diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index 7a8d874f..e3d96448 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 ===== SVN trunk  =====
+03/03/2011
+- bugfix "smarty" template variable was not recreated when cached templated had expired
+
 01/03/2011
 - bugfix replace modifier did not work in 3.0.7 on systems without multibyte support
 - bugfix {$smarty.template} could return in 3.0.7 parent template name instead of 
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_template.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_template.php
index e47488bf..98ea8e97 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_template.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_template.php
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Template extends Smarty_Internal_Data {
                     $this->cacheFileChecked = true;
                     if ($this->caching === Smarty::CACHING_LIFETIME_SAVED && $this->properties['cache_lifetime'] >= 0 && (time() > ($this->getCachedTimestamp() + $this->properties['cache_lifetime']))) {
                         $this->tpl_vars = array();
+        				$this->tpl_vars['smarty'] = new Smarty_Variable; 
                         $this->rendered_content = null;
                         return $this->isCached;
                     } 
@@ -396,6 +397,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Template extends Smarty_Internal_Data {
                             // If ($mtime > $this->getCachedTimestamp()) {
                             If ($mtime > $_file_to_check[1]) {
                                 $this->tpl_vars = array();
+        						$this->tpl_vars['smarty'] = new Smarty_Variable; 
                                 $this->rendered_content = null;
                                 return $this->isCached;
                             }