diff --git a/Lib/test/test_builtin.py b/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
index fdbbdfc..6654f56 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
@@ -282,6 +282,11 @@
         self.assertEqual(eval('globals()', g, m), g)
         self.assertEqual(eval('locals()', g, m), m)
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, eval, 'a', m)
+        class A:
+            "Non-mapping"
+            pass
+        m = A()
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, eval, 'a', g, m)
 
         # Verify that dict subclasses work as well
         class D(dict):
@@ -336,6 +341,26 @@
         locals['z'] = 0
         execfile(TESTFN, globals, locals)
         self.assertEqual(locals['z'], 2)
+
+        class M:
+            "Test mapping interface versus possible calls from execfile()."
+            def __init__(self):
+                self.z = 10
+            def __getitem__(self, key):
+                if key == 'z':
+                    return self.z
+                raise KeyError
+            def __setitem__(self, key, value):
+                if key == 'z':
+                    self.z = value
+                    return
+                raise KeyError
+
+        locals = M()
+        locals['z'] = 0
+        execfile(TESTFN, globals, locals)
+        self.assertEqual(locals['z'], 2)
+
         unlink(TESTFN)
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, execfile)
         import os
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_compile.py b/Lib/test/test_compile.py
index 5b7b717..b1644cb 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_compile.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_compile.py
@@ -44,6 +44,63 @@
         except SyntaxError:
             pass
 
+    def test_exec_with_general_mapping_for_locals(self):
+
+        class M:
+            "Test mapping interface versus possible calls from eval()."
+            def __getitem__(self, key):
+                if key == 'a':
+                    return 12
+                raise KeyError
+            def __setitem__(self, key, value):
+                self.results = (key, value)
+            def keys(self):
+                return list('xyz')
+
+        m = M()
+        g = globals()
+        exec 'z = a' in g, m
+        self.assertEqual(m.results, ('z', 12))
+        try:
+            exec 'z = b' in g, m
+        except NameError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            self.fail('Did not detect a KeyError')
+        exec 'z = dir()' in g, m
+        self.assertEqual(m.results, ('z', list('xyz')))
+        exec 'z = globals()' in g, m
+        self.assertEqual(m.results, ('z', g))
+        exec 'z = locals()' in g, m
+        self.assertEqual(m.results, ('z', m))
+        try:
+            exec 'z = b' in m
+        except TypeError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            self.fail('Did not validate globals as a real dict')
+
+        class A:
+            "Non-mapping"
+            pass
+        m = A()
+        try:
+            exec 'z = a' in g, m
+        except TypeError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            self.fail('Did not validate locals as a mapping')
+
+        # Verify that dict subclasses work as well
+        class D(dict):
+            def __getitem__(self, key):
+                if key == 'a':
+                    return 12
+                return dict.__getitem__(self, key)
+        d = D()
+        exec 'z = a' in g, d
+        self.assertEqual(d['z'], 12)
+
     def test_complex_args(self):
 
         def comp_args((a, b)):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 15713e9..edd5989 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -269,7 +269,8 @@
 - Bug #951851: Python crashed when reading import table of certain
   Windows DLLs.
 
-- Bug #215126.  The locals argument to eval() now accepts any mapping type.
+- Bug #215126.  The locals argument to eval(), execfile(), and exec now
+  accept any mapping type.
 
 - marshal now shares interned strings. This change introduces
   a new .pyc magic.
diff --git a/Python/bltinmodule.c b/Python/bltinmodule.c
index 4143681..b76f373 100644
--- a/Python/bltinmodule.c
+++ b/Python/bltinmodule.c
@@ -539,11 +539,15 @@
 	PyCompilerFlags cf;
 	int exists;
 
-	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s|O!O!:execfile",
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s|O!O:execfile",
 			&filename,
 			&PyDict_Type, &globals,
-			&PyDict_Type, &locals))
+			&locals))
 		return NULL;
+	if (locals != Py_None && !PyMapping_Check(locals)) {
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "locals must be a mapping");
+		return NULL;
+	}
 	if (globals == Py_None) {
 		globals = PyEval_GetGlobals();
 		if (locals == Py_None)
diff --git a/Python/ceval.c b/Python/ceval.c
index 152b942..3a462af 100644
--- a/Python/ceval.c
+++ b/Python/ceval.c
@@ -1643,7 +1643,7 @@
 			w = GETITEM(names, oparg);
 			v = POP();
 			if ((x = f->f_locals) != NULL) {
-				if (PyDict_CheckExact(v))
+				if (PyDict_CheckExact(x))
 					err = PyDict_SetItem(x, w, v);
 				else
 					err = PyObject_SetItem(x, w, v);
@@ -4116,9 +4116,9 @@
 		    "exec: arg 2 must be a dictionary or None");
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (!PyDict_Check(locals)) {
+	if (!PyMapping_Check(locals)) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-		    "exec: arg 3 must be a dictionary or None");
+		    "exec: arg 3 must be a mapping or None");
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (PyDict_GetItemString(globals, "__builtins__") == NULL)