diff --git a/src/com/christophermrossi/jpt/Loop.java b/src/com/christophermrossi/jpt/Loop.java
index 183d1c0..5970e69 100644
--- a/src/com/christophermrossi/jpt/Loop.java
+++ b/src/com/christophermrossi/jpt/Loop.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public class Loop {
     Iterator iterator;
     int index = -1;
     int length = -1; 
+    Loop loopParent = null;
     
     Loop( String expression, Interpreter beanShell ) throws PageTemplateException {
         if ( expression == null ) {
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ void addToRepeat( Interpreter beanShell ) throws PageTemplateException {
                 repeat = new TreeMap();
                 beanShell.set( "repeat", repeat );
             }
-            repeat.put( this.variableName, this );
+            this.loopParent = (Loop)repeat.put( this.variableName, this );
         } catch( bsh.EvalError e ) {
             throw new PageTemplateException(e);
         }
@@ -99,7 +100,13 @@ void addToRepeat( Interpreter beanShell ) throws PageTemplateException {
     void removeFromRepeat( Interpreter beanShell ) throws PageTemplateException {
         try {
             Map repeat = (Map)beanShell.get( "repeat" );
-            repeat.remove( this.variableName );
+            if ( this.loopParent == null ) {
+            	repeat.remove( this.variableName );
+            }
+            else {
+            	repeat.put( this.variableName, this.loopParent );
+            	this.loopParent = null;
+            }
             if ( repeat.size() == 0 ) {
                 beanShell.unset( "repeat" );
             }
diff --git a/test/com/christophermrossi/jpt/statements.html b/test/com/christophermrossi/jpt/statements.html
index f18e659..231f5ad 100644
--- a/test/com/christophermrossi/jpt/statements.html
+++ b/test/com/christophermrossi/jpt/statements.html
@@ -1766,9 +1766,92 @@ <h1>This is a test</h1>
     
 <p></p>
     
+<p>
+       Let's try a nested loop using the same loop variable name.
+       Apparently if you use recursive macros, something I've never
+       done, you will need for this to work.  Use case courtesy of
+       James Davies.
+       <tal:block xmlns:tal="http://xml.zope.org/namespaces/tal">
+         
+<div>4</div>
+         
+<ul>
+           
+<div>
+             
+<li>1</li>
+           
+</div>
+<div>
+             
+<li>2</li>
+           
+</div>
+<div>
+             
+<li>3</li>
+           
+</div>
+<div>
+             
+<li>4</li>
+           
+</div>
+         
+</ul>
+       </tal:block>
+<tal:block xmlns:tal="http://xml.zope.org/namespaces/tal">
+         
+<div>4</div>
+         
+<ul>
+           
+<div>
+             
+<li>5</li>
+           
+</div>
+<div>
+             
+<li>6</li>
+           
+</div>
+<div>
+             
+<li>7</li>
+           
+</div>
+<div>
+             
+<li>8</li>
+           
+</div>
+         
+</ul>
+       </tal:block>
+<tal:block xmlns:tal="http://xml.zope.org/namespaces/tal">
+         
+<div>2</div>
+         
+<ul>
+           
+<div>
+             
+<li>9</li>
+           
+</div>
+<div>
+             
+<li>10</li>
+           
+</div>
+         
+</ul>
+       </tal:block>
+    
+</p> 
+    
 <p>4</p>
   
-
-
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/test/com/christophermrossi/jpt/statements.jpt b/test/com/christophermrossi/jpt/statements.jpt
index bb442bd..05b680c 100644
--- a/test/com/christophermrossi/jpt/statements.jpt
+++ b/test/com/christophermrossi/jpt/statements.jpt
@@ -113,6 +113,20 @@
         properly.
       </p>
     </p>
+    <p>
+       Let's try a nested loop using the same loop variable name.
+       Apparently if you use recursive macros, something I've never
+       done, you will need for this to work.  Use case courtesy of
+       James Davies.
+       <tal:block tal:repeat="n here/table">
+         <div tal:content="n.length"/>
+         <ul>
+           <div tal:repeat="n n">
+             <li tal:content="n">n</li>
+           </div>
+         </ul>
+       </tal:block>
+    </p> 
     <p tal:evaluate="java: joemama = 1 + 3"
        tal:content="joemama">Joe Mama</p>
   </body>