diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Project/Src/PythonControlFieldExpression.cs b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Project/Src/PythonControlFieldExpression.cs
index 1b7ef2cc82..93aa4545e7 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Project/Src/PythonControlFieldExpression.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Project/Src/PythonControlFieldExpression.cs
@@ -192,11 +192,19 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.PythonBinding
 		{
 			object obj = componentCreator.GetComponent(variableName);
 			if (obj == null) {
-				return null;
+				obj = componentCreator.GetInstance(variableName);
 			}
 			
-			string[] memberNames = fullMemberName.Split('.');
-			return GetMember(obj, memberNames, 2, memberNames.Length - 1);
+			if (obj != null) {
+				string[] memberNames = fullMemberName.Split('.');
+				int startIndex = 2;
+				if (!ContainsSelfReference(memberNames)) {
+					// No self to skip over when searching for member.
+					startIndex = 1;
+				}
+				return GetMember(obj, memberNames, startIndex, memberNames.Length - 1);
+			}
+			return null;
 		}
 		
 		/// <summary>
@@ -281,5 +289,13 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.PythonBinding
 		{
 			return name.StartsWith("self.", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
 		}
+		
+		static bool ContainsSelfReference(string[] members)
+		{
+			if (members.Length > 0) {
+				return "self".Equals(members[0], StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Designer/LoadTreeViewTestFixture.cs b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Designer/LoadTreeViewTestFixture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..722e519199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Designer/LoadTreeViewTestFixture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// <file>
+//     <copyright see="prj:///doc/copyright.txt"/>
+//     <license see="prj:///doc/license.txt"/>
+//     <owner name="Matthew Ward" email="mrward@users.sourceforge.net"/>
+//     <version>$Revision$</version>
+// </file>
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+
+using ICSharpCode.PythonBinding;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using PythonBinding.Tests.Utils;
+
+namespace PythonBinding.Tests.Designer
+{
+	[TestFixture]
+	public class LoadTreeViewTestFixture : LoadFormTestFixtureBase
+	{		
+		public override string PythonCode {
+			get {
+				return "class MainForm(System.Windows.Forms.Form):\r\n" +
+						"    def InitializeComponent(self):\r\n" +
+						"        treeNode1 = System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode()\r\n" +
+						"        treeNode2 = System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode()\r\n" +
+						"        treeNode3 = System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode()\r\n" +
+						"        self._treeView1 = System.Windows.Forms.TreeView()\r\n" +
+						"        self.SuspendLayout()\r\n" +
+						"        # \r\n" +
+						"        # treeView1\r\n" +
+						"        # \r\n" +
+						"        treeNode1.Name = \"RootNode0\"\r\n" +
+						"        treeNode1.Text = \"RootNode0.Text\"\r\n" +
+						"        treeNode1.Nodes.AddRange(System.Array[System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode](\r\n" +
+						"            [treeNode2]))\r\n" +
+						"        treeNode2.Name = \"ChildNode0\"\r\n" +
+						"        treeNode2.Text = \"ChildNode0.Text\"\r\n" +
+						"        treeNode2.Nodes.AddRange(System.Array[System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode](\r\n" +
+						"            [treeNode3]))\r\n" +
+						"        treeNode3.Name = \"ChildNode1\"\r\n" +
+						"        treeNode3.Text = \"ChildNode1.Text\"\r\n" +
+						"        self._treeView1.Location = System.Drawing.Point(0, 0)\r\n" +
+						"        self._treeView1.Name = \"treeView1\"\r\n" +
+						"        self._treeView1.Nodes.AddRange(System.Array[System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode](\r\n" +
+						"            [treeNode1]))\r\n" +
+						"        self._treeView1.Size = System.Drawing.Size(100, 100)\r\n" +
+						"        self._treeView1.TabIndex = 0\r\n" +
+						"        # \r\n" +
+						"        # MainForm\r\n" +
+						"        # \r\n" +
+						"        self.ClientSize = System.Drawing.Size(200, 300)\r\n" +
+						"        self.Controls.Add(self._treeView1)\r\n" +
+						"        self.Name = \"MainForm\"\r\n" +
+						"        self.ResumeLayout(False)\r\n" +
+						"        self.PerformLayout()\r\n";
+			}
+		}
+		
+		public TreeView TreeView {
+			get { return Form.Controls[0] as TreeView; }
+		}
+		
+		[Test]
+		public void OneRootNode()
+		{
+			Assert.AreEqual(1, TreeView.Nodes.Count);
+		}
+		
+		[Test]
+		public void RootNodeHasOneChildNode()
+		{
+			Assert.AreEqual(1, TreeView.Nodes[0].Nodes.Count);
+		}
+		
+		[Test]
+		public void ChildNodeHasOneChildNode()
+		{
+			Assert.AreEqual(1, TreeView.Nodes[0].Nodes[0].Nodes.Count);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Designer/PythonControlFieldExpressionTests.cs b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Designer/PythonControlFieldExpressionTests.cs
index 5558575861..6cd44e1b37 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Designer/PythonControlFieldExpressionTests.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Designer/PythonControlFieldExpressionTests.cs
@@ -146,6 +146,24 @@ namespace PythonBinding.Tests.Designer
 				Assert.IsNull(field.GetMember(creator));
 			}
 		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public void GetInstanceObjectInMethodCall()
+		{
+			string pythonCode = "treeNode1.Nodes.AddRange(System.Array[System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode](\r\n" +
+						"    [treeNode2]))";
+			
+			CallExpression callExpression = PythonParserHelper.GetCallExpression(pythonCode);
+			PythonControlFieldExpression field = PythonControlFieldExpression.Create(callExpression);
+			
+			TreeNode treeNode1 = new TreeNode();
+			TreeNode treeNode2 = new TreeNode();
+			MockComponentCreator creator = new MockComponentCreator();
+			creator.AddInstance(treeNode1, "treeNode1");
+			creator.AddInstance(treeNode2, "treeNode2");
+			object member = field.GetMember(creator);
+			Assert.AreSame(treeNode1.Nodes, member);
+		}
 		
 		[Test]
 		public void GetObjectInMethodCallFromSpecifiedObject()
diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/PythonBinding.Tests.csproj b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/PythonBinding.Tests.csproj
index fafa1adfb3..8510a58ce7 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/PythonBinding.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/PythonBinding.Tests.csproj
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Designer\LoadTextBoxTestFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Designer\LoadTimerTestFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Designer\LoadToolTipTestFixture.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Designer\LoadTreeViewTestFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Designer\MergeFormTestFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Designer\MissingInitializeComponentMethodTestFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Designer\NoNewLineAfterInitializeComponentTestFixture.cs" />
diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Utils/MockComponentCreator.cs b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Utils/MockComponentCreator.cs
index 25b1c9f3b7..6c8c7d6c08 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Utils/MockComponentCreator.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Utils/MockComponentCreator.cs
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ namespace PythonBinding.Tests.Utils
 			}
 			return null;
 		}
+
+		public void AddInstance(object obj, string name)
+		{
+			CreatedInstance createdInstance = new CreatedInstance(obj.GetType(), new object[0], name, false);
+			createdInstance.Object = obj;
+			createdInstances.Add(createdInstance);
+		}
 		
 		public object CreateInstance(Type type, ICollection arguments, string name, bool addToContainer)
 		{