diff --git a/web/static/src/ts/core/Widget.ts b/web/static/src/ts/core/Widget.ts
index e8d958f3..d65da5ca 100644
--- a/web/static/src/ts/core/Widget.ts
+++ b/web/static/src/ts/core/Widget.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class Widget<T extends WEnv> {
     if (parent instanceof Widget) {
       p = parent;
       parent.__widget__.children.push(this);
-      this.env = Object.create(parent.env);
+      this.env = parent.env;
     } else {
       this.env = parent;
     }
diff --git a/web/static/tests/core/widget.test.ts b/web/static/tests/core/widget.test.ts
index bf27be08..89898257 100644
--- a/web/static/tests/core/widget.test.ts
+++ b/web/static/tests/core/widget.test.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ describe("basic widget properties", () => {
     await widget.mount(fixture);
     expect(renderCalls).toBe(1);
   });
+
+  test("keep a reference to env", async () => {
+    const widget = new Widget(env);
+    expect(widget.env).toBe(env);
+  });
 });
 
 describe("lifecycle hooks", () => {
@@ -324,4 +329,11 @@ describe("composition", () => {
       (<any>widget.__widget__.children[0].__widget__.vnode).elm
     );
   });
+
+  test("parent env is propagated to child widgets", async () => {
+    const widget = new WidgetA(env);
+    await widget.mount(fixture);
+
+    expect(widget.__widget__.children[0].env).toBe(env);
+  });
 });