diff --git a/src/converter/md.jl b/src/converter/md.jl
index c5a202108..137eb69c8 100644
--- a/src/converter/md.jl
+++ b/src/converter/md.jl
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ function convert_md(mds::String, pre_lxdefs::Vector{LxDef}=Vector{LxDef}();
     lxcontext = LxContext(lxcoms, lxdefs, braces)
     hstring   = convert_inter_html(inter_html, mblocks, lxcontext)
 
+    #> if there's code, assemble it so that can be shown or loaded in one shot
+    codes = LOCAL_PAGE_VARS["jd_code_scope"].first.codes
+    if !isempty(codes)
+        set_var!(LOCAL_PAGE_VARS, "jd_code",
+            strip(prod(c*"\n" for c in codes)))
+    end
+
     # Return the string + judoc variables
     return hstring, jd_vars
 end
diff --git a/src/converter/md_blocks.jl b/src/converter/md_blocks.jl
index a669255e6..01c9ce742 100644
--- a/src/converter/md_blocks.jl
+++ b/src/converter/md_blocks.jl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ function convert_block(β::AbstractBlock, lxcontext::LxContext)::AS
     β isa HTML_SPCH     && return ifelse(isempty(β.r), β.ss, β.r)
     # Return relevant interpolated string based on case
     βn = β.name
-    βn ∈  MD_HEADER        && return convert_header(β)
+    βn ∈ MD_HEADER         && return convert_header(β)
     βn == :CODE_INLINE     && return html_code_inline(content(β) |> htmlesc)
     βn == :CODE_BLOCK_LANG && return convert_code_block(β.ss)
     βn == :CODE_BLOCK_IND  && return convert_indented_code_block(β.ss)
@@ -131,19 +131,26 @@ const MESSAGE_FILE_GEN = "# This file was generated by JuDoc, do not modify it.
 """Convenience function to increment the eval' code block counter"""
 increment_code_head() = (LOCAL_PAGE_VARS["jd_code_head"].first[] += 1)
 
+"""Convenience function to mark `jd_code_eval` as true (subsequent blocks will be evaled)"""
+toggle_jd_code_eval() = (LOCAL_PAGE_VARS["jd_code_eval"].first[] = true)
+
 """
 $SIGNATURES
 
 Helper function to eval a code block, write it where appropriate, and finally return
 a resolved block that can be displayed in the html.
 """
-function eval_and_resolve_code(code::AS, rpath::AS; eval::Bool=true)::String
+function eval_and_resolve_code(code::AS, rpath::AS;
+                               eval::Bool=true, nopush::Bool=false)::String
     # Here we have a julia code block that was provided with a script path
     # It will consequently be
     #  1. written to script file unless it's already there
     #  2. eval with redirect (unless file+output already there)
     #  3. inserted after cleaning out lines (see resolve_lx_input)
 
+    # start by adding it to code scope
+    nopush || push!(LOCAL_PAGE_VARS["jd_code_scope"].first, rpath, code)
+
     # form the path
     path = resolve_assets_rpath(rpath; canonical=true, code=true)
 
@@ -164,7 +171,7 @@ function eval_and_resolve_code(code::AS, rpath::AS; eval::Bool=true)::String
     end
 
     write(path, MESSAGE_FILE_GEN * code)
-    print(rpad("\r→ evaluating code [...] ($(CUR_PATH[]), $rpath)", 79)*"\r")
+    print(rpad("\r→ evaluating code [...] ($(CUR_PATH[]), $rpath)", 79))
     # - execute the code while redirecting stdout to file
     Logging.disable_logging(Logging.LogLevel(3_000))
     open(out_path, "w") do outf        # for stdout
@@ -208,9 +215,17 @@ function convert_code_block(ss::SubString)::String
     # path currently has an indicative `:` we don't care about
     rpath = rpath[2:end]
 
+    # extract handles of relevant local page variables
+    reeval = LOCAL_PAGE_VARS["reeval"].first         # full page re-eval
+    eval   = LOCAL_PAGE_VARS["jd_code_eval"].first[] # eval toggle from given point
+    freeze = LOCAL_PAGE_VARS["freezecode"].first
+    scope  = LOCAL_PAGE_VARS["jd_code_scope"].first
+    head   = increment_code_head()
+
     # In the case of forced re-eval, we don't care about the
     # code scope just force-reeval everything sequentially
-    if FORCE_REEVAL[] || LOCAL_PAGE_VARS["reeval"].first
+    if FORCE_REEVAL[] || reeval || eval
+        length(scope.codes) ≥ head && purgefrom!(scope, head)
         return eval_and_resolve_code(code, rpath)
     end
 
@@ -219,7 +234,8 @@ function convert_code_block(ss::SubString)::String
     # the case then there will be a check to see if the relevant
     # files exist, if they don't exist the code *will* be eval'ed
     # (see `eval_and_resolve_code`)
-    if FULL_PASS[] || LOCAL_PAGE_VARS["freezecode"].first
+    if FULL_PASS[] || freeze
+        length(scope.codes) ≥ head && purgefrom!(scope, head)
         return eval_and_resolve_code(code, rpath, eval=false)
     end
 
@@ -227,40 +243,40 @@ function convert_code_block(ss::SubString)::String
     # A. full pass but with forced-reeval
     # B. local pass with non-frozen code
 
