diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 111b83bf70c016..9f8eac23342d7c 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -1304,45 +1304,48 @@ Local<Value> MakeCallback(Environment* env,
 
 
 Local<Value> MakeCallback(Isolate* isolate,
-                           Local<Object> recv,
-                           const char* method,
-                           int argc,
-                           Local<Value> argv[]) {
+                          Local<Object> recv,
+                          const char* method,
+                          int argc,
+                          Local<Value> argv[]) {
   EscapableHandleScope handle_scope(isolate);
-  Local<Context> context = recv->CreationContext();
-  Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(context);
-  Context::Scope context_scope(context);
+  Local<String> method_string = OneByteString(isolate, method);
   return handle_scope.Escape(
-      Local<Value>::New(isolate, MakeCallback(env, recv, method, argc, argv)));
+      MakeCallback(isolate, recv, method_string, argc, argv));
 }
 
 
 Local<Value> MakeCallback(Isolate* isolate,
-                           Local<Object> recv,
-                           Local<String> symbol,
-                           int argc,
-                           Local<Value> argv[]) {
+                          Local<Object> recv,
+                          Local<String> symbol,
+                          int argc,
+                          Local<Value> argv[]) {
   EscapableHandleScope handle_scope(isolate);
-  Local<Context> context = recv->CreationContext();
-  Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(context);
-  Context::Scope context_scope(context);
-  return handle_scope.Escape(
-      Local<Value>::New(isolate, MakeCallback(env, recv, symbol, argc, argv)));
+  Local<Value> callback_v = recv->Get(symbol);
+  if (callback_v.IsEmpty()) return Local<Value>();
+  if (!callback_v->IsFunction()) return Local<Value>();
+  Local<Function> callback = callback_v.As<Function>();
+  return handle_scope.Escape(MakeCallback(isolate, recv, callback, argc, argv));
 }
 
 
 Local<Value> MakeCallback(Isolate* isolate,
-                           Local<Object> recv,
-                           Local<Function> callback,
-                           int argc,
-                           Local<Value> argv[]) {
+                          Local<Object> recv,
+                          Local<Function> callback,
+                          int argc,
+                          Local<Value> argv[]) {
+  // Observe the following two subtleties:
+  //
+  // 1. The environment is retrieved from the callback function's context.
+  // 2. The context to enter is retrieved from the environment.
+  //
+  // Because of the AssignToContext() call in src/node_contextify.cc,
+  // the two contexts need not be the same.
   EscapableHandleScope handle_scope(isolate);
-  Local<Context> context = recv->CreationContext();
-  Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(context);
-  Context::Scope context_scope(context);
-  return handle_scope.Escape(Local<Value>::New(
-        isolate,
-        MakeCallback(env, recv.As<Value>(), callback, argc, argv)));
+  Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(callback->CreationContext());
+  Context::Scope context_scope(env->context());
+  return handle_scope.Escape(
+      MakeCallback(env, recv.As<Value>(), callback, argc, argv));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/test/addons/make-callback/test.js b/test/addons/make-callback/test.js
index 43ad014c4af478..b67d1146a6bf1b 100644
--- a/test/addons/make-callback/test.js
+++ b/test/addons/make-callback/test.js
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ const recv = {
 assert.strictEqual(42, makeCallback(recv, 'one'));
 assert.strictEqual(42, makeCallback(recv, 'two', 1337));
 
+// Check that callbacks on a receiver from a different context works.
+const foreignObject = vm.runInNewContext('({ fortytwo() { return 42; } })');
+assert.strictEqual(42, makeCallback(foreignObject, 'fortytwo'));
+
 // Check that the callback is made in the context of the receiver.
 const target = vm.runInNewContext(`
     (function($Object) {