diff --git a/source/gameengine/GamePlayer/ghost/GPG_Application.cpp b/source/gameengine/GamePlayer/ghost/GPG_Application.cpp
index 7be3b94d8ae..f859193ef7a 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/GamePlayer/ghost/GPG_Application.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/GamePlayer/ghost/GPG_Application.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ extern "C"
 #include "GHOST_IEventConsumer.h"
 #include "GHOST_IWindow.h"
 #include "GHOST_Rect.h"
-
+#include "marshal.h"
 
 static void frameTimerProc(GHOST_ITimerTask* task, GHOST_TUns64 time);
 
@@ -125,7 +125,9 @@ GPG_Application::GPG_Application(GHOST_ISystem* system, struct Main* maggie, STR
 	  m_networkdevice(0), 
 	  m_audiodevice(0),
 	  m_blendermat(0),
-	  m_blenderglslmat(0)
+	  m_blenderglslmat(0),
+	  m_pyGlobalDictString(0),
+	  m_pyGlobalDictString_Length(0)
 {
 	fSystem = system;
 }
@@ -645,14 +647,23 @@ bool GPG_Application::startEngine(void)
 		PyObject* dictionaryobject = initGamePlayerPythonScripting("Ketsji", psl_Lowest);
 		m_ketsjiengine->SetPythonDictionary(dictionaryobject);
 		initRasterizer(m_rasterizer, m_canvas);
-		PyDict_SetItemString(dictionaryobject, "GameLogic", initGameLogic(startscene)); // Same as importing the module
+		PyObject *gameLogic = initGameLogic(startscene);
+		PyDict_SetItemString(dictionaryobject, "GameLogic", gameLogic); // Same as importing the module
 		initGameKeys();
 		initPythonConstraintBinding();
 		initMathutils();
 
-
-
-
+		/* Restore the dict */
+		if (m_pyGlobalDictString) {
+			PyObject* pyGlobalDict = PyMarshal_ReadObjectFromString(m_pyGlobalDictString, m_pyGlobalDictString_Length);
+			if (pyGlobalDict) {
+				PyDict_SetItemString(PyModule_GetDict(gameLogic), "globalDict", pyGlobalDict); // Same as importing the module.
+			} else {
+				PyErr_Clear();
+				printf("Error could not marshall string\n");
+			}
+		}
+		
 		m_sceneconverter->ConvertScene(
 			startscenename,
 			startscene,
@@ -688,6 +699,32 @@ bool GPG_Application::startEngine(void)
 
 void GPG_Application::stopEngine()
 {
+	// get the python dict and convert to a string for future use
+	{
+		SetPyGlobalDictMarshal(NULL, 0);
+		
+		PyObject* gameLogic = PyImport_ImportModule("GameLogic");
+		if (gameLogic) {
+			PyObject* pyGlobalDict = PyDict_GetItemString(PyModule_GetDict(gameLogic), "globalDict"); // Same as importing the module
+			if (pyGlobalDict) {
+				PyObject* pyGlobalDictMarshal = PyMarshal_WriteObjectToString(	pyGlobalDict, 2); // Py_MARSHAL_VERSION == 2 as of Py2.5
+				if (pyGlobalDictMarshal) {
+					m_pyGlobalDictString_Length = PyString_Size(pyGlobalDictMarshal);
+					PyObject_Print(pyGlobalDictMarshal, stderr, 0);
+					m_pyGlobalDictString = static_cast<char *> (malloc(m_pyGlobalDictString_Length));
+					memcpy(m_pyGlobalDictString, PyString_AsString(pyGlobalDictMarshal), m_pyGlobalDictString_Length);
+				} else {
+					printf("Error, GameLogic.globalDict could not be marshal'd\n");
+				}
+			} else {
+				printf("Error, GameLogic.globalDict was removed\n");
+			}
+		} else {
+			printf("Error, GameLogic failed to import GameLogic.globalDict will be lost\n");
+		}
+	}	
+	
+	
 	// when exiting the mainloop
 	exitGamePythonScripting();
 	m_ketsjiengine->StopEngine();
diff --git a/source/gameengine/GamePlayer/ghost/GPG_Application.h b/source/gameengine/GamePlayer/ghost/GPG_Application.h
index 17f5add8b19..31f5eb75e52 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/GamePlayer/ghost/GPG_Application.h
+++ b/source/gameengine/GamePlayer/ghost/GPG_Application.h
@@ -72,6 +72,29 @@ public:
 			bool StartGameEngine(int stereoMode);
 			void StopGameEngine();
 
+			char*
+		GetPyGlobalDictMarshal()
+		{ 
+			return m_pyGlobalDictString;
+		};
+		
+			void
+		SetPyGlobalDictMarshal( char* pyGlobalDictString, int length )
+		{
+			if (m_pyGlobalDictString && m_pyGlobalDictString != pyGlobalDictString)
+				free(m_pyGlobalDictString);
+			
+			m_pyGlobalDictString = pyGlobalDictString;
+			m_pyGlobalDictString_Length = length;
+		};
+		
+			int
+		GetPyGlobalDictMarshalLength()
+		{ 
+			return m_pyGlobalDictString_Length;
+		};
+
+
 protected:
 	bool	handleWheel(GHOST_IEvent* event);
 	bool	handleButton(GHOST_IEvent* event, bool isDown);
@@ -142,6 +165,12 @@ protected:
 
 	bool m_blendermat;
 	bool m_blenderglslmat;
-
+	
+	/*
+	 * GameLogic.globalDict as a string so that loading new blend files can use the same dict.
+	 * Do this because python starts/stops when loading blend files.
+	 */
+	char* m_pyGlobalDictString;
+	int m_pyGlobalDictString_Length;
 };
 
diff --git a/source/gameengine/GamePlayer/ghost/GPG_ghost.cpp b/source/gameengine/GamePlayer/ghost/GPG_ghost.cpp
index 8222e5c8bac..26a85128025 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/GamePlayer/ghost/GPG_ghost.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/GamePlayer/ghost/GPG_ghost.cpp
@@ -293,7 +293,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	GHOST_TUns32 fullScreenHeight= 0;
 	int fullScreenBpp = 32;
 	int fullScreenFrequency = 60;
-
+	char* pyGlobalDictString = NULL; /* store python dict data between blend file loading */
+	int pyGlobalDictString_Length = 0;
+	
 #ifdef __linux__
 #ifdef __alpha__
 	signal (SIGFPE, SIG_IGN);
@@ -625,6 +627,10 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 						
 						titlename = maggie->name;
 						
+						// Set the GameLogic.globalDict from marshal'd data, so we can load new blend files
+						// abd keep data in GameLogic.globalDict
+						app.SetPyGlobalDictMarshal(pyGlobalDictString, pyGlobalDictString_Length);
+						
 						// Check whether the game should be displayed full-screen
 						if ((!fullScreenParFound) && (!windowParFound))
 						{
@@ -750,6 +756,12 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 							}
 						}
 						app.StopGameEngine();
+						
+						// GameLogic.globalDict has been converted into a buffer
+						// store in pyGlobalDictString so we can restore after python has stopped and started.
+						pyGlobalDictString = app.GetPyGlobalDictMarshal();
+						pyGlobalDictString_Length = app.GetPyGlobalDictMarshalLength();
+						
 						BLO_blendfiledata_free(bfd);
 						
 #ifdef __APPLE__
@@ -772,6 +784,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (pyGlobalDictString) {
+		free(pyGlobalDictString);
+		pyGlobalDictString = NULL;
+	}
+	
 	return error ? -1 : 0;
 }