diff --git a/test/05-custom_elements.js b/test/05-custom_elements.js
index de4b9ed4..b16489e9 100644
--- a/test/05-custom_elements.js
+++ b/test/05-custom_elements.js
@@ -833,6 +833,34 @@ describe('CustomElement', function() {
 		});
 	});
 
+	describe('#prepareRenderVariables()', () => {
+		it('should be called before rendering the template', (done) => {
+
+			let code = `
+				<with-prepared-variables></with-prepared-variables>
+			`;
+
+			var compiled = hawkejs.compile('template_test_with_prepared_variables', code);
+
+			hawkejs.render(compiled, {}, function rendered(err, res) {
+
+				if (err) {
+					throw err;
+				}
+
+				res = res.trim();
+
+				try {
+					assertEqualHtml(res, '<with-prepared-variables he-rendered="1"><table class="main-table"> <thead> <tr> <th>1</th> <th>2</th> <th>3</th> </tr> </thead> </table></with-prepared-variables>');
+				} catch (err) {
+					return done(err);
+				}
+				done();
+			});
+
+		});
+	});
+
 	describe('#rendered()', () => {
 		it('should call back when the element has been rendered', (done) => {
 
diff --git a/test/helpers/_load.js b/test/helpers/_load.js
index c2d7e3cc..1a6ad1d4 100644
--- a/test/helpers/_load.js
+++ b/test/helpers/_load.js
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ module.exports = function loadHawkejs(hawkejs) {
 	hawkejs.load(test_base + '/helpers/nested_template_elements.js');
 	hawkejs.load(test_base + '/helpers/render_looper.js');
 	hawkejs.load(test_base + '/helpers/print_attribute.js');
+	hawkejs.load(test_base + '/helpers/with_prepared_variables.js');
 }
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diff --git a/test/helpers/with_prepared_variables.js b/test/helpers/with_prepared_variables.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..73a5946c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/with_prepared_variables.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+const WithPreparedVariables = Fn.inherits('Hawkejs.Element', 'WithPreparedVariables');
+
+WithPreparedVariables.setTemplateFile('elements/with_prepared_variables');
+WithPreparedVariables.setAttribute('date');
+
+WithPreparedVariables.setMethod(async function prepareRenderVariables() {
+
+	await Blast.Classes.Pledge.after(5);
+
+	let result = [1, 2, 3];
+
+	return {
+		numbers: result
+	};
+});
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diff --git a/test/templates/elements/with_prepared_variables.hwk b/test/templates/elements/with_prepared_variables.hwk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a34376e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/templates/elements/with_prepared_variables.hwk
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<table class="main-table">
+	<thead>
+		<tr>
+			{% each numbers as nr %}
+				<th>{{ nr }}</th>
+			{% /each %}
+		</tr>
+	</thead>
+</table>
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