diff --git a/src/Mustache/Context.php b/src/Mustache/Context.php
index 6a2d57c..e7783b4 100644
--- a/src/Mustache/Context.php
+++ b/src/Mustache/Context.php
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class Mustache_Context
     private function findVariableInStack($id, array $stack)
     {
         for ($i = count($stack) - 1; $i >= 0; $i--) {
-            if (is_object($stack[$i])) {
+            if (is_object($stack[$i]) && !$stack[$i] instanceof Closure) {
                 if (method_exists($stack[$i], $id)) {
                     return $stack[$i]->$id();
                 } elseif (isset($stack[$i]->$id)) {
diff --git a/test/Mustache/Test/FiveThree/Functional/ClosureQuirksTest.php b/test/Mustache/Test/FiveThree/Functional/ClosureQuirksTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f9f548
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Mustache/Test/FiveThree/Functional/ClosureQuirksTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Mustache.php.
+ *
+ * (c) 2012 Justin Hileman
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @group lambdas
+ * @group functional
+ */
+class Mustache_Test_FiveThree_Functional_ClosuresQuirksTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    private $mustache;
+
+    public function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->mustache = new Mustache_Engine;
+    }
+
+    public function testClosuresDontLikeItWhenYouTouchTheirProperties()
+    {
+        $tpl = $this->mustache->loadTemplate('{{ foo.bar }}');
+        $this->assertEquals('', $tpl->render(array('foo' => function() { return 'FOO'; })));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Mustache/Test/FiveThree/Functional/HigherOrderSectionsTest.php b/test/Mustache/Test/FiveThree/Functional/HigherOrderSectionsTest.php
index 8453c93..9862d06 100644
--- a/test/Mustache/Test/FiveThree/Functional/HigherOrderSectionsTest.php
+++ b/test/Mustache/Test/FiveThree/Functional/HigherOrderSectionsTest.php
@@ -15,57 +15,57 @@
  */
 class Mustache_Test_FiveThree_Functional_HigherOrderSectionsTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
 
-	private $mustache;
+    private $mustache;
 
-	public function setUp() {
-		$this->mustache = new Mustache_Engine;
-	}
+    public function setUp() {
+        $this->mustache = new Mustache_Engine;
+    }
 
-	public function testAnonymousFunctionSectionCallback() {
-		$tpl = $this->mustache->loadTemplate('{{#wrapper}}{{name}}{{/wrapper}}');
+    public function testAnonymousFunctionSectionCallback() {
+        $tpl = $this->mustache->loadTemplate('{{#wrapper}}{{name}}{{/wrapper}}');
 
-		$foo = new Mustache_Test_FiveThree_Functional_Foo;
-		$foo->name = 'Mario';
-		$foo->wrapper = function($text) {
-			return sprintf('<div class="anonymous">%s</div>', $text);
-		};
+        $foo = new Mustache_Test_FiveThree_Functional_Foo;
+        $foo->name = 'Mario';
+        $foo->wrapper = function($text) {
+            return sprintf('<div class="anonymous">%s</div>', $text);
+        };
 
-		$this->assertEquals(sprintf('<div class="anonymous">%s</div>', $foo->name), $tpl->render($foo));
-	}
+        $this->assertEquals(sprintf('<div class="anonymous">%s</div>', $foo->name), $tpl->render($foo));
+    }
 
-	public function testSectionCallback() {
-		$one = $this->mustache->loadTemplate('{{name}}');
-		$two = $this->mustache->loadTemplate('{{#wrap}}{{name}}{{/wrap}}');
+    public function testSectionCallback() {
+        $one = $this->mustache->loadTemplate('{{name}}');
+        $two = $this->mustache->loadTemplate('{{#wrap}}{{name}}{{/wrap}}');
 
-		$foo = new Mustache_Test_FiveThree_Functional_Foo;
-		$foo->name = 'Luigi';
+        $foo = new Mustache_Test_FiveThree_Functional_Foo;
+        $foo->name = 'Luigi';
 
-		$this->assertEquals($foo->name, $one->render($foo));
-		$this->assertEquals(sprintf('<em>%s</em>', $foo->name), $two->render($foo));
-	}
+        $this->assertEquals($foo->name, $one->render($foo));
+        $this->assertEquals(sprintf('<em>%s</em>', $foo->name), $two->render($foo));
+    }
 
