diff --git a/py/objobject.c b/py/objobject.c
index 6a1393076d..db4fb689cb 100644
--- a/py/objobject.c
+++ b/py/objobject.c
@@ -47,8 +47,24 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t object_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const
     return o;
 }
 
+#if MICROPY_CPYTHON_COMPAT
+STATIC mp_obj_t object___init__(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+    return mp_const_none;
+}
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(object___init___obj, object___init__);
+#endif
+
+STATIC const mp_map_elem_t object_locals_dict_table[] = {
+    #if MICROPY_CPYTHON_COMPAT
+    { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR___init__), (mp_obj_t)&object___init___obj },
+    #endif
+};
+
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_DICT(object_locals_dict, object_locals_dict_table);
+
 const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_object = {
     { &mp_type_type },
     .name = MP_QSTR_object,
     .make_new = object_make_new,
+    .locals_dict = (mp_obj_t)&object_locals_dict,
 };
diff --git a/py/objtype.c b/py/objtype.c
index ed45922748..5da49a0452 100644
--- a/py/objtype.c
+++ b/py/objtype.c
@@ -739,6 +739,7 @@ STATIC void super_load_attr(mp_obj_t self_in, qstr attr, mp_obj_t *dest) {
             return;
         }
     }
+    mp_obj_class_lookup(self->obj, &mp_type_object, attr, 0, dest);
 }
 
 const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_super = {
diff --git a/tests/basics/class_super_object.py b/tests/basics/class_super_object.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..21b97328ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/basics/class_super_object.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Calling object.__init__() via super().__init__
+
+class Test(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        print("Test.__init__")
+
+t = Test()
+
+class Test2:
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        print("Test2.__init__")
+
+t = Test2()