diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index 035a35dc..414a46ea 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
   - optimize use_include_path processing
   - relocate properties for size optimization
   - remove redundant code
-
+  - bugfix compiling super globals like {$smarty.get.foo} did fail in the master branch https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/77
+  
  06.08.2015
   - avoid possible circular object references caused by parser/lexer objects
   - rewrite compileAll... utility methods
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_special_variable.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_special_variable.php
index 42741408..96ffe0c8 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_special_variable.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_special_variable.php
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Compile_Private_Special_Variable extends Smarty_Internal_C
                         $compiler->trigger_template_error("(secure mode) super globals not permitted");
                         break;
                     }
-                    return '$_' . strtoupper($variable);
+                    $compiled_ref = '$_' . strtoupper($variable);
+                    break;
                     break;
 
                 case 'template':
@@ -117,7 +118,13 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Compile_Private_Special_Variable extends Smarty_Internal_C
                     $compiler->trigger_template_error('$smarty.' . trim($_index[0], "'") . ' is invalid');
                     break;
             }
+            if (isset($_index[1])) {
+                array_shift($_index);
+                foreach ($_index as $_ind) {
+                    $compiled_ref = $compiled_ref . "[$_ind]";
+                }
+            }
+            return $compiled_ref;
         }
-        return '';
     }
 }