diff --git a/bug_test.go b/bug_test.go
index b9bf3519..b262cb89 100644
--- a/bug_test.go
+++ b/bug_test.go
@@ -111,3 +111,49 @@ func Test_issue16(t *testing.T) {
         pqr.concat(ghi, def.abc, def, def.xyz).length;
     `, "9")
 }
+
+func Test_issue21(t *testing.T) {
+	Terst(t)
+
+	otto1 := New()
+	otto1.Run(`
+        abc = {}
+        abc.ghi = "Nothing happens.";
+        var jkl = 0;
+        abc.def = function() {
+            jkl += 1;
+            return 1;
+        }
+    `)
+	abc, err := otto1.Get("abc")
+	Is(err, nil)
+
+	otto2 := New()
+	otto2.Set("cba", abc)
+	_, err = otto2.Run(`
+        var pqr = 0;
+        cba.mno = function() {
+            pqr -= 1;
+            return 1;
+        }
+        cba.def();
+        cba.def();
+        cba.def();
+    `)
+	Is(err, nil)
+
+	jkl, err := otto1.Get("jkl")
+	Is(err, nil)
+	Is(jkl, "3")
+
+	_, err = otto1.Run(`
+        abc.mno();
+        abc.mno();
+        abc.mno();
+    `)
+	Is(err, nil)
+
+	pqr, err := otto2.Get("pqr")
+	Is(err, nil)
+	Is(pqr, "-3")
+}
diff --git a/runtime.go b/runtime.go
index aca8cb83..1d9758e3 100644
--- a/runtime.go
+++ b/runtime.go
@@ -356,6 +356,8 @@ func (self *_runtime) ToValue(value interface{}) (Value, error) {
 
 func (self *_runtime) toValue(value interface{}) Value {
 	switch value := value.(type) {
+	case Value:
+		return value
 	case func(FunctionCall) Value:
 		return toValue(self.newNativeFunction(value, 0, "nativeFunction"))
 	case _nativeFunction: