diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/template/twig/lexer.php b/phpBB/phpbb/template/twig/lexer.php
index 3c072adff9..4f127bd7e6 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/template/twig/lexer.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/template/twig/lexer.php
@@ -200,8 +200,9 @@ class phpbb_template_twig_lexer extends Twig_Lexer
 				$subset = '|subset(' . $subset . ')';
 			}
 
+			$parent = ($parent) ?: 'loops.';
 			// Turn into a Twig for loop
-			return "{% for {$name} in loops.{$parent}{$name}{$subset} %}{$body}{% endfor %}";
+			return "{% for {$name} in {$parent}{$name}{$subset} %}{$body}{% endfor %}";
 		};
 
 		// Replace <!-- BEGINELSE --> correctly, only needs to be done once
@@ -224,7 +225,10 @@ class phpbb_template_twig_lexer extends Twig_Lexer
 			// Replace $TEST with definition.TEST
 			$inner = preg_replace('#\s\$([a-zA-Z_0-9]+)#', ' definition.$1', $inner);
 
-			// Replace .test with test|length
+			// Replace .foo with loops.foo|length
+			$inner = preg_replace('#\s\.([a-zA-Z_0-9]+)#', ' loops.$1|length', $inner);
+
+			// Replace .foo.bar with foo.bar|length
 			$inner = preg_replace('#\s\.([a-zA-Z_0-9\.]+)#', ' $1|length', $inner);
 
