diff --git a/src/vm/js/Perl6/Ops.nqp b/src/vm/js/Perl6/Ops.nqp
index 705d4579f80..2d6f51ccf98 100644
--- a/src/vm/js/Perl6/Ops.nqp
+++ b/src/vm/js/Perl6/Ops.nqp
@@ -131,3 +131,5 @@ $ops.add_simple_op('p6takefirstflag', $ops.INT, [], :ctx, :side_effects);
 $ops.add_simple_op('p6setpre', $ops.OBJ,  [], :ctx, :side_effects);
 $ops.add_simple_op('p6clearpre', $ops.OBJ, [], :ctx, :side_effects);
 $ops.add_simple_op('p6inpre', $ops.INT, [], :ctx, :side_effects);
+
+$ops.add_simple_op('p6staticouter', $ops.OBJ, [$ops.OBJ], :ctx, :side_effects);
diff --git a/src/vm/js/perl6-runtime/runtime.js b/src/vm/js/perl6-runtime/runtime.js
index 79adcc1be74..963ef60d3d7 100644
--- a/src/vm/js/perl6-runtime/runtime.js
+++ b/src/vm/js/perl6-runtime/runtime.js
@@ -307,6 +307,11 @@ module.exports.load = function(nqp, CodeRef, Capture, containerSpecs) {
     }
   };
 
+  op.p6staticouter = function(ctx, codeRef) {
+    if (!(codeRef instanceof CodeRef)) throw new nqp.NQPException("p6staticouter must be used on a CodeRef");
+    return codeRef.staticCode.outerCodeRef;
+  };
+
   function RakudoScalar(STable) {
     this.STable = STable;
   }