diff --git a/moo/lib/comp.c b/moo/lib/comp.c
index 6a85d1b..3e7595b 100644
--- a/moo/lib/comp.c
+++ b/moo/lib/comp.c
@@ -3120,6 +3120,15 @@ static MOO_INLINE int set_pooldic_fqn (moo_t* moo, moo_cunit_pooldic_t* pd, cons
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static MOO_INLINE int prefix_pooldic_fqn (moo_t* moo, moo_cunit_pooldic_t* pd, const moo_oocs_t* prefix)
+{
+	/* implementaion goes by appending and rotation. inefficient but works. */
+	if (copy_string_to(moo, prefix, &pd->fqn, &pd->fqn_capa, 1, '\0') <= -1) return -1;
+	moo_rotate_oochars (pd->fqn.ptr, pd->fqn.len, 1, prefix->len);
+	pd->name.ptr += prefix->len;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static MOO_INLINE int set_interface_fqn (moo_t* moo, moo_cunit_interface_t* ifce, const moo_oocs_t* name)
 {
 	if (copy_string_to(moo, name, &ifce->fqn, &ifce->fqn_capa, 0, '\0') <= -1) return -1;
@@ -8361,9 +8370,12 @@ static int make_defined_class (moo_t* moo)
 	if (!tmp) return -1;
 	MOO_STORE_OOP (moo, (moo_oop_t*)&cc->self_oop->classinstvars, tmp);
 
+/*
+ * this is done at the end of __compile_class_definition()
 	tmp = moo_makestring(moo, cc->pdimp.dcl.ptr, cc->pdimp.dcl.len);
 	if (!tmp) return -1;
 	MOO_STORE_OOP (moo, (moo_oop_t*)&cc->self_oop->pooldics, tmp);
+*/
 
 	tmp = (moo_oop_t)moo_makedic(moo, moo->_method_dictionary, INSTANCE_METHOD_DICTIONARY_SIZE);
 	if (!tmp) return -1;
@@ -9169,6 +9181,7 @@ static int __compile_class_definition (moo_t* moo, int class_type)
 			ptr = MOO_OBJ_GET_CHAR_SLOT(pds);
 			end = ptr + MOO_OBJ_GET_SIZE(pds);
 
+MOO_DEBUG2 (moo, "import pooldic... [%.*js]\n", end - ptr, ptr);
 			/* this loop handles the pooldic string as if it's a pooldic import.
 			 * see compile_class_level_variables() for mostly identical code except token handling */
 			do
@@ -9203,6 +9216,7 @@ static int __compile_class_definition (moo_t* moo, int class_type)
 					ns_oop = cc->ns_oop; 
 				}
 
+MOO_DEBUG2 (moo, "import pooldic... %.*js\n", last.len, last.ptr);
 				if (import_pooldic(moo, cc, ns_oop, &last, &tok, &loc) <= -1) return -1;
 			}
 			while (1);
@@ -9335,6 +9349,16 @@ static int __compile_class_definition (moo_t* moo, int class_type)
 		if (check_class_interface_conformance(moo) <= -1) return -1;
 	}
 
+	if (cc->pdimp.dcl.len > 0)
+	{
+		moo_oop_t tmp;
+
+		tmp = moo_makestring(moo, cc->pdimp.dcl.ptr, cc->pdimp.dcl.len);
+		if (!tmp) return -1;
+
+		MOO_STORE_OOP (moo, (moo_oop_t*)&cc->self_oop->pooldics, tmp);
+	}
+
 	GET_TOKEN (moo);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -9910,8 +9934,15 @@ done:
 
 	if (pd->cunit_parent && pd->cunit_parent->cunit_type == MOO_CUNIT_CLASS)
 	{
-		/* a pool dictionary nested inside a class is auto-imported */
-		if (import_pooldic(moo, (moo_cunit_class_t*)pd->cunit_parent, pd->ns_oop, &pd->fqn, &pd->fqn, &pd->fqn_loc) <= -1) goto oops;
+		/* a pool dictionary nested inside a class is auto-imported.
+		 * change pd->fqn to form a fully qualified name for importing.
+		 * the full name is required for restoration upon 'extend'.*/
+		moo_cunit_class_t* cc = (moo_cunit_class_t*)pd->cunit_parent;
+		static moo_ooch_t str_dot[] = { '.' };
+		static const moo_oocs_t oocs_dot = { str_dot, 1 };
+		if (prefix_pooldic_fqn (moo, pd, &oocs_dot) <= -1 ||
+		    prefix_pooldic_fqn (moo, pd, &cc->fqn) <= -1 ||
+		    import_pooldic(moo, cc, pd->ns_oop, &pd->name, &pd->fqn, &pd->fqn_loc) <= -1) goto oops;
 	}
 
 	moo->c->arlit.count = saved_arlit_count;
diff --git a/moo/lib/moo-utl.h b/moo/lib/moo-utl.h
index 7a44832..aeb36ff 100644
--- a/moo/lib/moo-utl.h
+++ b/moo/lib/moo-utl.h
@@ -539,6 +539,20 @@ MOO_EXPORT moo_bch_t* moo_find_bchar_in_bcstr (
 	moo_bch_t        c
 );
 
