diff --git a/jackson-jq/src/main/java/net/thisptr/jackson/jq/Scope.java b/jackson-jq/src/main/java/net/thisptr/jackson/jq/Scope.java
index 46e8e90..d8a5879 100644
--- a/jackson-jq/src/main/java/net/thisptr/jackson/jq/Scope.java
+++ b/jackson-jq/src/main/java/net/thisptr/jackson/jq/Scope.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
@@ -53,26 +54,46 @@ public interface ValueWithPath {
 		Path path();
 	}
 
-	private static class ValueWithPathImpl implements ValueWithPath {
-		@JsonProperty("value")
-		private final JsonNode value;
-
-		@JsonProperty("path")
+	private static abstract class AbstractValueWithPath implements ValueWithPath {
 		private final Path path;
-
-		public ValueWithPathImpl(final JsonNode value, final Path path) {
-			this.value = value;
+		
+		public AbstractValueWithPath (Path path) {
 			this.path = path;
 		}
+		
+		@Override
+		public Path path() {
+			return path;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	private static class ValueSupplierImpl extends AbstractValueWithPath {
+		private final Supplier<JsonNode> valueSupplier;
+		
+		public ValueSupplierImpl(final Supplier<JsonNode> valueSupplier, final Path path) {
+			super(path);
+			this.valueSupplier = valueSupplier;
+		}
 
 		@Override
 		public JsonNode value() {
-			return value;
+			return valueSupplier.get();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	private static class ValueWithPathImpl extends AbstractValueWithPath {
+		@JsonProperty("value")
+		private final JsonNode value;
+		
+		public ValueWithPathImpl(final JsonNode value, final Path path) {
+			super(path);
+			this.value = value;
+			
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public Path path() {
-			return path;
+		public JsonNode value() {
+			return value;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -139,12 +160,22 @@ private Function getFunctionRecursive(final String name) {
 	public void setValue(final String name, final JsonNode value) {
 		setValueWithPath(name, value, null);
 	}
+	
+	public void setValue (final String name, Supplier<JsonNode> supplier) {
+		setValueWithPath (name, supplier, null);
+	}
 
 	public void setValueWithPath(final String name, final JsonNode value, final Path path) {
 		if (values == null)
 			values = new HashMap<>();
 		values.put(name, new ValueWithPathImpl(value, path));
 	}
+	
+	public  void setValueWithPath(final String name, final Supplier<JsonNode> value, final Path path) {
+		if (values == null)
+			values = new HashMap<>();
+		values.put(name, new ValueSupplierImpl(value, path));
+	}
 
 	public ValueWithPath getValueWithPath(final String name) {
 		if (values != null) {