diff --git a/lib/base/scriptframe.hpp b/lib/base/scriptframe.hpp
index e128934d179..76bb53c24ab 100644
--- a/lib/base/scriptframe.hpp
+++ b/lib/base/scriptframe.hpp
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@
  * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.             *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-#ifndef VMFRAME_H
-#define VMFRAME_H
+#ifndef SCRIPTFRAME_H
+#define SCRIPTFRAME_H
 
 #include "config/i2-config.hpp"
 #include "base/dictionary.hpp"
+#include "base/scriptglobal.hpp"
 #include <boost/thread/tss.hpp>
 
 namespace icinga
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ struct I2_BASE_API ScriptFrame
 	ScriptFrame *NextFrame;
 
 	ScriptFrame(void)
-		: Locals(new Dictionary()), Self(Locals)
+		: Locals(new Dictionary()), Self(ScriptGlobal::GetGlobals())
 	{
 		NextFrame = GetCurrentFrame();
 		SetCurrentFrame(this);
diff --git a/lib/config/config_lexer.ll b/lib/config/config_lexer.ll
index 3adb48e0330..068f5ef2a49 100644
--- a/lib/config/config_lexer.ll
+++ b/lib/config/config_lexer.ll
@@ -162,10 +162,9 @@ library				return T_LIBRARY;
 null				return T_NULL;
 true				{ yylval->boolean = 1; return T_BOOLEAN; }
 false				{ yylval->boolean = 0; return T_BOOLEAN; }
-const				return T_GLOBAL;
-local				return T_LOCAL;
+const				return T_CONST;
+var				return T_VAR;
 this				return T_THIS;
-global				return T_GLOBAL;
 use				return T_USE;
 apply				return T_APPLY;
 to				return T_TO;
diff --git a/lib/config/config_parser.yy b/lib/config/config_parser.yy
index 0c0534da47a..ad2fcff99a6 100644
--- a/lib/config/config_parser.yy
+++ b/lib/config/config_parser.yy
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ static void MakeRBinaryOp(Expression** result, Expression *left, Expression *rig
 %token T_LESS_THAN "< (T_LESS_THAN)"
 %token T_GREATER_THAN "> (T_GREATER_THAN)"
 
-%token T_LOCAL "local (T_LOCAL)"
-%token T_GLOBAL "global (T_GLOBAL)"
+%token T_VAR "var (T_VAR)"
+%token T_CONST "const (T_CONST)"
 %token T_USE "use (T_USE)"
 %token <type> T_TYPE_DICTIONARY "dictionary (T_TYPE_DICTIONARY)"
 %token <type> T_TYPE_ARRAY "array (T_TYPE_ARRAY)"
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ static void MakeRBinaryOp(Expression** result, Expression *left, Expression *rig
 %type <cvlist> use_specifier_items
 %type <cvitem> use_specifier_item
 %type <num> object_declaration
-%type <scope> scope_specifier
 
 %right T_FOLLOWS
 %right T_INCLUDE T_INCLUDE_RECURSIVE T_OBJECT T_TEMPLATE T_APPLY T_IMPORT T_ASSIGN T_IGNORE T_WHERE
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@ static void MakeRBinaryOp(Expression** result, Expression *left, Expression *rig
 %left UNARY_MINUS
 %right '!' '~'
 %left '.' '(' '['
-%left T_LOCAL T_GLOBAL T_THIS
+%left T_VAR T_THIS
 %right ';' ','
 %right T_NEWLINE
 %{
@@ -534,20 +533,6 @@ combined_set_op: T_SET
 	}
 	;
 
-scope_specifier: T_LOCAL
-	{
-		$$ = ScopeLocal;
-	}
-	| T_GLOBAL
-	{
-		$$ = ScopeGlobal;
-	}
-	| T_THIS
-	{
-		$$ = ScopeThis;
-	}
-	;
-
 lterm: type
 	{
 		$$ = MakeLiteral(); // ASTify this
@@ -558,8 +543,7 @@ lterm: type
 	}
 	| rterm combined_set_op rterm
 	{
-		Expression *expr = $1;
-		$$ = new SetExpression(expr, $2, $3, DebugInfoRange(@1, @3));
+		$$ = new SetExpression($1, $2, $3, DebugInfoRange(@1, @3));
 	}
 	| T_INCLUDE T_STRING
 	{
@@ -652,16 +636,10 @@ lterm: type
 		$$ = new SetExpression(MakeIndexer(ScopeCurrent, $2), OpSetLiteral, fexpr, DebugInfoRange(@1, @7));
 		free($2);
 	}
-	| scope_specifier T_FUNCTION identifier '(' identifier_items ')' use_specifier rterm_scope
+	| T_CONST T_IDENTIFIER T_SET rterm
 	{
-		DictExpression *aexpr = dynamic_cast<DictExpression *>($8);
-		aexpr->MakeInline();
-
-		FunctionExpression *fexpr = new FunctionExpression(*$5, $7, aexpr, DebugInfoRange(@1, @8));
-		delete $5;
-
-		$$ = new SetExpression(MakeIndexer($1, $3), OpSetLiteral, fexpr, DebugInfoRange(@1, @8));
-		free($3);
+		$$ = new SetExpression(MakeIndexer(ScopeGlobal, $2), OpSetLiteral, $4);
+		free($2);
 	}
 	| rterm
 	{
@@ -770,15 +748,21 @@ rterm: T_STRING
 	{
 		$$ = new SubtractExpression(MakeLiteral(0), $2, DebugInfoRange(@1, @2));
 	}
-	| scope_specifier
+	| T_THIS
 	{
-		$$ = new GetScopeExpression($1);
+		$$ = new GetScopeExpression(ScopeThis);
 	}
-	| scope_specifier T_IDENTIFIER
+	| T_VAR rterm
 	{
-		Expression *scope = new GetScopeExpression($1);
-		$$ = new IndexerExpression(scope, MakeLiteral($2), DebugInfoRange(@1, @2));
-		free($2);
+		Expression *expr = $2;
+		BindToScope(expr, ScopeLocal);
+		$$ = new SetExpression(expr, OpSetLiteral, MakeLiteral(), DebugInfoRange(@1, @2));
+	}
+	| T_VAR rterm combined_set_op rterm
+	{
+		Expression *expr = $2;
+		BindToScope(expr, ScopeLocal);
+		$$ = new SetExpression(expr, $3, $4, DebugInfoRange(@1, @4));
 	}
 	| rterm_array
 	{