diff --git a/lib/consolidate.js b/lib/consolidate.js
index dbd5b07..d5cf381 100644
--- a/lib/consolidate.js
+++ b/lib/consolidate.js
@@ -121,14 +121,14 @@ function readPartials(path, options, fn) {
     if (index === keys.length) return fn(null);
     var key = keys[index];
     var partialPath = partials[key];
-    
+
     var file;
     if (isAbsolute(partialPath)) {
       if (extname(partialPath) !== '') {
         file = partialPath;
       } else {
         file = join(partialPath + extname(path));
-      }      
+      }
     } else {
       file = join(dirname(path), partialPath + extname(path));
     }
@@ -202,27 +202,128 @@ exports.liquid = fromStringRenderer('liquid');
  * `includeDir` will also become a local.
  */
 
+function _renderTinyliquid(engine, str, options, fn) {
+  var context = engine.newContext();
+  var k;
+
+  /**
+   * Note that there's a bug in the library that doesn't allow us to pass
+   * the locals to newContext(), hence looping through the keys:
+   */
+
+  if (options.locals) {
+    for (k in options.locals) {
+      context.setLocals(k, options.locals[k]);
+    }
+    delete options.locals;
+  }
+
+  if (options.meta) {
+    context.setLocals('page', options.meta);
+    delete options.meta;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Add any defined filters:
+   */
+
+  if (options.filters) {
+    for (k in options.filters) {
+      context.setFilter(k, options.filters[k]);
+    }
+    delete options.filters;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set up a callback for the include directory:
+   */
+
+  var includeDir = options.includeDir || process.cwd();
+
+  context.onInclude(function (name, callback) {
+    var extname = path.extname(name) ? '' : '.liquid';
+    var filename = path.resolve(includeDir, name + extname);
+
+    fs.readFile(filename, {encoding: 'utf8'}, function (err, data) {
+      if (err) return callback(err);
+      callback(null, engine.parse(data));
+    });
+  });
+  delete options.includeDir;
+
+  /**
+   * The custom tag functions need to have their results pushed back
+   * through the parser, so set up a shim before calling the provided
+   * callback:
+   */
+
+  var compileOptions = {
+    customTags: {}
+  };
+
+  if (options.customTags) {
+    var tagFunctions = options.customTags;
+
+    for (k in options.customTags) {
+      /*Tell jshint there's no problem with having this function in the loop */
+      /*jshint -W083 */
+      compileOptions.customTags[k] = function (context, name, body) {
+        var tpl = tagFunctions[name](body.trim());
+        context.astStack.push(engine.parse(tpl));
+      };
+      /*jshint +W083 */
+    }
+    delete options.customTags;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Now anything left in `options` becomes a local:
+   */
+
+  for (k in options) {
+    context.setLocals(k, options[k]);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Finally, execute the template:
+   */
+
+  var tmpl = cache(context) || cache(context, engine.compile(str, compileOptions));
+  tmpl(context, fn);
+}
+
 exports.liquid.render = function(str, options, fn){
   return promisify(fn, function (fn) {
-    var engine = requires.liquid || (requires.liquid = require('tinyliquid'));
+    var engine = requires.liquid;
+    var Liquid;
+
     try {
-      var context = engine.newContext();
-      var k;
+      // set up tinyliquid engine
+      engine = requires.liquid = require('tinyliquid');
 
-      /**
-       * Note that there's a bug in the library that doesn't allow us to pass
-       * the locals to newContext(), hence looping through the keys:
-       */
+      // use tinyliquid engine
+      _renderTinyliquid(engine, str, options, fn);
 
-      if (options.locals){
-        for (k in options.locals){
-          context.setLocals(k, options.locals[k]);
-        }
-        delete options.locals;
+      return;
+
+    } catch (err) {
+
+      // set up liquid-node engine
+      try {
+        Liquid = requires.liquid = require('liquid-node');
+        engine = new Liquid.Engine;
+      } catch (err) {
+        throw err;
       }
 
+    }
+
+    // use liquid-node engine
+    try {
+      var locals = options.locals || {};
+
       if (options.meta){
-        context.setLocals('page', options.meta);
+        locals.pages = options.meta;
         delete options.meta;
       }
 
@@ -230,10 +331,8 @@ exports.liquid.render = function(str, options, fn){
        * Add any defined filters:
        */
 
-      if (options.filters){
-        for (k in options.filters){
-          context.setFilter(k, options.filters[k]);
-        }
+      if (options.filters) {
+        engine.registerFilters(options.filters);
         delete options.filters;
       }
 
@@ -242,16 +341,7 @@ exports.liquid.render = function(str, options, fn){
        */
 
       var includeDir = options.includeDir || process.cwd();
-
-      context.onInclude(function (name, callback) {
-        var extname = path.extname(name) ? '' : '.liquid';
-        var filename = path.resolve(includeDir, name + extname);
-
-        fs.readFile(filename, {encoding: 'utf8'}, function (err, data){
-          if (err) return callback(err);
-          callback(null, engine.parse(data));
-        });
-      });
+      engine.fileSystem = new Liquid.LocalFileSystem(includeDir, 'liquid');
       delete options.includeDir;
 
       /**
@@ -268,13 +358,7 @@ exports.liquid.render = function(str, options, fn){
         var tagFunctions = options.customTags;
 
         for (k in options.customTags){
-          /*Tell jshint there's no problem with having this function in the loop */
-          /*jshint -W083 */
-          compileOptions.customTags[k] = function (context, name, body){
-            var tpl = tagFunctions[name](body.trim());
-            context.astStack.push(engine.parse(tpl));
-          };
-          /*jshint +W083 */
+          engine.registerTag(k, tagFunctions[k]);
         }
         delete options.customTags;
       }
@@ -283,16 +367,24 @@ exports.liquid.render = function(str, options, fn){
        * Now anything left in `options` becomes a local:
        */
 
-      for (k in options){
-        context.setLocals(k, options[k]);
+      for (var k in options){
+        locals[k] = options[k];
       }
 
       /**
        * Finally, execute the template:
        */
 
-      var tmpl = cache(context) || cache(context, engine.compile(str, compileOptions));
-      tmpl(context, fn);
+      return engine
+        .parseAndRender(str, locals)
+        .nodeify(function (err, result) {
+          if (err) {
+            throw new Error(err);
+          } else {
+            return fn(null, result);
+          }
+        });
+
     } catch (err) {
       fn(err);
     }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 178bba8..16117b2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     "jazz": "^0.0.18",
     "jqtpl": "~1.1.0",
     "just": "^0.1.8",
+    "liquid-node": "^2.6.1",
     "liquor": "^0.0.5",
     "lodash": "^4.0.0",
     "marko": "^3.12.0",
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@
     "swig": "^1.4.1",
     "teacup": "^2.0.0",
     "templayed": ">=0.2.3",
-    "tinyliquid": "^0.2.22",
+    "tinyliquid": "^0.2.30",
     "toffee": "^0.1.12",
     "twig": "^0.10.0",
     "underscore": "^1.3.3",
diff --git a/test/shared/includes.js b/test/shared/includes.js
index 89f2026..7224e23 100644
--- a/test/shared/includes.js
+++ b/test/shared/includes.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var should = require('should');
 exports.test = function(name) {
   var user = { name: 'Tobi' };
 
-  describe(name, function(){
+  describe(name, function() {
 
     it('should support includes', function(done) {
       var str = fs.readFileSync('test/fixtures/' + name + '/include.' + name).toString();