diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 6b907875..c7395f15 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+    - made it possible to assign variables in pre/postfilter
+      plugins. (Andrei)
+
 Version 2.0.1
 -------------
     - rename plugin .make_timestamp.php to shared.make_timestamp.php.
diff --git a/Smarty.class.php b/Smarty.class.php
index ff0c4d2e..d8ffed8e 100644
--- a/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/Smarty.class.php
@@ -933,6 +933,7 @@ function _generate_debug_output() {
         $smarty_compiler->security_settings = $this->security_settings;
         $smarty_compiler->trusted_dir       = $this->trusted_dir;
         $smarty_compiler->_plugins          = &$this->_plugins;
+        $smarty_compiler->_tpl_vars         = &$this->_tpl_vars;
 
         if ($smarty_compiler->_compile_file($tpl_file, $template_source, $template_compiled))
             return true;
diff --git a/libs/Smarty.class.php b/libs/Smarty.class.php
index ff0c4d2e..d8ffed8e 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty.class.php
@@ -933,6 +933,7 @@ function _generate_debug_output() {
         $smarty_compiler->security_settings = $this->security_settings;
         $smarty_compiler->trusted_dir       = $this->trusted_dir;
         $smarty_compiler->_plugins          = &$this->_plugins;
+        $smarty_compiler->_tpl_vars         = &$this->_tpl_vars;
 
         if ($smarty_compiler->_compile_file($tpl_file, $template_source, $template_compiled))
             return true;