2 files changed, 23 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/handlebars/compiler/compiler.js b/lib/handlebars/compiler/compiler.js
index 1481098..57516a5 100644
--- a/lib/handlebars/compiler/compiler.js
+++ b/lib/handlebars/compiler/compiler.js
@@ -1040,7 +1040,9 @@ Handlebars.precompile = function(string, options) {
   }
 
   options = options || {};
-
+  if (!('data' in options)) {
+    options.data = true;
+  }
   var ast = Handlebars.parse(string);
   var environment = new Handlebars.Compiler().compile(ast, options);
   return new Handlebars.JavaScriptCompiler().compile(environment, options);
@@ -1052,7 +1054,9 @@ Handlebars.compile = function(string, options) {
   }
 
   options = options || {};
-
+  if (!('data' in options)) {
+    options.data = true;
+  }
   var compiled;
   function compile() {
     var ast = Handlebars.parse(string);
diff --git a/spec/qunit_spec.js b/spec/qunit_spec.js
index 07dde10..dcb7150 100644
--- a/spec/qunit_spec.js
+++ b/spec/qunit_spec.js
@@ -730,6 +730,23 @@ test("each with @index", function() {
   equal(result, "0. goodbye! 1. Goodbye! 2. GOODBYE! cruel world!", "The @index variable is used");
 });
 
+test("data passed to helpers", function() {
+  var string = "{{#each letters}}{{this}}{{detectDataInsideEach}}{{/each}}";
+  var hash = {letters: ['a', 'b', 'c']};
+
+  var template = CompilerContext.compile(string);
+  var result = template(hash, {
+    data: {
+      exclaim: '!'
+    }
+  });
+  equal(result, 'a!b!c!');
+});
+
+Handlebars.registerHelper('detectDataInsideEach', function(options) {
+  return options.data && options.data.exclaim;
+});
+
 test("log", function() {
   var string = "{{log blah}}";
   var hash   = { blah: "whee" };