diff --git a/scripts/cn1playground/common/src/main/java/bsh/Reflect.java b/scripts/cn1playground/common/src/main/java/bsh/Reflect.java
index f9f24b218a..f5b9442d68 100644
--- a/scripts/cn1playground/common/src/main/java/bsh/Reflect.java
+++ b/scripts/cn1playground/common/src/main/java/bsh/Reflect.java
@@ -64,15 +64,34 @@ public static Object invokeObjectMethod(Object object, String methodName, Object
             }
         }
         if (object instanceof Class) {
+            Class<?> classObject = (Class<?>) object;
+            if ("getName".equals(methodName) && (args == null || args.length == 0)) {
+                return classObject.getName();
+            }
+            if ("getSimpleName".equals(methodName) && (args == null || args.length == 0)) {
+                return classObject.getSimpleName();
+            }
             try {
                 return invokeStaticMethod(interpreter == null ? null : interpreter.getClassManager(),
-                        (Class<?>) object, methodName, args, callerInfo, callstack);
+                        classObject, methodName, args, callerInfo, callstack);
             } catch (ReflectError e) {
                 throw new EvalError(e.getMessage(), callerInfo, callstack, e);
             } catch (UtilEvalError e) {
                 throw e.toEvalError(callerInfo, callstack);
             }
         }
+        if ("getClass".equals(methodName) && (args == null || args.length == 0)) {
+            return object.getClass();
+        }
+        if ("hashCode".equals(methodName) && (args == null || args.length == 0)) {
+            return Integer.valueOf(object.hashCode());
+        }
+        if ("toString".equals(methodName) && (args == null || args.length == 0)) {
+            return object.toString();
+        }
+        if ("equals".equals(methodName) && args != null && args.length == 1) {
+            return Boolean.valueOf(object.equals(args[0]));
+        }
         if (PlaygroundContext.interceptMethodInvocation(object, methodName, unwrapArgs(args))) {
             return Primitive.VOID;
         }
diff --git a/scripts/cn1playground/common/src/main/java/com/codenameone/playground/PlaygroundRunner.java b/scripts/cn1playground/common/src/main/java/com/codenameone/playground/PlaygroundRunner.java
index 4204386b3b..63452b2ec9 100644
--- a/scripts/cn1playground/common/src/main/java/com/codenameone/playground/PlaygroundRunner.java
+++ b/scripts/cn1playground/common/src/main/java/com/codenameone/playground/PlaygroundRunner.java
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ private void bindGlobals(Interpreter interpreter, PlaygroundContext context) thr
         interpreter.set("theme", context.getTheme());
         interpreter.set("hostForm", context.getHostForm());
         interpreter.set("previewRoot", context.getPreviewRoot());
-        interpreter.set("Display", Display.getInstance());
-        interpreter.set("UIManager", UIManager.getInstance());
+        interpreter.set("display", Display.getInstance());
+        interpreter.set("uiManager", UIManager.getInstance());
         interpreter.set("FontImage", FontImage.class);
         interpreter.set("CN", com.codename1.ui.CN.class);
         interpreter.set("BoxLayout", BoxLayout.class);
diff --git a/scripts/cn1playground/common/src/test/java/com/codenameone/playground/PlaygroundSmokeHarness.java b/scripts/cn1playground/common/src/test/java/com/codenameone/playground/PlaygroundSmokeHarness.java
index f8fc5e2be0..c7ac006b9f 100644
--- a/scripts/cn1playground/common/src/test/java/com/codenameone/playground/PlaygroundSmokeHarness.java
+++ b/scripts/cn1playground/common/src/test/java/com/codenameone/playground/PlaygroundSmokeHarness.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
         smokeRestScriptWithLambda();
         smokeStringMethods();
         smokeComponentTypeResolvesWithoutExplicitImport();
+        smokeUIManagerClassImportDoesNotCollideWithGlobals();
         System.out.println("Playground smoke tests passed.");
     }
 
@@ -212,6 +213,40 @@ public void log(String message) {
                 "Component type should resolve without explicit import: " + summarizeMessages(result));
     }
 
+
+    private static void smokeUIManagerClassImportDoesNotCollideWithGlobals() {
+        Display.init(null);
+
+        Form host = new Form("Host", new BorderLayout());
+        Container preview = new Container(new BorderLayout());
+        host.add(BorderLayout.CENTER, preview);
+        host.show();
+
+        PlaygroundContext context = new PlaygroundContext(host, preview, null,
+                new PlaygroundContext.Logger() {
+                    public void log(String message) {
+                    }
+                });
+
+        PlaygroundRunner runner = new PlaygroundRunner();
+        PlaygroundRunner.RunResult result = runner.run(
+                "import com.codename1.ui.plaf.Border;\n"
+                        + "import com.codename1.ui.plaf.UIManager;\n"
+                        + "Button top = new Button(\"Top\");\n"
+                        + "String cls = top.getClass().getName();\n"
+                        + "UIManager uim = UIManager.getInstance();\n"
+                        + "boolean hasArrow = uim.isThemeConstant(\"PopupDialogArrowBool\", false);\n"
+                        + "InteractionDialog it = new InteractionDialog();\n"
+                        + "it.setUIID(\"PopupDialog\");\n"
+                        + "Border b = it.getStyle().getBorder();\n"
+                        + "Container c = BorderLayout.north(top);\n"
+                        + "c.add(BorderLayout.CENTER, new Label(cls + \" \" + (hasArrow ? \"1\" : \"0\") + \" \" + (b == null ? \"null\" : b.getClass().getName())));\n"
+                        + "c;\n",
+                context);
+
+        require(result.getComponent() instanceof Container,
+                "UIManager import snippet should produce a Container: " + summarizeMessages(result));
+    }
     private static void require(boolean condition, String message) {
         if (!condition) {
             throw new IllegalStateException(message);