diff --git a/core/src/avm1.rs b/core/src/avm1.rs
index afc5c3ab2..5927eb24a 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1.rs
@@ -108,8 +108,16 @@ impl<'gc> Avm1<'gc> {
         form_values
     }
 
-    /// Add a stack frame that executes code directly from a SwfSlice.
-    pub fn insert_stack_frame_from_action(&mut self, swf_version: u8, code: SwfSlice, gc_context: MutationContext<'gc, '_>) {
+    /// Add a stack frame that executes code in timeline scope
+    pub fn insert_stack_frame_for_action(&mut self, swf_version: u8, code: SwfSlice, action_context: &mut ActionContext<'_, 'gc, '_>) {
+        let global_scope = GcCell::allocate(action_context.gc_context, Scope::from_global_object(self.globals));
+        let clip_obj = action_context.active_clip.read().object().as_object().unwrap().to_owned();
+        let child_scope = GcCell::allocate(action_context.gc_context, Scope::from_parent_scope_with_object(global_scope, clip_obj));
+        self.stack_frames.push(Activation::from_action(swf_version, code, child_scope));
+    }
+
+    /// Add a stack frame that executes code in function scope
+    pub fn insert_stack_frame_for_function(&mut self, swf_version: u8, code: SwfSlice, gc_context: MutationContext<'gc, '_>) {
         let scope = GcCell::allocate(gc_context, Scope::from_global_object(self.globals));
         self.stack_frames.push(Activation::from_action(swf_version, code, scope));
     }
diff --git a/core/src/avm1/object.rs b/core/src/avm1/object.rs
index e5b4884e8..05d8bbe2c 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/object.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl<'gc> Executable<'gc> {
         match self {
             Executable::Native(nf) => Some(nf(avm, ac, this, args)),
             Executable::Action(af) => {
-                avm.insert_stack_frame_from_action(af.swf_version, af.data.clone(), ac.gc_context);
+                avm.insert_stack_frame_for_function(af.swf_version, af.data.clone(), ac.gc_context);
 
                 for i in 0..args.len() {
                     avm.push(args.get(i).unwrap().clone());
diff --git a/core/src/avm1/scope.rs b/core/src/avm1/scope.rs
index 2300a7a38..733fdd625 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/scope.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/scope.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ impl<'gc> Scope<'gc> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Construct a child scope (one with a parent).
+    /// Construct a child scope of another scope.
     pub fn from_parent_scope(parent: GcCell<'gc, Self>, mc: MutationContext<'gc, '_>) -> Scope<'gc> {
         Scope {
             parent: Some(parent.clone()),
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ impl<'gc> Scope<'gc> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Construct a child scope with a given object
+    /// 
+    /// Rejected titles: `from_oyako_scope`
+    pub fn from_parent_scope_with_object(parent: GcCell<'gc, Self>, with_object: GcCell<'gc, Object<'gc>>) -> Scope<'gc> {
+        Scope {
+            parent: Some(parent),
+            values: with_object
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Returns a reference to the current local scope object.
     pub fn locals(&self) -> Ref<Object<'gc>> {
         self.values.read()
diff --git a/core/src/player.rs b/core/src/player.rs
index 1c6c3412f..c0a9171f2 100644
--- a/core/src/player.rs
+++ b/core/src/player.rs
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ impl<Audio: AudioBackend, Renderer: RenderBackend, Navigator: NavigatorBackend>
                     action_context.start_clip = active_clip;
                     action_context.active_clip = active_clip;
                     action_context.target_clip = Some(active_clip);
-                    update_context.avm.insert_stack_frame_from_action(update_context.swf_version, action, update_context.gc_context);
+                    update_context.avm.insert_stack_frame_for_action(update_context.swf_version, action, &mut action_context);
                     let _ = update_context.avm.run_stack_till_empty(&mut action_context);
                 }
             }