diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index 622b6b41..9166559d 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
  ===== 3.1.24.dev ===== (xx.xx.2015)
  21.05.2015
   - bugfix broken PHP 5.2 compatibility when compiling <?php tags https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/40
+  - bugfix named {foreach} comparison like $smarty.foreach.foobar.index > 1 did compile into wrong code https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/41
   
  19.05.2015
   - bugfix compiler did overwrite existing variable value when setting the nocache attribute https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/39
diff --git a/libs/Smarty.class.php b/libs/Smarty.class.php
index 265044f2..d248b45b 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty.class.php
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class Smarty extends Smarty_Internal_TemplateBase
     /**
      * smarty version
      */
-    const SMARTY_VERSION = '3.1.24-dev/8';
+    const SMARTY_VERSION = '3.1.24-dev/9';
 
     /**
      * define variable scopes
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_special_variable.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_special_variable.php
index 894b7532..525bc0db 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_special_variable.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_special_variable.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Compile_Private_Special_Variable extends Smarty_Internal_C
                 case 'foreach':
                     $name = trim($_index[1], "'");
                     $foreachVar = "'__foreach_{$name}'";
-                    return "isset(\$_smarty_tpl->tpl_vars[$foreachVar]->value[{$_index[2]}]) ? \$_smarty_tpl->tpl_vars[$foreachVar]->value[{$_index[2]}] : null";
+                    return "(isset(\$_smarty_tpl->tpl_vars[$foreachVar]->value[{$_index[2]}]) ? \$_smarty_tpl->tpl_vars[$foreachVar]->value[{$_index[2]}] : null)";
                 case 'section':
                     return "\$_smarty_tpl->getVariable('smarty')->value$parameter";
                 case 'capture':