diff --git a/examples/dot_notation.html b/examples/dot_notation.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..749ca3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dot_notation.html
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<h1>{{name}}</h1>
+<p>Authors: <ul>{{#authors}}<li>{{.}}</li>{{/authors}}</ul></p>
+<p>Price: {{price.currency.symbol}}{{price.value}} {{#price.currency}}{{name}} <b>{{availability.text}}</b>{{/price.currency}}</p>
+<p>VAT: {{price.currency.symbol}}{{price.vat}}</p>
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diff --git a/examples/dot_notation.js b/examples/dot_notation.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f41fafb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dot_notation.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+var dot_notation = {
+	name: "A Book",
+	authors: ["John Power", "Jamie Walsh"],
+	price:{
+	  value: 200,
+	  vat: function() {
+	    return this.value * 0.2;
+	  },
+		currency: {
+			symbol: '&euro;',
+			name: 'Euro'
+		}
+	},
+	availability:{
+		status: true,
+	  text: "In Stock"
+	}
+};
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diff --git a/examples/dot_notation.txt b/examples/dot_notation.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..770e4ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dot_notation.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<h1>A Book</h1>
+<p>Authors: <ul><li>John Power</li><li>Jamie Walsh</li></ul></p>
+<p>Price: &euro;200 Euro <b>In Stock</b></p>
+<p>VAT: &euro;40</p>
diff --git a/mustache.js b/mustache.js
index 31566ce..21d5726 100644
--- a/mustache.js
+++ b/mustache.js
@@ -269,11 +269,18 @@ var Mustache = function() {
       }
 
       var value;
-      if(is_kinda_truthy(context[name])) {
-        value = context[name];
-      } else if(is_kinda_truthy(this.context[name])) {
-        value = this.context[name];
-      }
+			
+			// check for dot notation eg. foo.bar
+			if(name.match(/([a-z_]+)\./ig)){
+				value = is_kinda_truthy(this.walk_context(name, context));
+			}
+			else{
+				if(is_kinda_truthy(context[name])) {
+	        value = context[name];
+	      } else if(is_kinda_truthy(this.context[name])) {
+	        value = this.context[name];
+	      }
+			}
 
       if(typeof value === "function") {
         return value.apply(context);
@@ -285,6 +292,22 @@ var Mustache = function() {
       return "";
     },
 
+		walk_context: function(name, context){
+			var path = name.split('.');
+			// if the var doesn't exist in current context, check the top level context
+			var value_context = (context[path[0]] != undefined) ? context : this.context;
+			var value = value_context[path.shift()];
+			while(value != undefined && path.length > 0){
+				value_context = value;
+				value = value[path.shift()];
+			}
+			// if the value is a function, call it, binding the correct context
+			if(typeof value === "function") {
+        return value.apply(value_context);
+      }
+			return value;
+		},
+
     // Utility methods
 
     /* includes tag */
@@ -393,4 +416,4 @@ var Mustache = function() {
       }
     }
   });
-}();
+}();
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