 			return "<!-- {$matches[1]}IF{$inner}-->";
diff --git a/tests/template/template_test.php b/tests/template/template_test.php
index dd9ba21c26..0a6b680100 100644
--- a/tests/template/template_test.php
+++ b/tests/template/template_test.php
@@ -93,49 +93,49 @@ class phpbb_template_template_test extends phpbb_template_template_test_case
 			array(
 				'loop.html',
 				array(),
-				array('loop' => array(array())),
+				array('test_loop' => array(array())),
 				array(),
 				"loop\nloop",
 			),
 			array(
 				'loop.html',
 				array(),
-				array('loop' => array(array(), array()), 'loop.block' => array(array())),
+				array('test_loop' => array(array(), array()), 'test_loop.block' => array(array())),
 				array(),
 				"loop\nloop\nloop\nloop",
 			),
 			array(
 				'loop.html',
 				array(),
-				array('loop' => array(array(), array()), 'loop.block' => array(array()), 'block' => array(array(), array())),
+				array('test_loop' => array(array(), array()), 'test_loop.block' => array(array()), 'block' => array(array(), array())),
 				array(),
 				"loop\nloop\nloop\nloop\nloop#0-block#0\nloop#0-block#1\nloop#1-block#0\nloop#1-block#1",
 			),
 			array(
 				'loop_vars.html',
 				array(),
-				array('loop' => array(array('VARIABLE' => 'x'))),
+				array('test_loop' => array(array('VARIABLE' => 'x'))),
 				array(),
 				"first\n0 - a\nx - b\nset\nlast",
 			),
 			array(
 				'loop_vars.html',
 				array(),
-				array('loop' => array(array('VARIABLE' => 'x'), array('VARIABLE' => 'y'))),
+				array('test_loop' => array(array('VARIABLE' => 'x'), array('VARIABLE' => 'y'))),
 				array(),
 				"first\n0 - a\nx - b\nset\n1 - a\ny - b\nset\nlast",
 			),
 			array(
 				'loop_vars.html',
 				array(),
-				array('loop' => array(array('VARIABLE' => 'x'), array('VARIABLE' => 'y')), 'loop.inner' => array(array(), array())),
+				array('test_loop' => array(array('VARIABLE' => 'x'), array('VARIABLE' => 'y')), 'test_loop.inner' => array(array(), array())),
 				array(),
 				"first\n0 - a\nx - b\nset\n1 - a\ny - b\nset\nlast\n0 - c\n1 - c\nlast inner",
 			),
 			array(
 				'loop_advanced.html',
 				array(),
-				array('loop' => array(array(), array(), array(), array(), array(), array(), array())),
+				array('test_loop' => array(array(), array(), array(), array(), array(), array(), array())),
 				array(),
 				"101234561\nx\n101234561\nx\n101234561\nx\n1234561\nx\n1\nx\n101\nx\n234\nx\n10\nx\n561\nx\n561",
 			),
@@ -149,14 +149,14 @@ class phpbb_template_template_test extends phpbb_template_template_test_case
 			array(
 				'define.html',
 				array(),
-				array('loop' => array(array(), array(), array(), array(), array(), array(), array()), 'test' => array(array()), 'test.deep' => array(array()), 'test.deep.defines' => array(array())),
+				array('test_loop' => array(array(), array(), array(), array(), array(), array(), array()), 'test' => array(array()), 'test.deep' => array(array()), 'test.deep.defines' => array(array())),
 				array(),
 				"xyz\nabc\n\$VALUE == 'abc'abc\nbar\nbar\nabc\ntest!@#$%^&*()_-=+{}[]:;\",<.>/?",
 			),
 			array(
 				'define_advanced.html',
 				array(),
-				array('loop' => array(array(), array(), array(), array(), array(), array(), array()), 'test' => array(array()), 'test.deep' => array(array()), 'test.deep.defines' => array(array())),
+				array('test_loop' => array(array(), array(), array(), array(), array(), array(), array()), 'test' => array(array()), 'test.deep' => array(array()), 'test.deep.defines' => array(array())),
 				array(),
 				"abc\nzxc\ncde\nbcd",
 			),
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class phpbb_template_template_test extends phpbb_template_template_test_case
 			array(
 				'include_loop.html',
 				array(),
-				array('loop' => array(array('NESTED_FILE' => 'include_loop1.html')), 'loop.inner' => array(array('NESTED_FILE' => 'include_loop1.html'), array('NESTED_FILE' => 'include_loop2.html'), array('NESTED_FILE' => 'include_loop3.html'))),
+				array('test_loop' => array(array('NESTED_FILE' => 'include_loop1.html')), 'test_loop.inner' => array(array('NESTED_FILE' => 'include_loop1.html'), array('NESTED_FILE' => 'include_loop2.html'), array('NESTED_FILE' => 'include_loop3.html'))),
 				array(),
 				"1\n_1\n_02\n_3",
 			),
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ class phpbb_template_template_test extends phpbb_template_template_test_case
 			array(
 				'loop_vars.html',
 				array(),
-				array('loop' => array(array('VARIABLE' => 'x'), array('VARIABLE' => 'y')), 'loop.inner' => array(array(), array())),
-				array('loop'),
+				array('test_loop' => array(array('VARIABLE' => 'x'), array('VARIABLE' => 'y')), 'test_loop.inner' => array(array(), array())),
+				array('test_loop'),
 				'',
 			),
 			array(
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class phpbb_template_template_test extends phpbb_template_template_test_case
 			array(
 				'include_loop_define.html',
 				array('VARIABLE' => 'value'),
-				array('loop' => array(array('NESTED_FILE' => 'variable.html'))),
+				array('test_loop' => array(array('NESTED_FILE' => 'variable.html'))),
 				array(),
 				'value',
 			),
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ class phpbb_template_template_test extends phpbb_template_template_test_case
 			array(
 				'loop_vars.html',
 				array(),
-				array('loop' => array(array('VARIABLE' => 'x'), array('VARIABLE' => 'y')), 'loop.inner' => array(array(), array())),
-				array('loop.inner'),
+				array('test_loop' => array(array('VARIABLE' => 'x'), array('VARIABLE' => 'y')), 'test_loop.inner' => array(array(), array())),
+				array('test_loop.inner'),
 				"first\n0\n0\n2\nx\nset\n1\n1\n2\ny\nset\nlast",
 			),*/
 			array(
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class phpbb_template_template_test extends phpbb_template_template_test_case
 			array(
 				'loop_size.html',
 				array(),
-				array('loop' => array(array()), 'empty_loop' => array()),
+				array('test_loop' => array(array()), 'empty_loop' => array()),
 				array(),
 				"nonexistent = 0\n! nonexistent\n\nempty = 0\n! empty\nloop\n\nin loop",
 			),
diff --git a/tests/template/templates/include_loop.html b/tests/template/templates/include_loop.html
index d5c3d9bc82..5cad34b363 100644
--- a/tests/template/templates/include_loop.html
+++ b/tests/template/templates/include_loop.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- BEGIN loop -->
-<!-- INCLUDE {loop.NESTED_FILE} -->
-<!-- BEGIN inner -->_<!-- INCLUDE {inner.NESTED_FILE} --><!-- END inner -->
-<!-- END loop -->
+<!-- BEGIN test_loop -->
+<!-- INCLUDE {test_loop.NESTED_FILE} -->
+<!-- BEGIN inner -->_<!-- INCLUDE {test_loop.inner.NESTED_FILE} --><!-- END inner -->
+<!-- END test_loop -->
diff --git a/tests/template/templates/include_loop_define.html b/tests/template/templates/include_loop_define.html
index f539b21396..4bab09422e 100644
--- a/tests/template/templates/include_loop_define.html
+++ b/tests/template/templates/include_loop_define.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- BEGIN loop -->
-<!-- DEFINE $DEF = '{loop.NESTED_FILE}' -->
+<!-- BEGIN test_loop -->
+<!-- DEFINE $DEF = '{test_loop.NESTED_FILE}' -->
 <!-- INCLUDE {$DEF} -->
-<!-- END loop -->
+<!-- END test_loop -->
diff --git a/tests/template/templates/loop.html b/tests/template/templates/loop.html
index de1a10004d..f541e934df 100644
--- a/tests/template/templates/loop.html
+++ b/tests/template/templates/loop.html
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
-<!-- BEGIN loop -->
+<!-- BEGIN test_loop -->
 loop
 <!-- BEGINELSE -->
 noloop
-<!-- END loop -->
+<!-- END test_loop -->
 
