diff --git a/py/__init__.py b/py/__init__.py
index 378cce9bb..05d33f0b0 100644
--- a/py/__init__.py
+++ b/py/__init__.py
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ initpkg(__name__,
     'builtin._istext'        : ('./builtin/builtin31.py', '_istext'),
     'builtin._getimself'     : ('./builtin/builtin31.py', '_getimself'),
     'builtin._getcode'       : ('./builtin/builtin31.py', '_getcode'),
+    'builtin._getfuncdict'   : ('./builtin/builtin31.py', '_getfuncdict'),
     'builtin.builtins'       : ('./builtin/builtin31.py', 'builtins'),
     'builtin.execfile'       : ('./builtin/builtin31.py', 'execfile'),
     'builtin.callable'       : ('./builtin/builtin31.py', 'callable'),
diff --git a/py/builtin/builtin31.py b/py/builtin/builtin31.py
index 382993481..68af8323a 100644
--- a/py/builtin/builtin31.py
+++ b/py/builtin/builtin31.py
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ if sys.version_info >= (3, 0):
     def _getcode(function):
         return function.__code__
 
+    def _getfuncdict(function):
+        return getattr(function, "__dict__", None)
+
     def execfile(fn, globs=None, locs=None):
         if globs is None:
             back = sys._getframe(1)
@@ -64,6 +67,9 @@ else:
     def _getcode(function):
         return function.func_code
 
+    def _getfuncdict(function):
+        return getattr(function, "__dict__", None)
+
     import __builtin__ as builtins
     def print_(*args, **kwargs):
         """ minimal backport of py3k print statement. """ 
diff --git a/py/builtin/testing/test_builtin.py b/py/builtin/testing/test_builtin.py
index 6f885cabe..41152a1b0 100644
--- a/py/builtin/testing/test_builtin.py
+++ b/py/builtin/testing/test_builtin.py
@@ -105,6 +105,13 @@ def test_execfile(tmpdir):
         py.builtin.execfile(str(test_file))
     assert A.x == 3
 
+def test_getfuncdict():
+    def f():
+        pass
+    f.x = 4
+    assert py.builtin._getfuncdict(f)["x"] == 4
+    assert py.builtin._getfuncdict(2) is None
+
 def test_callable():
     class A: pass
     assert py.builtin.callable(test_callable)