Make deep @data trigger the data option

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lib/handlebars/compiler/compiler.js b/lib/handlebars/compiler/compiler.js
index ae48c69..c7d2dbb 100644
--- a/lib/handlebars/compiler/compiler.js
+++ b/lib/handlebars/compiler/compiler.js
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ Handlebars.JavaScriptCompiler = function() {};
       }
 
       if (id.type === 'DATA') {
-        this.opcode('lookupData', id.id);
+        this.DATA(id);
       } else if (id.parts.length) {
         this.opcode('lookupOnContext', id.parts[0]);
         for(var i=1, l=id.parts.length; i<l; i++) {
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ Handlebars.JavaScriptCompiler = function() {};
     },
 
     DATA: function(data) {
+      this.options.data = true;
       this.opcode('lookupData', data.id);
     },
 
@@ -446,7 +447,8 @@ Handlebars.JavaScriptCompiler = function() {};
       if (!this.isChild) {
         var namespace = this.namespace;
         var copies = "helpers = helpers || " + namespace + ".helpers;";
-        if(this.environment.usePartial) { copies = copies + " partials = partials || " + namespace + ".partials;"; }
+        if (this.environment.usePartial) { copies = copies + " partials = partials || " + namespace + ".partials;"; }
+        if (this.options.data) { copies = copies + " data = data || {};"; }
         out.push(copies);
       } else {
         out.push('');