diff --git a/lib/ClassBuilder.js b/lib/ClassBuilder.js
index 31036b7..439efc3 100644
--- a/lib/ClassBuilder.js
+++ b/lib/ClassBuilder.js
@@ -1451,7 +1451,8 @@ function initInstance( instance )
     util.defineSecureProp( instance, _priv, {} );
 
     // add the visibility objects to the data object for this class instance
-    instance[ _priv ].vis = new prot();
+    instance[ _priv ].vis  = new prot();
+    instance[ _priv ].inst = instance;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/Trait.js b/lib/Trait.js
index ddc5259..dc0758e 100644
--- a/lib/Trait.js
+++ b/lib/Trait.js
@@ -949,6 +949,9 @@ function tctor( tc, base, privsym )
         // the intimate relationship
         this[ f ] = C( base, this[ privsym ].vis )[ privsym ].vis;
 
+        // TODO: this should use util.defineSecureProp
+        this[ f ].__inst = this[ privsym ].inst;
+
         // rebind trait's supertype context (if any) to our own, causing us
         // to share state
         bindSuperCtx( this[ f ], this, privsym );
diff --git a/test/Trait/LinearizationTest.js b/test/Trait/LinearizationTest.js
index e3d2535..0191406 100644
--- a/test/Trait/LinearizationTest.js
+++ b/test/Trait/LinearizationTest.js
@@ -199,5 +199,40 @@ require( 'common' ).testCase(
         this.assertEqual( called, 3 );
         this.assertOk( calledbase );
     },
+
+
+    /**
+     * Once all mixins are applied, a class is generated.  This class is
+     * then instantiated, producing some object O.  `this.__inst' in each
+     * mixin should then be bound to the public visibility object of O.
+     */
+    '__inst refers to mixin class object': function()
+    {
+        var _self   = this,
+            scalled = false;
+
+        var T = this.Sut(
+        {
+            'virtual public foo': function()
+            {
+                _self.assertStrictEqual( sut, this.__inst );
+                scalled = true;
+            },
+        } );
+
+        var sut = this.Class.use( T ).extend(
+        {
+            'override public foo': function()
+            {
+                this.__super();
+            },
+        } )();
+
+        sut.foo();
+
+        // sanity check (this is covered by an above test, but we need to be
+        // sure that it doesn't silently fail beacuse it's never called)
+        this.assertOk( scalled );
+   },
 } );