diff --git a/src/V3Assert.cpp b/src/V3Assert.cpp
index 18f23a84e..95af49ace 100644
--- a/src/V3Assert.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Assert.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ private:
 	AstNode* timesp = nodep->exprsp(); if (timesp) timesp->unlinkFrBack();
 	timesp = timesp->addNext(new AstTime(nodep->fileline()));
 	nodep->exprsp(timesp);
+	if (!nodep->scopeNamep() && nodep->name().find("%m") != string::npos) {
+	    nodep->scopeNamep(new AstScopeName(nodep->fileline()));
+	}
     }
 
     AstNode* newIfAssertOn(AstNode* nodep) {
diff --git a/src/V3AstNodes.h b/src/V3AstNodes.h
index bcd1190a4..9cfa4e05a 100644
--- a/src/V3AstNodes.h
+++ b/src/V3AstNodes.h
@@ -1271,11 +1271,8 @@ public:
     bool	addNewline() const { return displayType().addNewline(); }  // * = Add a newline for $display
     AstNode*	filep() const { return op2p(); }
     void 	filep(AstNodeVarRef* nodep) { setNOp2p(nodep); }
-    AstNode*	scopeAttrp() const { return op3p(); }
-    AstText*	scopeTextp() const { return op3p()->castText(); }
-    void scopeAttrp(AstNode* nodep) { addOp3p(nodep); }
-    bool	needScopeTracking() { return (displayType().needScopeTracking()
-					      || name().find("%m") != string::npos); }
+    AstScopeName* scopeNamep() const { return op3p()->castScopeName(); }
+    void 	scopeNamep(AstNode* nodep) { setNOp3p(nodep); }
 };
 
 struct AstFClose : public AstNodeStmt {
@@ -1726,6 +1723,22 @@ public:
     int		dimension() const { return m_dimension; }
 };
 
+struct AstScopeName : public AstNode {
+    // For display %m
+    // Parents:  DISPLAY
+    // Children: TEXT
+    AstScopeName(FileLine* fl)
+	: AstNode(fl) {}
+    virtual ~AstScopeName() {}
+    virtual AstType type() const { return AstType::SCOPENAME;}
+    virtual AstNode* clone() { return new AstScopeName(*this); }
+    virtual void accept(AstNVisitor& v, AstNUser* vup=NULL) { v.visit(this,vup); }
+    virtual V3Hash sameHash() const { return V3Hash(); }
+    virtual bool same(AstNode* samep) const { return true; }
+    AstText*	scopeAttrp() const { return op1p()->castText(); }
+    void 	scopeAttrp(AstNode* nodep) { addOp1p(nodep); }
+};
+
 //======================================================================
 // non-ary ops
 
