diff --git a/dist/handlebars.js b/dist/handlebars.js
index 96d86ea81..93f862dac 100644
--- a/dist/handlebars.js
+++ b/dist/handlebars.js
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ case 33: return 5;
 break;
 }
 };
-lexer.rules = [/^(?:\\\\(?=(\{\{)))/,/^(?:[^\x00]*?(?=(\{\{)))/,/^(?:[^\x00]+)/,/^(?:[^\x00]{2,}?(?=(\{\{|$)))/,/^(?:[\s\S]*?--\}\})/,/^(?:\{\{>)/,/^(?:\{\{#)/,/^(?:\{\{\/)/,/^(?:\{\{\^)/,/^(?:\{\{\s*else\b)/,/^(?:\{\{\{)/,/^(?:\{\{&)/,/^(?:\{\{!--)/,/^(?:\{\{![\s\S]*?\}\})/,/^(?:\{\{)/,/^(?:=)/,/^(?:\.(?=[}/ ]))/,/^(?:\.\.)/,/^(?:[\/.])/,/^(?:\s+)/,/^(?:\}\}\})/,/^(?:\}\})/,/^(?:"(\\["]|[^"])*")/,/^(?:'(\\[']|[^'])*')/,/^(?:@[a-zA-Z]+)/,/^(?:true(?=[}\s]))/,/^(?:false(?=[}\s]))/,/^(?:-?[0-9]+(?=[}\s]))/,/^(?:[a-zA-Z0-9_$:\-]+(?=[=}\s\/.]))/,/^(?:\[[^\]]*\])/,/^(?:.)/,/^(?:\s+)/,/^(?:[a-zA-Z0-9_$\-\/]+)/,/^(?:$)/];
+lexer.rules = [/^(?:\\\\(?=(\{\{)))/,/^(?:[^\x00]*?(?=(\{\{)))/,/^(?:[^\x00]+)/,/^(?:[^\x00]{2,}?(?=(\{\{|$)))/,/^(?:[\s\S]*?--\}\})/,/^(?:\{\{>)/,/^(?:\{\{#)/,/^(?:\{\{\/)/,/^(?:\{\{\^)/,/^(?:\{\{\s*else\b)/,/^(?:\{\{\{)/,/^(?:\{\{&)/,/^(?:\{\{!--)/,/^(?:\{\{![\s\S]*?\}\})/,/^(?:\{\{)/,/^(?:=)/,/^(?:\.(?=[}/ ]))/,/^(?:\.\.)/,/^(?:[\/.])/,/^(?:\s+)/,/^(?:\}\}\})/,/^(?:\}\})/,/^(?:"(\\["]|[^"])*")/,/^(?:'(\\[']|[^'])*')/,/^(?:@[a-zA-Z]+)/,/^(?:true(?=[}\s]))/,/^(?:false(?=[}\s]))/,/^(?:-?[0-9]+(?=[}\s]))/,/^(?:[a-zA-Z0-9_$:\-]+(?=[=}\s\/.]))/,/^(?:\[[^\]]*\])/,/^(?:.)/,/^(?:\s+)/,/^(?:[a-zA-Z0-9_$\-\/\.]+)/,/^(?:$)/];
 lexer.conditions = {"mu":{"rules":[5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,33],"inclusive":false},"emu":{"rules":[3],"inclusive":false},"com":{"rules":[4],"inclusive":false},"par":{"rules":[31,32],"inclusive":false},"INITIAL":{"rules":[0,1,2,33],"inclusive":true}};
 return lexer;})()
 parser.lexer = lexer;
diff --git a/spec/qunit_spec.js b/spec/qunit_spec.js
index fef5166bc..ad690c60f 100644
--- a/spec/qunit_spec.js
+++ b/spec/qunit_spec.js
@@ -577,6 +577,13 @@ test("Partials with slash paths", function() {
   shouldCompileToWithPartials(string, [hash, {}, {'shared/dude':dude}], true, "Dudes: Jeepers", "Partials can use literal paths");
 });
 
+test("Partials with slash and point paths", function() {
+  var string = "Dudes: {{> shared/dude.thing}}";
+  var dude = "{{name}}";
+  var hash = {name:"Jeepers", another_dude:"Creepers"};
+  shouldCompileToWithPartials(string, [hash, {}, {'shared/dude.thing':dude}], true, "Dudes: Jeepers", "Partials can use literal with points in paths");
+});
+
 test("Multiple partial registration", function() {
   Handlebars.registerPartial({
     'shared/dude': '{{name}}',
diff --git a/src/handlebars.l b/src/handlebars.l
index 8a17a4e28..d12ab28a5 100644
--- a/src/handlebars.l
+++ b/src/handlebars.l
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@
 <mu>"true"/[}\s]                 { return 'BOOLEAN'; }
 <mu>"false"/[}\s]                { return 'BOOLEAN'; }
 <mu>\-?[0-9]+/[}\s]              { return 'INTEGER'; }
-<mu>[a-zA-Z0-9_$:\-]+/[=}\s\/.]   { return 'ID'; }
+<mu>[a-zA-Z0-9_$:\-]+/[=}\s\/.]  { return 'ID'; }
 <mu>'['[^\]]*']'                 { yytext = yytext.substr(1, yyleng-2); return 'ID'; }
 <mu>.                            { return 'INVALID'; }
 <par>\s+                         { /*ignore whitespace*/ }
-<par>[a-zA-Z0-9_$\-\/]+           { this.popState(); return 'PARTIAL_NAME'; }
+<par>[a-zA-Z0-9_$\-\/\.]+        { this.popState(); return 'PARTIAL_NAME'; }
 
 <INITIAL,mu><<EOF>>              { return 'EOF'; }