diff --git a/specs/~inheritance.json b/specs/~inheritance.json
index fedb34b..0a6878b 100644
--- a/specs/~inheritance.json
+++ b/specs/~inheritance.json
@@ -230,6 +230,21 @@
         "parent": "{{$foo}}default content{{/foo}}"
       },
       "expected": "default content"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Block scope",
+      "desc": "Scope of a substituted block is evaluated in the context of the parent template",
+      "data": {
+        "fruit": "apples",
+        "nested": {
+          "fruit": "bananas"
+        }
+      },
+      "template": "{{<parent}}{{$block}}I say {{fruit}}.{{/block}}{{/parent}}",
+      "partials": {
+        "parent": "{{#nested}}{{$block}}You say {{fruit}}.{{/block}}{{/nested}}"
+      },
+      "expected": "I say bananas."
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/specs/~inheritance.yml b/specs/~inheritance.yml
index 07fa081..5a24ba8 100644
--- a/specs/~inheritance.yml
+++ b/specs/~inheritance.yml
@@ -224,3 +224,14 @@ tests:
     partials:
       parent: "{{$foo}}default content{{/foo}}"
     expected: default content
+
+  - name: Block scope
+    desc: Scope of a substituted block is evaluated in the context of the parent template
+    data:
+      fruit: apples
+      nested:
+        fruit: bananas
+    template: "{{<parent}}{{$block}}I say {{fruit}}.{{/block}}{{/parent}}"
+    partials:
+      parent: "{{#nested}}{{$block}}You say {{fruit}}.{{/block}}{{/nested}}"
+    expected: I say bananas.