diff --git a/e107_handlers/shortcode_handler.php b/e107_handlers/shortcode_handler.php
index 4ee0b9c8b..064e3ab88 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/shortcode_handler.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/shortcode_handler.php
@@ -1366,7 +1366,8 @@ class e_shortcode
 	}
 	
 	/**
-	 * Alias of setParserVars - Preferred use by Plugins. 
+	 * Alias of setParserVars - Preferred use by Plugins.
+	 * Sets the value of $sc->var
 	 */
 	public function setVars($eVars) // Alias of setParserVars();
 	{
diff --git a/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php b/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php
index 08b618b80..4d25d18a9 100644
--- a/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php
+++ b/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ foreach ($postList as $postInfo)
 		$alt = !$alt;
 
 		$sc->setScVar('postInfo', $postInfo);
+		$sc->setVars($postInfo); // compatibility
 
 		if($postInfo['post_status'])
 		{
@@ -493,6 +494,7 @@ foreach ($postList as $postInfo)
 	{
 		$postInfo['thread_start'] = true;
 		$sc->setScVar('postInfo', $postInfo);
+		$sc->setVars($postInfo); // compatibility
 		$sc->wrapper('forum_viewtopic/thread');
 	//	$forum_shortcodes = e107::getScBatch('view', 'forum')->setScVar('postInfo', $postInfo)->wrapper('forum/viewtopic');
 		$forthr = $tp->parseTemplate($FORUMTHREADSTYLE, true, vartrue($sc)) . "\n";