-    # handle for dictionary of eval'ed code blocks (scope)
-    code_scope = LOCAL_PAGE_VARS["jd_code_scope"].first
-
     # check if the page we're looking at is in scope
     if CUR_PATH[] != CUR_PATH_WITH_EVAL[]
         # we're necessarily at the first code block of the page.
         # need to re-instantiate a code scope; note that if we
         # are here then necessarily a def_LOCAL_PAGE_VARS was
         # called, so LOCAL_PAGE_VARS["jd_code_head"] points to 1
-        reset!(code_scope, rpath, code)
+        reset!(scope)
         # keep track that the page is now in scope
         CUR_PATH_WITH_EVAL[] = CUR_PATH[]
+        # flag rest of page as to be eval-ed (might be stale)
+        toggle_jd_code_eval()
+        # eval and resolve code
         return eval_and_resolve_code(code, rpath)
     end
 
     # we're in scope, compare the code block with the
     # current code scope and act appropriately
-    head   = increment_code_head()
-    ncodes = length(code_scope.codes)
+    ncodes = length(scope.codes)
 
     # there is only one case where we might not add and eval
     # --> if c ≤ length(code_dict)  -- code block may be among seen ones
     # --> code == code_dict[rpath]  -- the content matches exactly
     if (head ≤ ncodes)
-        if (code_scope.rpaths[head] == rpath && code == code_scope.codes[head])
+        if (scope.rpaths[head] == rpath && code == scope.codes[head])
             # resolve with no eval (the function will check if the files are
             # present and if they're not, there will be an evaluation)
-            return eval_and_resolve_code(code, rpath; eval=false)
+            return eval_and_resolve_code(code, rpath; eval=false, nopush=true)
         else
-            # all further blocks are stale
-            purgeafter!(code_scope, head-1)
+            # purge subsequent code blocks as stale
+            purgefrom!(scope, head)
+            # flag rest of page as to be eval-ed (stale)
+            toggle_jd_code_eval()
         end
     end
-    push!(code_scope, rpath, code)
     return eval_and_resolve_code(code, rpath)
 end
 
diff --git a/src/jd_vars.jl b/src/jd_vars.jl
index 4caab54d5..c75be6409 100644
--- a/src/jd_vars.jl
+++ b/src/jd_vars.jl
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ DEVNOTE: marked as constant for perf reasons but can be modified since Dict.
 """
 const GLOBAL_PAGE_VARS = PageVars()
 
-
 """
 $(SIGNATURES)
 
@@ -50,16 +49,16 @@ function push!(cs::CodeScope, rpath::SubString, code::SubString)::Nothing
 end
 
 """Convenience function to (re)start a code scope."""
-function reset!(cs::CodeScope, rpath::SubString, code::SubString)::Nothing
-    cs.rpaths = [rpath]
-    cs.codes  = [code]
+function reset!(cs::CodeScope)::Nothing
+    cs.rpaths = []
+    cs.codes  = []
     return nothing
 end
 
-"""Convenience function to clear arrays beyond an index"""
-function purgeafter!(cs::CodeScope, head::Int)::Nothing
-    cs.rpaths = cs.rpaths[1:head]
-    cs.codes  = cs.codes[1:head]
+"""Convenience function to purge code scope from head"""
+function purgefrom!(cs::CodeScope, head::Int)
+    cs.rpaths = cs.rpaths[1:head-1]
+    cs.codes  = cs.codes[1:head-1]
     return nothing
 end
 
@@ -126,8 +125,10 @@ is processed.
 
     # Internal vars for code blocks
     LOCAL_PAGE_VARS["jd_code_scope"] = code_scope
-    LOCAL_PAGE_VARS["jd_code_head"]  = Pair(Ref(0), (Ref{Int},))
-    LOCAL_PAGE_VARS["reeval"]        = Pair(false,  (Bool,)) # whether to always re-evals all on pg
+    LOCAL_PAGE_VARS["jd_code_head"]  = Pair(Ref(0),     (Ref{Int},))
+    LOCAL_PAGE_VARS["jd_code_eval"]  = Pair(Ref(false), (Ref{Bool},)) # toggle reeval
+    LOCAL_PAGE_VARS["reeval"]        = Pair(false,      (Bool,))      # always reeval on pg
+    LOCAL_PAGE_VARS["jd_code"]       = Pair("",         (String,))    # just the script
 
     # If there are GLOBAL vars that are defined, they take precedence
     local_keys = keys(LOCAL_PAGE_VARS)
diff --git a/test/global/eval.jl b/test/global/eval.jl
index b1cdd6bb1..792197b39 100644
--- a/test/global/eval.jl
+++ b/test/global/eval.jl
@@ -143,6 +143,13 @@ end
             <pre><code>8</code></pre>
             """)
 
+    @test J.LOCAL_PAGE_VARS["jd_code"].first == """
+        a = 5
+        println(a)
+
+        a += 3
+        println(a)"""
+
     h = raw"""
         @def hascode = true
         @def reeval  = true
@@ -174,4 +181,13 @@ end
             println(a)</code></pre>
             <pre><code>9</code></pre>
             """)
+    @test J.LOCAL_PAGE_VARS["jd_code"].first == """
+        a = 5
+        println(a)
+
+        a += 1
+        println(a)
+
+        a += 3
+        println(a)"""
 end