diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.mi/src/org/eclipse/dd/mi/service/ExpressionService.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.mi/src/org/eclipse/dd/mi/service/ExpressionService.java
index 7f9f32ebc96..a0b717b442b 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.mi/src/org/eclipse/dd/mi/service/ExpressionService.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.mi/src/org/eclipse/dd/mi/service/ExpressionService.java
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ import org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.service.IExpressions;
 import org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.service.IFormattedValues;
 import org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.service.IRunControl;
 import org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.service.IMemory.IMemoryChangedEvent;
+import org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.service.IMemory.IMemoryDMContext;
 import org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.service.IRegisters.IRegisterDMContext;
-import org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.service.IRunControl.IExecutionDMContext;
 import org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.service.IRunControl.StateChangeReason;
 import org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.service.IStack.IFrameDMContext;
 import org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.service.command.CommandCache;
@@ -138,13 +138,29 @@ public class ExpressionService extends AbstractDsfService implements IExpression
          * @param relExpr
          *            The relative expression if this expression was created as a child
          * @param execCtx
-         *            The parent execution context for this ExpressionDMC.
-         *            It could be a thread, a process, a processor, etc 
+         *            The parent thread context for this ExpressionDMC. 
          */
-        public MIExpressionDMC(String sessionId, String expression, String relExpr, IExecutionDMContext execCtx) {
+        public MIExpressionDMC(String sessionId, String expression, String relExpr, IMIExecutionDMContext execCtx) {
             this(sessionId, expression, relExpr, (IDMContext)execCtx);
         }
 
+        /**
+         * ExpressionDMC Constructor for expression to be evaluated in context of 
+         * a memory space.
+         * 
+         * @param sessionId
+         *            The session ID in which this context is created.
+         * @param expression
+         *            The expression to be described by this ExpressionDMC
+         * @param relExpr
+         *            The relative expression if this expression was created as a child
+         * @param memoryCtx
+         *            The parent memory space context for this ExpressionDMC. 
+         */
+        public MIExpressionDMC(String sessionId, String expression, String relExpr, IMemoryDMContext memoryCtx) {
+            this(sessionId, expression, relExpr, (IDMContext)memoryCtx);
+        }
+
         private MIExpressionDMC(String sessionId, String expr, String relExpr, IDMContext parent) {
             super(sessionId, new IDMContext[] { parent });
             exprInfo = new ExpressionInfo(expr, relExpr);
@@ -478,18 +494,20 @@ public class ExpressionService extends AbstractDsfService implements IExpression
 	 * Create an expression context.
 	 */
 	public IExpressionDMContext createExpression(IDMContext ctx, String expression, String relExpr) {
-		// First, try to find a frame context to which this expression will apply
-		IFrameDMContext frameDmc = DMContexts.getAncestorOfType(ctx, IFrameDMContext.class);
+	    IFrameDMContext frameDmc = DMContexts.getAncestorOfType(ctx, IFrameDMContext.class);
 	    if (frameDmc != null) {
 	        return new MIExpressionDMC(getSession().getId(), expression, relExpr, frameDmc);
 	    } 
 	    
-	    // If there is not frame, we look for the first execution context.
-	    // It could be a thread, a process, a core, etc
-	    IExecutionDMContext execCtx = DMContexts.getAncestorOfType(ctx, IExecutionDMContext.class);
+	    IMIExecutionDMContext execCtx = DMContexts.getAncestorOfType(ctx, IMIExecutionDMContext.class);
 	    if (execCtx != null) {
             return new MIExpressionDMC(getSession().getId(), expression, relExpr, execCtx);
-        }
+        } 
+	    
+        IMemoryDMContext memoryCtx = DMContexts.getAncestorOfType(ctx, IMemoryDMContext.class);
+        if (memoryCtx != null) {
+            return new MIExpressionDMC(getSession().getId(), expression, relExpr, memoryCtx);
+        } 
         
         // Don't care about the relative expression at this point
         return new InvalidContextExpressionDMC(getSession().getId(), expression, ctx);