-	public function testViewArrayAnonymousSectionCallback() {
-		$tpl = $this->mustache->loadTemplate('{{#wrap}}{{name}}{{/wrap}}');
+    public function testViewArrayAnonymousSectionCallback() {
+        $tpl = $this->mustache->loadTemplate('{{#wrap}}{{name}}{{/wrap}}');
 
-		$data = array(
-			'name' => 'Bob',
-			'wrap' => function($text) {
-				return sprintf('[[%s]]', $text);
-			}
-		);
+        $data = array(
+            'name' => 'Bob',
+            'wrap' => function($text) {
+                return sprintf('[[%s]]', $text);
+            }
+        );
 
-		$this->assertEquals(sprintf('[[%s]]', $data['name']), $tpl->render($data));
-	}
+        $this->assertEquals(sprintf('[[%s]]', $data['name']), $tpl->render($data));
+    }
 }
 
 class Mustache_Test_FiveThree_Functional_Foo {
-	public $name  = 'Justin';
-	public $lorem = 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,';
-	public $wrap;
+    public $name  = 'Justin';
+    public $lorem = 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,';
+    public $wrap;
 
-	public function __construct() {
-		$this->wrap = function($text) {
-			return sprintf('<em>%s</em>', $text);
-		};
-	}
+    public function __construct() {
+        $this->wrap = function($text) {
+            return sprintf('<em>%s</em>', $text);
+        };
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test/Mustache/Test/FiveThree/Functional/MustacheSpecTest.php b/test/Mustache/Test/FiveThree/Functional/MustacheSpecTest.php
index cf26ae1..86b8795 100644
--- a/test/Mustache/Test/FiveThree/Functional/MustacheSpecTest.php
+++ b/test/Mustache/Test/FiveThree/Functional/MustacheSpecTest.php
@@ -17,98 +17,98 @@
  */
 class Mustache_Test_FiveThree_Functional_MustacheSpecTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
 
-	private static $mustache;
+    private static $mustache;
 
-	public static function setUpBeforeClass() {
-		self::$mustache = new Mustache_Engine;
-	}
+    public static function setUpBeforeClass() {
+        self::$mustache = new Mustache_Engine;
+    }
 
-	/**
-	 * For some reason data providers can't mark tests skipped, so this test exists
-	 * simply to provide a 'skipped' test if the `spec` submodule isn't initialized.
-	 */
-	public function testSpecInitialized() {
-		if (!file_exists(dirname(__FILE__).'/../../../../../vendor/spec/specs/')) {
-			$this->markTestSkipped('Mustache spec submodule not initialized: run "git submodule update --init"');
-		}
-	}
+    /**
+     * For some reason data providers can't mark tests skipped, so this test exists
+     * simply to provide a 'skipped' test if the `spec` submodule isn't initialized.
+     */
+    public function testSpecInitialized() {
+        if (!file_exists(dirname(__FILE__).'/../../../../../vendor/spec/specs/')) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('Mustache spec submodule not initialized: run "git submodule update --init"');
+        }
+    }
 
-	/**
-	 * @group lambdas
-	 * @dataProvider loadLambdasSpec
-	 */
-	public function testLambdasSpec($desc, $source, $partials, $data, $expected) {
-		$template = self::loadTemplate($source, $partials);
-		$this->assertEquals($expected, $template($this->prepareLambdasSpec($data)), $desc);
-	}
+    /**
+     * @group lambdas
+     * @dataProvider loadLambdasSpec
+     */
+    public function testLambdasSpec($desc, $source, $partials, $data, $expected) {
+        $template = self::loadTemplate($source, $partials);
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $template($this->prepareLambdasSpec($data)), $desc);
+    }
 
-	public function loadLambdasSpec() {
-		return $this->loadSpec('~lambdas');
-	}
+    public function loadLambdasSpec() {
+        return $this->loadSpec('~lambdas');
+    }
 
