diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 7776cc6..38c192e 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
 #ifdef FEAT_FLOAT
 static char *e_float_as_string = N_("E806: using Float as a String");
 #endif
+static char *e_dict_both = N_("E924: can't have both a \"self\" dict and a partial: %s");
 
 #define NAMESPACE_CHAR	(char_u *)"abglstvw"
 
@@ -8912,8 +8913,7 @@
 									name);
 		    break;
 	    case ERROR_BOTH:
-		    emsg_funcname(N_("E924: can't have both a \"self\" dict and a partial: %s"),
-									name);
+		    emsg_funcname(e_dict_both, name);
 		    break;
 	}
     }
@@ -11782,12 +11782,29 @@
 {
     char_u	*s;
     char_u	*name;
+    int		use_string = FALSE;
 
-    s = get_tv_string(&argvars[0]);
-    if (s == NULL || *s == NUL || VIM_ISDIGIT(*s))
+    if (argvars[0].v_type == VAR_FUNC)
+    {
+	/* function(MyFunc, [arg], dict) */
+	s = argvars[0].vval.v_string;
+    }
+    else if (argvars[0].v_type == VAR_PARTIAL
+					 && argvars[0].vval.v_partial != NULL)
+	/* function(dict.MyFunc, [arg]) */
+	s = argvars[0].vval.v_partial->pt_name;
+    else
+    {
+	/* function('MyFunc', [arg], dict) */
+	s = get_tv_string(&argvars[0]);
+	use_string = TRUE;
+    }
+
+    if (s == NULL || *s == NUL || (use_string && VIM_ISDIGIT(*s)))
 	EMSG2(_(e_invarg2), s);
     /* Don't check an autoload name for existence here. */
-    else if (vim_strchr(s, AUTOLOAD_CHAR) == NULL && !function_exists(s))
+    else if (use_string && vim_strchr(s, AUTOLOAD_CHAR) == NULL
+						       && !function_exists(s))
 	EMSG2(_("E700: Unknown function: %s"), s);
     else
     {
@@ -11837,6 +11854,12 @@
 		    vim_free(name);
 		    return;
 		}
+		if (argvars[0].v_type == VAR_PARTIAL)
+		{
+		    EMSG2(_(e_dict_both), name);
+		    vim_free(name);
+		    return;
+		}
 		if (argvars[dict_idx].vval.v_dict == NULL)
 		    dict_idx = 0;
 	    }
@@ -11880,7 +11903,12 @@
 		    }
 		}
 
-		if (dict_idx > 0)
+		if (argvars[0].v_type == VAR_PARTIAL)
+		{
+		    pt->pt_dict = argvars[0].vval.v_partial->pt_dict;
+		    ++pt->pt_dict->dv_refcount;
+		}
+		else if (dict_idx > 0)
 		{
 		    pt->pt_dict = argvars[dict_idx].vval.v_dict;
 		    ++pt->pt_dict->dv_refcount;
@@ -21533,7 +21561,7 @@
 		rettv->v_type = VAR_UNKNOWN;
 
 		/* Invoke the function.  Recursive! */
-		if (rettv->v_type == VAR_PARTIAL)
+		if (functv.v_type == VAR_PARTIAL)
 		{
 		    pt = functv.vval.v_partial;
 		    s = pt->pt_name;
@@ -21582,6 +21610,23 @@
 	    }
 	}
     }
+
+    if (rettv->v_type == VAR_FUNC && selfdict != NULL)
+    {
+	partial_T	*pt = (partial_T *)alloc_clear(sizeof(partial_T));
+
+	/* Turn "dict.Func" into a partial for "Func" with "dict". */
+	if (pt != NULL)
+	{
+	    pt->pt_dict = selfdict;
+	    selfdict = NULL;
+	    pt->pt_name = rettv->vval.v_string;
+	    func_ref(pt->pt_name);
+	    rettv->v_type = VAR_PARTIAL;
+	    rettv->vval.v_partial = pt;
+	}
+    }
+
     dict_unref(selfdict);
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_partial.vim b/src/testdir/test_partial.vim
index b1a52db..ddc85e0 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_partial.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_partial.vim
@@ -50,3 +50,21 @@
   call assert_equal("hello/xxx/yyy", Cb("xxx", "yyy"))
   call assert_fails('Cb("fff")', 'E492:')
 endfunc
+
+func Test_partial_implicit()
+  let dict = {'name': 'foo'}
+  func dict.MyFunc(arg) dict
+    return self.name . '/' . a:arg
+  endfunc
+
+  call assert_equal('foo/bar',  dict.MyFunc('bar'))
+
+  call assert_fails('let func = dict.MyFunc', 'E704:')
+  let Func = dict.MyFunc
+  call assert_equal('foo/aaa', Func('aaa'))
+
+  let Func = function(dict.MyFunc, ['bbb'])
+  call assert_equal('foo/bbb', Func())
+
+  call assert_fails('call function(dict.MyFunc, ["bbb"], dict)', 'E924:')
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 5cc53c8..5c26ce6 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -744,6 +744,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1577,
+/**/
     1576,
 /**/
     1575,