diff --git a/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/FeatureRuntimeTest.java b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/FeatureRuntimeTest.java
index f5fb6124d..23ae98944 100644
--- a/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/FeatureRuntimeTest.java
+++ b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/FeatureRuntimeTest.java
@@ -181,7 +181,22 @@ void testSetXml() {
 
     @Test
     void testJsRead() {
-        run("js-read.feature");
+        run("jsread/js-read.feature");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testJsRead2() {
+        run("jsread/js-read-2.feature");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testJsRead3() {
+        run("jsread/js-read-3.feature");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testJsRead4() {
+        run("jsread/js-read-4.feature");
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/js-read.feature b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/js-read.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index b5e25f9b0..000000000
--- a/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/js-read.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-Feature:
-
-Scenario: reading json 1
-    * def fun = function(){ var temp = read('js-read.json'); return temp.error[1].id }
-    * def val = call fun
-    * match val == 2
-
-Scenario: reading json 2
-    * def fun = function(){ var temp = karate.read('js-read.json'); return temp.error[1].id }
-    * def val = call fun
-    * match val == 2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-2.feature b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-2.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..23f682827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-2.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+Feature:
+
+Background:
+    * def anotherVariable = 'hello'
+    * def data = [{ name: 'one' }, { name: 'two' }]
+
+Scenario Outline:
+    * match name == "#present"
+    * match anotherVariable == "hello"
+
+Examples:
+    | data |
+
+Scenario Outline:
+    * match name == "#present"
+    * match anotherVariable == "hello"
+
+Examples:
+    | name |
+    | test |
+
+Scenario Outline:
+    * match name == "#present"
+    * match anotherVariable == "hello"
+    * def params = { 'foo': 'bar' }
+    * call read('js-read-called-2.feature') params
+
+Examples:
+    | data |
diff --git a/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-2.json b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-2.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a56a93874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-2.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"errorvar":[{"id":1},{"id":2}]}
diff --git a/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-3.feature b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-3.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ebb6be999
--- /dev/null
+++ b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-3.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+Feature:
+
+Background:
+    * def anotherVariable = 'hello'
+    * def x = read('js-read-3.json')
+    * def data = x.thirderror
+    * def backgroundVar =
+    """
+        {"foo": '#(data)' }
+    """
+
+Scenario Outline:
+    * match backgroundVar == { "foo": "#(data)" }
+    * match id == "#present"
+    * match anotherVariable == "hello"
+
+Examples:
+    | data |
+
+Scenario Outline:
+    * def param =
+    """
+        { bar: '#(backgroundVar)'}
+    """
+    * match param == { bar: '#(backgroundVar)'}
+    * match id == "#present"
+    * match anotherVariable == "hello"
+
+Examples:
+    | data |
+
+
+Scenario Outline:
+    * def params =
+    """
+        { backgroundVar: '#(backgroundVar)'}
+    """
+    * print params
+    * match id == "#present"
+    * match anotherVariable == "hello"
+    * call read('js-read-called-2.feature') params
+
+Examples:
+    | data |
diff --git a/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-3.json b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-3.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9ba0ca6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-3.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"thirderror":[{"id":1},{"id":2}]}
diff --git a/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-4.feature b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-4.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f0390134
--- /dev/null
+++ b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-4.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Feature:
+
+Background:
+
+Scenario:
+    * def params = { 'foo': 'bar' }
+    * call read('js-read-called-2.feature') params
+
+Scenario:
+    * def params = { 'foo': 'bar' }
+    * call read('js-read-called-3.feature') params
diff --git a/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-4.json b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-4.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0cda08bb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-4.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"fourtherror":[{"id":1},{"id":2}]}
diff --git a/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-5.json b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-5.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e33829fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-5.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"fiftherror":[{"id":1},{"id":2}]}
diff --git a/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-called-2.feature b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-called-2.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f7e38d83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-called-2.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Feature:
+
+Background:
+    #* call read('js-read-3.json')
+    * call read('../utils-reuse-common.feature')
+
+Scenario:
+    * print 'arg: ' + __arg
+    * match __arg == "#present"
+    * match __arg == "#notnull"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-called-3.feature b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-called-3.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77d17a11b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-called-3.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Feature:
+
+#see https://github.com/intuit/karate/pull/1436
+Background: js-read-called-3 is calling a feature in background and assigning it's result.
