diff --git a/src/current/compiler/fragments.xsl b/src/current/compiler/fragments.xsl
index 23dcae97..8fee1675 100644
--- a/src/current/compiler/fragments.xsl
+++ b/src/current/compiler/fragments.xsl
@@ -128,7 +128,11 @@
   <xsl:variable name="pkg" as="element( lv:package )"
                 select="root(.)" />
 
-  <xsl:apply-templates select="$pkg/lv:const[ @name=$name ]" mode="compile" />
+  <xsl:apply-templates mode="compile"
+                       select="$pkg/lv:const[ @name=$name ],
+                               $pkg/lv:typedef//lv:item[ @name=$name ]">
+    <xsl:with-param name="as-const" select="true()" />
+  </xsl:apply-templates>
 </xsl:template>
 
 <xsl:template match="preproc:sym[ @type='tpl' ]" mode="preproc:compile-fragments" priority="5">
diff --git a/src/current/compiler/js.xsl b/src/current/compiler/js.xsl
index 66741405..95541cd3 100644
--- a/src/current/compiler/js.xsl
+++ b/src/current/compiler/js.xsl
@@ -65,18 +65,11 @@
     <!-- to store debug information for equations (we have to put this out here
          so that functions also have access to it...yes, it's stateful, yes it's
          bullshit, but oh well) -->
-    <text>var debug = {};</text>
     <text>var consts = {};</text>
+    <text>var debug = {};</text>
     <text>var params = {};</text>
     <text>var types = {};</text>
     <text>var meta = {};</text>
-    <!--
-    <value-of select="$compiler:nl" />
-    <apply-templates
-      select="root(.)//lv:const[ .//lv:item or preproc:iou ]"
-      mode="compile" />
-    -->
-
 </template>
 
 
@@ -162,7 +155,6 @@
         <text>premium: ( Math.round( args.___yield * 100 ) / 100 ), </text>
         <text>classes: classes, </text>
         <text>vars: args, </text>
-        <text>consts: consts, </text>
         <text>reqParams: req_params, </text>
         <text>debug: debug </text>
       <text>}; </text>
@@ -174,6 +166,7 @@
     <text>'; </text>
 
     <text>rater.meta = meta;</text>
+    <text>rater.consts = consts;</text>
 
     <!-- provide classification -> yields mapping -->
     <value-of select="$compiler:nl" />
@@ -383,6 +376,9 @@
   @return property representing a specific value
 -->
 <template match="lv:enum/lv:item" mode="compile">
+  <param name="as-const" as="xs:boolean"
+         select="false()" />
+
   <!-- determine enumerated value -->
   <variable name="value">
     <choose>
@@ -398,9 +394,10 @@
   </variable>
 
   <!-- we are only interest in its value; its constant is an internal value -->
-  <text>'</text>
-  <value-of select="$value" />
-  <text>': true</text>
+  <sequence select="if ( $as-const ) then
+                      concat( 'consts[''', @name, '''] = ', $value, ';' )
+                    else
+                      concat( '''', $value, ''': true' )" />
 </template>
 
 
@@ -412,7 +409,7 @@
 
   @return JS object assignment for constant set values
 -->
-<template mode="compile" priority="1"
+<template mode="compile" priority="2"
           match="lv:const[ element() or @values ]">
   <text>consts['</text>
     <value-of select="@name" />
@@ -448,6 +445,19 @@
 </template>
 
 
+<!--
+  Falls back to scalar constants
+-->
+<template mode="compile" priority="1"
+          match="lv:const">
+  <text>consts['</text>
+    <value-of select="@name" />
+  <text>'] = </text>
+    <value-of select="@value" />
+  <text>;</text>
+</template>
+
+
 <!--
   Produce sequence of sets