diff --git a/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/machine.go b/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/machine.go
index 94232e014d2..95f1a90fa2a 100644
--- a/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/machine.go
+++ b/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/machine.go
@@ -1629,6 +1629,30 @@ func (m *Machine) PushFrameCall(cx *CallExpr, fv *FuncValue, recv TypedValue) {
 	rlm := pv.GetRealm()
 	if rlm != nil && m.Realm != rlm {
 		m.Realm = rlm // enter new realm
+	} else if rlm == nil && recv.V != nil { // XXX maybe improve this part.
+		// maybe this is a bound method of a recv of a realm.
+		// in that case, inherit the realm of the receiver.
+		recvv := recv.V
+		// deref if pointer.
+		// XXX I guess we want to deref as much as possible.
+		for {
+			if pv, ok := recvv.(PointerValue); ok {
+				recvv = pv.Deref().V
+			} else {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		// Now check if it is an object.
+		obj, ok := recvv.(Object)
+		if ok {
+			recvOID := obj.GetObjectInfo().ID
+			if !recvOID.IsZero() {
+				recvPVOID := ObjectIDFromPkgID(recvOID.PkgID)
+				pv := m.Store.GetObject(recvPVOID).(*PackageValue)
+				rlm := pv.GetRealm()
+				m.Realm = rlm
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/realm.go b/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/realm.go
index 567aea58284..1a442e8d3e5 100644
--- a/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/realm.go
+++ b/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/realm.go
@@ -73,9 +73,23 @@ func PkgIDFromPkgPath(path string) PkgID {
 	return PkgID{HashBytes([]byte(path))}
 }
 
+// func ObjectIDFromPkgPath(path string) ObjectID {
+// 	return ObjectID{
+// 		PkgID:   PkgIDFromPkgPath(path),
+// 		NewTime: 1, // by realm logic.
+// 	}
+// }
+
+// Returns the ObjectID of the PackageValue associated with path.
 func ObjectIDFromPkgPath(path string) ObjectID {
+	pkgID := PkgIDFromPkgPath(path)
+	return ObjectIDFromPkgID(pkgID)
+}
+
+// Returns the ObjectID of the PackageValue associated with pkgID.
+func ObjectIDFromPkgID(pkgID PkgID) ObjectID {
 	return ObjectID{
-		PkgID:   PkgIDFromPkgPath(path),
+		PkgID:   pkgID,
 		NewTime: 1, // by realm logic.
 	}
 }