diff --git a/examples/gno.land/p/demo/tests/p_crossrealm/p_crossrealm.gno b/examples/gno.land/p/demo/tests/p_crossrealm/p_crossrealm.gno
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6d46203e98c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/gno.land/p/demo/tests/p_crossrealm/p_crossrealm.gno
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package p_crossrealm
+
+type Stringer interface {
+	String() string
+}
+
+type Container struct {
+	A int
+	B Stringer
+}
+
+func (c *Container) Touch() *Container {
+	c.A += 1
+	return c
+}
+
+func (c *Container) Print() {
+	println("A:", c.A)
+	if c.B == nil {
+		println("B: undefined")
+	} else {
+		println("B:", c.B.String())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/examples/gno.land/r/demo/tests/crossrealm/crossrealm.gno b/examples/gno.land/r/demo/tests/crossrealm/crossrealm.gno
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..97273f642de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/gno.land/r/demo/tests/crossrealm/crossrealm.gno
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package crossrealm
+
+import (
+	"gno.land/p/demo/tests/p_crossrealm"
+	"gno.land/p/demo/ufmt"
+)
+
+type LocalStruct struct {
+	A int
+}
+
+func (ls *LocalStruct) String() string {
+	return ufmt.Sprintf("LocalStruct{%d}", ls.A)
+}
+
+// local is saved locally in this realm
+var local *LocalStruct
+
+func init() {
+	local = &LocalStruct{A: 123}
+}
+
+// Make1 returns a local object wrapped by a p struct
+func Make1() *p_crossrealm.Container {
+	return &p_crossrealm.Container{
+		A: 1,
+		B: local,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/machine.go b/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/machine.go
index aa89b643ea6..413ff006ec5 100644
--- a/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/machine.go
+++ b/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/machine.go
@@ -279,7 +279,11 @@ func (m *Machine) runMemPackage(memPkg *std.MemPackage, save, overrides bool) (*
 	} else {
 		pn = NewPackageNode(Name(memPkg.Name), memPkg.Path, &FileSet{})
 		pv = pn.NewPackage()
-		m.Store.SetBlockNode(pn)
+		if true { // TODO finish SetBlockNode()
+			m.Store.SetBlockNode(pn)
+		} else {
+			// TODO m.Store.SetCacheBlockNode(pn)
+		}
 		m.Store.SetCachePackage(pv)
 	}
 	m.SetActivePackage(pv)
@@ -1740,8 +1744,24 @@ func (m *Machine) PushFrameCall(cx *CallExpr, fv *FuncValue, recv TypedValue) {
 	}
 	m.Package = pv
 	rlm := pv.GetRealm()
+	if rlm == nil && recv.IsDefined() {
+		// if bound method, get realm from receiver.
+		obj := recv.GetFirstObject(m.Store)
+		if obj == nil {
+			// panic("XXX not sure why this would be")
+			fmt.Println("XXX XXX", recv.String())
+		} else {
+			recvOID := obj.GetObjectInfo().ID
+			if !recvOID.IsZero() {
+				recvPkgOID := ObjectIDFromPkgID(recvOID.PkgID)
+				pv := m.Store.GetObject(recvPkgOID).(*PackageValue)
+				rlm = pv.GetRealm() // done
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	if rlm != nil && m.Realm != rlm {
-		m.Realm = rlm // enter new realm
+		// enter new realm
+		m.Realm = rlm
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/realm.go b/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/realm.go
index 3a55b2e14b4..093cc934658 100644
--- a/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/realm.go
+++ b/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/realm.go
@@ -70,12 +70,21 @@ func (pid PkgID) Bytes() []byte {
 }
 
 func PkgIDFromPkgPath(path string) PkgID {
+	// fmt.Printf("PkgPath %s -> PkgID %v", path,
+	//	PkgID{HashBytes([]byte(path))})
 	return PkgID{HashBytes([]byte(path))}
 }
 
+// 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.
 	}
 }
@@ -145,6 +154,10 @@ func (rlm *Realm) DidUpdate(po, xo, co Object) {
 		return // do nothing.
 	}
 	if po.GetObjectID().PkgID != rlm.ID {
+		// fmt.Println("PO", po.String())
+		// fmt.Println("PO.PKGID", po.GetObjectID().PkgID)
+		// fmt.Println("rlm", rlm)
+		// fmt.Println("rlm.ID", rlm.ID)
 		panic("cannot modify external-realm or non-realm object")
 	}
 
diff --git a/gnovm/tests/files/zrealm_crossrealm13.gno b/gnovm/tests/files/zrealm_crossrealm13.gno
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..23451e6f5d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnovm/tests/files/zrealm_crossrealm13.gno
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// PKGPATH: gno.land/r/crossrealm_test
+package crossrealm_test
+
+import (
+	crossrealm "gno.land/r/demo/tests/crossrealm"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	// even though we are running within a realm,
+	// we aren't storing the result of crossrealm.Make1(),
+	// so this should print fine.
+	crossrealm.Make1().Touch().Print()
+}
+
+// Output:
+// A: 2
+// B: LocalStruct{123}