diff --git a/src/Compile/Base.php b/src/Compile/Base.php
index 85bcf72e..2069b9e5 100644
--- a/src/Compile/Base.php
+++ b/src/Compile/Base.php
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ abstract class Base implements CompilerInterface {
 				}
 			}
 			// wrong nesting of tags
-			$compiler->trigger_template_error("unclosed '{$compiler->smarty->left_delimiter}{$_openTag}{$compiler->smarty->right_delimiter}' tag");
+			$compiler->trigger_template_error("unclosed '" . $compiler->template->getLeftDelimiter() . "{$_openTag}" .
+				$compiler->template->getRightDelimiter() . "' tag");
 			return;
 		}
 		// wrong nesting of tags
diff --git a/src/Compile/SpecialVariableCompiler.php b/src/Compile/SpecialVariableCompiler.php
index 9467e084..d138688a 100644
--- a/src/Compile/SpecialVariableCompiler.php
+++ b/src/Compile/SpecialVariableCompiler.php
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ class SpecialVariableCompiler extends Base {
 					}
 				// no break
 				case 'ldelim':
-					return "\$_smarty_tpl->smarty->left_delimiter";
+					return "\$_smarty_tpl->getLeftDelimiter()";
 				case 'rdelim':
-					return "\$_smarty_tpl->smarty->right_delimiter";
+					return "\$_smarty_tpl->getRightDelimiter()";
 				default:
 					$compiler->trigger_template_error('$smarty.' . trim($_index[0], "'") . ' is not defined');
 					break;
diff --git a/src/Compile/Tag/ExtendsTag.php b/src/Compile/Tag/ExtendsTag.php
index bcd02344..da2bc223 100644
--- a/src/Compile/Tag/ExtendsTag.php
+++ b/src/Compile/Tag/ExtendsTag.php
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class ExtendsTag extends Inheritance {
 		foreach ($template->source->components as $source) {
 			$resources[] = $source->resource;
 		}
-		return $template->smarty->left_delimiter . 'extends file=\'extends:' . join('|', $resources) .
-			'\' extends_resource=true' . $template->smarty->right_delimiter;
+		return $template->getLeftDelimiter() . 'extends file=\'extends:' . join('|', $resources) .
+			'\' extends_resource=true' . $template->getRightDelimiter();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Compile/Tag/Ldelim.php b/src/Compile/Tag/Ldelim.php
index 530592da..71b1389c 100644
--- a/src/Compile/Tag/Ldelim.php
+++ b/src/Compile/Tag/Ldelim.php
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ class Ldelim extends Base {
 		if ($_attr['nocache'] === true) {
 			$compiler->trigger_template_error('nocache option not allowed', null, true);
 		}
-		return $compiler->smarty->left_delimiter;
+		return $compiler->template->getLeftDelimiter();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Compile/Tag/Rdelim.php b/src/Compile/Tag/Rdelim.php
index 267a4a96..173d1231 100644
--- a/src/Compile/Tag/Rdelim.php
+++ b/src/Compile/Tag/Rdelim.php
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ class Rdelim extends Ldelim {
 	 */
 	public function compile($args, \Smarty\Compiler\Template $compiler, $parameter = [], $tag = null, $function = null) {
 		parent::compile($args, $compiler);
-		return $compiler->smarty->right_delimiter;
+		return $compiler->template->getRightDelimiter();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Compiler/Template.php b/src/Compiler/Template.php
index 72157cb1..964ca812 100644
--- a/src/Compiler/Template.php
+++ b/src/Compiler/Template.php
@@ -1317,8 +1317,8 @@ class Template extends BaseCompiler {
 			// get stacked info
 			[$openTag, $_data] = array_pop($this->_tag_stack);
 			$this->trigger_template_error(
-				"unclosed {$this->smarty->left_delimiter}" . $openTag .
-				"{$this->smarty->right_delimiter} tag"
+				"unclosed " . $this->smarty->getLeftDelimiter() . $openTag .
+				$this->smarty->getRightDelimiter() . " tag"
 			);
 		}
 		// call post compile callbacks
diff --git a/src/Debug.php b/src/Debug.php
index 2bba87ec..43d4e107 100644
--- a/src/Debug.php
+++ b/src/Debug.php
@@ -205,8 +205,6 @@ class Debug extends Data
         $debObj->setCompileDir($smarty->getCompileDir());
         $debObj->force_compile = false;
         $debObj->compile_check = \Smarty::COMPILECHECK_ON;
-        $debObj->left_delimiter = '{';
-        $debObj->right_delimiter = '}';
         $debObj->security_policy = null;
         $debObj->debugging = false;
         $debObj->debugging_ctrl = 'NONE';
diff --git a/src/Smarty.php b/src/Smarty.php
index 77efef42..d5554ae1 100644
--- a/src/Smarty.php
+++ b/src/Smarty.php
@@ -236,14 +236,14 @@ class Smarty extends \Smarty\TemplateBase
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    public $left_delimiter = "{";
+    private $left_delimiter = "{";
 
     /**
      * template right-delimiter
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    public $right_delimiter = "}";
+    private $right_delimiter = "}";
 
     /**
      * array of strings which shall be treated as literal by compiler
diff --git a/src/Template.php b/src/Template.php
index 9d9909fa..ae806889 100644
--- a/src/Template.php
+++ b/src/Template.php
@@ -106,6 +106,20 @@ class Template extends TemplateBase {
 	 */
 	public $endRenderCallbacks = [];
 
+	/**
+	 * Template left-delimiter. If null, defaults to $this->getSmarty()-getLeftDelimiter().
