diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 8df6d670..ec320524 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@
 * do way with Smarty.addons.php and make drop-in plugin
   directory for functions and modifiers
 * handle asp style tags in $php_handler
+* correctly capture nested php tag syntax in templates:
+  <?php echo "<?php exit(); ?>"; ?>