-<!-- IF .loop -->
+<!-- IF .test_loop -->
 loop
 <!-- ELSE -->
 noloop
 <!-- ENDIF -->
 
-<!-- IF .loop == 2 -->
+<!-- IF .test_loop == 2 -->
 loop
 <!-- ENDIF -->
 
-<!-- BEGIN loop -->
+<!-- BEGIN test_loop -->
 <!-- BEGIN !block -->
-loop#{loop.S_ROW_COUNT}-block#{block.S_ROW_COUNT}
+loop#{test_loop.S_ROW_COUNT}-block#{block.S_ROW_COUNT}
 <!-- END !block -->
-<!-- END loop -->
+<!-- END test_loop -->
diff --git a/tests/template/templates/loop_advanced.html b/tests/template/templates/loop_advanced.html
index c75fe55f03..1f56686eaa 100644
--- a/tests/template/templates/loop_advanced.html
+++ b/tests/template/templates/loop_advanced.html
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
-<!-- BEGIN loop -->{loop.S_FIRST_ROW}{loop.S_ROW_COUNT}{loop.S_LAST_ROW}<!-- END loop -->
+<!-- BEGIN test_loop -->{test_loop.S_FIRST_ROW}{test_loop.S_ROW_COUNT}{test_loop.S_LAST_ROW}<!-- END test_loop -->
 x
-<!-- BEGIN loop(0) -->{loop.S_FIRST_ROW}{loop.S_ROW_COUNT}{loop.S_LAST_ROW}<!-- END loop -->
+<!-- BEGIN test_loop(0) -->{test_loop.S_FIRST_ROW}{test_loop.S_ROW_COUNT}{test_loop.S_LAST_ROW}<!-- END test_loop -->
 x
-<!-- BEGIN loop(0,-1) -->{loop.S_FIRST_ROW}{loop.S_ROW_COUNT}{loop.S_LAST_ROW}<!-- END loop -->
+<!-- BEGIN test_loop(0,-1) -->{test_loop.S_FIRST_ROW}{test_loop.S_ROW_COUNT}{test_loop.S_LAST_ROW}<!-- END test_loop -->
 x
-<!-- BEGIN loop(1) -->{loop.S_FIRST_ROW}{loop.S_ROW_COUNT}{loop.S_LAST_ROW}<!-- END loop -->
+<!-- BEGIN test_loop(1) -->{test_loop.S_FIRST_ROW}{test_loop.S_ROW_COUNT}{test_loop.S_LAST_ROW}<!-- END test_loop -->
 x
-<!-- BEGIN loop(1,1) -->{loop.S_FIRST_ROW}{loop.S_ROW_COUNT}{loop.S_LAST_ROW}<!-- END loop -->
+<!-- BEGIN test_loop(1,1) -->{test_loop.S_FIRST_ROW}{test_loop.S_ROW_COUNT}{test_loop.S_LAST_ROW}<!-- END test_loop -->
 x
-<!-- BEGIN loop(0,1) -->{loop.S_FIRST_ROW}{loop.S_ROW_COUNT}{loop.S_LAST_ROW}<!-- END loop -->
+<!-- BEGIN test_loop(0,1) -->{test_loop.S_FIRST_ROW}{test_loop.S_ROW_COUNT}{test_loop.S_LAST_ROW}<!-- END test_loop -->
 x
-<!-- BEGIN loop(2,4) -->{loop.S_FIRST_ROW}{loop.S_ROW_COUNT}{loop.S_LAST_ROW}<!-- END loop -->
+<!-- BEGIN test_loop(2,4) -->{test_loop.S_FIRST_ROW}{test_loop.S_ROW_COUNT}{test_loop.S_LAST_ROW}<!-- END test_loop -->
 x
-<!-- BEGIN loop(0,-7) -->{loop.S_FIRST_ROW}{loop.S_ROW_COUNT}{loop.S_LAST_ROW}<!-- END loop -->
+<!-- BEGIN test_loop(0,-7) -->{test_loop.S_FIRST_ROW}{test_loop.S_ROW_COUNT}{test_loop.S_LAST_ROW}<!-- END test_loop -->
 x
-<!-- BEGIN loop(-2,6) -->{loop.S_FIRST_ROW}{loop.S_ROW_COUNT}{loop.S_LAST_ROW}<!-- END loop -->
+<!-- BEGIN test_loop(-2,6) -->{test_loop.S_FIRST_ROW}{test_loop.S_ROW_COUNT}{test_loop.S_LAST_ROW}<!-- END test_loop -->
 x
-<!-- BEGIN loop(-2,-1) -->{loop.S_FIRST_ROW}{loop.S_ROW_COUNT}{loop.S_LAST_ROW}<!-- END loop -->
+<!-- BEGIN test_loop(-2,-1) -->{test_loop.S_FIRST_ROW}{test_loop.S_ROW_COUNT}{test_loop.S_LAST_ROW}<!-- END test_loop -->
diff --git a/tests/template/templates/loop_size.html b/tests/template/templates/loop_size.html
index 8f581cef10..2b1fcd2dd4 100644
--- a/tests/template/templates/loop_size.html
+++ b/tests/template/templates/loop_size.html
@@ -22,18 +22,18 @@
 	! empty
 <!-- ENDIF -->
 