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	private $left_delimiter = null;
+
+	/**
+	 * Template right-delimiter. If null, defaults to $this->getSmarty()-getRightDelimiter().
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	private $right_delimiter = null;
+
 	/**
 	 * Create template data object
 	 * Some of the global Smarty settings copied to template scope
@@ -851,4 +865,45 @@ class Template extends TemplateBase {
 	private function getFrameCompiler(): Compiler\CodeFrame {
 		return new \Smarty\Compiler\CodeFrame($this);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get left delimiter
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function getLeftDelimiter()
+	{
+		return $this->left_delimiter ?? $this->_getSmartyObj()->getLeftDelimiter();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set left delimiter
+	 *
+	 * @param string $left_delimiter
+	 */
+	public function setLeftDelimiter($left_delimiter)
+	{
+		$this->left_delimiter = $left_delimiter;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get right delimiter
+	 *
+	 * @return string $right_delimiter
+	 */
+	public function getRightDelimiter()
+	{
+		return $this->right_delimiter ?? $this->_getSmartyObj()->getRightDelimiter();;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set right delimiter
+	 *
+	 * @param string
+	 */
+	public function setRightDelimiter($right_delimiter)
+	{
+		$this->right_delimiter = $right_delimiter;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/TemplateBase.php b/src/TemplateBase.php
index 1e6bad8b..10fde43b 100644
--- a/src/TemplateBase.php
+++ b/src/TemplateBase.php
@@ -462,8 +462,8 @@ abstract class TemplateBase extends Data {
 	 */
 	private function _setLiterals(Smarty $smarty, $literals) {
 		$literals = array_combine($literals, $literals);
-		$error = isset($literals[$smarty->left_delimiter]) ? [$smarty->left_delimiter] : [];
-		$error = isset($literals[$smarty->right_delimiter]) ? $error[] = $smarty->right_delimiter : $error;
+		$error = isset($literals[$smarty->getLeftDelimiter()]) ? [$smarty->getLeftDelimiter()] : [];
+		$error = isset($literals[$smarty->getRightDelimiter()]) ? $error[] = $smarty->getRightDelimiter() : $error;
 		if (!empty($error)) {
 			throw new Exception(
 				'User defined literal(s) "' . $error .
diff --git a/tests/UnitTests/A_Core/GetterSetter/GetterSetterTest.php b/tests/UnitTests/A_Core/GetterSetter/GetterSetterTest.php
index 6a8fab62..43d622b8 100644
--- a/tests/UnitTests/A_Core/GetterSetter/GetterSetterTest.php
+++ b/tests/UnitTests/A_Core/GetterSetter/GetterSetterTest.php
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ class GetterSetterTest extends PHPUnit_Smarty
     {
         $this->smarty->setLeftDelimiter('<{');
         $this->smarty->setRightDelimiter('}>');
-        $this->assertEquals('<{', $this->smarty->left_delimiter);
-        $this->assertEquals('}>', $this->smarty->right_delimiter);
+        $this->assertEquals('<{', $this->smarty->getLeftDelimiter());
+        $this->assertEquals('}>', $this->smarty->getRightDelimiter());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ class GetterSetterTest extends PHPUnit_Smarty
         $tpl = $this->smarty->createTemplate('helloworld.tpl');
         $tpl->setLeftDelimiter('<{');
         $tpl->setRightDelimiter('}>');
-        $this->assertEquals('<{', $tpl->smarty->left_delimiter);
-        $this->assertEquals('}>', $tpl->smarty->right_delimiter);
-        $this->assertEquals('{', $this->smarty->left_delimiter);
-        $this->assertEquals('}', $this->smarty->right_delimiter);
+        $this->assertEquals('<{', $tpl->getLeftDelimiter());
+        $this->assertEquals('}>', $tpl->getRightDelimiter());
+        $this->assertEquals('{', $this->smarty->getLeftDelimiter());
+        $this->assertEquals('}', $this->smarty->getRightDelimiter());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/UnitTests/Compiler/Delimiter/DelimiterTest.php b/tests/UnitTests/Compiler/Delimiter/DelimiterTest.php
index ceb98e55..4092d9fb 100644
--- a/tests/UnitTests/Compiler/Delimiter/DelimiterTest.php
+++ b/tests/UnitTests/Compiler/Delimiter/DelimiterTest.php
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ class DelimiterTest extends PHPUnit_Smarty
      */
     public function testDelimiter1()
     {
-        $this->smarty->left_delimiter = '<{';
-        $this->smarty->right_delimiter = '}>';
