diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index b43f2fa0c..52b74c8fb 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ indicates the contributor was also the author of the fix; Thanks!
 
 ****  Fix mis-optimizing public DPI functions, bug963. [Wei Song]
 
+****  Fix package:scope.scope variable references.
+
 
 * Verilator 3.876 2015-08-12
 
diff --git a/src/V3LinkDot.cpp b/src/V3LinkDot.cpp
index b1d36ebfc..686958b65 100644
--- a/src/V3LinkDot.cpp
+++ b/src/V3LinkDot.cpp
@@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@ private:
 	if (nodep->user3SetOnce()) return;
 	UINFO(8,"     "<<nodep<<endl);
 	DotStates lastStates = m_ds;
-	bool start = !m_ds.m_dotp;  // Save, as m_dotp will be changed
+	bool start = (m_ds.m_dotPos == DP_NONE);  // Save, as m_dotp will be changed
 	{
 	    if (start) {  // Starting dot sequence
 		if (debug()>=9) nodep->dumpTree("-dot-in: ");
@@ -1502,7 +1502,7 @@ private:
 
 	    // m_ds.m_dotText communicates the cell prefix between stages
 	    if (nodep->lhsp()->castPackageRef()) {
-		if (!start) { nodep->lhsp()->v3error("Package reference may not be embedded in dotted reference"); m_ds.m_dotErr=true; }
+		//if (!start) { nodep->lhsp()->v3error("Package reference may not be embedded in dotted reference"); m_ds.m_dotErr=true; }
 		m_ds.m_dotPos = DP_PACKAGE;
 	    } else {
 		m_ds.m_dotPos = DP_SCOPE;
@@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ private:
 	if (!m_ds.m_dotSymp) nodep->v3fatalSrc("NULL lookup symbol table");
 	if (!m_statep->forPrimary()) nodep->v3fatalSrc("ParseRefs should no longer exist");
 	DotStates lastStates = m_ds;
-	bool start = !m_ds.m_dotp;
+	bool start = (m_ds.m_dotPos == DP_NONE);  // Save, as m_dotp will be changed
 	if (start) {
 	    m_ds.init(m_curSymp);
 	    // Note m_ds.m_dot remains NULL; this is a reference not under a dot
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_package_dot.pl b/test_regress/t/t_package_dot.pl
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..f91289753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_package_dot.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); die; }
+# DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test driver/expect definition
+#
+# Copyright 2003 by Wilson Snyder. This program is free software; you can
+# redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License Version 3 or the Perl Artistic License
+# Version 2.0.
+
+compile (
+    );
+
+execute (
+    check_finished=>1,
+    );
+
+ok(1);
+1;
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_package_dot.v b/test_regress/t/t_package_dot.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b848b228e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_package_dot.v
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test module
+//
+// This file ONLY is placed into the Public Domain, for any use,
+// without warranty, 2015 by Wilson Snyder.
+
+package pkg;
+   typedef struct packed {
+      logic [3:0] msk;
+      logic [3:0] dat;
+   } STR_t;
+endpackage;
+
+package csr_pkg;
+   typedef pkg::STR_t reg_t;
+   localparam reg_t REG_RST = 8'h34;
+endpackage
+
+module t (/*AUTOARG*/);
+   initial begin
+      if (csr_pkg::REG_RST.msk != 4'h3) $stop;
+      $write("*-* All Finished *-*\n");
+      $finish;
+   end
+endmodule