diff --git a/doT.js b/doT.js
index c61400a..eef3ef1 100644
--- a/doT.js
+++ b/doT.js
@@ -129,7 +129,23 @@
 				+ doT.encodeHTMLSource.toString() + "(" + (c.doNotSkipEncoded || '') + "));"
 				+ str;
 		}
+
 		try {
+			if (c.varname.length === 0) {
+				var escapedFunctionBody = str
+					.replace(/\\'/g, "\\\\'")
+					.replace(/\\"/g, '\\\\"')
+					.replace(/(?!\\)'/g, "\\'")
+					.replace(/(?!\\)"/g, '\\"')
+					.replace(/\r/g, "\\r")
+					.replace(/\n/g, "\\n")
+					.replace(/\t/g, "\\t");
+
+				return new Function('it', (function (str) {
+					return 'return (new Function("{" + ' + "Object.keys(it).join(', ')" + ' + "}", "' + str + '"))(it)';
+				})(escapedFunctionBody));
+			}
+
 			return new Function(c.varname, str);
 		} catch (e) {
 			/* istanbul ignore else */
diff --git a/test/noContext.test.js b/test/noContext.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..499e189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/noContext.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var test = require('./util').testWithoutContext;
+var assert = require("assert")
+var doT = require("..");
+
+var settings = {
+  evaluate:    /\{\{([\s\S]+?(\}?)+)\}\}/g,
+  interpolate: /\{\{=([\s\S]+?)\}\}/g,
+  encode:      /\{\{!([\s\S]+?)\}\}/g,
+  use:         /\{\{#([\s\S]+?)\}\}/g,
+  useParams:   /(^|[^\w$])def(?:\.|\[[\'\"])([\w$\.]+)(?:[\'\"]\])?\s*\:\s*([\w$\.]+|\"[^\"]+\"|\'[^\']+\'|\{[^\}]+\})/g,
+  define:      /\{\{##\s*([\w\.$]+)\s*(\:|=)([\s\S]+?)#\}\}/g,
+  defineParams:/^\s*([\w$]+):([\s\S]+)/,
+  conditional: /\{\{\?(\?)?\s*([\s\S]*?)\s*\}\}/g,
+  iterate:     /\{\{~\s*(?:\}\}|([\s\S]+?)\s*\:\s*([\w$]+)\s*(?:\:\s*([\w$]+))?\s*\}\})/g,
+  varname:	"",
+  strip:		true,
+  append:		true,
+  selfcontained: false,
+  doNotSkipEncoded: false
+};
+
+describe('noContext', function(){
+  describe('evaluate JavaScript', function() {
+    it('should print numbers next to each other', function() {
+      test([
+        '{{ one = 1; two = 2; }}{{= one }}{{= two }}',
+      ], {}, '12');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('interpolate 2 numbers', function() {
+    it('should print numbers next to each other', function() {
+      test([
+        '{{=one}}{{=two}}',
+        '{{= one}}{{= two}}',
+        '{{= one }}{{= two }}'
+      ], {one:1, two: 2}, '12');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('encoding with doNotSkipEncoded=false', function() {
+    it('should not replace &', function() {
+      global._encodeHTML = undefined;
+      doT.templateSettings.doNotSkipEncoded = false;
+      var fn = doT.template('<div>{{!foo}}</div>', settings);
+      assert.equal(fn({foo:"&amp;"}), "<div>&amp;</div>");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('encoding with doNotSkipEncoded=true', function() {
+    it('should replace &', function() {
+      global._encodeHTML = undefined;
+      settings.doNotSkipEncoded = true;
+      assert.equal(doT.template('<div>{{!foo}}</div>', settings)({foo:"&amp;"}), "<div>&#38;amp;</div>");
+      assert.equal(doT.template('{{!a}}', settings)({a:"& < > / ' \""}), "&#38; &#60; &#62; &#47; &#39; &#34;");
+      assert.equal(doT.template('{{!"& < > / \' \\""}}')(), "&#38; &#60; &#62; &#47; &#39; &#34;");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('invalid JS in templates', function() {
+    it('should throw exception', function() {
+      assert.throws(function() {
+        var fn = doT.template('<div>{{= foo + }}</div>', settings)();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('conditionals', function() {
+    describe('without else', function() {
+      var templates = [
+        '{{?one < 2}}{{=one}}{{?}}{{=two}}',
+        '{{? one < 2 }}{{= one }}{{?}}{{= two }}'
+      ];
+
+      it('should evaluate condition and include template if valid', function() {
