diff --git a/tests/snippets/mappingproxy.py b/tests/snippets/mappingproxy.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..624bf6d5f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snippets/mappingproxy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from testutils import assertRaises
+
+class A(dict):
+    def a():
+        pass
+
+    def b():
+        pass
+
+
+assert A.__dict__['a'] == A.a
+with assertRaises(KeyError):
+    A.__dict__['not_here']
+
+assert 'b' in A.__dict__
+assert 'c' not in A.__dict__
+
+assert '__dict__' in A.__dict__
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/mod.rs b/vm/src/obj/mod.rs
index bfe89fd15a..c9401d8c44 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/mod.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/mod.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ pub mod objint;
 pub mod objiter;
 pub mod objlist;
 pub mod objmap;
+pub mod objmappingproxy;
 pub mod objmemory;
 pub mod objmodule;
 pub mod objnone;
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objmappingproxy.rs b/vm/src/obj/objmappingproxy.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c46591105b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objmappingproxy.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+use super::objstr::PyStringRef;
+use super::objtype::{self, PyClassRef};
+use crate::pyobject::{PyClassImpl, PyContext, PyRef, PyResult, PyValue};
+use crate::vm::VirtualMachine;
+
+#[pyclass]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct PyMappingProxy {
+    class: PyClassRef,
+}
+
+pub type PyMappingProxyRef = PyRef<PyMappingProxy>;
+
+impl PyValue for PyMappingProxy {
+    fn class(vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyClassRef {
+        vm.ctx.mappingproxy_type.clone()
+    }
+}
+
+#[pyimpl]
+impl PyMappingProxy {
+    pub fn new(class: PyClassRef) -> PyMappingProxy {
+        PyMappingProxy { class }
+    }
+
+    #[pymethod(name = "__getitem__")]
+    pub fn getitem(&self, key: PyStringRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+        if let Some(value) = objtype::class_get_attr(&self.class, key.as_str()) {
+            return Ok(value);
+        }
+        Err(vm.new_key_error(format!("Key not found: {}", key)))
+    }
+
+    #[pymethod(name = "__contains__")]
+    pub fn contains(&self, attr: PyStringRef, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> bool {
+        objtype::class_has_attr(&self.class, attr.as_str())
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn init(context: &PyContext) {
+    PyMappingProxy::extend_class(context, &context.mappingproxy_type)
+}
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objobject.rs b/vm/src/obj/objobject.rs
index 47cfa008dd..31e52fc990 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objobject.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objobject.rs
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ fn object_dict_setter(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
 ) -> PyResult {
     Err(vm.new_not_implemented_error(
-        "Setting __dict__ attribute on am object isn't yet implemented".to_string(),
+        "Setting __dict__ attribute on an object isn't yet implemented".to_string(),
     ))
 }
 
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objtype.rs b/vm/src/obj/objtype.rs
index c14e512301..c66e57354b 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objtype.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objtype.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use crate::vm::VirtualMachine;
 
 use super::objdict::PyDictRef;
 use super::objlist::PyList;
+use super::objmappingproxy::PyMappingProxy;
 use super::objproperty::PropertyBuilder;
 use super::objstr::PyStringRef;
 use super::objtuple::PyTuple;
@@ -196,6 +197,11 @@ pub fn init(ctx: &PyContext) {
 
     extend_class!(&ctx, &ctx.type_type, {
         "__call__" => ctx.new_rustfunc(type_call),
+        "__dict__" =>
+        PropertyBuilder::new(ctx)
+                .add_getter(type_dict)
+                .add_setter(type_dict_setter)
+                .create(),
         "__new__" => ctx.new_rustfunc(type_new),
         "__mro__" =>
             PropertyBuilder::new(ctx)
@@ -273,6 +279,16 @@ pub fn type_call(class: PyClassRef, args: Args, kwargs: KwArgs, vm: &VirtualMach
     Ok(obj)
 }
 
+fn type_dict(class: PyClassRef, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyMappingProxy {
+    PyMappingProxy::new(class)
+}
+
+fn type_dict_setter(_instance: PyClassRef, _value: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+    Err(vm.new_not_implemented_error(
+        "Setting __dict__ attribute on a type isn't yet implemented".to_string(),
+    ))
+}
+
 // This is the internal get_attr implementation for fast lookup on a class.
 pub fn class_get_attr(class: &PyClassRef, attr_name: &str) -> Option<PyObjectRef> {
     if let Some(item) = class.attributes.borrow().get(attr_name).cloned() {
diff --git a/vm/src/pyobject.rs b/vm/src/pyobject.rs
index 89e5c8c394..454a1605fa 100644
--- a/vm/src/pyobject.rs
+++ b/vm/src/pyobject.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ use crate::obj::objint::{self, PyInt, PyIntRef};
 use crate::obj::objiter;
 use crate::obj::objlist::{self, PyList};
 use crate::obj::objmap;
+use crate::obj::objmappingproxy;
 use crate::obj::objmemory;
 use crate::obj::objmodule::{self, PyModule};
 use crate::obj::objnone::{self, PyNone, PyNoneRef};
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ pub struct PyContext {
     pub bound_method_type: PyClassRef,
     pub weakref_type: PyClassRef,
     pub weakproxy_type: PyClassRef,
+    pub mappingproxy_type: PyClassRef,
     pub object: PyClassRef,
     pub exceptions: exceptions::ExceptionZoo,
 }
@@ -292,6 +294,7 @@ impl PyContext {
         let range_type = create_type("range", &type_type, &object_type);
         let rangeiterator_type = create_type("range_iterator", &type_type, &object_type);
         let slice_type = create_type("slice", &type_type, &object_type);
+        let mappingproxy_type = create_type("mappingproxy", &type_type, &object_type);
         let exceptions = exceptions::ExceptionZoo::new(&type_type, &object_type);
 
         fn create_object<T: PyObjectPayload>(payload: T, cls: &PyClassRef) -> PyRef<T> {
@@ -358,6 +361,7 @@ impl PyContext {
             function_type,
             builtin_function_or_method_type,
             super_type,
+            mappingproxy_type,
             property_type,
             readonly_property_type,
             generator_type,
@@ -403,6 +407,7 @@ impl PyContext {
         objweakproxy::init(&context);
         objnone::init(&context);
         objmodule::init(&context);
+        objmappingproxy::init(&context);
         exceptions::init(&context);
         context
     }