diff --git a/examples/helpers.html b/examples/helpers.html
index ad3d792..9233e6c 100644
--- a/examples/helpers.html
+++ b/examples/helpers.html
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 Hi {{name}}.
-Hi {{ucase name}}.
+Hi {{name|ucase}}.
diff --git a/examples/helpers_error.html b/examples/helpers_error.html
index 5a499cc..03a8e86 100644
--- a/examples/helpers_error.html
+++ b/examples/helpers_error.html
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 Hi {{name}}.
-Hi {{ucase name}}.
-Hi {{lcase name}}.
+Hi {{name|ucase}}.
+Hi {{name|lcase}}.
diff --git a/examples/helpers_pipe.html b/examples/helpers_pipe.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d71d40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/helpers_pipe.html
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Hi {{name}}.
+Hi {{name|ucase|bangify}}.
diff --git a/examples/helpers_pipe.js b/examples/helpers_pipe.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a361f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/helpers_pipe.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+var helpers_pipe_helpers = {
+  ucase: function(s) {return s.toUpperCase(); },
+  bangify: function(s) {return "!" + s + "!"}
+};
+
+var helpers_pipe = {
+  name: "Chris"
+};
+
diff --git a/examples/helpers_pipe.txt b/examples/helpers_pipe.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc5a1eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/helpers_pipe.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Hi Chris.
+Hi !CHRIS!.
diff --git a/mustache.js b/mustache.js
index 44cf00d..fc6ce86 100644
--- a/mustache.js
+++ b/mustache.js
@@ -270,20 +270,13 @@ var Mustache = function() {
       }
 
       var value;
-      var helper;
-
-      // check for helper e.g. name = "helperfun name"
-      var helper_name = name.split(" ");
-      if(helper_name.length == 2)  { // we have a helper
-        helper = helper_name[0];
-        name = helper_name[1];
-        if(!this.helper_functions[helper]
-            || typeof this.helper_functions[helper] != "function") {
-          throw {message:
-            "Helper '" + helper + "' is not a registered helper"};
-        } else {
-          helper = this.helper_functions[helper];
-        }
+      var helpers;
+
+      // check for helper e.g. name = "name|helperfun"
+      var helper_name = name.split("|");
+      if(helper_name.length > 1)  { // we have at least one helper
+        name = helper_name[0];
+        helpers = helper_name.slice(1);
       }
 
       // check for dot notation eg. foo.bar
@@ -305,8 +298,16 @@ var Mustache = function() {
         value = value.apply(context);
       }
 
-      if(helper) {
-        value = helper.apply(context, [value]);
+      if(helpers) {
+        for(var idx in helpers) {
+          var helper = helpers[idx];
+          if(!this.helper_functions[helper]
+            || typeof this.helper_functions[helper] != "function") {
+              throw {message:
+                "Helper '" + helper + "' is not a registered helper"};
+          }
+          value = this.helper_functions[helper].apply(context, [value]);
+        }
       }
 
       if(value !== undefined) {