+    * def called = call read('../utils-reuse-common.feature')
+
+Scenario:
+    * print 'arg: ' + __arg
+    * match __arg == "#present"
+    * match __arg == "#notnull"
+    * match __arg == { 'foo': 'bar' }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-called.feature b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-called.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d50042e15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-called.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+Feature:
+
+@name=checkUsageOfFunc
+Scenario: trigger call fun from parent read feature
+    * def val = call fun
+    * match val == 2
+
+@name=checkReadingJsonKeys
+Scenario: check json data from parent read feature
+    #* print error
+    * match error[0].id == 1
+
+@name=checkReadingSecondJsonKeys
+Scenario: check json data from parent read feature
+    #* print error
+    * match errorvar[0].id == 1
+
+@name=checkReadingThirdJsonKeys
+Scenario: check json data from parent read feature
+    * match thirderror[0].id == 1
+
+@name=checkReadingFourthJsonKeys
+Scenario: check json data from parent read feature
+    * match fourtherror[0].id == 1
+
diff --git a/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-reuse-2.feature b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-reuse-2.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31f066051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-reuse-2.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Feature:
+
+Background:
+    * call read 'js-read-5.json'
+    * def storedVar2 = call read 'js-read-5.json'
+
+Scenario:
+    * print 'step in Scenario to trigger background steps'
+    #* karate.set('storedVar', storedVar)
+    #* karate.set('storedVar', `call read 'js-read-3.json'`)
diff --git a/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-reuse-only-background.feature b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-reuse-only-background.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5785f07c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-reuse-only-background.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Feature:
+
+Background:
+    * call read 'js-read-4.json'
+    * def storedVarBackground = call read 'js-read-4.json'
+
+Scenario:
+    * print 'test'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-reuse.feature b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-reuse.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92d11da2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read-reuse.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Feature:
+
+Background:
+    * call read 'js-read-3.json'
+    * def storedVar = call read 'js-read-3.json'
+
+Scenario:
+    * print 'step in Scenario to trigger background steps'
+    #* karate.set('storedVar', storedVar)
+    #* karate.set('storedVar', `call read 'js-read-3.json'`)
diff --git a/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read.feature b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca82a8385
--- /dev/null
+++ b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+Feature:
+
+Background:
+    * call read 'js-read-2.json'
+    * def varInContext = callonce read('this:js-read-reuse.feature')
+    * call read('this:js-read-reuse.feature')
+    * call read 'this:js-read-reuse-2.feature'
+    * def varInBackgroundContext = callonce read('this:js-read-reuse-only-background.feature')
+    * call read('this:js-read-reuse-only-background.feature')
+
+Scenario: reading json 1
+    * def fun = function(){ var temp = read('js-read.json'); return temp.error[1].id }
+    * def val = call fun
+    * match val == 2
+
+Scenario: reading json 2
+    * def fun = function(){ var temp = karate.read('js-read.json'); return temp.error[1].id }
+    * def val = call fun
+    * match val == 2
+
+Scenario: reading json, calling feature and reusing json
+    * def fun = function(){ var temp = karate.read('js-read.json'); return temp.error[1].id }
+    * def result = call read('js-read-called.feature@name=checkUsageOfFunc')
+
+Scenario: reading json, calling feature and reusing json
+    * call read 'js-read.json'
+    * def result = call read('js-read-called.feature@name=checkReadingJsonKeys')
+
+Scenario: reading json (with callonce), calling feature and reusing json
+    * callonce read 'js-read.json'
+    * def result = call read('js-read-called.feature@name=checkReadingJsonKeys')
+
+Scenario: calling feature and reusing json read in background section
+    * def result = call read('js-read-called.feature@name=checkReadingSecondJsonKeys')
+
+Scenario: calling feature that will read a json file in its background (no scenario defined), then call a feature that uses data from that json
+    * print storedVarBackground
+    * match varInBackgroundContext.storedVarBackground.fourtherror[0].id == 1
+    * match varInBackgroundContext.fourtherror[0].id == 1
+    * def result = call read('js-read-called.feature@name=checkReadingFourthJsonKeys')
+
+
+Scenario: calling feature that will read a json (with space after the read keyword) file and then call a feature that uses data from that json
+# note that when reading the reusable feature like this: * call read 'this:js-read-reuse-2.feature'
+# the scope of that feature file is not available in the caller
+    * def matchVar2 = karate.get('storedVar2')
+    * match matchVar2 == null
+    * def matchFifthError = karate.get('fiftherror')
+    * match matchFifthError == null
+
+
+Scenario: calling feature that will read a json file and then call a feature that uses data from that json
+    * match varInContext.storedVar.thirderror[0].id == 1
+    * match varInContext.thirderror[0].id == 1
+    * match storedVar.thirderror[0].id == 1
+    * match thirderror[0].id == 1
+    * def result = call read('js-read-called.feature@name=checkReadingThirdJsonKeys')
+
+Scenario Outline: using a scenario outline, call feature that will read a json file and then call a feature that uses data from that json
+    * match varInContext.storedVar.thirderror[0].id == <value>
+    * match varInContext.thirderror[0].id == <value>
+    * match storedVar.thirderror[0].id == <value>
+    * match thirderror[0].id == 1
+    * def result = call read('js-read-called.feature@name=checkReadingThirdJsonKeys')
+
+Examples:
+    | value |
+    | 1     |
+    | 1     |
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/js-read.json b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read.json
similarity index 100%
rename from karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/js-read.json
rename to karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/jsread/js-read.json