diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 997dd9fc..1dff7c4e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+    - fixed a problem with putting $ followed by numbers inside {strip} and
+      {/strip} tags. (Andrei)
     - fixed Config_File class to allow empty config paths (defaults to current
       directory). (Andrei)
 
diff --git a/Smarty_Compiler.class.php b/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
index 9a995042..8e2905da 100644
--- a/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
+++ b/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ class Smarty_Compiler extends Smarty {
             $strip_tags_modified = preg_replace('![\r\n]+!m', '', $strip_tags_modified);
             for ($i = 0; $i < count($strip_tags); $i++)
                 $template_compiled = preg_replace("!{$ldq}strip{$rdq}.*?{$ldq}/strip{$rdq}!s",
-                                                  $strip_tags_modified[$i], $template_compiled, 1);
+                                                  $this->quote_replace($strip_tags_modified[$i]),
+												  $template_compiled, 1);
         }
 
         // put header at the top of the compiled template
diff --git a/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php b/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
index 9a995042..8e2905da 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ class Smarty_Compiler extends Smarty {
             $strip_tags_modified = preg_replace('![\r\n]+!m', '', $strip_tags_modified);
             for ($i = 0; $i < count($strip_tags); $i++)
                 $template_compiled = preg_replace("!{$ldq}strip{$rdq}.*?{$ldq}/strip{$rdq}!s",
-                                                  $strip_tags_modified[$i], $template_compiled, 1);
+                                                  $this->quote_replace($strip_tags_modified[$i]),
+												  $template_compiled, 1);
         }
 
         // put header at the top of the compiled template