diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/symtab.h b/tools/qfcc/include/symtab.h
index 8d8943ef7..d9bb724f0 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/symtab.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/symtab.h
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ typedef struct symtab_s {
 	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
+	symbol_t *(*procsymbol) (const char *name, struct symtab_s *symtab);
+	void       *procsymbol_data;
 } symtab_t;
 
 const char *symtype_str (sy_type_e type) __attribute__((const));
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/symtab.c b/tools/qfcc/source/symtab.c
index 2226d0735..0c9b440cc 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/symtab.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/symtab.c
@@ -119,8 +119,13 @@ symtab_lookup (symtab_t *symtab, const char *name)
 {
 	symbol_t   *symbol;
 	do {
-		if ((symbol = Hash_Find (symtab->tab, name)))
+		if ((symbol = Hash_Find (symtab->tab, name))) {
 			return symbol;
+		}
+		if (symtab->procsymbol
+			&& (symbol = symtab->procsymbol (name, symtab))) {
+			return symbol;
+		}
 		symtab = symtab->parent;
 	} while (symtab);
 	return 0;