diff --git a/src/scripting/backend/codegen.cpp b/src/scripting/backend/codegen.cpp
index 4beb56d67..2a854d346 100644
--- a/src/scripting/backend/codegen.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/backend/codegen.cpp
@@ -6132,9 +6132,21 @@ FxExpression *FxIdentifier::Resolve(FCompileContext& ctx)
 			{
 				if (sym->mVersion <= ctx.Version)
 				{
-					ScriptPosition.Message(MSG_WARNING, "Accessing deprecated global variable %s - deprecated since %d.%d.%d", sym->SymbolName.GetChars(), vsym->mVersion.major, vsym->mVersion.minor, vsym->mVersion.revision);
+					if (!(ctx.Function->Variants[0].Flags & VARF_Deprecated) && Wads.GetLumpFile(ctx.Lump) == 0)
+					{
+						ScriptPosition.Message(MSG_WARNING, "Accessing deprecated global variable %s - deprecated since %d.%d.%d", sym->SymbolName.GetChars(), vsym->mVersion.major, vsym->mVersion.minor, vsym->mVersion.revision);
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						// Allow use of deprecated symbols in deprecated functions of the internal code. This is meant to allow deprecated code to remain as it was, 
+						// even if it depends on some deprecated symbol. 
+						// The main motivation here is to keep the deprecated static functions accessing the global level variable as they were.
+						// Print these only if debug output is active and at the highest verbosity level.
+						ScriptPosition.Message(MSG_DEBUGMSG, TEXTCOLOR_BLUE "Accessing deprecated global variable %s - deprecated since %d.%d.%d", sym->SymbolName.GetChars(), vsym->mVersion.major, vsym->mVersion.minor, vsym->mVersion.revision);
+					}
 				}
 			}
+			
 
 			newex = new FxGlobalVariable(static_cast<PField *>(sym), ScriptPosition);
 			goto foundit;
diff --git a/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp b/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp
index 01fb90f84..d52e6e28e 100644
--- a/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp
@@ -1681,6 +1681,7 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION_NATIVE(APlayerPawn, GetPrintableDisplayName, GetPrintable
 
 
 
+DEFINE_FIELD(DThinker, Level)
 DEFINE_FIELD(AActor, snext)
 DEFINE_FIELD(AActor, player)
 DEFINE_FIELD_NAMED(AActor, __Pos, pos)
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
index 775a38488..d449bfd34 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ struct _ native	// These are the global variables, the struct is only here to av
 	native readonly Array<@Team> Teams;
 	native int validcount;
 	native readonly bool multiplayer;
-	native play @LevelLocals level;
+	deprecated("3.8") native play @LevelLocals level;
 	native @KeyBindings Bindings;
 	native @KeyBindings AutomapBindings;
 	native play @DehInfo deh;
@@ -461,6 +461,8 @@ class Thinker : Object native play
 	}
 
 	const TICRATE = 35;
+
+	native LevelLocals Level;
 	
 	virtual native void Tick();
 	virtual native void PostBeginPlay();