-	/**
-	 * Extract and lambdafy any 'lambda' values found in the $data array.
-	 */
-	private function prepareLambdasSpec($data) {
-		foreach ($data as $key => $val) {
-			if ($key === 'lambda') {
-				if (!isset($val['php'])) {
-					$this->markTestSkipped(sprintf('PHP lambda test not implemented for this test.'));
-				}
+    /**
+     * Extract and lambdafy any 'lambda' values found in the $data array.
+     */
+    private function prepareLambdasSpec($data) {
+        foreach ($data as $key => $val) {
+            if ($key === 'lambda') {
+                if (!isset($val['php'])) {
+                    $this->markTestSkipped(sprintf('PHP lambda test not implemented for this test.'));
+                }
 
-				$func = $val['php'];
-				$data[$key] = function($text = null) use ($func) {
-					return eval($func);
-				};
-			} else if (is_array($val)) {
-				$data[$key] = $this->prepareLambdasSpec($val);
-			}
-		}
+                $func = $val['php'];
+                $data[$key] = function($text = null) use ($func) {
+                    return eval($func);
+                };
+            } elseif (is_array($val)) {
+                $data[$key] = $this->prepareLambdasSpec($val);
+            }
+        }
 
-		return $data;
-	}
+        return $data;
+    }
 
-	/**
-	 * Data provider for the mustache spec test.
-	 *
-	 * Loads YAML files from the spec and converts them to PHPisms.
-	 *
-	 * @access public
-	 * @return array
-	 */
-	private function loadSpec($name) {
-		$filename = dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../../../../vendor/spec/specs/' . $name . '.yml';
-		if (!file_exists($filename)) {
-			return array();
-		}
+    /**
+     * Data provider for the mustache spec test.
+     *
+     * Loads YAML files from the spec and converts them to PHPisms.
+     *
+     * @access public
+     * @return array
+     */
+    private function loadSpec($name) {
+        $filename = dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../../../../vendor/spec/specs/' . $name . '.yml';
+        if (!file_exists($filename)) {
+            return array();
+        }
 
-		$data = array();
-		$yaml = new sfYamlParser;
-		$file = file_get_contents($filename);
+        $data = array();
+        $yaml = new sfYamlParser;
+        $file = file_get_contents($filename);
 
-		// @hack: pre-process the 'lambdas' spec so the Symfony YAML parser doesn't complain.
-		if ($name === '~lambdas') {
-			$file = str_replace(" !code\n", "\n", $file);
-		}
+        // @hack: pre-process the 'lambdas' spec so the Symfony YAML parser doesn't complain.
+        if ($name === '~lambdas') {
+            $file = str_replace(" !code\n", "\n", $file);
+        }
 
-		$spec = $yaml->parse($file);
+        $spec = $yaml->parse($file);
 
-		foreach ($spec['tests'] as $test) {
-			$data[] = array(
-				$test['name'] . ': ' . $test['desc'],
-				$test['template'],
-				isset($test['partials']) ? $test['partials'] : array(),
-				$test['data'],
-				$test['expected'],
-			);
-		}
+        foreach ($spec['tests'] as $test) {
+            $data[] = array(
+                $test['name'] . ': ' . $test['desc'],
+                $test['template'],
+                isset($test['partials']) ? $test['partials'] : array(),
+                $test['data'],
+                $test['expected'],
+            );
+        }
 
-		return $data;
-	}
+        return $data;
+    }
 
-	private static function loadTemplate($source, $partials) {
-		self::$mustache->setPartials($partials);
+    private static function loadTemplate($source, $partials) {
+        self::$mustache->setPartials($partials);
 
-		return self::$mustache->loadTemplate($source);
-	}
+        return self::$mustache->loadTemplate($source);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/examples/partials/Partials.php b/test/fixtures/examples/partials/Partials.php
index f15d6b2..cfa110c 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/examples/partials/Partials.php
+++ b/test/fixtures/examples/partials/Partials.php
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 
 class Partials {
-	public $page = array(
-		'title'    => 'Page Title',
-		'subtitle' => 'Page Subtitle',
-		'content'  => 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.',
-	);
+    public $page = array(
+        'title'    => 'Page Title',
+        'subtitle' => 'Page Subtitle',
+        'content'  => 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.',
+    );
 }