diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ea7489a2..9e610e65 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-    - fixed problem with using assigned vars with {include_php ...} filepath
+    - fixed a problem with compile_id usage. (Andrei)
+    - fixed problem with using assigned vars with {include_php ...} filepath.
       (Monte)
+
 Version 1.5.2
 -------------
-    - added Smarty object as fifth argument for template resource functions
+    - added Smarty object as fifth argument for template resource functions.
       (Monte)
     - fixed a bug with incorrectly combined cache and compile id in
       clear_cache(). (Andrei)
diff --git a/Smarty.class.php b/Smarty.class.php
index 0521cf38..1bf3edb7 100644
--- a/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/Smarty.class.php
@@ -539,6 +539,8 @@ class Smarty
         if (!isset($_smarty_compile_id))
             $_smarty_compile_id = $this->compile_id;
 
+        $this->_compile_id = $_smarty_compile_id;
+
         $this->_inclusion_depth = 0;
 
         if ($this->caching) {
diff --git a/libs/Smarty.class.php b/libs/Smarty.class.php
index 0521cf38..1bf3edb7 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty.class.php
@@ -539,6 +539,8 @@ class Smarty
         if (!isset($_smarty_compile_id))
             $_smarty_compile_id = $this->compile_id;
 
+        $this->_compile_id = $_smarty_compile_id;
+
         $this->_inclusion_depth = 0;
 
         if ($this->caching) {