+        $this->smarty->setLeftDelimiter('<{');
+        $this->smarty->setRightDelimiter('}>');
         $tpl = $this->smarty->createTemplate('eval:start <{* comment *}>hello <{if true}><{"world"}><{/if}> end');
         $this->assertEquals("start hello world end", $this->smarty->fetch($tpl));
     }
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ class DelimiterTest extends PHPUnit_Smarty
      */
     public function testDelimiter10()
     {
-        $this->smarty->left_delimiter = '<';
-        $this->smarty->right_delimiter = '>';
+        $this->smarty->setLeftDelimiter('<');
+        $this->smarty->setRightDelimiter('>');
         $tpl = $this->smarty->createTemplate('eval:start <* comment *>hello <if 1 < 2><"world"></if> end');
         $this->assertEquals("start hello world end", $this->smarty->fetch($tpl));
     }
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ class DelimiterTest extends PHPUnit_Smarty
      */
     public function testDelimiter2()
     {
-        $this->smarty->left_delimiter = '<-{';
-        $this->smarty->right_delimiter = '}->';
+        $this->smarty->setLeftDelimiter('<-{');
+        $this->smarty->setRightDelimiter('}->');
         $tpl = $this->smarty->createTemplate('eval:<-<-{* comment *}-><-{if true}-><-{"hello world"}-><-{/if}->->');
         $this->assertEquals("<-hello world->", $this->smarty->fetch($tpl));
     }
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ class DelimiterTest extends PHPUnit_Smarty
      */
     public function testDelimiter3()
     {
-        $this->smarty->left_delimiter = '<--{';
-        $this->smarty->right_delimiter = '}-->';
+        $this->smarty->setLeftDelimiter('<--{');
+        $this->smarty->setRightDelimiter('}-->');
         $tpl = $this->smarty->createTemplate('eval:<--{* comment *}--><--{if true}--><--{"hello world"}--><--{/if}-->');
         $this->assertEquals("hello world", $this->smarty->fetch($tpl));
     }
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ class DelimiterTest extends PHPUnit_Smarty
      */
     public function testDelimiter4()
     {
-        $this->smarty->left_delimiter = '{{';
-        $this->smarty->right_delimiter = '}}';
+        $this->smarty->setLeftDelimiter('{{');
+        $this->smarty->setRightDelimiter('}}');
         $tpl = $this->smarty->createTemplate('eval:{{* comment *}}{{if true}}{{"hello world"}}{{/if}}');
         $this->assertEquals("hello world", $this->smarty->fetch($tpl));
     }
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ class DelimiterTest extends PHPUnit_Smarty
      */
     public function testDelimiter5()
     {
-        $this->smarty->left_delimiter = '{=';
-        $this->smarty->right_delimiter = '=}';
+        $this->smarty->setLeftDelimiter('{=');
+        $this->smarty->setRightDelimiter('=}');
         $tpl = $this->smarty->createTemplate('eval:{=assign var=foo value="hello world" nocache=}{=$foo=}');
         $this->assertEquals("hello world", $this->smarty->fetch($tpl));
     }
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ class DelimiterTest extends PHPUnit_Smarty
      */
     public function testDelimiterIssue450()
     {
-        $this->smarty->left_delimiter = '{^';
-        $this->smarty->right_delimiter = '^}';
+        $this->smarty->setLeftDelimiter('{^');
+        $this->smarty->setRightDelimiter('^}');
         $tpl = $this->smarty->createTemplate('eval:{^assign var=foo value="hello world" nocache^}{^$foo^}');
         $this->assertEquals("hello world", $this->smarty->fetch($tpl));
     }
diff --git a/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/_Issues/419/ExtendsIssue419Test.php b/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/_Issues/419/ExtendsIssue419Test.php
index d7d59405..2079fc0a 100644
--- a/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/_Issues/419/ExtendsIssue419Test.php
+++ b/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/_Issues/419/ExtendsIssue419Test.php
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ class ExtendsIssue419Test extends PHPUnit_Smarty
 
     public function testextends419()
     {
-        $this->smarty->left_delimiter = '{{';
-        $this->smarty->right_delimiter = '}}';
+        $this->smarty->setLeftDelimiter('{{');
+        $this->smarty->setRightDelimiter('}}');
         $this->assertEquals('child', $this->smarty->fetch('extends:001_parent.tpl|001_child.tpl'));
     }