diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/jamsesso/jsonlogic/evaluator/expressions/ReduceExpression.java b/src/main/java/io/github/jamsesso/jsonlogic/evaluator/expressions/ReduceExpression.java
index 35bb882..426c242 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/jamsesso/jsonlogic/evaluator/expressions/ReduceExpression.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/jamsesso/jsonlogic/evaluator/expressions/ReduceExpression.java
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 import io.github.jamsesso.jsonlogic.evaluator.JsonLogicEvaluationException;
 import io.github.jamsesso.jsonlogic.evaluator.JsonLogicEvaluator;
 import io.github.jamsesso.jsonlogic.evaluator.JsonLogicExpression;
+import io.github.jamsesso.jsonlogic.utils.LocalContext;
 
-import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 public class ReduceExpression implements JsonLogicExpression {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public Object evaluate(JsonLogicEvaluator evaluator, JsonLogicArray arguments, O
       return accumulator;
     }
 
-    Map<String, Object> context = new HashMap<>();
+    Map<String, Object> context = new LocalContext(data);
     context.put("accumulator", accumulator);
 
     for (Object item : new ArrayLike(maybeArray)) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/jamsesso/jsonlogic/utils/LocalContext.java b/src/main/java/io/github/jamsesso/jsonlogic/utils/LocalContext.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e59cb34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/jamsesso/jsonlogic/utils/LocalContext.java
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+package io.github.jamsesso.jsonlogic.utils;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+public class LocalContext implements Map<String,Object>{
+    private final Map<String, Object> delegate = new HashMap<>();
+    private final Map<?, ?> parent;
+
+    public LocalContext(Object parent) {
+        if( parent instanceof Map) {
+            this.parent = (Map<?, ?>) parent;
+        }else{
+            this.parent = new HashMap<>();
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public int size() {
+        return delegate.size() + parent.size();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isEmpty() {
+        return delegate.isEmpty() && parent.isEmpty();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean containsKey(Object key) {
+        return delegate.containsKey(key) || parent.containsKey(key);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean containsValue(Object value) {
+        return delegate.containsValue(value) || parent.containsValue(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object get(Object key) {
+        return delegate.get(key) != null ? delegate.get(key) : parent.get(key);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object put(String key, Object value) {
+        return delegate.put(key, value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object remove(Object key) {
+        return delegate.remove(key);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void putAll(Map<? extends String, ?> m) {
+        delegate.putAll(m);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void clear() {
+        delegate.clear();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Set<String> keySet() {
+        final Set<String> keys = new HashSet<>(delegate.keySet());
+        for( Object key : parent.keySet()){
+            keys.add(""+key);
+        }
+        return keys;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Collection<Object> values() {
+        final List<Object> values = new ArrayList<>(delegate.values());
+        values.addAll(parent.values());
+        return values;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Set<Entry<String, Object>> entrySet() {
+        final Set<Entry<String, Object>> entries = new HashSet<>(delegate.entrySet());
+        for( Map.Entry<?, ?> entry : parent.entrySet()){
+            entries.add(new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(""+entry.getKey(), entry.getValue()));
+        }
+        return entries;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/github/jamsesso/jsonlogic/ReduceExpressionTests.java b/src/test/java/io/github/jamsesso/jsonlogic/ReduceExpressionTests.java
index 5b0d814..bdf0e08 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/github/jamsesso/jsonlogic/ReduceExpressionTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/github/jamsesso/jsonlogic/ReduceExpressionTests.java
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
 public class ReduceExpressionTests {
@@ -19,4 +22,39 @@ public void testReduce() throws JsonLogicException {
 
     assertEquals(21.0, result);
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testReduceWVariableAccess() throws JsonLogicException {
+    String json = "{\n" +
+            "  \"reduce\": [\n" +
+            "    {\n" +
+            "      \"var\": \"data\"\n" +
+            "    },\n" +
+            "    {\n" +
+            "      \"*\": [\n" +
+            "        {\n" +
+            "          \"var\": \"multiplicator\"\n" +
+            "        },\n" +
+            "        {\n" +
+            "          \"+\": [\n" +
+            "            {\n" +
+            "              \"var\": \"current\"\n" +
+            "            },\n" +
+            "            {\n" +
+            "              \"var\": \"accumulator\"\n" +
+            "            }\n" +
+            "          ]\n" +
+            "        }\n" +
+            "      ]\n" +
+            "    },\n" +
+            "    0\n" +
+            "  ]\n" +
+            "}";
+    final Map<String,Object> data = new HashMap<>();
+    data.put("multiplicator", 2);
+    data.put("data", new int[] {1, 2});
+    Object result = jsonLogic.apply(json, data);
+
+    assertEquals(8.0, result);
+  }
 }