diff --git a/Mustache.php b/Mustache.php
index 8a4e6c8..e1f69cd 100644
--- a/Mustache.php
+++ b/Mustache.php
@@ -142,12 +142,16 @@ class Mustache {
 
 				// regular section
 				case '#':
-					if (is_array($val)) {
+					if ($this->varIsIterable($val)) {
 						foreach ($val as $local_context) {
 							$replace .= $this->_render($content, $this->getContext($context, $local_context));
 						}
 					} else if ($val) {
-						$replace .= $content;
+						if (is_array($val) || is_object($val)) {
+							$replace .= $this->_render($content, $this->getContext($context, $val));
+						} else {
+							$replace .= $content;
+						}
 					}
 					break;
 			}
@@ -387,6 +391,17 @@ class Mustache {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Check whether the given $var should be iterated (i.e. in a section context).
+	 *
+	 * @access protected
+	 * @param mixed $var
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	protected function varIsIterable($var) {
+		return is_object($var) || (is_array($var) && !array_diff_key($var, array_keys(array_keys($var))));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Prepare a string to be used in a regular expression.
 	 *
diff --git a/examples/child_context/ChildContext.php b/examples/child_context/ChildContext.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b652356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/child_context/ChildContext.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+class ChildContext extends Mustache {
+	public $parent = array(
+		'child' => 'child works',
+	);
+	
+	public $grandparent = array(
+		'parent' => array(
+			'child' => 'grandchild works',
+		),
+	);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/child_context/child_context.mustache b/examples/child_context/child_context.mustache
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1f2ebc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/child_context/child_context.mustache
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<h1>{{#parent}}{{child}}{{/parent}}</h1>
+<h2>{{#grandparent}}{{#parent}}{{child}}{{/parent}}{{/grandparent}}</h2>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/child_context/child_context.txt b/examples/child_context/child_context.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfb76bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/child_context/child_context.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<h1>child works</h1>
+<h2>grandchild works</h2>
\ No newline at end of file