diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/symtab.h b/tools/qfcc/include/symtab.h
index 53b42f150..7a6904f1a 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/symtab.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/symtab.h
@@ -56,8 +56,14 @@ typedef enum {
 	sy_expr,					///< symbol refers to an expression
 	sy_func,					///< symbol refers to a function
 	sy_class,					///< symbol refers to a class
+	sy_convert,					///< symbol refers to a conversion function
 } sy_type_e;
 
+typedef struct symconv_s {
+	struct expr_s *(*conv) (struct symbol_s *symbol, void *data);
+	void       *data;
+} symconv_t;
+
 typedef struct symbol_s {
 	struct symbol_s *next;		///< chain of symbols in symbol table
 	struct symtab_s *table;		///< symbol table that owns this symbol
@@ -72,6 +78,7 @@ typedef struct symbol_s {
 		struct ex_value_s *value;	///< sy_const
 		struct expr_s *expr;		///< sy_expr
 		struct function_s *func;	///< sy_func
+		symconv_t   convert;		///< sy_convert
 	} s;
 } symbol_t;
 
@@ -92,6 +99,7 @@ typedef struct symtab_s {
 	symbol_t   *symbols;		///< chain of symbols in this table
 	symbol_t  **symtail;		///< keep chain in declaration order
 	struct defspace_s *space;	///< storage for vars in scope symtabs
+	struct class_s *class;		///< owning class if ivar scope
 } symtab_t;
 
 const char *symtype_str (sy_type_e type) __attribute__((const));
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/class.c b/tools/qfcc/source/class.c
index 8e2d458e1..50ab5dcd7 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/class.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/class.c
@@ -1050,8 +1050,11 @@ class_find_ivar (class_t *class, int vis, const char *name)
 	}
 	ivar = symtab_lookup (class->ivars, name);
 	if (ivar) {
-		if (ivar->visibility > (vis_t) vis)
+		if (ivar->visibility > (vis_t) vis
+			|| (ivar->table->class != class
+				&& ivar->visibility > vis_protected)) {
 			goto access_error;
+		}
 		return ivar;
 	}
 	error (0, "%s.%s does not exist", class->name, name);
@@ -1180,6 +1183,7 @@ class_new_ivars (class_t *class)
 	if (class->super_class)
 		super_ivars = class->super_class->ivars;
 	ivars = new_symtab (super_ivars, stab_local);
+	ivars->class = class;
 	return ivars;
 }
 
@@ -1756,6 +1760,15 @@ class_ivar_scope (class_type_t *class_type, symtab_t *parent)
 	return symtab_flat_copy (class->ivars, parent);
 }
 
+static expr_t *
+class_dereference_ivar (symbol_t *sym, void *_self)
+{
+	expr_t     *self = (expr_t *) _self;
+
+	return field_expr (copy_expr (self),
+					   new_symbol_expr (new_symbol (sym->name)));
+}
+
 void
 class_finish_ivar_scope (class_type_t *class_type, symtab_t *ivar_scope,
 						 symtab_t *param_scope)
@@ -1769,8 +1782,9 @@ class_finish_ivar_scope (class_type_t *class_type, symtab_t *ivar_scope,
 	if (!ivar_scope)
 		return;
 	self = symtab_lookup (param_scope, "self");
-	if (!self)
+	if (!self) {
 		internal_error (0, "I've lost my self!");
+	}
 	self_expr = new_symbol_expr (self);
 	if (self->type != class_ptr) {
 		debug (0, "class method scope");
@@ -1780,9 +1794,9 @@ class_finish_ivar_scope (class_type_t *class_type, symtab_t *ivar_scope,
 	for (sym = ivar_scope->symbols; sym; sym = sym->next) {
 		if (sym->sy_type != sy_var)
 			continue;
-		sym->sy_type = sy_expr;
-		sym->s.expr = field_expr (copy_expr (self_expr),
-								  new_symbol_expr (new_symbol (sym->name)));
+		sym->sy_type = sy_convert;
+		sym->s.convert.conv = class_dereference_ivar;
+		sym->s.convert.data = self_expr;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c b/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c
index c384bcfe5..c82585674 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ convert_name (expr_t *e)
 		//FIXME need a def
 		return;
 	}
+	if (sym->sy_type == sy_convert) {
+		new = sym->s.convert.conv (sym, sym->s.convert.data);
+		goto convert;
+	}
 	if (sym->sy_type == sy_expr) {
 		new = copy_expr (sym->s.expr);
 		goto convert;
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/expr_assign.c b/tools/qfcc/source/expr_assign.c
index 046f1c07b..f0d7daf4b 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/expr_assign.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/expr_assign.c
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ check_valid_lvalue (expr_t *expr)
 					break;
 				case sy_class:
 					break;
+				case sy_convert:
+					break;
 			}
 			break;
 		case ex_temp:
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/struct.c b/tools/qfcc/source/struct.c
index 7af7f26b2..85c8a85ba 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/struct.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/struct.c
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ build_struct (int su, symbol_t *tag, symtab_t *symtab, type_t *type)
 			}
 			anonymous = s->type->t.symtab;
 			for (as = anonymous->symbols; as; as = as->next) {
+				if (as->visibility == vis_anonymous || as->sy_type!= sy_var) {
+					continue;
+				}
 				if (Hash_Find (symtab->tab, as->name)) {
 					error (0, "ambiguous field `%s' in anonymous %s",
 						   as->name, su == 's' ? "struct" : "union");
@@ -158,6 +161,7 @@ build_struct (int su, symbol_t *tag, symtab_t *symtab, type_t *type)
 					s->next = copy_symbol (as);
 					s = s->next;
 					s->s.offset += offset;
+					s->table = symtab;
 					Hash_Add (symtab->tab, s);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/symtab.c b/tools/qfcc/source/symtab.c
index f94e8d71a..353e29142 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/symtab.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/symtab.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ static const char *sy_type_names[] = {
 	"sy_expr",
 	"sy_func",
 	"sy_class",
+	"sy_convert",
 };
 
 const char *
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ symbol_t *
 copy_symbol (symbol_t *symbol)
 {
 	symbol_t   *sym = new_symbol (symbol->name);
+	sym->visibility = symbol->visibility;
 	sym->type = symbol->type;
 	sym->params = copy_params (symbol->params);
 	sym->sy_type = symbol->sy_type;