diff --git a/src/V3Begin.cpp b/src/V3Begin.cpp
index 1a9c67572..8a5a22869 100644
--- a/src/V3Begin.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Begin.cpp
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ private:
 	nodep->replaceWith(newp);
 	nodep->deleteTree(); nodep=NULL;
     }
-    virtual void visit(AstDisplay* nodep, AstNUser*) {
+    virtual void visit(AstScopeName* nodep, AstNUser*) {
 	// If there's a %m in the display text, we add a special node that will contain the name()
 	// Similar code in V3Inline
-	if (m_beginScope != "" && nodep->needScopeTracking()) {
+	if (m_beginScope != "") {
 	    // To keep correct visual order, must add before other Text's
 	    AstNode* afterp = nodep->scopeAttrp();
 	    if (afterp) afterp->unlinkFrBackWithNext();
diff --git a/src/V3Clean.cpp b/src/V3Clean.cpp
index 81328b3c2..04515c071 100644
--- a/src/V3Clean.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Clean.cpp
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ private:
     virtual void visit(AstText* nodep, AstNUser*) {
 	setClean (nodep, true);
     }
+    virtual void visit(AstScopeName* nodep, AstNUser*) {
+	setClean (nodep, true);
+    }
     virtual void visit(AstSel* nodep, AstNUser*) {
 	operandTriop(nodep);
         setClean (nodep, nodep->cleanOut());
diff --git a/src/V3EmitC.cpp b/src/V3EmitC.cpp
index 9b5396550..e295a4056 100644
--- a/src/V3EmitC.cpp
+++ b/src/V3EmitC.cpp
@@ -1061,7 +1061,8 @@ void EmitCStmts::visit(AstDisplay* nodep, AstNUser*) {
 		case 'm': {
 		    emitDispState.pushFormat("%s");
 		    emitDispState.pushArg(NULL, "vlSymsp->name(");
-		    for (AstText* textp=nodep->scopeTextp(); textp; textp=textp->nextp()->castText()) {
+		    if (!nodep->scopeNamep()) nodep->v3fatalSrc("Display with %m but no AstScopeName");
+		    for (AstText* textp=nodep->scopeNamep()->scopeAttrp(); textp; textp=textp->nextp()->castText()) {
 			emitDispState.pushFormat(textp->text());
 		    }
 		    break;
diff --git a/src/V3EmitV.cpp b/src/V3EmitV.cpp
index a718f4a38..e859c10eb 100644
--- a/src/V3EmitV.cpp
+++ b/src/V3EmitV.cpp
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ public:
     virtual void visit(AstText* nodep, AstNUser*) {
 	ofp()->putsNoTracking(nodep->text());
     }
+    virtual void visit(AstScopeName* nodep, AstNUser*) {
+    }
     virtual void visit(AstCStmt* nodep, AstNUser*) {
 	putbs("$_CSTMT(");
 	nodep->bodysp()->iterateAndNext(*this);
diff --git a/src/V3Inline.cpp b/src/V3Inline.cpp
index 36e2f6fa2..0d8c430f3 100644
--- a/src/V3Inline.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Inline.cpp
@@ -233,10 +233,10 @@ private:
 	}
 	nodep->iterateChildren(*this);
     }
-    virtual void visit(AstDisplay* nodep, AstNUser*) {
+    virtual void visit(AstScopeName* nodep, AstNUser*) {
 	// If there's a %m in the display text, we add a special node that will contain the name()
 	// Similar code in V3Begin
-	if (m_cellp && nodep->needScopeTracking()) {
+	if (m_cellp) {
 	    // To keep correct visual order, must add before other Text's
 	    AstNode* afterp = nodep->scopeAttrp();
 	    if (afterp) afterp->unlinkFrBackWithNext();
diff --git a/src/V3LinkResolve.cpp b/src/V3LinkResolve.cpp
index e992b2876..8943d3c79 100644
--- a/src/V3LinkResolve.cpp
+++ b/src/V3LinkResolve.cpp
@@ -335,6 +335,10 @@ private:
 		|| nodep->displayType() == AstDisplayType::FATAL)) {
 	    nodep->v3error(nodep->verilogKwd()+" only allowed under a assertion.");
 	}
+	if (nodep->displayType().needScopeTracking()
+	    || nodep->name().find("%m") != string::npos) {
+	    nodep->scopeNamep(new AstScopeName(nodep->fileline()));
+	}
     }
 
     virtual void visit(AstScCtor* nodep, AstNUser*) {
diff --git a/src/V3Scope.cpp b/src/V3Scope.cpp
index a96ea6421..28fa30289 100644
--- a/src/V3Scope.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Scope.cpp
@@ -198,19 +198,17 @@ private:
 	nodep->taskp(NULL);
 	nodep->iterateChildren(*this);
     }
-    virtual void visit(AstDisplay* nodep, AstNUser*) {
+    virtual void visit(AstScopeName* nodep, AstNUser*) {
 	// If there's a %m in the display text, we add a special node that will contain the name()
-	if (nodep->name().find("%m") != string::npos) {
-	    string prefix = (string)(".")+m_scopep->prettyName();
-	    // TOP and above will be the user's name().
-	    // Note 'TOP.'is stripped by prettyName, but not 'TOP'.
-	    if (prefix != ".TOP") {
-		// To keep correct visual order, must add before other Text's
-		AstNode* afterp = nodep->scopeAttrp();
-		if (afterp) afterp->unlinkFrBackWithNext();
-		nodep->scopeAttrp(new AstText(nodep->fileline(), prefix));
-		if (afterp) nodep->scopeAttrp(afterp);
-	    }
+	string prefix = (string)(".")+m_scopep->prettyName();
+	// TOP and above will be the user's name().
+	// Note 'TOP.'is stripped by prettyName, but not 'TOP'.
+	if (prefix != ".TOP") {
+	    // To keep correct visual order, must add before other Text's
+	    AstNode* afterp = nodep->scopeAttrp();
+	    if (afterp) afterp->unlinkFrBackWithNext();
+	    nodep->scopeAttrp(new AstText(nodep->fileline(), prefix));
+	    if (afterp) nodep->scopeAttrp(afterp);
 	}
 	nodep->iterateChildren(*this);
     }
diff --git a/src/V3Width.cpp b/src/V3Width.cpp
index 6deb94f8a..fa8f828a8 100644
--- a/src/V3Width.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Width.cpp
@@ -385,6 +385,9 @@ private:
     virtual void visit(AstText* nodep, AstNUser* vup) {
 	// Only used in CStmts which don't care....
     }
+    virtual void visit(AstScopeName* nodep, AstNUser* vup) {
+	// Only used in Displays which don't care....
+    }
     virtual void visit(AstVar* nodep, AstNUser* vup) {
 	//if (debug()) nodep->dumpTree(cout,"  InitPre: ");
 	// Must have deterministic constant width