diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 623b17f5b..02b000b81 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ indicates the contributor was also the author of the fix; Thanks!
 
 ****  Fix error when tracing public parameters, bug722. [Jonathon Donaldson]
 
+****  Fix dpiGetContext in dotted scopes, bug740. [Geoff Barrett]
+
 
 * Verilator 3.862 2014-06-10
 
diff --git a/src/V3AstNodes.cpp b/src/V3AstNodes.cpp
index 24d9b6c4b..c1fac9d39 100644
--- a/src/V3AstNodes.cpp
+++ b/src/V3AstNodes.cpp
@@ -515,6 +515,24 @@ string AstScopeName::scopeSymName() const {
     return out;
 }
 
+string AstScopeName::scopeDpiName() const {
+    string out;
+    for (AstText* textp=scopeEntrp(); textp; textp=textp->nextp()->castText()) {
+	out += textp->text();
+    }
+    if (out.substr(0,10) == "__DOT__TOP") out.replace(0,10,"");
+    if (out.substr(0,7) == "__DOT__") out.replace(0,7,"");
+    if (out.substr(0,1) == ".") out.replace(0,1,"");
+    string::size_type pos;
+    while ((pos=out.find(".")) != string::npos) {
+	out.replace(pos, 1, "__");
+    }
+    while ((pos=out.find("__DOT__")) != string::npos) {
+	out.replace(pos, 7, "__");
+    }
+    return out;
+}
+
 bool AstSenTree::hasClocked() {
     if (!sensesp()) this->v3fatalSrc("SENTREE without any SENITEMs under it");
     for (AstNodeSenItem* senp = sensesp(); senp; senp=senp->nextp()->castNodeSenItem()) {
diff --git a/src/V3AstNodes.h b/src/V3AstNodes.h
index eb205928f..21f84cf61 100644
--- a/src/V3AstNodes.h
+++ b/src/V3AstNodes.h
@@ -2983,7 +2983,10 @@ public:
     virtual bool cleanOut() { return true; }
     AstText*	scopeAttrp() const { return op1p()->castText(); }
     void 	scopeAttrp(AstNode* nodep) { addOp1p(nodep); }
+    AstText*	scopeEntrp() const { return op2p()->castText(); }
+    void 	scopeEntrp(AstNode* nodep) { addOp2p(nodep); }
     string scopeSymName() const;  // Name for __Vscope variable including children
+    string scopeDpiName() const;  // Name for DPI import scope
     string scopePrettyName() const;  // Name for __Vscope printing
     bool dpiExport() const { return m_dpiExport; }
     void dpiExport(bool flag) { m_dpiExport=flag; }
diff --git a/src/V3EmitC.cpp b/src/V3EmitC.cpp
index 8cfc030f7..bf546a5e4 100644
--- a/src/V3EmitC.cpp
+++ b/src/V3EmitC.cpp
@@ -226,7 +226,9 @@ public:
     virtual void visit(AstScopeName* nodep, AstNUser*) {
 	// For use under AstCCalls for dpiImports.  ScopeNames under displays are handled in AstDisplay
 	if (!nodep->dpiExport()) {
-	    putbs("(&(vlSymsp->__Vscope_"+nodep->scopeSymName()+"))");
+	    // this is where the DPI import context scope is set
+	    string scope = nodep->scopeDpiName();
+	    putbs("(&(vlSymsp->__Vscope_"+scope+"))");
 	}
     }
     virtual void visit(AstSFormat* nodep, AstNUser*) {
diff --git a/src/V3Inline.cpp b/src/V3Inline.cpp
index bcc26ba63..975443504 100644
--- a/src/V3Inline.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Inline.cpp
@@ -387,6 +387,10 @@ private:
 	if (afterp) afterp->unlinkFrBackWithNext();
 	nodep->scopeAttrp(new AstText(nodep->fileline(), (string)"__DOT__"+m_cellp->name()));
 	if (afterp) nodep->scopeAttrp(afterp);
+	afterp = nodep->scopeEntrp();
+	if (afterp) afterp->unlinkFrBackWithNext();
+	nodep->scopeEntrp(new AstText(nodep->fileline(), (string)"__DOT__"+m_cellp->name()));
+	if (afterp) nodep->scopeEntrp(afterp);
 	nodep->iterateChildren(*this);
     }
     virtual void visit(AstCoverDecl* nodep, AstNUser*) {
diff --git a/src/V3Scope.cpp b/src/V3Scope.cpp
index 00ab01eed..ce2dffa88 100644
--- a/src/V3Scope.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Scope.cpp
@@ -270,6 +270,10 @@ private:
 	if (afterp) afterp->unlinkFrBackWithNext();
 	nodep->scopeAttrp(new AstText(nodep->fileline(), prefix));
 	if (afterp) nodep->scopeAttrp(afterp);
+	afterp = nodep->scopeEntrp();
+	if (afterp) afterp->unlinkFrBackWithNext();
+	nodep->scopeEntrp(new AstText(nodep->fileline(), prefix));
+	if (afterp) nodep->scopeEntrp(afterp);
 	nodep->iterateChildren(*this);
     }
     virtual void visit(AstScope* nodep, AstNUser*) {
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_dpi_context.v b/test_regress/t/t_dpi_context.v
index f2cff60a2..d428a94d7 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_dpi_context.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_dpi_context.v
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ module sub (input integer inst);
    import "DPI-C" context function int dpic_line();
    import "DPI-C" context function int dpic_save(int value);
    import "DPI-C" context function int dpic_restore();
+   import "DPI-C" context function int unsigned dpic_getcontext();
 
    int result;
 
@@ -49,4 +50,17 @@ module sub (input integer inst);
       if (dpic_restore() != 23+inst) $stop;
    endtask
 
+   int unsigned cntxt1;
+   int unsigned cntxt2;
+
+   initial begin
+     cntxt1 = dpic_getcontext();
+     begin : caller_context
+       // call from a different scope - should still get the context of the function declaration
+       cntxt2 = dpic_getcontext();
+     end
+     // svContext should be the context of the function declaration, not the context of the function call
+     if (cntxt1 != cntxt2) $stop;
+   end
+
 endmodule
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_dpi_context_c.cpp b/test_regress/t/t_dpi_context_c.cpp
index 12494fcd8..29a974edf 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_dpi_context_c.cpp
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_dpi_context_c.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ extern "C" {
     extern int dpic_line();
     extern int dpic_save(int value);
     extern int dpic_restore();
+    extern unsigned dpic_getcontext();
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -126,3 +127,9 @@ int dpic_restore() {
 	return 0;
     }
 }
+
+unsigned dpic_getcontext() {
+    svScope scope = svGetScope();
+    printf("%%Info: svGetScope returned scope (%p) with name %s\n", scope, svGetNameFromScope(scope));
+    return (unsigned) (uintptr_t) scope;
+}