diff --git a/lib/coffee-script.js b/lib/coffee-script.js
index 23a91ebc..8dcdc66f 100755
--- a/lib/coffee-script.js
+++ b/lib/coffee-script.js
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@
     }
     return root._compile(exports.compile(code, options), root.filename);
   };
+  exports.eval = function(code, options) {
+    var __dirname, __filename;
+    __filename = options.fileName;
+    __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
+    return eval(exports.compile(code, options));
+  };
   lexer = new Lexer();
   parser.lexer = {
     lex: function() {
diff --git a/lib/repl.js b/lib/repl.js
index bb62ff45..2e7eeab4 100644
--- a/lib/repl.js
+++ b/lib/repl.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   run = function(buffer) {
     var val;
     try {
-      val = CoffeeScript.run(buffer.toString(), {
+      val = CoffeeScript.eval(buffer.toString(), {
         noWrap: true,
         globals: true,
         fileName: 'repl'
diff --git a/src/coffee-script.coffee b/src/coffee-script.coffee
index a843d4eb..b2220ecb 100755
--- a/src/coffee-script.coffee
+++ b/src/coffee-script.coffee
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ exports.run = (code, options) ->
   # Compile
   root._compile exports.compile(code, options), root.filename
 
+# Compile and evaluate a string of CoffeeScript (in a Node.js-like environment).
+# The CoffeeScript REPL uses this to run the input.
+exports.eval = (code, options) ->
+  __filename = options.fileName
+  __dirname  = path.dirname __filename
+  eval exports.compile(code, options)
+
 # Instantiate a Lexer for our use here.
 lexer = new Lexer
 
diff --git a/src/repl.coffee b/src/repl.coffee
index 772e9a79..f869da24 100644
--- a/src/repl.coffee
+++ b/src/repl.coffee
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ helpers.extend global, quit: -> process.exit(0)
 # of exiting.
 run = (buffer) ->
   try
-    val = CoffeeScript.run buffer.toString(), noWrap: true, globals: true, fileName: 'repl'
+    val = CoffeeScript.eval buffer.toString(), noWrap: true, globals: true, fileName: 'repl'
     puts inspect val if val isnt undefined
   catch err
     puts err.stack or err.toString()
diff --git a/test/test_compilation.coffee b/test/test_compilation.coffee
index 9f664640..e5b4ec49 100644
--- a/test/test_compilation.coffee
+++ b/test/test_compilation.coffee
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ CoffeeScript.run("resultArray.push i for i of global", {noWrap: on, globals: on,
 
 ok 'setInterval' in global.resultArray
 
+ok 'passed' is CoffeeScript.eval '"passed"', noWrap: on, globals: on, fileName: 'tests'