+MOO_EXPORT moo_oow_t moo_rotate_uchars (
+	moo_uch_t* str,
+	moo_oow_t  len,
+	int        dir,
+	moo_oow_t  n
+);
+
+MOO_EXPORT moo_oow_t moo_rotate_bchars (
+	moo_bch_t* str,
+	moo_oow_t  len,
+	int        dir,
+	moo_oow_t  n
+);
+
 MOO_EXPORT moo_oow_t moo_count_ucstr (
 	const moo_uch_t* str
 );
@@ -562,6 +576,7 @@ MOO_EXPORT moo_oow_t moo_count_bcstr (
 #	define moo_find_oochar(ptr,len,c) moo_find_uchar(ptr,len,c)
 #	define moo_rfind_oochar(ptr,len,c) moo_rfind_uchar(ptr,len,c)
 #	define moo_find_oochar_in_oocstr(ptr,c) moo_find_uchar_in_ucstr(ptr,c)
+#	define moo_rotate_oochars(str,len,dir,n) moo_rotate_uchars(str,len,dir,n)
 #	define moo_count_oocstr(str) moo_count_ucstr(str)
 #else
 #	define moo_equal_oochars(str1,str2,len) moo_equal_bchars(str1,str2,len)
@@ -578,6 +593,7 @@ MOO_EXPORT moo_oow_t moo_count_bcstr (
 #	define moo_find_oochar(ptr,len,c) moo_find_bchar(ptr,len,c)
 #	define moo_rfind_oochar(ptr,len,c) moo_rfind_bchar(ptr,len,c)
 #	define moo_find_oochar_in_oocstr(ptr,c) moo_find_bchar_in_bcstr(ptr,c)
+#	define moo_rotate_oochars(str,len,dir,n) moo_rotate_bchars(str,len,dir,n)
 #	define moo_count_oocstr(str) moo_count_bcstr(str)
 #endif
 
diff --git a/moo/lib/utl.c b/moo/lib/utl.c
index c5abd9a..9a988c6 100644
--- a/moo/lib/utl.c
+++ b/moo/lib/utl.c
@@ -400,6 +400,74 @@ moo_bch_t* moo_find_bchar_in_bcstr (const moo_bch_t* ptr, moo_bch_t c)
 	return MOO_NULL;
 }
 
+moo_oow_t moo_rotate_bchars (moo_bch_t* str, moo_oow_t len, int dir, moo_oow_t n)
+{
+	moo_oow_t first, last, count, index, nk;
+	moo_bch_t c;
+
+	if (dir == 0 || len == 0) return len;
+	if ((n %= len) == 0) return len;
+
+	if (dir > 0) n = len - n;
+	first = 0; nk = len - n; count = 0;
+
+	while (count < n)
+	{
+		last = first + nk;
+		index = first;
+		c = str[first];
+		do
+		{
+			count++;
+			while (index < nk)
+			{
+				str[index] = str[index + n];
+				index += n;
+			}
+			if (index == last) break;
+			str[index] = str[index - nk];
+			index -= nk;
+		}
+		while (1);
+		str[last] = c; first++;
+	}
+	return len;
+}
+
+moo_oow_t moo_rotate_uchars (moo_uch_t* str, moo_oow_t len, int dir, moo_oow_t n)
+{
+	moo_oow_t first, last, count, index, nk;
+	moo_uch_t c;
+
+	if (dir == 0 || len == 0) return len;
+	if ((n %= len) == 0) return len;
+
+	if (dir > 0) n = len - n;
+	first = 0; nk = len - n; count = 0;
+
+	while (count < n)
+	{
+		last = first + nk;
+		index = first;
+		c = str[first];
+		do
+		{
+			count++;
+			while (index < nk)
+			{
+				str[index] = str[index + n];
+				index += n;
+			}
+			if (index == last) break;
+			str[index] = str[index - nk];
+			index -= nk;
+		}
+		while (1);
+		str[last] = c; first++;
+	}
+	return len;
+}
+
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 moo_oow_t moo_byte_to_bcstr (moo_uint8_t byte, moo_bch_t* buf, moo_oow_t size, int flagged_radix, moo_bch_t fill)