diff --git a/src/Products/PlonePAS/plugins/local_role.py b/src/Products/PlonePAS/plugins/local_role.py
index 93e76b5d..68822fb8 100644
--- a/src/Products/PlonePAS/plugins/local_role.py
+++ b/src/Products/PlonePAS/plugins/local_role.py
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ def getRolesInContext(self, user, object):
                 object = parent
                 continue
 
-            new = getattr(object, 'im_self', None)
+            new = (getattr(object, 'im_self', None) or
+                   getattr(object, '__self__', None))
 
             if new is not None:
                 object = aq_inner(new)
@@ -134,7 +135,8 @@ def checkLocalRolesAllowed(self, user, object, object_roles):
                 inner_obj = parent
                 continue
 
-            new = getattr(inner_obj, 'im_self', None)
+            new = (getattr(inner_obj, 'im_self', None) or
+                   getattr(inner_obj, '__self__', None))
 
             if new is not None:
                 inner_obj = aq_inner(new)
@@ -175,7 +177,8 @@ def getAllLocalRolesInContext(self, context):
                 object = parent
                 continue
 
-            new = getattr(object, 'im_self', None)
+            new = (getattr(object, 'im_self', None) or
+                   getattr(object, '__self__', None))
 
             if new is not None:
                 object = aq_inner(new)