diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index f02b98f78..466afe302 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ indicates the contributor was also the author of the fix; Thanks!
 
 ***   Add optimization of operators between concats, msg1447. [Jie Xu]
 
+****  Fix public parameters in unused packages, bug804. [Jonathon Donaldson]
+
 ****  Fix generate unrolling with function call, bug830. [Steven Slatter]
 
 ****  Fix cast-to-size context-determined sizing, bug828. [Geoff Barrett]
diff --git a/src/V3Dead.cpp b/src/V3Dead.cpp
index 6c6c14320..9cb4cab68 100644
--- a/src/V3Dead.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Dead.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ private:
     typedef multimap<AstVarScope*,AstNodeAssign*>	AssignMap;
 
     // STATE
+    AstNodeModule*		m_modp;		// Current module
     vector<AstNode*>		m_varEtcsp;	// List of all encountered to avoid another loop through tree
     vector<AstVarScope*>	m_vscsp;	// List of all encountered to avoid another loop through tree
     AssignMap			m_assignMap;	// List of all simple assignments for each variable
@@ -112,6 +113,12 @@ private:
     }
 
     // VISITORS
+    virtual void visit(AstNodeModule* nodep, AstNUser*) {
+	m_modp = nodep;
+	nodep->iterateChildren(*this);
+	checkAll(nodep);
+	m_modp = NULL;
+    }
     virtual void visit(AstCell* nodep, AstNUser*) {
 	nodep->iterateChildren(*this);
 	checkAll(nodep);
@@ -168,6 +175,7 @@ private:
     virtual void visit(AstVar* nodep, AstNUser*) {
 	nodep->iterateChildren(*this);
 	checkAll(nodep);
+	if (nodep->isSigPublic() && m_modp && m_modp->castPackage()) m_modp->user1Inc();
 	if (mightElim(nodep)) {
 	    m_varEtcsp.push_back(nodep);
 	}
@@ -253,6 +261,7 @@ private:
 public:
     // CONSTRUCTORS
     DeadVisitor(AstNetlist* nodep, bool elimUserVars, bool elimDTypes) {
+	m_modp = NULL;
 	m_elimUserVars = elimUserVars;
 	m_elimDTypes = elimDTypes;
 	m_sideEffect = false;
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_param_public.cpp b/test_regress/t/t_param_public.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59c33382f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_param_public.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// -*- mode: C++; c-file-style: "cc-mode" -*-
+//
+// DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test module
+//
+// This file ONLY is placed into the Public Domain, for any use,
+// without warranty, 2006 by Wilson Snyder.
+
+#include <verilated.h>
+#include "Vt_param_public.h"
+
+#include "Vt_param_public_p.h"
+
+int main (int argc, char *argv[]) {
+    Vt_param_public *topp = new Vt_param_public;
+
+    Verilated::debug(0);
+
+    // Make sure public tag worked
+    if (Vt_param_public_p::INPACK) {}
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+	topp->eval();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_param_public.pl b/test_regress/t/t_param_public.pl
index f91289753..4408cbf72 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_param_public.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_param_public.pl
@@ -7,8 +7,16 @@ if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); di
 # Lesser General Public License Version 3 or the Perl Artistic License
 # Version 2.0.
 
-compile (
-    );
+if ($Self->{vlt}) {
+    compile (
+	verilator_flags2 => ["--exe $Self->{t_dir}/$Self->{name}.cpp"],
+	make_top_shell => 0,
+	make_main => 0,
+	);
+} else {
+    compile (
+	);
+}
 
 execute (
     check_finished=>1,
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_param_public.v b/test_regress/t/t_param_public.v
index 045c95287..e8b815ffb 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_param_public.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_param_public.v
@@ -36,3 +36,8 @@ module b #(
    initial if ($c32("TWO") != 2) $stop;
 `endif
 endmodule
+
+//bug804
+package p;
+   localparam INPACK /*verilator public*/ = 6;
+endpackage