diff --git a/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js b/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
index 668d0db6..147c2a50 100644
--- a/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
@@ -236,6 +236,60 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
     env.execute();
   });
 
+  it("calls associated beforeAlls/afterAlls with the cascaded 'this'", function(done) {
+    var env = new j$.Env();
+
+    env.addReporter({jasmineDone: done});
+
+    env.describe("with beforeAll and afterAll", function() {
+      env.beforeAll(function() {
+        this.x = 1;
+      });
+
+      env.it("has an x at the root", function() {
+        expect(this.x).toBe(1);
+      });
+
+      env.describe("child that deletes", function() {
+        env.beforeAll(function() {
+          expect(this.x).toBe(1);
+          delete this.x;
+        });
+
+        env.it("has no x", function() {
+          expect(this.x).not.toBeDefined();
+        });
+      });
+
+      env.describe("child should still have x", function() {
+        env.beforeAll(function(innerDone) {
+          expect(this.x).toBe(1);
+          innerDone();
+        });
+
+        env.it("has an x", function() {
+          expect(this.x).toBe(1);
+          delete this.x;
+        });
+
+        env.it("still has an x", function() {
+          expect(this.x).toBe(1);
+        });
+
+        env.it("adds a y", function() {
+          this.y = 2;
+          expect(this.y).toBe(2);
+        });
+
+        env.it("doesn't have y that was added in sibling", function() {
+          expect(this.y).not.toBeDefined();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    env.execute();
+  });
+
   it("Allows specifying which specs and suites to run", function(done) {
     var env = new j$.Env(),
         calls = [],
diff --git a/src/core/Env.js b/src/core/Env.js
index 682a3923..31b96928 100644
--- a/src/core/Env.js
+++ b/src/core/Env.js
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
         description: description,
         expectationResultFactory: expectationResultFactory,
         queueRunnerFactory: queueRunnerFactory,
+        userContext: function() { return suite.clonedSharedUserContext(); },
         fn: fn
       });
 
diff --git a/src/core/QueueRunner.js b/src/core/QueueRunner.js
index 4a0e66f2..f9846786 100644
--- a/src/core/QueueRunner.js
+++ b/src/core/QueueRunner.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().QueueRunner = function(j$) {
     this.onException = attrs.onException || function() {};
     this.catchException = attrs.catchException || function() { return true; };
     this.enforceTimeout = attrs.enforceTimeout || function() { return false; };
-    this.userContext = {};
+    this.userContext = attrs.userContext || {};
     this.timer = attrs.timeout || {setTimeout: setTimeout, clearTimeout: clearTimeout};
   }
 
diff --git a/src/core/Spec.js b/src/core/Spec.js
index 0e1135f7..e28050fd 100644
--- a/src/core/Spec.js
+++ b/src/core/Spec.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
     this.fn = attrs.fn;
     this.beforeFns = attrs.beforeFns || function() { return []; };
     this.afterFns = attrs.afterFns || function() { return []; };
+    this.userContext = attrs.userContext || function() { return {}; };
     this.onStart = attrs.onStart || function() {};
     this.exceptionFormatter = attrs.exceptionFormatter || function() {};
     this.getSpecName = attrs.getSpecName || function() { return ''; };
@@ -53,7 +54,8 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
       fns: allFns,
       onException: onException,
       onComplete: complete,
-      enforceTimeout: function() { return true; }
+      enforceTimeout: function() { return true; },
+      userContext: this.userContext()
     });
 
     function onException(e) {
diff --git a/src/core/Suite.js b/src/core/Suite.js
index ebdc9c4a..601c6115 100644
--- a/src/core/Suite.js
+++ b/src/core/Suite.js
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Suite = function() {
 
     this.queueRunner({
       fns: allFns,
-      onComplete: complete
+      onComplete: complete,
+      userContext: this.sharedUserContext()
     });
 
     function complete() {
@@ -113,6 +114,29 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Suite = function() {
     return foundActive;
   };
 
+  Suite.prototype.sharedUserContext = function() {
+    if (!this.sharedContext) {
+      this.sharedContext = this.parentSuite ? clone(this.parentSuite.sharedUserContext()) : {};
+    }
+
+    return this.sharedContext;
+  };
+
+  Suite.prototype.clonedSharedUserContext = function() {
+    return clone(this.sharedUserContext());
+  };
+
+  function clone(obj) {
+    var clonedObj = {};
+    for (var prop in obj) {
+      if (obj.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
+        clonedObj[prop] = obj[prop];
+      }
+    }
+
+    return clonedObj;
+  }
+
   return Suite;
 };