diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_template_resource_base.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_template_resource_base.php
index 2f7ef194..b9e2e283 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_template_resource_base.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_template_resource_base.php
@@ -122,9 +122,13 @@ abstract class Smarty_Template_Resource_Base
             //
             // render compiled or saved template code
             //
+            if (!isset($_template->_cache['capture_stack'])) {
+                $_template->_cache['capture_stack'] = array();
+            }
+            $_saved_capture_level = count($_template->_cache['capture_stack']);
             $unifunc($_template);
             // any unclosed {capture} tags ?
-            if (isset($_template->_cache['capture_stack'][0])) {
+            if ($_saved_capture_level != count($_template->_cache['capture_stack'])) {
                 $_template->capture_error();
             }
             if (isset($_template->smarty->security_policy)) {