diff --git a/vm/src/exceptions.rs b/vm/src/exceptions.rs
index cf5d46466..7839bae65 100644
--- a/vm/src/exceptions.rs
+++ b/vm/src/exceptions.rs
@@ -3,15 +3,24 @@ use crate::obj::objtraceback::PyTracebackRef;
 use crate::obj::objtuple::{PyTuple, PyTupleRef};
 use crate::obj::objtype;
 use crate::obj::objtype::PyClassRef;
-use crate::pyobject::{IdProtocol, PyContext, PyObjectRef, PyRef, PyResult, PyValue, TypeProtocol};
+use crate::pyobject::{
+    IdProtocol, PyClassImpl, PyContext, PyObjectRef, PyRef, PyResult, PyValue, TypeProtocol,
+};
 use crate::types::create_type;
 use crate::vm::VirtualMachine;
 use itertools::Itertools;
+use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell};
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{self, BufRead, BufReader, Write};
 
+#[pyclass]
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct PyBaseException {}
+pub struct PyBaseException {
+    traceback: RefCell<Option<PyTracebackRef>>,
+    cause: RefCell<Option<PyObjectRef>>,
+    context: RefCell<Option<PyObjectRef>>,
+    suppress_context: Cell<bool>,
+}
 pub type PyBaseExceptionRef = PyRef<PyBaseException>;
 
 impl PyValue for PyBaseException {
@@ -22,19 +31,65 @@ impl PyValue for PyBaseException {
     }
 }
 
-impl PyBaseExceptionRef {
-    fn new(
+#[pyimpl]
+impl PyBaseException {
+    #[pyslot(new)]
+    fn tp_new(
         cls: PyClassRef,
         _args: PyFuncArgs,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<PyBaseExceptionRef> {
-        let zelf = PyBaseException {}.into_ref_with_type(vm, cls)?;
-        let exc = zelf.clone().into_object();
-        vm.set_attr(&exc, "__traceback__", vm.get_none())?;
-        vm.set_attr(&exc, "__cause__", vm.get_none())?;
-        vm.set_attr(&exc, "__context__", vm.get_none())?;
-        vm.set_attr(&exc, "__suppress_context__", vm.new_bool(false))?;
-        Ok(zelf)
+        PyBaseException {
+            traceback: RefCell::new(None),
+            cause: RefCell::new(None),
+            context: RefCell::new(None),
+            suppress_context: Cell::new(false),
+        }
+        .into_ref_with_type(vm, cls)
+    }
+
+    #[pyproperty(name = "__traceback__")]
+    fn get_traceback(&self, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> Option<PyTracebackRef> {
+        self.traceback.borrow().clone()
+    }
+
+    #[pyproperty(name = "__traceback__", setter)]
+    fn set_traceback(&self, traceback: Option<PyTracebackRef>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+        self.traceback.replace(traceback);
+        Ok(vm.get_none())
+    }
+
+    #[pyproperty(name = "__cause__")]
+    fn get_cause(&self, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> Option<PyObjectRef> {
+        self.cause.borrow().clone()
+    }
+
+    #[pyproperty(name = "__cause__", setter)]
+    fn set_cause(&self, cause: Option<PyObjectRef>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+        self.cause.replace(cause);
+        Ok(vm.get_none())
+    }
+
+    #[pyproperty(name = "__context__")]
+    fn get_context(&self, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> Option<PyObjectRef> {
+        self.context.borrow().clone()
+    }
+
+    #[pyproperty(name = "__context__", setter)]
+    fn set_context(&self, context: Option<PyObjectRef>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+        self.context.replace(context);
+        Ok(vm.get_none())
+    }
+
+    #[pyproperty(name = "__suppress_context__")]
+    fn get_suppress_context(&self, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> bool {
+        self.suppress_context.get()
+    }
+
+    #[pyproperty(name = "__suppress_context__", setter)]
+    fn set_suppress_context(&self, suppress_context: bool, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+        self.suppress_context.set(suppress_context);
+        Ok(vm.get_none())
     }
 }
 
@@ -441,8 +496,8 @@ fn import_error_init(vm: &VirtualMachine, args: PyFuncArgs) -> PyResult {
 
 pub fn init(context: &PyContext) {
     let base_exception_type = &context.exceptions.base_exception_type;
+    PyBaseException::extend_class(context, base_exception_type);
     extend_class!(context, base_exception_type, {
-        "__new__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyBaseExceptionRef::new),
         "__init__" => context.new_rustfunc(exception_init),
         "with_traceback" => context.new_rustfunc(exception_with_traceback)
     });