diff --git a/schema_tools/__init__.py b/schema_tools/__init__.py
index 39e1636..e37b10b 100644
--- a/schema_tools/__init__.py
+++ b/schema_tools/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.0.17"
\ No newline at end of file
+__version__ = "0.0.18"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/schema_tools/schema/json.py b/schema_tools/schema/json.py
index 936f6e7..337f30d 100644
--- a/schema_tools/schema/json.py
+++ b/schema_tools/schema/json.py
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ def __init__(self, properties=None, definitions=None,
     else:
       raise ValueError("can't handle properties", self.properties)
 
-    if definitions is None: definitions = []
-    self.definitions = definitions
-    for definition in self.definitions:
-      definition.parent = self
+    self.definitions = []
+    if definitions:
+      for definition in definitions:
+        self.add_definition(definition)
 
     self.allOf = allOf
     if self.allOf: self.allOf.parent = self
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ def __init__(self, properties=None, definitions=None,
     self.oneOf = oneOf
     if self.oneOf: self.oneOf.parent = self
 
+  def add_definition(self, definition):
+    definition.parent = self
+    self.definitions.append(definition)
+
   def definition(self, key, return_definition=True):
     for definition in self.definitions:
       if definition.name == key:
@@ -353,7 +357,14 @@ def to_dict(self, deref=False, prefix=None, stack=None):
     return { "$ref" : self.ref }
 
   def resolve(self, return_definition=True, strip_id=False):
-    url, fragment = urldefrag(self.ref)
+    url = None
+    fragment = None
+    parts = self.ref.split("#")
+    if len(parts) == 1:
+      url = self.ref
+    else:
+      url = parts[0]
+      fragment = parts[1]
     if url:
       doc = self._fetch(url)
       if strip_id:
@@ -364,22 +375,36 @@ def resolve(self, return_definition=True, strip_id=False):
     else:
       doc = self.root
 
-    if fragment:
-      if fragment.startswith("/definitions/"):
-        name = fragment.replace("/definitions/", "")
-        if not doc.definition:
-          raise ValueError("doc " + repr(doc) + " has no definitions ?!")
-        return doc.definition(name, return_definition=return_definition)
-      elif fragment.startswith("/properties/"):
-        name = fragment.replace("/properties/", "")
-        return doc.property(name, return_definition=return_definition)
-      elif fragment.startswith("/components/schemas/"):
-        name = fragment.replace("/components/schemas/", "")
-        return doc.definition(name, return_definition=return_definition)
-      else:
-        raise NotImplementedError
+    if not fragment: return doc
+
+    name = None
+
+    if fragment.startswith("/definitions/"):
+      name = fragment.replace("/definitions/", "")
+      if not doc.definition:
+        raise ValueError("doc " + repr(doc) + " has no definitions ?!")
+      fragment_schema = doc.definition(name, return_definition=return_definition)
+    elif fragment.startswith("/properties/"):
+      name = fragment.replace("/properties/", "")
+      fragment_schema = doc.property(name, return_definition=return_definition)
+    elif fragment.startswith("/components/schemas/"):
+      name = fragment.replace("/components/schemas/", "")
+      fragment_schema = doc.definition(name, return_definition=return_definition)
+    else:
+      raise NotImplementedError
+
+    # FIXME: when refering to a fragment, the fragment itself can refer to
+    #        something else in its own file. A partial solution here includes
+    #        all other definitions. Refering to properties or the whole schema
+    #        remains problematic.
 
-    return doc
+    if isinstance(fragment_schema, ObjectSchema) and doc.definition:
+      for definition in doc.definitions:
+        if definition.name != name:
+          print("adding", definition.name)
+          fragment_schema.add_definition(Definition(definition.name, definition._definition))
+      
+    return fragment_schema
 
   def _fetch(self, url):
     s = requests.Session()
@@ -402,6 +427,7 @@ def _fetch(self, url):
       try:
         return loads(src, parser=yaml)
       except Exception as e:
+        print(src)
         raise ValueError("unable to parse '{}', due to '{}'".format(url, str(e)))
 
   def _select(self, *path, stack=None):
diff --git a/tests/schemas/invoice.json b/tests/schemas/invoice.json
index 94d27ac..bee397b 100644
--- a/tests/schemas/invoice.json
+++ b/tests/schemas/invoice.json
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
           "type" : {
             "$ref" : "#/definitions/type"
           },
+          "kind" : {
+            "$ref" : "file:tests/schemas/product.json#/definitions/kind"
+          },
           "product" : {
             "$ref" : "file:tests/schemas/product.json"
           },
diff --git a/tests/schemas/product.json b/tests/schemas/product.json
index fe60f9b..01d69d9 100644
--- a/tests/schemas/product.json
+++ b/tests/schemas/product.json
@@ -16,5 +16,20 @@
     "subproduct" : {
       "$ref" : "#"
     }
+  },
+  "definitions" : {
+    "kindEnum" : {
+      "enum" : [
+        "a", "b", "c"
+      ]
+    },
+    "kind" : {
+      "type" : "object",
+      "properties" : {
+        "x": {
+          "$ref" : "#/definitions/kindEnum"
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_dependencies.py b/tests/test_dependencies.py
index b9b6398..73bfee0 100644
--- a/tests/test_dependencies.py
+++ b/tests/test_dependencies.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ def test_dependency_discovery(asset):
   original_file = asset("invoice.json")
   schema = load(original_file)
   # invoice
+  #   kind
   #   product
   #     guid
   #     money
@@ -12,8 +13,8 @@ def test_dependency_discovery(asset):
   #     currencies
   # ----------
   # product, guid, money
-  assert len(schema.dependencies()) == 2                # product and money
-  assert len(schema.dependencies(external=True)) == 4   # + guid and currencies
+  assert len(schema.dependencies()) == 3                # kind, product & money
+  assert len(schema.dependencies(external=True)) == 5   # + guid and currencies
 
 def test_dependencies_within_references(asset):
   src = """
diff --git a/tests/test_deref_to_dict.py b/tests/test_deref_to_dict.py
index ba6662f..309fd0d 100644
--- a/tests/test_deref_to_dict.py
+++ b/tests/test_deref_to_dict.py
@@ -29,4 +29,10 @@ def test_ensure_dereferenced_combinations_generate_correct_ref_path(asset):
 
   assert d["properties"]["lines"]["anyOf"][1]["properties"]["subproduct"]["$ref"] == \
     "#/properties/lines/anyOf/1"
-  
\ No newline at end of file
+
+def test_ensure_dereferenced_fragment_includes_local_references(asset):
+  original_file = asset("invoice.json")
+  d = load(original_file).to_dict(deref=True)
+
+  assert "definitions" in d["properties"]["lines"]["items"]["properties"]["kind"]
+  assert "kindEnum" in d["properties"]["lines"]["items"]["properties"]["kind"]["definitions"]