diff --git a/lib/liquid/self_drop.rb b/lib/liquid/self_drop.rb
index 357814653..4bfff0e45 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/self_drop.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/self_drop.rb
@@ -16,23 +16,25 @@ module Liquid
   #   then the local value takes precedence over the `self` object.
   # @liquid_access global
   class SelfDrop < Drop
-    def initialize(context)
+    def initialize(self_context)
       super()
-      @context = context
+      @self_context = self_context
     end
 
     def [](key)
-      @context.find_variable(key)
+      @self_context.find_variable(key)
     rescue UndefinedVariable
       nil
     end
 
     def key?(key)
-      @context.variable_defined?(key)
+      @self_context.variable_defined?(key)
     end
 
     def to_liquid
       self
     end
+
+    undef context=
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/liquid/template.rb b/lib/liquid/template.rb
index b007765ce..70ff00816 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/template.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/template.rb
@@ -151,8 +151,10 @@ def render(*args)
 
         c
       when Liquid::Drop
-        drop         = args.shift
-        drop.context = Context.new([drop, assigns], instance_assigns, registers, @rethrow_errors, @resource_limits, {}, @environment)
+        drop = args.shift
+        c    = Context.new([drop, assigns], instance_assigns, registers, @rethrow_errors, @resource_limits, {}, @environment)
+        drop.context = c if drop.respond_to?(:context=)
+        c
       when Hash
         Context.new([args.shift, assigns], instance_assigns, registers, @rethrow_errors, @resource_limits, {}, @environment)
       when nil
diff --git a/test/integration/self_drop_context_test.rb b/test/integration/self_drop_context_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..338719e81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/self_drop_context_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'test_helper'
+
+class SelfDropContextTest < Minitest::Test
+  include Liquid
+
+  def test_self_drop_passed_as_render_param_preserves_original_scope
+    source = <<~LIQUID
+      {%- assign var = 42 -%}
+      {%- assign s = self -%}
+      {%- render "snippet1", other_self: s -%}
+    LIQUID
+
+    partials = {
+      'snippet1' => <<~LIQUID,
+        {%- assign var = 43 -%}
+        {{- other_self.var }}|{{ self.var -}}
+      LIQUID
+    }
+
+    assert_template_result('42|43', source, partials: partials)
+  end
+
+  def test_self_drop_in_render_without_passing_resolves_inner_scope
+    source = <<~LIQUID
+      {%- assign var = 42 -%}
+      {%- render "snippet1" -%}
+    LIQUID
+
+    partials = {
+      'snippet1' => <<~LIQUID,
+        {%- assign var = 99 -%}
+        {{- self.var -}}
+      LIQUID
+    }
+
+    assert_template_result('99', source, partials: partials)
+  end
+
+  def test_self_drop_passed_to_nested_renders_preserves_each_level
+    source = <<~LIQUID
+      {%- assign a = 1 -%}
+      {%- assign s1 = self -%}
+      {%- render "snippet1", outer: s1 -%}
+    LIQUID
+
+    partials = {
+      'snippet1' => <<~LIQUID,
+        {%- assign a = 2 -%}
+        {%- assign s2 = self -%}
+        {%- render "snippet2", outer: outer, middle: s2 -%}
+      LIQUID
+      'snippet2' => <<~LIQUID,
+        {%- assign a = 3 -%}
+        {{- outer.a }}|{{ middle.a }}|{{ self.a -}}
+      LIQUID
+    }
+
+    assert_template_result('1|2|3', source, partials: partials)
+  end
+
+  def test_self_drop_reflects_variables_assigned_after_creation
+    source = <<~LIQUID
+      {%- assign s = self -%}
+      {%- assign x = 42 %}{{ s.x -}}
+    LIQUID
+
+    assert_template_result('42', source)
+  end
+
+  def test_self_drop_context_setter_is_undefined
+    context = Context.new
+    drop = SelfDrop.new(context)
+    refute(drop.respond_to?(:context=))
+
+    assert_template_result('42', '{{ self.x }}', { 'x' => 42 })
+  end
+
+  def test_self_drop_with_strict_variables_does_not_raise_for_defined_var
+    t = Template.parse('{{ self.x }}')
+    result = t.render({ 'x' => 42 }, strict_variables: true)
+    assert_equal('42', result)
+  end
+
+  def test_self_drop_with_strict_variables_returns_nil_for_undefined_var
+    t = Template.parse('{{ self.x }}')
+    result = t.render({}, strict_variables: true)
+    assert_equal('', result)
+  end
+
+  def test_self_drop_can_be_passed_as_bare_drop_to_render
+    t = Template.parse('{{ self.x }}')
+    drop = SelfDrop.new(Context.new({ 'x' => 42 }))
+    result = t.render(drop)
+    assert_equal('42', result)
+  end
+end