diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3e17f2f..17cb675 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -165,6 +165,12 @@ Default value: `undefined`
 
 These two slots can be used to fill in a default `data` or `template` value for any item in your `files` list that does not already have one specified.  This can be handy if you want to dynamically build the `files` list and apply the same `data` or `template` source to every item in the list.
 
+### options.escape
+Type: `Boolean`  
+Default value: `true`
+
+If set to `false` it disables default HTML escaping. That means that `{{var}}` will not be escaped. This is usefull for templating files that are not HTML.
+
 ### Usage Examples
 
 For this Grunt config:
diff --git a/tasks/mustache_render.js b/tasks/mustache_render.js
index 30e19b5..9c7cb85 100644
--- a/tasks/mustache_render.js
+++ b/tasks/mustache_render.js
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ module.exports = function gruntTask(grunt) {
     prefix : "",  // discouraged; use prefix_dir and/or prefix_file
     prefix_dir : "",
     prefix_file : "",
-    clear_cache : false
+    clear_cache : false,
+    escape: true
   };
 
   /**
@@ -316,6 +317,10 @@ module.exports = function gruntTask(grunt) {
 
       if (renderer.options.clear_cache) { mustache.clearCache(); }
 
+      if (!renderer.options.escape) { 
+        mustache.escape = function (text) { return text; }
+      }
+
       Promise.all(files.map(function renderFile(fileData) {
         return renderer.render(fileData.data, fileData.template, fileData.dest);
       })).