diff --git a/lib/ruby-handlebars/parser.rb b/lib/ruby-handlebars/parser.rb
index 997534a..4a9c855 100644
--- a/lib/ruby-handlebars/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/ruby-handlebars/parser.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Parser < Parslet::Parser
     rule(:as_kw)       { str('as') }
 
     rule(:identifier)  { (else_kw >> space? >> dccurly).absent? >> match['@\-a-zA-Z0-9_\?'].repeat(1) }
+    rule(:directory)   { (else_kw >> space? >> dccurly).absent? >> match['@\-a-zA-Z0-9_\/\?'].repeat(1) }
     rule(:path)        { identifier >> (dot >> (identifier | else_kw)).repeat }
 
     rule(:nocurly)     { match('[^{}]') }
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ class Parser < Parslet::Parser
       docurly >>
       gt >>
       space? >>
-      identifier.as(:partial_name) >>
+      directory.as(:partial_name) >>
       space? >>
       dccurly
     }
diff --git a/spec/handlebars_spec.rb b/spec/handlebars_spec.rb
index f47dc3b..141c331 100644
--- a/spec/handlebars_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/handlebars_spec.rb
@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ def evaluate(template, args = {})
         expect(evaluate("Hello {{> plic}}")).to eq("Hello Plic")
       end
 
+      it 'using a name with a slash' do
+        hbs.register_partial('parent/plic', "Plic")
+        expect(evaluate("Hello {{> parent/plic}}")).to eq("Hello Plic")
+      end
+
+      it 'using a name that begins with a slash' do
+        hbs.register_partial('/parent/plic', "Plic")
+        expect(evaluate("Hello {{> /parent/plic}}")).to eq("Hello Plic")
+      end
+
       it 'using context' do
         hbs.register_partial('brackets', "[{{name}}]")
         expect(evaluate("Hello {{> brackets}}", {name: 'world'})).to eq("Hello [world]")