diff --git a/chaiscript/chaiscript_engine.hpp b/chaiscript/chaiscript_engine.hpp
index 3e7f791..e833221 100644
--- a/chaiscript/chaiscript_engine.hpp
+++ b/chaiscript/chaiscript_engine.hpp
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ namespace chaiscript
             Eval_Engine ss;
             dispatchkit::Bootstrap::bootstrap(ss);
             dispatchkit::bootstrap_vector<std::vector<dispatchkit::Boxed_Value> >(ss, "Vector");
+            dispatchkit::bootstrap_map<std::map<std::string, dispatchkit::Boxed_Value> >(ss, "Map");
+
 
             ss.register_function(boost::shared_ptr<dispatchkit::Proxy_Function>(
                   new dispatchkit::Dynamic_Proxy_Function(boost::bind(&ChaiScript_System<Eval_Engine>::eval, boost::ref(*this), _1), 1)), "eval");
diff --git a/dispatchkit/bootstrap_stl.hpp b/dispatchkit/bootstrap_stl.hpp
index f5fecb9..0874cbf 100644
--- a/dispatchkit/bootstrap_stl.hpp
+++ b/dispatchkit/bootstrap_stl.hpp
@@ -130,6 +130,41 @@ namespace dispatchkit
     bootstrap_random_access_container<VectorType>(system, type);
     bootstrap_back_insertion_sequence<VectorType>(system, type);
   }
+
+  template<typename ContainerType>
+    void bootstrap_associative_container(Dispatch_Engine &system, const std::string &type)
+    {
+      bootstrap_forward_container<ContainerType>(system, type);
+      bootstrap_default_constructible<ContainerType>(system, type);
+    }
+
+
+  template<typename ContainerType>
+    void bootstrap_unique_associative_container(Dispatch_Engine &system, const std::string &type)
+    {
+      bootstrap_associative_container<ContainerType>(system, type);
+    }
+
+  template<typename ContainerType>
+    void bootstrap_sorted_associative_container(Dispatch_Engine &system, const std::string &type)
+    {
+      bootstrap_reversible_container<ContainerType>(system, type);
+    }
+
+  template<typename ContainerType>
+    void bootstrap_unique_sorted_associative_container(Dispatch_Engine &system, const std::string &type)
+    {
+      bootstrap_sorted_associative_container<ContainerType>(system, type);
+      bootstrap_unique_associative_container<ContainerType>(system, type);
+    }
+
+  template<typename MapType>
+    void bootstrap_map(Dispatch_Engine &system, const std::string &type)
+    {
+      system.register_type<MapType>(type);
+      register_function(system, &MapType::operator[], "[]");
+      bootstrap_unique_sorted_associative_container<MapType>(system, type);
+    }
 }
 
 #endif