diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9193cbebb7..4476c7f218 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ a double dash to prevent input files being used as option arguments:
                                 `debug`  Add debug prefix and suffix.
                                 `domprops`  Mangle property names that overlaps
                                             with DOM properties.
+                                `globals`  Mangle variable access via global object.
                                 `keep_quoted`  Only mangle unquoted properties.
                                 `regex`  Only mangle matched property names.
                                 `reserved`  List of names that should not be mangled.
@@ -293,6 +294,9 @@ var x={o:0,_:1,calc:function(){return this._+this.o}};x.bar_=2,x.o=3,console.log
 In order for this to be of any use, we avoid mangling standard JS names by
 default (`--mangle-props builtins` to override).
 
+Specify `--mangle-props globals` to mangle property names of global
+object (e.g. `self.foo`) as global variables.
+
 A default exclusion file is provided in `tools/domprops.json` which should
 cover most standard JS and DOM properties defined in various browsers.  Pass
 `--mangle-props domprops` to disable this feature.
@@ -902,6 +906,9 @@ UglifyJS.minify(code, { mangle: { toplevel: true } }).code;
 - `domprops` (default: `false`) — Use `true` to allow the mangling of properties
   commonly found in Document Object Model. Not recommended to override this setting.
 
+- `globals` (default: `false`) — Use `true` to mangle properties of global object
+  alongside undeclared variables.
+
 - `keep_fargs` (default: `false`) — Use `true` to prevent mangling of function
   arguments.
 
diff --git a/lib/propmangle.js b/lib/propmangle.js
index 3e71b68c62..1b9a2e689c 100644
--- a/lib/propmangle.js
+++ b/lib/propmangle.js
@@ -161,11 +161,16 @@ function mangle_properties(ast, options) {
         cache: null,
         debug: false,
         domprops: false,
+        globals: false,
         keep_quoted: false,
         regex: null,
         reserved: null,
     }, true);
 
+    var is_global = options.globals ? function(prop_access) {
+        var exp = prop_access.expression;
+        return exp instanceof AST_SymbolRef && exp.definition().undeclared;
+    } : return_false;
     var reserved = options.builtins ? new Dictionary() : get_builtins();
     if (!options.domprops && typeof domprops !== "undefined") domprops.forEach(function(name) {
         reserved.set(name, true);
@@ -225,9 +230,17 @@ function mangle_properties(ast, options) {
                 add(node.key);
             }
         } else if (node instanceof AST_Dot) {
-            if (is_lhs(node, this.parent())) add(node.property);
+            if (is_global(node)) {
+                add_global(node.property);
+            } else if (is_lhs(node, this.parent())) {
+                add(node.property);
+            }
         } else if (node instanceof AST_Sub) {
-            if (is_lhs(node, this.parent())) addStrings(node.property, add);
+            if (is_global(node)) {
+                addStrings(node.property, add_global);
+            } else if (is_lhs(node, this.parent())) {
+                addStrings(node.property, add);
+            }
         }
     }));
 
@@ -292,6 +305,21 @@ function mangle_properties(ast, options) {
         if (!should_mangle(name)) unmangleable.set(name, true);
     }
 
+    function add_global(name) {
+        add(name);
+        if (!should_mangle(name)) return;
+        var def = ast.globals.get(name);
+        if (!def) return;
+        var opts = Object.create(options);
+        opts.reserved = reserved.map(function(_, name) {
+            return name;
+        });
+        def.unmangleable = return_false;
+        def.mangle(_default_mangler_options(opts));
+        delete def.unmangleable;
+        cache.set(name, def.mangled_name || name);
+    }
+
     function mangle(name) {
         if (!should_mangle(name)) return name;
         var mangled = cache.get(name);
diff --git a/test/compress/properties.js b/test/compress/properties.js
index 342433a9bb..dcfe88a1c7 100644
--- a/test/compress/properties.js
+++ b/test/compress/properties.js
@@ -837,6 +837,125 @@ accessor_this: {
     expect_stdout: "1 2 2"
 }
 
+keep_global_property: {
+    mangle = {
+        properties: {
+            globals: false,
+        }
+    }
+    input: {
+        foo = "PASS";
+        global.foo = "FAIL";
+        console.log(foo);
+    }
+    expect: {
+        foo = "PASS";
+        global.o = "FAIL";
+        console.log(foo);
+    }
+}
+
+mangle_global_property_1: {
+    mangle = {
+        properties: {
+            globals: true,
+        }
+    }
+    input: {
+        foo = "PASS";
+        console.log(global.foo);
+    }
+    expect: {
+        o = "PASS";
+        console.log(global.o);
+    }
+    expect_stdout: "PASS"
+}
+
+mangle_global_property_2: {
+    mangle = {
+        properties: {
+            globals: true,
+        }
+    }
+    input: {
+        foo = "FAIL";
+        global.foo = "PASS";
+        console.log(foo);
+    }
+    expect: {
+        o = "FAIL";
+        global.o = "PASS";
+        console.log(o);
+    }
+    expect_stdout: "PASS"
+}
+
+mangle_global_property_3: {
+    mangle = {
+        properties: {
+            globals: true,
+        }
+    }
+    options = {
+        // sandbox quirk
+        toplevel: true,
+    }
+    input: {
+        var foo = "PASS";
+        global.foo = "FAIL";
+        console.log(foo);
+    }
+    expect: {
+        var foo = "PASS";
+        global.o = "FAIL";
+        console.log(foo);
+    }
+    expect_stdout: "PASS"
+}
+
+mangle_global_property_4: {
+    mangle = {
+        properties: {
+            globals: true,
+        }
+    }
+    input: {
+        o = "foo";
+        A = "bar";
+        global.A = "baz";
+        console.log(o, A);
+    }
+    expect: {
+        o = "foo";
+        l = "bar";
+        global.l = "baz";
+        console.log(o, l);
+    }
+    expect_stdout: "foo baz"
+}
+
+mangle_global_property_5: {
+    mangle = {
+        properties: {
+            globals: true,
+        }
+    }
+    input: {
+        var o = "foo";
+        A = "bar";
+        global.A = "baz";
+        console.log(o, A);
+    }
+    expect: {
+        var o = "foo";
+        l = "bar";
+        global.l = "baz";
+        console.log(o, l);
+    }
+    expect_stdout: "foo baz"
+}
+
 issue_2208_1: {
     options = {
         inline: true,