diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index 9ab445dc..84e8ea9b 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+28/10/2010
+- bugfix on compiling modifiers within $smarty special vars like {$smarty.post.{$foo|lower}}
+
 27/10/2010
 - bugfix default parameter values did not work for template functions included with {include}
 
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_special_variable.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_special_variable.php
index 886d345f..2be898f0 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_special_variable.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_special_variable.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Compile_Private_Special_Variable extends Smarty_Internal_C
      */
     public function compile($args, $compiler)
     {
-        $_index = explode(',', str_replace(array(']['), array(','), substr($args, 1, strlen($args)-2)));
+        $_index = preg_split("/\]\[/",substr($args, 1, strlen($args)-2));
         $compiled_ref = ' ';
         $variable = trim($_index[0], "'");
         switch ($variable) {