diff --git a/src/ng/parse.js b/src/ng/parse.js
index f931f61373f3..b5127d9f97d2 100644
--- a/src/ng/parse.js
+++ b/src/ng/parse.js
@@ -438,8 +438,8 @@ function parser(text, json, $filter, csp){
           text.substring(0, token.index) + "] can not be assigned to", token);
       }
       right = logicalOR();
-      return function(self, locals){
-        return left.assign(self, right(self, locals), locals);
+      return function(scope, locals){
+        return left.assign(scope, right(scope, locals), locals);
       };
     } else {
       return left;
@@ -559,12 +559,12 @@ function parser(text, json, $filter, csp){
     var field = expect().text;
     var getter = getterFn(field, csp);
     return extend(
-        function(self, locals) {
-          return getter(object(self, locals), locals);
+        function(scope, locals, self) {
+          return getter(self || object(scope, locals), locals);
         },
         {
-          assign:function(self, value, locals) {
-            return setter(object(self, locals), field, value);
+          assign:function(scope, value, locals) {
+            return setter(object(scope, locals), field, value);
           }
         }
     );
@@ -605,14 +605,14 @@ function parser(text, json, $filter, csp){
       } while (expect(','));
     }
     consume(')');
-    return function(self, locals){
+    return function(scope, locals){
       var args = [],
-          context = contextGetter ? contextGetter(self, locals) : self;
+          context = contextGetter ? contextGetter(scope, locals) : scope;
 
       for ( var i = 0; i < argsFn.length; i++) {
-        args.push(argsFn[i](self, locals));
+        args.push(argsFn[i](scope, locals));
       }
-      var fnPtr = fn(self, locals) || noop;
+      var fnPtr = fn(scope, locals, context) || noop;
       // IE stupidity!
       return fnPtr.apply
           ? fnPtr.apply(context, args)
diff --git a/test/ng/parseSpec.js b/test/ng/parseSpec.js
index 020a1d6fb7ea..96b3d9092c89 100644
--- a/test/ng/parseSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/parseSpec.js
@@ -483,6 +483,112 @@ describe('parser', function() {
       });
 
 
+      it('should call the function from the received instance and not from a new one', function() {
+        var n = 0;
+        scope.fn = function() {
+          var c = n++;
+          return { c: c, anotherFn: function() { return this.c == c; } };
+        };
+        expect(scope.$eval('fn().anotherFn()')).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+
+      it('should call the function once when it is part of the context', function() {
+        var count = 0;
+        scope.fn = function() {
+          count++;
+          return { anotherFn: function() { return "lucas"; } };
+        };
+        expect(scope.$eval('fn().anotherFn()')).toBe('lucas');
+        expect(count).toBe(1);
+      });
+
+
+      it('should call the function once when it is not part of the context', function() {
+        var count = 0;
+        scope.fn = function() {
+          count++;
+          return function() { return 'lucas'; };
+        };
+        expect(scope.$eval('fn()()')).toBe('lucas');
+        expect(count).toBe(1);
+      });
+
+
+      it('should call the function once when it is not part of the context', function() {
+        var count = 0;
+        scope.fn = function() {
+          count++;
+          return function() { return 'lucas'; };
+        };
+        expect(scope.$eval('fn()()')).toBe('lucas');
+        expect(count).toBe(1);
+      });
+
+
+      it('should call the function once when it is part of the context on assignments', function() {
+        var count = 0;
+        var element = {};
+        scope.fn = function() {
+          count++;
+          return element;
+        };
+        expect(scope.$eval('fn().name = "lucas"')).toBe('lucas');
+        expect(element.name).toBe('lucas');
+        expect(count).toBe(1);
+      });
+
+
+      it('should call the function once when it is part of the context on array lookups', function() {
+        var count = 0;
+        var element = [];
+        scope.fn = function() {
+          count++;
+          return element;
+        };
+        expect(scope.$eval('fn()[0] = "lucas"')).toBe('lucas');
+        expect(element[0]).toBe('lucas');
+        expect(count).toBe(1);
+      });
+
+
+      it('should call the function once when it is part of the context on array lookup function', function() {
+        var count = 0;
+        var element = [{anotherFn: function() { return 'lucas';} }];
+        scope.fn = function() {
+          count++;
+          return element;
+        };
+        expect(scope.$eval('fn()[0].anotherFn()')).toBe('lucas');
+        expect(count).toBe(1);
+      });
+
+
+      it('should call the function once when it is part of the context on array lookup function', function() {
+        var count = 0;
+        var element = {name: {anotherFn: function() { return 'lucas';} } };
+        scope.fn = function() {
+          count++;
+          return element;
+        };
+        expect(scope.$eval('fn().name.anotherFn()')).toBe('lucas');
+        expect(count).toBe(1);
+      });
+
+
+      it('should call the function once when it is part of a sub-expression', function() {
+        var count = 0;
+        scope.element = [{}];
+        scope.fn = function() {
+          count++;
+          return 0;
+        };
+        expect(scope.$eval('element[fn()].name = "lucas"')).toBe('lucas');
+        expect(scope.element[0].name).toBe('lucas');
+        expect(count).toBe(1);
+      });
+
+
       describe('promises', function() {
         var deferred, promise, q;