diff --git a/Smarty_Compiler.class.php b/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
index dd187920..d85a874c 100644
--- a/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
+++ b/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
@@ -557,17 +557,16 @@ class Smarty_Compiler extends Smarty {
             $this->_syntax_error("missing 'item' attribute");
         }
 
-        if (empty($attrs['name'])) {
-            $this->_syntax_error("missing 'name' attribute");
-        }
-
         $from = $attrs['from'];
         $item = $this->_dequote($attrs['item']);
-        $name = $attrs['name'];
+        if (isset($attrs['name']))
+            $name = $attrs['name'];
 
         $output = '<?php ';
-        $output .= "if (isset(\$this->_foreach[$name])) unset(\$this->_foreach[$name]);\n";
-        $foreach_props = "\$this->_foreach[$name]";
+        if (isset($name)) {
+            $output .= "if (isset(\$this->_foreach[$name])) unset(\$this->_foreach[$name]);\n";
+            $foreach_props = "\$this->_foreach[$name]";
+        }
 
         $key_part = '';
 
@@ -584,14 +583,19 @@ class Smarty_Compiler extends Smarty {
             }
         }
 
-        $output .= "{$foreach_props}['total'] = count((array)$from);\n";
-        $output .= "{$foreach_props}['show'] = {$foreach_props}['total'] > 0;\n";
-        $output .= "if ({$foreach_props}['show']):\n";
-        $output .= "{$foreach_props}['iteration'] = 0;\n";
-        $output .= "    foreach ((array)$from as $key_part\$this->_tpl_vars['$item']):\n";
-        $output .= "        {$foreach_props}['iteration']++;\n";
-        $output .= "        {$foreach_props}['first'] = ({$foreach_props}['iteration'] == 1);\n";
-        $output .= "        {$foreach_props}['last']  = ({$foreach_props}['iteration'] == {$foreach_props}['total']);\n";
+        if (isset($name)) {
+            $output .= "{$foreach_props}['total'] = count((array)$from);\n";
+            $output .= "{$foreach_props}['show'] = {$foreach_props}['total'] > 0;\n";
+            $output .= "if ({$foreach_props}['show']):\n";
+            $output .= "{$foreach_props}['iteration'] = 0;\n";
+            $output .= "    foreach ((array)$from as $key_part\$this->_tpl_vars['$item']):\n";
+            $output .= "        {$foreach_props}['iteration']++;\n";
+            $output .= "        {$foreach_props}['first'] = ({$foreach_props}['iteration'] == 1);\n";
+            $output .= "        {$foreach_props}['last']  = ({$foreach_props}['iteration'] == {$foreach_props}['total']);\n";
+        } else {
+            $output .= "if (count((array)$from)):\n";
+            $output .= "    foreach ((array)$from as $key_part\$this->_tpl_vars['$item']):\n";
+        }
         $output .= '?>';
 
         return $output;
diff --git a/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php b/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
index dd187920..d85a874c 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
@@ -557,17 +557,16 @@ class Smarty_Compiler extends Smarty {
             $this->_syntax_error("missing 'item' attribute");
         }
 
-        if (empty($attrs['name'])) {
-            $this->_syntax_error("missing 'name' attribute");
-        }
-
         $from = $attrs['from'];
         $item = $this->_dequote($attrs['item']);
-        $name = $attrs['name'];
+        if (isset($attrs['name']))
+            $name = $attrs['name'];
 
         $output = '<?php ';
-        $output .= "if (isset(\$this->_foreach[$name])) unset(\$this->_foreach[$name]);\n";
-        $foreach_props = "\$this->_foreach[$name]";
+        if (isset($name)) {
+            $output .= "if (isset(\$this->_foreach[$name])) unset(\$this->_foreach[$name]);\n";
+            $foreach_props = "\$this->_foreach[$name]";
+        }
 
         $key_part = '';
 
@@ -584,14 +583,19 @@ class Smarty_Compiler extends Smarty {
             }
         }
 
-        $output .= "{$foreach_props}['total'] = count((array)$from);\n";
-        $output .= "{$foreach_props}['show'] = {$foreach_props}['total'] > 0;\n";
-        $output .= "if ({$foreach_props}['show']):\n";
-        $output .= "{$foreach_props}['iteration'] = 0;\n";
-        $output .= "    foreach ((array)$from as $key_part\$this->_tpl_vars['$item']):\n";
-        $output .= "        {$foreach_props}['iteration']++;\n";
-        $output .= "        {$foreach_props}['first'] = ({$foreach_props}['iteration'] == 1);\n";
-        $output .= "        {$foreach_props}['last']  = ({$foreach_props}['iteration'] == {$foreach_props}['total']);\n";
+        if (isset($name)) {
+            $output .= "{$foreach_props}['total'] = count((array)$from);\n";
+            $output .= "{$foreach_props}['show'] = {$foreach_props}['total'] > 0;\n";
+            $output .= "if ({$foreach_props}['show']):\n";
+            $output .= "{$foreach_props}['iteration'] = 0;\n";
+            $output .= "    foreach ((array)$from as $key_part\$this->_tpl_vars['$item']):\n";
+            $output .= "        {$foreach_props}['iteration']++;\n";
+            $output .= "        {$foreach_props}['first'] = ({$foreach_props}['iteration'] == 1);\n";
+            $output .= "        {$foreach_props}['last']  = ({$foreach_props}['iteration'] == {$foreach_props}['total']);\n";
+        } else {
+            $output .= "if (count((array)$from)):\n";
+            $output .= "    foreach ((array)$from as $key_part\$this->_tpl_vars['$item']):\n";
+        }
         $output .= '?>';
 
         return $output;