diff --git a/lib/handlebars/runtime.js b/lib/handlebars/runtime.js
index d41b42a44..bc12fc9fd 100644
--- a/lib/handlebars/runtime.js
+++ b/lib/handlebars/runtime.js
@@ -135,7 +135,11 @@ export function template(templateSpec, env) {
     let depths,
         blockParams = templateSpec.useBlockParams ? [] : undefined;
     if (templateSpec.useDepths) {
-      depths = options.depths ? [context].concat(options.depths) : [context];
+      if (options.depths) {
+        depths = context !== options.depths[0] ? [context].concat(depths) : options.depths;
+      } else {
+        depths = [context];
+      }
     }
 
     return templateSpec.main.call(container, context, container.helpers, container.partials, data, blockParams, depths);
@@ -170,12 +174,17 @@ export function template(templateSpec, env) {
 
 export function wrapProgram(container, i, fn, data, declaredBlockParams, blockParams, depths) {
   function prog(context, options = {}) {
+    let currentDepths = depths;
+    if (depths && context !== depths[0]) {
+      currentDepths = [context].concat(depths);
+    }
+
     return fn.call(container,
         context,
         container.helpers, container.partials,
         options.data || data,
         blockParams && [options.blockParams].concat(blockParams),
-        depths && [context].concat(depths));
+        currentDepths);
   }
   prog.program = i;
   prog.depth = depths ? depths.length : 0;
diff --git a/spec/builtins.js b/spec/builtins.js
index bcacf5908..a7f6204f2 100644
--- a/spec/builtins.js
+++ b/spec/builtins.js
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ describe('builtin helpers', function() {
       shouldCompileTo(string, {goodbye: function() {return this.foo; }, world: 'world'}, 'cruel world!',
                       'if with function does not show the contents when returns undefined');
     });
+
+    it('should not change the depth list', function() {
+      var string = '{{#with foo}}{{#if goodbye}}GOODBYE cruel {{../world}}!{{/if}}{{/with}}';
+      shouldCompileTo(string, {foo: {goodbye: true}, world: 'world'}, 'GOODBYE cruel world!');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('#with', function() {
diff --git a/spec/helpers.js b/spec/helpers.js
index 00bcb79cb..94e503f12 100644
--- a/spec/helpers.js
+++ b/spec/helpers.js
@@ -38,6 +38,19 @@ describe('helpers', function() {
     shouldCompileTo(string, [{}, helpers], ' {{{{b}}}} {{{{/b}}}} ', 'raw block helper should get nested raw block as raw content');
   });
 
+  it('helper block with identical context', function() {
+    var string = '{{#goodbyes}}{{name}}{{/goodbyes}}';
+    var hash = {name: 'Alan'};
+    var helpers = {goodbyes: function(options) {
+      var out = '';
+      var byes = ['Goodbye', 'goodbye', 'GOODBYE'];
+      for (var i = 0, j = byes.length; i < j; i++) {
+        out += byes[i] + ' ' + options.fn(this) + '! ';
+      }
+      return out;
+    }};
+    shouldCompileTo(string, [hash, helpers], 'Goodbye Alan! goodbye Alan! GOODBYE Alan! ');
+  });
   it('helper block with complex lookup expression', function() {
     var string = '{{#goodbyes}}{{../name}}{{/goodbyes}}';
     var hash = {name: 'Alan'};
@@ -45,7 +58,7 @@ describe('helpers', function() {
       var out = '';
       var byes = ['Goodbye', 'goodbye', 'GOODBYE'];
       for (var i = 0, j = byes.length; i < j; i++) {
-        out += byes[i] + ' ' + options.fn(this) + '! ';
+        out += byes[i] + ' ' + options.fn({}) + '! ';
       }
       return out;
     }};