diff --git a/centrallix-os/sys/js/ht_render.js b/centrallix-os/sys/js/ht_render.js
index 547cf9343..872b32244 100644
--- a/centrallix-os/sys/js/ht_render.js
+++ b/centrallix-os/sys/js/ht_render.js
@@ -310,6 +310,92 @@ function cxjs_right(s,l)
     if (s == null || l == null) return null;
     return s.substr(s.length-l);
     }
+
+function cxjs_eval(_context, _this, expr, permflags, cur_obj_name, par_obj_name)
+    {
+    console.log(_context, _this, expr, permflags, cur_obj_name, par_obj_name);
+    if (expr === null || expr === undefined) return null;
+    const expr_str = String(expr).trim();
+    if (expr_str === '') return null;
+    
+    const first_char = expr_str.charAt(0);
+    const last_char = expr_str.charAt(expr_str.length - 1);
+    
+    // Eval boolean and null literals.
+    const expr_lower = expr_str.toLowerCase();
+    if (expr_lower === 'true') return true;
+    if (expr_lower === 'false') return false;
+    if (expr_lower === 'null') return null;
+    
+    // Eval integer.
+    if (/^-?\d+$/.test(expr_str))
+	return parseInt(expr_str, 10);
+    
+    // Eval floating point.
+    if (/^-?\d+\.\d*$/.test(expr_str) || /^-?\d*\.\d+$/.test(expr_str))
+	return parseFloat(expr_str);
+    
+    // Eval double-quoted string.
+    if (expr_str.length >= 2 && first_char === '"' && last_char === '"')
+	return expr_str.substring(1, expr_str.length - 1);
+    
+    // Eval single-quoted string.
+    if (expr_str.length >= 2 && first_char === "'" && last_char === "'")
+	return expr_str.substring(1, expr_str.length - 1);
+
+    // Eval :property, ::property, or :object:property
+    if (first_char === ':')
+	{
+	const rest = expr_str.substring(1);
+	const colon2 = rest.indexOf(':');
+	if (colon2 < 0)
+	    {
+	    // :property - current object reference
+	    if (!permflags || permflags.indexOf('C') >= 0)
+		{
+		if (cur_obj_name !== null && cur_obj_name !== undefined)
+		    {
+		    const cur_node = wgtrGetNode(_context, cur_obj_name);
+		    if (cur_node) return wgtrGetProperty(cur_node, rest);
+		    }
+		else if (_this !== null && _this !== undefined)
+		    {
+		    return (wgtrIsNode(_this))
+			? wgtrGetProperty(_this, rest)
+			: (_this[rest] ?? null);
+		    }
+		}
+	    }
+	else if (colon2 < 1)
+	    {
+	    // ::property - parent object reference (C's ParentID)
+	    if (!permflags || permflags.indexOf('P') >= 0)
+		{
+		const prop = rest.substring(1);
+		const par_node = (par_obj_name !== null && par_obj_name !== undefined)
+		    ? wgtrGetNode(_context, par_obj_name)
+		    : wgtrGetParent(_this);
+		if (par_node) return wgtrGetProperty(par_node, prop);
+		}
+	    }
+	else
+	    {
+	    // :object:property - named object reference
+	    if (_context != null && (!permflags || permflags.indexOf('O') >= 0))
+		{
+		const objname = rest.substring(0, colon2);
+		const propname = rest.substring(colon2 + 1);
+		const obj = wgtrGetNode(_context, objname);
+		if (obj) return wgtrGetProperty(obj, propname);
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+    
+    console.warn("Failed to eval expression: \"" + expr_str + "\"");
+    
+    return null;
+    }
+
 function cxjs_isnull(v,d)
     {
     if (v == null)
diff --git a/centrallix/expression/exp_generator.c b/centrallix/expression/exp_generator.c
index fc521a39d..0b34a243e 100644
--- a/centrallix/expression/exp_generator.c
+++ b/centrallix/expression/exp_generator.c
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ exp_internal_GenerateText_js(pExpression exp, pExpGen eg)
 		    return -1;
 		    }
 		exp_internal_WriteText(eg, eg->TmpBuf);
-		if (!strcmp(exp->Name, "substitute"))
+		if (!strcmp(exp->Name, "substitute") || !strcmp(exp->Name, "eval"))
 		    {
 		    /** This function requires awareness of its object/property scope **/
 		    exp_internal_WriteText(eg, "_context,_this,");