diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/filters.py b/jedi/evaluate/filters.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b727da60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/filters.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+"""
+Filters are objects that you can use to filter names in different scopes. They
+are needed for name resolution.
+"""
+from abc import abstractmethod
+
+
+def filter_scope_names(names, scope, until_position=None, name=None):
+    return names
+
+
+class AbstractFilter(object):
+    def _filter(self, names, until_position):
+        if until_position is not None:
+            return [n for n in names if n.start_pos < until_position]
+        return names
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def get(self, name, until_position=None):
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def values(self, until_position=None):
+        pass
+
+
+class ParserTreeFilter(AbstractFilter):
+    def __init__(self, parser_scope):
+        self._parser_scope = parser_scope
+        self._used_names = self._parser_scope.get_root_node().used_names
+
+    def _filter(self, names, until_position):
+        names = super(ParserTreeFilter, self)._filter(names, until_position)
+        names = [n for n in names if n.is_definition()]
+        names = [n for n in names if n.get_parent_scope() == self._parser_scope]
+        return names
+
+    def get(self, name, until_position=None):
+        try:
+            names = self._used_names[name]
+        except KeyError:
+            return []
+
+        return self._filter(names, until_position)
+
+    def values(self, name, until_position=None):
+        return self._filter(self._used_names.values(), until_position)
diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/representation.py b/jedi/evaluate/representation.py
index 251d9cbb..1c1c48f9 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/representation.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/representation.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ from jedi.evaluate import helpers
 from jedi.evaluate import param
 from jedi.evaluate import flow_analysis
 from jedi.evaluate import imports
+from jedi.evaluate.filters import ParserTreeFilter
 
 
 class Executed(tree.Base):
@@ -206,6 +207,11 @@ class Instance(use_metaclass(CachedMetaClass, Executed)):
         for names_dict in self.base.names_dicts(search_global=False, is_instance=True):
             yield LazyInstanceDict(self._evaluator, self, names_dict)
 
+    def get_filters(self, search_global):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+        yield self._self_names_dict()
+        yield ParserTreeFilter(self.base)
+
     def py__getitem__(self, index):
         try:
             method = self.get_subscope_by_name('__getitem__')
@@ -486,6 +492,16 @@ class Class(use_metaclass(CachedMetaClass, Wrapper)):
                 else:
                     yield scope.names_dict
 
+    def get_filters(self, search_global):
+        if search_global:
+            yield ParserTreeFilter(self.base)
+        else:
+            for scope in self.py__mro__():
+                if isinstance(scope, compiled.CompiledObject):
+                    raise NotImplementedError
+                else:
+                    yield ParserTreeFilter(self.base)
+
     def is_class(self):
         return True
 
@@ -582,6 +598,14 @@ class Function(use_metaclass(CachedMetaClass, Wrapper)):
             for names_dict in scope.names_dicts(False):
                 yield names_dict
 
+    def get_filters(self, search_global):
+        if search_global:
+            yield ParserTreeFilter(self.base)
+        else:
+            scope = self.py__class__()
+            for filter in scope.get_filters(search_global=False):
+                yield filter
+
     @Python3Method
     def py__call__(self, params):
         if self.base.is_generator():
@@ -752,8 +776,8 @@ class FunctionExecution(Executed):
                             yield result
                     del evaluator.predefined_if_name_dict_dict[for_stmt]
 
-    def names_dicts(self, search_global):
-        yield self.names_dict
+    def get_filters(self, search_global):
+        yield ParserTreeFilter(self.base)
 
     @memoize_default(default=NO_DEFAULT)
     def _get_params(self):
@@ -826,6 +850,19 @@ class ModuleWrapper(use_metaclass(CachedMetaClass, tree.Module, Wrapper)):
         yield dict((str(n), [GlobalName(n)]) for n in self.base.global_names)
         yield self._sub_modules_dict()
 
+    def get_filters(self, search_global):
+        yield ParserTreeFilter(self._module)
+        # TODO 
+        '''
+        yield self._module_attributes_dict()
+
+        for star_module in self.star_imports():
+            yield star_module.names_dict
+
+        yield dict((str(n), [GlobalName(n)]) for n in self.base.global_names)
+        yield self._sub_modules_dict()
+        '''
+
     # I'm not sure if the star import cache is really that effective anymore
     # with all the other really fast import caches. Recheck. Also we would need
     # to push the star imports into Evaluator.modules, if we reenable this.
diff --git a/jedi/parser/tree.py b/jedi/parser/tree.py
index 5a888ee8..cd8f530e 100644
--- a/jedi/parser/tree.py
+++ b/jedi/parser/tree.py
@@ -125,6 +125,12 @@ class Base(object):
     def isinstance(self, *cls):
         return isinstance(self, cls)
 
+    def get_root_node(self):
+        scope = self
+        while scope.parent is not None:
+            scope = scope.parent
+        return scope
+
     @Python3Method
     def get_parent_until(self, classes=(), reverse=False,
                          include_current=True):