diff --git a/lodash/lodash-tests.ts b/lodash/lodash-tests.ts
index 612b9802d..cf7938724 100644
--- a/lodash/lodash-tests.ts
+++ b/lodash/lodash-tests.ts
@@ -745,6 +745,21 @@ result = <any>_.result(object, 'stuff');
 var tempObject = {};
 result = <typeof _>_.runInContext(tempObject);
 
+result = <_.TemplateExecutor>_.template('hello <%= name %>');
+result = <string>_.template('<b><%- value %></b>', { 'value': '<script>' });
+
+var listTemplate = '<% _.forEach(people, function(name) { %><li><%- name %></li><% }); %>';
+result = <string>_.template(listTemplate, { 'people': ['moe', 'larry'] });
+result = <string>_.template('hello ${ name }', { 'name': 'curly' });
+result = <string>_.template('<% print("hello " + name); %>!', { 'name': 'larry' });
+
+var listTemplate = '<% $.each(people, function(name) { %><li><%- name %></li><% }); %>';
+result = <string>_.template(listTemplate, { 'people': ['moe', 'larry'] }, { 'imports': { '$': jQuery } });
+result = <_.TemplateExecutor>_.template('hello <%= name %>', null, { 'sourceURL': '/basic/greeting.jst' });
+
+result = <_.TemplateExecutor>_.template('hi <%= data.name %>!', null, { 'variable': 'data' });
+result = <string>(<_.TemplateExecutor>result).source;
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 var iceCream = { flavor: "chocolate" };
@@ -794,20 +809,7 @@ _.result(object, 'cheese');
 
 _.result(object, 'stuff');
 
-var compiled = _.template("hello: <%= name %>");
-compiled({ name: 'moe' });
-var list2 = "<% _.each(people, function(name) { %> <li><%= name %></li> <% }); %>";
-_.template(list2, { people: ['moe', 'curly', 'larry'] });
-var template = _.template("<b><%- value %></b>");
-template({ value: '<script>' });
-var compiled2 = _.template("<% print('Hello ' + epithet); %>");
-compiled2({ epithet: "stooge" });
-_.templateSettings = {
-	interpolate: /\{\{(.+?)\}\}/g
-};
-var template2 = _.template("Hello {{ name }}!");
-template2({ name: "Mustache" });
-_.template("Using 'with': <%= data.answer %>", { answer: 'no' }, { variable: 'data' });
+
 
 
 _(['test', 'test']).pick(['test2', 'test2']);
diff --git a/lodash/lodash.d.ts b/lodash/lodash.d.ts
index 5d9b3680f..8bfb60b1a 100644
--- a/lodash/lodash.d.ts
+++ b/lodash/lodash.d.ts
@@ -57,19 +57,29 @@ declare module _ {
 	**/
 	interface TemplateSettings {
 		/**
-		* Default value is '/<%([\s\S]+?)%>/g'.
+		* The "escape" delimiter.
+		**/
+		escape?: RegExp;
+
+		/**
+		* The "evaluate" delimiter.
 		**/
 		evaluate?: RegExp;
 
 		/**
-		* Default value is '/<%=([\s\S]+?)%>/g'.
+		* An object to import into the template as local variables.
 		**/
-		interpolate?: RegExp;
+		imports?: Dictionary<any>;
 
 		/**
-		* Default value is '/<%-([\s\S]+?)%>/g'.
+		* The "interpolate" delimiter.
 		**/
-		escape?: RegExp;
+		interpolate?: RegExp;
+	}
+
+	interface TemplateExecutor {
+		(...data: any[]): string;
+		source: string;
 	}
 
 	interface ListIterator<T, TResult> {
@@ -2779,7 +2789,43 @@ declare module _ {
 	**/
 	export function runInContext(context: any): typeof _;
 
+	/**
+	* A micro-templating method that handles arbitrary delimiters, preserves whitespace, and 
+	* correctly escapes quotes within interpolated code.
+	*
+	* Note: In the development build, _.template utilizes sourceURLs for easier debugging. See 
+	* http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/developertools/sourcemaps/#toc-sourceurl
+	*
+	* For more information on precompiling templates see:
+	* http://lodash.com/#custom-builds
+	*
+	* For more information on Chrome extension sandboxes see:
+	* http://developer.chrome.com/stable/extensions/sandboxingEval.html
+	* @param text The template text.
+	* @param data The data object used to populate the text.
+	* @param options The options object.
+	* @param options.escape The "escape" delimiter.
+	* @param options.evaluate The "evaluate" delimiter.
+	* @param options.import An object to import into the template as local variables.
+	* @param options.interpolate The "interpolate" delimiter.
+	* @param sourceURL The sourceURL of the template’s compiled source.
+	* @param variable The data object variable name.
+	* @return Returns the compiled Lo-Dash HTML template or a TemplateExecutor if no data is passed.
+	**/
+	export function template(
+		text: string): TemplateExecutor;
 
+	/**
+	* @see _.template
+	**/
+	export function template(
+		text: string,
+		data: any, 
+		options?: TemplateSettings,
+		sourceURL?: string,
+		variable?: string): any /* string or TemplateExecutor*/;
+	
+	
 
 	
 
@@ -2809,22 +2855,7 @@ declare module _ {
 
 	
 
-	/**
-	* Compiles JavaScript templates into functions that can be evaluated for rendering. Useful
-	* for rendering complicated bits of HTML from JSON data sources. Template functions can both
-	* interpolate variables, using <%= ... %>, as well as execute arbitrary JavaScript code, with
-	* <% ... %>. If you wish to interpolate a value, and have it be HTML-escaped, use <%- ... %> When
-	* you evaluate a template function, pass in a data object that has properties corresponding to
-	* the template's free variables. If you're writing a one-off, you can pass the data object as
-	* the second parameter to template in order to render immediately instead of returning a template
-	* function. The settings argument should be a hash containing any _.templateSettings that should
-	* be overridden.
-	* @param templateString Lo-Dash HTML template.
-	* @param data Data to use when compiling `templateString`.
-	* @param settings Settings to use while compiling.
-	* @return Returns the compiled Lo-Dash HTML template.
-	**/
-	export function template(templateString: string, data?: any, settings?: TemplateSettings): (...data: any[]) => string;
+	
 
 	/**
 	* By default, Lo-Dash uses ERB-style template delimiters, change the