-<!-- IF .loop -->
+<!-- IF .test_loop -->
 	loop
 <!-- ENDIF -->
 
-<!-- IF .loop == 0 -->
+<!-- IF .test_loop == 0 -->
 	loop = 0
 <!-- ENDIF -->
 
-<!-- IF ! .loop -->
+<!-- IF ! .test_loop -->
 	! loop
 <!-- ENDIF -->
 
-<!-- BEGIN loop -->
+<!-- BEGIN test_loop -->
 	in loop
-<!-- END loop -->
+<!-- END test_loop -->
diff --git a/tests/template/templates/loop_vars.html b/tests/template/templates/loop_vars.html
index 7d86d4b7b6..70a3eb2cec 100644
--- a/tests/template/templates/loop_vars.html
+++ b/tests/template/templates/loop_vars.html
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<!-- BEGIN loop -->
-<!-- IF loop.S_FIRST_ROW -->first<!-- ENDIF -->
-{loop.S_ROW_NUM} - a
-{loop.VARIABLE} - b
-<!-- IF loop.VARIABLE -->set<!-- ENDIF -->
-<!-- IF loop.S_LAST_ROW -->
+<!-- BEGIN test_loop -->
+<!-- IF test_loop.S_FIRST_ROW -->first<!-- ENDIF -->
+{test_loop.S_ROW_NUM} - a
+{test_loop.VARIABLE} - b
+<!-- IF test_loop.VARIABLE -->set<!-- ENDIF -->
+<!-- IF test_loop.S_LAST_ROW -->
 last
 <!-- ENDIF -->
 <!-- BEGIN inner -->
-{inner.S_ROW_NUM} - c
-<!-- IF inner.S_LAST_ROW and inner.S_ROW_COUNT and inner.S_NUM_ROWS -->last inner<!-- ENDIF -->
+{test_loop.inner.S_ROW_NUM} - c
+<!-- IF test_loop.inner.S_LAST_ROW and test_loop.inner.S_ROW_COUNT and test_loop.inner.S_NUM_ROWS -->last inner<!-- ENDIF -->
 <!-- END inner -->
-<!-- END loop -->
+<!-- END test_loop -->