diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index 4efba5e..9ba043e 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (a *App) RunAsSubcommand(ctx *Context) error {
 	set.SetOutput(ioutil.Discard)
 	err := set.Parse(ctx.Args().Tail())
 	nerr := normalizeFlags(a.Flags, set)
-	context := NewContext(a, set, set)
+	context := NewContext(a, set, ctx.globalSet)
 
 	if nerr != nil {
 		fmt.Println(nerr)
diff --git a/app_test.go b/app_test.go
index 0b9e154..cf0e3d0 100644
--- a/app_test.go
+++ b/app_test.go
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ package cli_test
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/codegangsta/cli"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/codegangsta/cli"
 )
 
 func ExampleApp() {
@@ -369,3 +370,32 @@ func TestAppCommandNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	expect(t, beforeRun, true)
 	expect(t, subcommandRun, false)
 }
+
+func TestGlobalFlagsInSubcommands(t *testing.T) {
+	subcommandRun := false
+	app := cli.NewApp()
+
+	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
+		cli.BoolFlag{Name: "debug, d", Usage: "Enable debugging"},
+	}
+
+	app.Commands = []cli.Command{
+		cli.Command{
+			Name: "foo",
+			Subcommands: []cli.Command{
+				{
+					Name: "bar",
+					Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
+						if c.GlobalBool("debug") {
+							subcommandRun = true
+						}
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	app.Run([]string{"command", "-d", "foo", "bar"})
+
+	expect(t, subcommandRun, true)
+}