diff --git a/_pytest/mark/structures.py b/_pytest/mark/structures.py
index c56972980..fe0e1983d 100644
--- a/_pytest/mark/structures.py
+++ b/_pytest/mark/structures.py
@@ -365,3 +365,28 @@ class NodeKeywords(MappingMixin):
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return "<NodeKeywords for node %s>" % (self.node, )
+
+
+@attr.s(cmp=False, hash=False)
+class NodeMarkers(object):
+    node = attr.ib(repr=False)
+    own_markers = attr.ib(default=attr.Factory(list))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_node(cls, node):
+        return cls(node=node)
+
+    def update(self, add_markers):
+        """update the own markers
+        """
+        self.own_markers.extend(add_markers)
+
+    def find(self, name):
+        """
+        find markers in own nodes or parent nodes
+        needs a better place
+        """
+        for node in reversed(self.node.listchain()):
+            for mark in node._markers.own_markers:
+                if mark.name == name:
+                    yield mark
diff --git a/_pytest/nodes.py b/_pytest/nodes.py
index 97f4da602..e7686b39f 100644
--- a/_pytest/nodes.py
+++ b/_pytest/nodes.py
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ import os
 import six
 import py
 import attr
+from more_itertools import first
 
 import _pytest
 import _pytest._code
 
-from _pytest.mark.structures import NodeKeywords
+from _pytest.mark.structures import NodeKeywords, NodeMarkers
 
 SEP = "/"
 
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ class Node(object):
 
         #: keywords/markers collected from all scopes
         self.keywords = NodeKeywords(self)
+        self._markers = NodeMarkers.from_node(self)
 
         #: allow adding of extra keywords to use for matching
         self.extra_keyword_matches = set()
@@ -178,15 +180,16 @@ class Node(object):
         elif not isinstance(marker, MarkDecorator):
             raise ValueError("is not a string or pytest.mark.* Marker")
         self.keywords[marker.name] = marker
+        self._markers.update([marker])
+
+    def find_markers(self, name):
+        """find all marks with the given name on the node and its parents"""
+        return self._markers.find(name)
 
     def get_marker(self, name):
         """ get a marker object from this node or None if
         the node doesn't have a marker with that name. """
-        val = self.keywords.get(name, None)
-        if val is not None:
-            from _pytest.mark import MarkInfo, MarkDecorator
-            if isinstance(val, (MarkDecorator, MarkInfo)):
-                return val
+        return first(self.find_markers(name), None)
 
     def listextrakeywords(self):
         """ Return a set of all extra keywords in self and any parents."""
diff --git a/_pytest/python.py b/_pytest/python.py
index f9f17afd7..f7d4c601c 100644
--- a/_pytest/python.py
+++ b/_pytest/python.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from _pytest.compat import (
     safe_str, getlocation, enum,
 )
 from _pytest.outcomes import fail
-from _pytest.mark.structures import transfer_markers
+from _pytest.mark.structures import transfer_markers, get_unpacked_marks
 
 
 # relative paths that we use to filter traceback entries from appearing to the user;
@@ -212,11 +212,17 @@ class PyobjContext(object):
 
 
 class PyobjMixin(PyobjContext):
+
+    def __init__(self, *k, **kw):
+        super(PyobjMixin, self).__init__(*k, **kw)
+
     def obj():
         def fget(self):
             obj = getattr(self, '_obj', None)
             if obj is None:
                 self._obj = obj = self._getobj()
+                # XXX evil hacn
+                self._markers.update(get_unpacked_marks(self.obj))
             return obj
 
         def fset(self, value):
@@ -1114,6 +1120,7 @@ class Function(FunctionMixin, nodes.Item, fixtures.FuncargnamesCompatAttr):
             self.obj = callobj
 
         self.keywords.update(self.obj.__dict__)
+        self._markers.update(get_unpacked_marks(self.obj))
         if callspec:
             self.callspec = callspec
             # this is total hostile and a mess
@@ -1123,6 +1130,7 @@ class Function(FunctionMixin, nodes.Item, fixtures.FuncargnamesCompatAttr):
                 # feel free to cry, this was broken for years before
                 # and keywords cant fix it per design
                 self.keywords[mark.name] = mark
+            self._markers.update(callspec.marks)
         if keywords:
             self.keywords.update(keywords)