diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 70dcda0..bdba1f1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ The **if** tag has complimentary **elif** and **else** tags. There can be as man
 The **eq** tag allows you to conditionally include a block of text, by comparing if two values are equal.
 
     {{#eq Name UserName}}Hello {{Name}} !!!{{/eq}}
+	
+You can also use specific values as the target value for comparison, rather than values from the model by prefixing the value with the "_" character:
+
+    Hello {{#eq User.Role _admin}}Maestro!{{#else}}{{Name}}{{/eq}}
+  
 
 The block will be printed if:
 * Both values are null
@@ -97,6 +102,9 @@ The **lt** tag allows you to conditionally include a block of text, by comparing
 
     <span {{#lt Budget BudgetLimit}} class="underBudget" {{/lt}}>{{Budget}}</span>
 
+Again, you can use specific values as the target for the comparison parameter, by prefixing the value with the "_" character:
+
+	<span {{#lt Budget _500}} class="underBudget" {{/lt}}>{{Budget}}</span>
 	
 The block will be printed if:
 * Both values are integers or doubles, and the first value is less than the second
diff --git a/mustache-sharp.test/FormatCompilerTester.cs b/mustache-sharp.test/FormatCompilerTester.cs
index 4a04ea0..f81edc7 100644
--- a/mustache-sharp.test/FormatCompilerTester.cs
+++ b/mustache-sharp.test/FormatCompilerTester.cs
@@ -1422,5 +1422,35 @@ Odd
         }
 
         #endregion
+
+
+        #region ValueIntemplateTests
+         [TestMethod]
+        public void TestCompile_CanUseStringValueInEquals()
+        {
+            FormatCompiler compiler = new FormatCompiler();
+            const string format = @"{{#eq Value _Yesterday}}Yes!{{/eq}}";
+            Generator generator = compiler.Compile(format);
+            
+            string actual = generator.Render(new {ViewId = "Yesterday"});
+            string expected = "Yes!";
+            Assert.AreEqual(expected, actual, "The context variable was not toggled.");
+        }
+
+         [TestMethod]
+         public void TestCompile_CanUseNumericValueInEquals() {
+             FormatCompiler compiler = new FormatCompiler();
+             const string format = @"{{#eq Value _123.3231}}Yes!{{/eq}}";
+             Generator generator = compiler.Compile(format);
+
+             
+             string actual = generator.Render(new { Value = "123.3231" });
+             string expected = "";
+             Assert.AreEqual(expected, actual, "The context variable was not toggled.");
+         }
+
+        
+        #endregion
+
     }
 }
diff --git a/mustache-sharp/ArgumentCollection.cs b/mustache-sharp/ArgumentCollection.cs
index 97d41f8..95c7177 100644
--- a/mustache-sharp/ArgumentCollection.cs
+++ b/mustache-sharp/ArgumentCollection.cs
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ namespace Mustache
                 {
                     value = contextScope.Find(pair.Value.Substring(1));
                 }
+                else if (pair.Value.StartsWith("_")) {
+                    value = pair.Value.Remove(0, 1);
+                }
                 else
                 {
                     value = keyScope.Find(pair.Value);