diff --git a/core/pagecontroller/Document.php b/core/pagecontroller/Document.php
index 0c4b55d95..c51cb90a0 100644
--- a/core/pagecontroller/Document.php
+++ b/core/pagecontroller/Document.php
@@ -118,21 +118,6 @@ class Document extends APFObject {
     */
    public static $maxParserLoops = 500;
 
-   /**
-    * @public
-    *
-    * Initializes the built-in taglibs, used to create the APF DOM tree.
-    *
-    * @author Christian Schäfer
-    * @version
-    * Version 0.1, 28.12.2006<br />
-    * Version 0.2, 03.03.2007 (Removed the "&" in front of "new")<br />
-    * Version 0.3, 11.02.2012 (Added html:getstring tag as known tag (refactoring!))<br />
-    */
-   public function __construct() {
-      $this->setObjectId(XmlParser::generateUniqID());
-   }
-
    /**
     * @public
     *
@@ -1294,14 +1279,14 @@ public function onParseTime() {
     * Interface definition of the onAfterAppend() method. This function is called after the DOM
     * node is appended to the DOM tree. It must be implemented by derived classes.
     *
-    * @public
-    * @abstract
-    *
     * @author Christian Schäfer
     * @version
     * Version 0.1, 28.12.2006<br />
+    * Version 0.2, 27.06.2014 (Added expression tag analysis to "standard" document to allow expression place holders in initial document)<br />
     */
    public function onAfterAppend() {
+      // ID#191: extract "static" expressions (e.g. place holders)
+      $this->extractExpressionTags();
    }
 
    /**
diff --git a/core/pagecontroller/Page.php b/core/pagecontroller/Page.php
index a21ef6d8c..6f237a14f 100644
--- a/core/pagecontroller/Page.php
+++ b/core/pagecontroller/Page.php
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ public function &getRootDocument() {
     * Version 0.3, 04.03.2007 (The namespace is taken as a context, if no other was set before)<br />
     * Version 0.4, 22.04.2007 (Now the language is applied to the document)<br />
     * Version 0.5, 08.03.2009 (Bug-fix: protected variable parentObject might not be used)<br />
+    * Version 0.6, 27.06.2014 (Bug fix: ensure native environment for Document to allow expression-style place holders)<br />
     */
    public function loadDesign($namespace, $design) {
 
@@ -92,6 +93,11 @@ public function loadDesign($namespace, $design) {
       // load the design
       $this->document->loadDesign($namespace, $design);
       $this->document->setObjectId(XmlParser::generateUniqID());
+
+      // ensure native APF environment
+      $this->document->onParseTime();
+      $this->document->onAfterAppend();
+
    }
 
    /**