diff --git a/pystache/common.py b/pystache/common.py
index fb266dd8..dc869655 100644
--- a/pystache/common.py
+++ b/pystache/common.py
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ def read(path):
         f.close()
 
 
+class _BaseNode(object):
+    pass
+
+
 class MissingTags(object):
 
     """Contains the valid values for Renderer.missing_tags."""
diff --git a/pystache/parsed.py b/pystache/parsed.py
index 372d96c6..a80bf905 100644
--- a/pystache/parsed.py
+++ b/pystache/parsed.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 """
 
+from pystache.common import _BaseNode
+
 
 class ParsedTemplate(object):
 
@@ -48,3 +50,35 @@ def get_unicode(node):
         s = ''.join(parts)
 
         return unicode(s)
+
+    def get_node(self, key):
+        for node in self._parse_tree:
+            if not isinstance(node, _BaseNode):
+                continue
+
+            _found_key = getattr(node, 'key', None)
+
+            if _found_key == key:
+                # Node with given key is found
+                return node
+
+            parsed = getattr(node, 'parsed', getattr(node, 'parsed_section', None))
+
+            if parsed is None:
+                continue
+
+            found_in_nested = parsed.get_node(key)
+            if found_in_nested is None:
+                continue
+            else:
+                return found_in_nested
+
+        return None
+
+
+def _as_template(self):
+    template = ParsedTemplate()
+    template.add(self)
+    return template
+
+_BaseNode.as_template = _as_template
diff --git a/pystache/parser.py b/pystache/parser.py
index c6a171f0..c30fb783 100644
--- a/pystache/parser.py
+++ b/pystache/parser.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 from pystache import defaults
 from pystache.parsed import ParsedTemplate
+from pystache.common import _BaseNode
 
 
 END_OF_LINE_CHARACTERS = [u'\r', u'\n']
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ def _format(obj, exclude=None):
     return "%s(%s)" % (obj.__class__.__name__, ", ".join(args))
 
 
-class _CommentNode(object):
+class _CommentNode(_BaseNode):
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return _format(self)
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ def render(self, engine, context):
         return u''
 
 
-class _ChangeNode(object):
+class _ChangeNode(_BaseNode):
 
     def __init__(self, delimiters):
         self.delimiters = delimiters
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ def render(self, engine, context):
         return u''
 
 
-class _EscapeNode(object):
+class _EscapeNode(_BaseNode):
 
     def __init__(self, key):
         self.key = key
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ def render(self, engine, context):
         return engine.escape(s)
 
 
-class _LiteralNode(object):
+class _LiteralNode(_BaseNode):
 
     def __init__(self, key):
         self.key = key
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ def render(self, engine, context):
         return engine.literal(s)
 
 
-class _PartialNode(object):
+class _PartialNode(_BaseNode):
 
     def __init__(self, key, indent):
         self.key = key
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ def render(self, engine, context):
         return engine.render(template, context)
 
 
-class _InvertedNode(object):
+class _InvertedNode(_BaseNode):
 
     def __init__(self, key, parsed_section):
         self.key = key
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ def render(self, engine, context):
         return self.parsed_section.render(engine, context)
 
 
-class _SectionNode(object):
+class _SectionNode(_BaseNode):
 
     # TODO: the template_ and parsed_template_ arguments don't both seem
     # to be necessary.  Can we remove one of them?  For example, if
diff --git a/pystache/tests/examples/node_as_template.mustache b/pystache/tests/examples/node_as_template.mustache
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c07ebd78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pystache/tests/examples/node_as_template.mustache
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{{#foo}}
+  <div>
+    {{#bar}}Hello {{name}}!{{/bar}}
+  </div>
+{{/foo}}
diff --git a/pystache/tests/test_examples.py b/pystache/tests/test_examples.py
index 5c9f74da..484f2257 100644
--- a/pystache/tests/test_examples.py
+++ b/pystache/tests/test_examples.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from examples.unicode_output import UnicodeOutput
 from examples.unicode_input import UnicodeInput
 from examples.nested_context import NestedContext
-from pystache import Renderer
+from pystache import Renderer, parse
 from pystache.tests.common import EXAMPLES_DIR
 from pystache.tests.common import AssertStringMixin
 
@@ -102,5 +102,14 @@ def test_partial_in_partial_has_access_to_grand_parent_context(self):
         actual = renderer.render(view, {'prop': 'derp'})
         self.assertEqual(actual, 'Hi derp!')
 
+    def test_node_as_template(self):
+        renderer = Renderer(search_dirs=EXAMPLES_DIR)
+
+        full_template = parse(renderer.load_template('node_as_template'))
+        node_template = full_template.get_node('bar').as_template()
+
+        actual = renderer.render(node_template, {'bar': {'name': 'Chris'}})
+        self.assertEqual(actual, 'Hello Chris!')
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()