+        test(templates, {one: 1, two: 2}, '12')
+      });
+
+      it('should evaluate condition and do NOT include template if invalid', function() {
+        test(templates, {one: 3, two: 2}, '2')
+      });
+    });
+
+
+    describe('with else', function() {
+      var templates = [
+        '{{?one < 2}}{{=one}}{{??}}{{=two}}{{?}}',
+        '{{? one < 2 }}{{= one }}{{??}}{{= two }}{{?}}'
+      ];
+
+      it('should evaluate condition and include "if" template if valid', function() {
+        test(templates, {one: 1, two: 2}, '1')
+      });
+
+      it('should evaluate condition and include "else" template if invalid', function() {
+        test(templates, {one: 3, two: 2}, '2')
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('with else if', function() {
+      var templates = [
+        '{{?one < 2}}{{=one}}{{??two < 3}}{{=two}}{{??}}{{=three}}{{?}}',
+        '{{? one < 2 }}{{= one }}{{?? two < 3 }}{{= two }}{{??}}{{= three }}{{?}}'
+      ];
+
+      it('should evaluate condition and include "if" template if valid', function() {
+        test(templates, {one: 1, two: 2, three: 3}, '1')
+      });
+
+      it('should evaluate condition and include "else if" template if second condition valid', function() {
+        test(templates, {one: 10, two: 2, three: 3}, '2')
+      });
+
+      it('should evaluate condition and include "else" template if invalid', function() {
+        test(templates, {one: 10, two: 20, three: 3}, '3')
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('iteration', function() {
+    describe('without index', function() {
+      it('should repeat string N times', function() {
+        test([
+          '{{~arr:x}}*{{~}}',
+          '{{~ arr:x }}*{{~}}',
+          '{{~ arr: x }}*{{~}}',
+          '{{~ arr :x }}*{{~}}'
+        ], {arr: Array(3)}, '***');
+      });
+
+      it('should concatenate items', function() {
+        test(['{{~arr:x}}{{=x}}{{~}}'], {arr: [1,2,3]}, '123');
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('with index', function() {
+      it('should repeat string N times', function() {
+        test([
+          '{{~arr:x:i}}*{{~}}',
+          '{{~ arr : x : i }}*{{~}}'
+        ], {arr: Array(3)}, '***');
+      });
+
+      it('should concatenate indices', function() {
+        test(['{{~arr:x:i}}{{=i}}{{~}}'], {arr: Array(3)}, '012');
+      });
+
+      it('should concatenate indices and items', function() {
+        test([
+          '{{~arr:x:i}}{{?i}}, {{?}}{{=i}}:{{=x}}{{~}}'
+        ], {arr: [10,20,30]}, '0:10, 1:20, 2:30');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+})
diff --git a/test/util.js b/test/util.js
index b676b28..7775d14 100644
--- a/test/util.js
+++ b/test/util.js
@@ -9,3 +9,27 @@ exports.test = function (templates, data, result) {
         assert.strictEqual(fn(data), result);
     });
 };
+
+exports.testWithoutContext = function (templates, data, result) {
+    var settings = {
+        evaluate:    /\{\{([\s\S]+?(\}?)+)\}\}/g,
+        interpolate: /\{\{=([\s\S]+?)\}\}/g,
+        encode:      /\{\{!([\s\S]+?)\}\}/g,
+        use:         /\{\{#([\s\S]+?)\}\}/g,
+        useParams:   /(^|[^\w$])def(?:\.|\[[\'\"])([\w$\.]+)(?:[\'\"]\])?\s*\:\s*([\w$\.]+|\"[^\"]+\"|\'[^\']+\'|\{[^\}]+\})/g,
+        define:      /\{\{##\s*([\w\.$]+)\s*(\:|=)([\s\S]+?)#\}\}/g,
+        defineParams:/^\s*([\w$]+):([\s\S]+)/,
+        conditional: /\{\{\?(\?)?\s*([\s\S]*?)\s*\}\}/g,
+        iterate:     /\{\{~\s*(?:\}\}|([\s\S]+?)\s*\:\s*([\w$]+)\s*(?:\:\s*([\w$]+))?\s*\}\})/g,
+        varname:	"",
+        strip:		true,
+        append:		true,
+        selfcontained: false,
+        doNotSkipEncoded: false
+    };
+
+    templates.forEach(function (tmpl) {
+        var fn = doT.template(tmpl, settings);
+        assert.strictEqual(fn(data), result);
+    });
+};