diff --git a/discord/ext/commands/bot.py b/discord/ext/commands/bot.py
index fbdaa75ab..7b6cd6754 100644
--- a/discord/ext/commands/bot.py
+++ b/discord/ext/commands/bot.py
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ from .view import StringView
 from .context import Context
 from .errors import CommandNotFound
 
+def _get_variable(name):
+    stack = inspect.stack()
+    try:
+        for frames in stack:
+            current_locals = frames[0].f_locals
+            if name in current_locals:
+                return current_locals[name]
+    finally:
+        del stack
+
 def when_mentioned(bot, msg):
     """A callable that implements a command prefix equivalent
     to being mentioned, e.g. ``@bot ``."""
@@ -71,13 +81,6 @@ class Bot(GroupMixin, discord.Client):
 
     # internal helpers
 
-    def _get_variable(self, name):
-        stack = inspect.stack()
-        for frames in stack:
-            current_locals = frames[0].f_locals
-            if name in current_locals:
-                return current_locals[name]
-
     def _get_prefix(self, message):
         prefix = self.command_prefix
         if callable(prefix):
@@ -122,7 +125,7 @@ class Bot(GroupMixin, discord.Client):
         content : str
             The content to pass to :class:`Client.send_message`
         """
-        destination = self._get_variable('_internal_channel')
+        destination = _get_variable('_internal_channel')
         result = yield from self.send_message(destination, content)
         return result
 
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ class Bot(GroupMixin, discord.Client):
         content : str
             The content to pass to :class:`Client.send_message`
         """
-        destination = self._get_variable('_internal_author')
+        destination = _get_variable('_internal_author')
         result = yield from self.send_message(destination, content)
         return result
 
@@ -161,8 +164,8 @@ class Bot(GroupMixin, discord.Client):
         content : str
             The content to pass to :class:`Client.send_message`
         """
-        author = self._get_variable('_internal_author')
-        destination = self._get_variable('_internal_channel')
+        author = _get_variable('_internal_author')
+        destination = _get_variable('_internal_channel')
         fmt = '{0.mention}, {1}'.format(author, str(content))
         result = yield from self.send_message(destination, fmt)
         return result
@@ -184,7 +187,7 @@ class Bot(GroupMixin, discord.Client):
         name
             The second parameter to pass to :meth:`Client.send_file`
         """
-        destination = self._get_variable('_internal_channel')
+        destination = _get_variable('_internal_channel')
         result = yield from self.send_file(destination, fp, name)
         return result
 
@@ -202,7 +205,7 @@ class Bot(GroupMixin, discord.Client):
         ---------
         The :meth:`Client.send_typing` function.
         """
-        destination = self._get_variable('_internal_channel')
+        destination = _get_variable('_internal_channel')
         yield from self.send_typing(destination)
 
     # listener registration
diff --git a/discord/ext/commands/core.py b/discord/ext/commands/core.py
index 737df74d9..14135b084 100644
--- a/discord/ext/commands/core.py
+++ b/discord/ext/commands/core.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import asyncio
 import inspect
 import re
 import discord
-from functools import partial
+import functools
 
 from .errors import *
 from .view import quoted_word
@@ -36,6 +36,17 @@ from .view import quoted_word
 __all__ = [ 'Command', 'Group', 'GroupMixin', 'command', 'group',
             'has_role', 'has_permissions', 'has_any_role', 'check' ]
 
+def inject_context(ctx, coro):
+    @functools.wraps(coro)
+    @asyncio.coroutine
+    def wrapped(*args, **kwargs):
+        _internal_channel = ctx.message.channel
+        _internal_author = ctx.message.author
+
+        ret = yield from coro(*args, **kwargs)
+        return ret
+    return wrapped
+
 def _convert_to_bool(argument):
     lowered = argument.lower()
     if lowered in ('yes', 'y', 'true', 't', '1', 'enable', 'on'):
@@ -103,10 +114,11 @@ class Command:
         except AttributeError:
             return
 
+        injected = inject_context(ctx, coro)
         if self.instance is not None:
-            discord.utils.create_task(coro(self.instance, error, ctx), loop=ctx.bot.loop)
+            discord.utils.create_task(injected(self.instance, error, ctx), loop=ctx.bot.loop)
         else:
-            discord.utils.create_task(coro(error, ctx), loop=ctx.bot.loop)
+            discord.utils.create_task(injected(error, ctx), loop=ctx.bot.loop)
 
     def _receive_item(self, message, argument, regex, receiver, generator):
         match = re.match(regex, argument)
@@ -263,7 +275,8 @@ class Command:
             return
 
         if self._parse_arguments(ctx):
-            yield from self.callback(*ctx.args, **ctx.kwargs)
+            injected = inject_context(ctx, self.callback)
+            yield from injected(*ctx.args, **ctx.kwargs)
 
     def error(self, coro):
         """A decorator that registers a coroutine as a local error handler.
@@ -425,7 +438,8 @@ class Group(GroupMixin, Command):
             if trigger in self.commands:
                 ctx.invoked_subcommand = self.commands[trigger]
 
-        yield from self.callback(*ctx.args, **ctx.kwargs)
+        injected = inject_context(ctx, self.callback)
+        yield from injected(*ctx.args, **ctx.kwargs)
 
         if ctx.invoked_subcommand:
             ctx.invoked_with = trigger
@@ -616,7 +630,7 @@ def has_any_role(*names):
         if ch.is_private:
             return False
 
-        getter = partial(discord.utils.get, msg.author.roles)
+        getter = functools.partial(discord.utils.get, msg.author.roles)
         return any(getter(name=name) is not None for name in names)
     return check(predicate)