diff --git a/Mustache.php b/Mustache.php
index e1f69cd..6bdc6a4 100644
--- a/Mustache.php
+++ b/Mustache.php
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ class Mustache {
 	protected $template = '';
 	protected $context  = array();
 	protected $partials = array();
+	protected $pragmas  = array();
+
+	protected $pragmasImplemented = array('DOT-NOTATION');
 
 	/**
 	 * Mustache class constructor.
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@ class Mustache {
 	 * @return string Rendered Mustache template.
 	 */
 	protected function _render($template, &$context) {
+		$template = $this->renderPragmas($template, $context);
 		$template = $this->renderSection($template, $context);
 		return $this->renderTags($template, $context);
 	}
@@ -162,6 +166,60 @@ class Mustache {
 		return $template;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Initialize pragmas and remove all pragma tags.
+	 * 
+	 * @access protected
+	 * @param string $template
+	 * @param array &$context
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	protected function renderPragmas($template, &$context) {
+		// no pragmas
+		if (strpos($template, $this->otag . '%') === false) {
+			return $template;
+		}
+
+		$otag = $this->prepareRegEx($this->otag);
+		$ctag = $this->prepareRegEx($this->ctag);
+		$regex = '/' . $otag . '%([\\w_-]+)((?: [\\w]+=[\\w]+)*)' . $ctag . '\\n?/';
+		return preg_replace_callback($regex, array($this, 'renderPragma'), $template);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * A preg_replace helper to remove {{%PRAGMA}} tags and enable requested pragma.
+	 *
+	 * @access protected
+	 * @param mixed $matches
+	 * @return void
+	 * @throws MustacheException unknown pragma
+	 */
+	protected function renderPragma($matches) {
+		$pragma         = $matches[0];
+		$pragma_name    = $matches[1];
+		$options_string = $matches[2];
+
+		if (!in_array($pragma_name, $this->pragmasImplemented)) {
+			throw new MustacheException('Unknown pragma: ' . $pragma_name, MustacheException::UNKNOWN_PRAGMA);
+		}
+
+		$options = array();
+		foreach (explode(' ', trim($options_string)) as $o) {
+			if ($p = trim($o)) {
+				$p = explode('=', trim($p));
+				$options[$p[0]] = $p[1];
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (empty($options)) {
+			$this->pragmas[$pragma_name] = true;
+		} else {
+			$this->pragmas[$pragma_name] = $options;
+		}
+
+		return '';
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Loop through and render individual Mustache tags.
 	 *
@@ -175,8 +233,8 @@ class Mustache {
 			return $template;
 		}
 
-		$otag  = $this->prepareRegEx($this->otag);
-		$ctag  = $this->prepareRegEx($this->ctag);
+		$otag = $this->prepareRegEx($this->otag);
+		$ctag = $this->prepareRegEx($this->ctag);
 		$this->tagRegEx = '/' . $otag . "(#|\/|=|!|>|\\{|&)?([^\/#]+?)\\1?" . $ctag . "+/";
 		$html = '';
 		$matches = array();
@@ -442,4 +500,8 @@ class MustacheException extends Exception {
 	// with no associated partial.
 	const UNKNOWN_PARTIAL          = 3;
 
+	// An UNKNOWN_PRAGMA exception is thrown whenever a {{%PRAGMA}} tag appears
+	// which can't be handled by this Mustache instance.
+	const UNKNOWN_PRAGMA           = 4;
+
 }
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diff --git a/test/MustachePragmaTest.php b/test/MustachePragmaTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49937d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/MustachePragmaTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once '../Mustache.php';
+require_once 'PHPUnit/Framework.php';
+
+class MustachePragmaTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
+
+	public function testUnknownPragmaException() {
+		$m = new Mustache();
+		$caught_exception = null;
+
+		try {
+			$m->render('{{%I-HAVE-THE-GREATEST-MUSTACHE}}');
+		} catch (Exception $e) {
+			$caught_exception = $e;
+		}
+
+		$this->assertNotNull($caught_exception, 'No exception caught');
+		$this->assertType('MustacheException', $caught_exception);
+		$this->assertEquals($caught_exception->getCode(), MustacheException::UNKNOWN_PRAGMA, 'Caught exception code was not MustacheException::UNKNOWN_PRAGMA');
+	}
+
+	public function testPragmaReplace() {
+		$m = new Mustache();
+		$this->assertEquals($m->render('{{%DOT-NOTATION}}'), '', 'Pragma tag not removed');
+	}
+
+	public function testPragmaReplaceMultiple() {
+		$m = new Mustache();
+		$this->assertEquals($m->render("{{%DOT-NOTATION}}\n{{%DOT-NOTATION}}"), '', 'Multiple pragma tags not removed');
+		$this->assertEquals($m->render('{{%DOT-NOTATION}} {{%DOT-NOTATION}}'), ' ', 'Multiple pragma tags not removed');
+	}
+
+	public function testPragmaReplaceNewline() {
+		$m = new Mustache();
+		$this->assertEquals($m->render("{{%DOT-NOTATION}}\n"), '', 'Trailing newline after pragma tag not removed');
+		$this->assertEquals($m->render("\n{{%DOT-NOTATION}}\n"), "\n", 'Too many newlines removed with pragma tag');
+		$this->assertEquals($m->render("1\n2{{%DOT-NOTATION}}\n3"), "1\n23", 'Wrong newline removed with pragma tag');
+	}
+}
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