diff --git a/lynglib/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/lyng/Scope.kt b/lynglib/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/lyng/Scope.kt
index 77cf5f0..4cf3b7e 100644
--- a/lynglib/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/lyng/Scope.kt
+++ b/lynglib/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/lyng/Scope.kt
@@ -516,6 +516,23 @@ open class Scope(
 
     open fun applyClosure(closure: Scope): Scope = ClosureScope(this, closure)
 
+    /**
+     * Resolve and evaluate a qualified identifier exactly as compiled code would.
+     * For input like `A.B.C`, it builds the same ObjRef chain the compiler emits:
+     * `LocalVarRef("A", Pos.builtIn)` followed by `FieldRef` for each segment, then evaluates it.
+     * This mirrors `eval("A.B.C")` resolution semantics without invoking the compiler.
+     */
+    suspend fun resolveQualifiedIdentifier(qualifiedName: String): Obj {
+        val trimmed = qualifiedName.trim()
+        if (trimmed.isEmpty()) raiseSymbolNotFound("empty identifier")
+        val parts = trimmed.split('.')
+        var ref: ObjRef = LocalVarRef(parts[0], Pos.builtIn)
+        for (i in 1 until parts.size) {
+            ref = FieldRef(ref, parts[i], false)
+        }
+        return ref.evalValue(this)
+    }
+
     companion object {
 
         fun new(): Scope =
diff --git a/lynglib/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/lynon/LynonDecoder.kt b/lynglib/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/lynon/LynonDecoder.kt
index 72ea62b..0be066e 100644
--- a/lynglib/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/lynon/LynonDecoder.kt
+++ b/lynglib/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/lynon/LynonDecoder.kt
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@
 
 package net.sergeych.lynon
 
-import net.sergeych.lyng.Pos
 import net.sergeych.lyng.Scope
-import net.sergeych.lyng.obj.*
+import net.sergeych.lyng.obj.Obj
+import net.sergeych.lyng.obj.ObjClass
+import net.sergeych.lyng.obj.ObjString
 
 open class LynonDecoder(val bin: BitInput, val settings: LynonSettings = LynonSettings.default) {
 
@@ -82,28 +83,15 @@ open class LynonDecoder(val bin: BitInput, val settings: LynonSettings = LynonSe
                 scope.raiseClassCastError("Expected obj class but got ${it::class.simpleName}")
             it
         } ?: run {
-            // Precisely mimic what `scope.eval(className.value)` would compile and execute for
-            // a simple qualified name: LocalVarRef(head) followed by chained FieldRef segments.
-            val evaluated = evaluateQualifiedNameAsCompiled(scope, className.value)
+            // Use Scope API that mirrors compiler-emitted ObjRef chain for qualified identifiers
+            val evaluated = scope.resolveQualifiedIdentifier(className.value)
             if (evaluated !is ObjClass)
                 scope.raiseClassCastError("Expected obj class but got ${evaluated::class.simpleName}")
             evaluated
         }
     }
 
-    // Build and execute the exact ObjRef chain that the compiler would emit for an identifier
-    // with optional dotted selectors, e.g., "A.B.C" -> LocalVarRef("A") -> FieldRef(..., "B") -> FieldRef(..., "C")
-    private suspend fun evaluateQualifiedNameAsCompiled(scope: Scope, name: String): Obj {
-        val trimmed = name.trim()
-        if (trimmed.isEmpty()) scope.raiseSymbolNotFound("empty identifier")
-        val parts = trimmed.split('.')
-        // Use built-in position; eval() would carry a Source position, which does not affect resolution semantics here
-        var ref: ObjRef = LocalVarRef(parts[0], Pos.builtIn)
-        for (i in 1 until parts.size) {
-            ref = FieldRef(ref, parts[i], false)
-        }
-        return ref.evalValue(scope)
-    }
+    // helper moved to Scope as resolveQualifiedIdentifier
 
     suspend fun decodeAnyList(scope: Scope, fixedSize: Int? = null): MutableList<Obj> {
         return if (bin.getBit() == 1) {