = Object_NewMap(-1, runtime->heap, error);
-
-				frame.globals = globals;
-				frame.locals = frame.globals;
-			}
-		else
-			{
-				frame.globals = globals;
-				frame.locals = Object_NewMap(-1, runtime->heap, error);
-			}
-
-		if(frame.locals == NULL)
-			return NULL;
-
+		frame.closure = closure;
+		frame.locals = Object_NewMap(-1, runtime->heap, error);
 		frame.exe  = Executable_Copy(exe);
 		frame.index = index;
 		frame.used  = 0;
 
+		if(frame.locals == NULL)
+			return NULL;
+
 		if(frame.exe == NULL)
 			{
 				Error_Report(error, 1, "Failed to copy executable");
diff --git a/src/runtime/runtime.h b/src/runtime/runtime.h
index 3970934..ca5cda5 100644
--- a/src/runtime/runtime.h
+++ b/src/runtime/runtime.h
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ Snapshot *Snapshot_New(Runtime *runtime);
 void 	  Snapshot_Free(Snapshot *snapshot);
 void 	  Snapshot_Print(Snapshot *snapshot, FILE *fp);
 
-Object *run(Runtime *runtime, Error *error, Executable *exe, int index, Object *globals, _Bool is_global_scope, Object **argv, int argc);
+Object *run(Runtime *runtime, Error *error, Executable *exe, int index, Object *closure, Object **argv, int argc);
 
+Object *Object_NewClosure(Object *parent, Object *new_map, Heap *heap, Error *error);
 Object *Object_NewBuiltinsMap(Runtime *runtime, Heap *heap, Error *err);
 Object*	Object_FromNativeFunction(Runtime *runtime, Object *(*callback)(Runtime*, Object**, unsigned int, Error*), int argc, Heap *heap, Error *error);
-Object *Object_FromNojaFunction(Runtime *runtime, Executable *exe, int index, int argc, Object *globals, Heap *heap, Error *error);
+Object *Object_FromNojaFunction(Runtime *runtime, Executable *exe, int index, int argc, Object *closure, Heap *heap, Error *error);
 #endif
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