diff --git a/Tag.h b/Tag.h
index 5213887..b95bf2e 100644
--- a/Tag.h
+++ b/Tag.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ namespace jet {
       coreutils::ZString name;
       coreutils::ZString container;
       coreutils::ZString container2;
+      Tag *parent;
 
     protected:
       bool hasContainer;
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ namespace jet {
       void copyContainer(coreutils::ZString &in, coreutils::MString &out);
 
       Global &global;
-      Tag *parent;
 
       coreutils::MString &parentOut;
       coreutils::MString out;
diff --git a/__set.cpp b/__set.cpp
index 7a1b143..1292738 100644
--- a/__set.cpp
+++ b/__set.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ namespace jet {
 	   global.variables[variables["name"]] = Operand(variables["expr"]).string;
 	 else if(variables["scope"] == "local")
 	   parent->variables[variables["name"]] = Operand(variables["expr"]).string;
+	 else if(variables["scope"] == "parent")
+	   parent->parent->variables[variables["name"]] = Operand(variables["expr"]).string;
       } else if(hasContainer) {
 	 processContainer(container);
 	 if(evaluate) {
@@ -32,17 +34,23 @@ namespace jet {
 	      global.variables[variables["name"]] = out;	       
 	    else if(variables["scope"] == "local")
 	      parent->variables[variables["name"]] = out;	    
+	    else if(variables["scope"] == "parent")
+	      parent->parent->variables[variables["name"]] = out;	    
 	 } else {
 	    if(!variableDefined("scope") || (variables["scope"] == "global")) 
 	      global.variables[variables["name"]] = container;	       
 	    else if(variables["scope"] == "local")
 	      parent->variables[variables["name"]] = container;	    
+	    else if(variables["scope"] == "parent")
+	      parent->parent->variables[variables["name"]] = container;	    
 	 }	    
       } else {	 
 	 if(!variableDefined("scope") || (variables["scope"] == "global")) 
 	   global.variables[variables["name"]] = variables["value"];	       
 	 else if(variables["scope"] == "local")
 	   parent->variables[variables["name"]] = variables["value"];	    
+	 else if(variables["scope"] == "parent")
+	   parent->parent->variables[variables["name"]] = variables["value"];	    
       }
       
    }