diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 31dd2e5dcb..0d23723e16 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   * Route passing
   * View support (ejs, haml, sass, etc)
   * View partials
+  * View globals/helpers support
   * Full test coverage
   * Logger plugin with several formats
   * Upload size restrictions
diff --git a/lib/express/plugins/view.js b/lib/express/plugins/view.js
index 84c8764b9d..5620aceed4 100644
--- a/lib/express/plugins/view.js
+++ b/lib/express/plugins/view.js
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ var engines = {}
  * View cache.
  */
  
-var cache = { views: {}, partials: {}}
+var cache = { views: {}, partials: {} }
+
+// View globals (helpers).
+
+var helpers = exports.helpers = {}
 
 /**
  * Cache view files where _type_ is
@@ -153,6 +157,8 @@ exports.View = Plugin.extend({
               layout = options.layout === undefined
                 ? 'layout'
                 : options.layout
+          options.locals = options.locals || {}
+          Object.merge(options.locals, helpers)
           options.filename = path
           if (set('cache view contents'))
             options.cache = true
@@ -178,5 +184,4 @@ exports.View = Plugin.extend({
       })
     }
   }
-})
-
+})
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diff --git a/spec/fixtures/helpers-layout.html.haml b/spec/fixtures/helpers-layout.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a90125685
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/helpers-layout.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Testing
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diff --git a/spec/fixtures/helpers.html.haml b/spec/fixtures/helpers.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d87fd6244
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/helpers.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+%span= _('Hello world')
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diff --git a/spec/fixtures/layout-helper.html.haml b/spec/fixtures/layout-helper.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7fbf911d47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/layout-helper.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+%span= _(body)
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diff --git a/spec/spec.plugins.view.js b/spec/spec.plugins.view.js
index c8cc8bdef4..5d2ae80503 100644
--- a/spec/spec.plugins.view.js
+++ b/spec/spec.plugins.view.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 ejs = require('ejs')
+helpers = require('express/plugins/view').helpers
 
 describe 'Express'
   before_each
@@ -213,6 +214,27 @@ describe 'Express'
           end
         end
         
+        describe 'when a global is set'
+          it 'should include the helper and translate the text in the view'
+            helpers._ = function(text){
+              if (text == 'Hello world') return 'Hola mundo'
+            }
+            get('/', function(){
+              this.render('helpers.html.haml', { layout: false })
+            })
+            get('/').body.should.include 'Hola mundo'
+          end
+          it 'should include the helper and translate the text in the layout'
+            helpers._ = function(text){
+              if (text == 'Testing') return 'Probando'
+            }
+            get('/', function(){
+              this.render('helpers-layout.html.haml', { layout: 'layout-helper' })
+            })
+            get('/').body.should.include 'Probando'
+          end
+        end
+        
         describe 'when engine cannot be found'
           it 'should throw an error'
             get('/', function(){