diff --git a/compiler/ast/ForEach.js b/compiler/ast/ForEach.js
index 080cbcde0..a987c15f9 100644
--- a/compiler/ast/ForEach.js
+++ b/compiler/ast/ForEach.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class ForEach extends Node {
         this.body = this.makeContainer(def.body);
         this.separator = def.separator;
         this.statusVarName = def.statusVarName;
+        this.iterator = def.iterator;
 
         ok(this.varName, '"varName" is required');
         ok(this.in != null, '"in" is required');
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ class ForEach extends Node {
         var inExpression = this.in;
         var separator = this.separator;
         var statusVarName = this.statusVarName;
+        var iterator = this.iterator;
 
         var builder = generator.builder;
 
@@ -27,7 +29,18 @@ class ForEach extends Node {
             statusVarName = '__loop';
         }
 
-        if (statusVarName) {
+        if (iterator) {
+            let params = [varName];
+
+            if (statusVarName) {
+                params.push(statusVarName);
+            }
+
+            return builder.functionCall(iterator, [
+                inExpression,
+                builder.functionDeclaration(null, params, this.body)
+            ]);
+        } else if (statusVarName) {
             let forEachVarName = generator.addStaticVar('forEachWithStatusVar', '__helpers.fv');
             let body = this.body;
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/render/autotest-pending/looping-iterator/expected.html b/test/fixtures/render/autotest-pending/looping-iterator/expected.html
deleted file mode 100644
index ed6cd2adb..000000000
--- a/test/fixtures/render/autotest-pending/looping-iterator/expected.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-cba2-c1-b0-a<div>c</div><div>b</div><div>a</div><div>2-c</div><div>1-b</div><div>0-a</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/render/autotest-pending/looping-iterator/template.marko b/test/fixtures/render/autotest-pending/looping-iterator/template.marko
deleted file mode 100644
index 61ae971e5..000000000
--- a/test/fixtures/render/autotest-pending/looping-iterator/template.marko
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-<for each="item in ['a', 'b', 'c']" iterator="data.reverseIterator">
-    ${item}
-</for>
-
-
-<for each="item in ['a', 'b', 'c']" iterator="data.reverseIterator" status-var="status">
-    ${status.index}-${item}
-</for>
-
-<div for="item in ['a', 'b', 'c']; iterator=data.reverseIterator">
-    ${item}
-</div>
-
-
-<div for="item in ['a', 'b', 'c']; iterator=data.reverseIterator; status-var=status">
-    ${status.index}-${item}
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-attr/expected.html b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-attr/expected.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..853d53157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-attr/expected.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<div>c</div><div>b</div><div>a</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-attr/template.marko b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-attr/template.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ead1c6a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-attr/template.marko
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<div for(item in ['a', 'b', 'c'] | iterator=data.reverseIterator)>
+    ${item}
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/render/autotest-pending/looping-iterator/test.js b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-attr/test.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/fixtures/render/autotest-pending/looping-iterator/test.js
rename to test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-attr/test.js
diff --git a/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-status-var-attr/expected.html b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-status-var-attr/expected.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52e051fce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-status-var-attr/expected.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<div>2-c</div><div>1-b</div><div>0-a</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-status-var-attr/template.marko b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-status-var-attr/template.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..669e2ee46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-status-var-attr/template.marko
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<div for(item in ['a', 'b', 'c'] | iterator=data.reverseIterator  status-var=status )>
+    ${status.index}-${item}
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-status-var-attr/test.js b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-status-var-attr/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73303673b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-status-var-attr/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+exports.templateData = {
+    reverseIterator: function(arrayList, callback){
+        var statusVar = {first: 0, last: arrayList.length-1};
+        for(var i=arrayList.length-1; i>=0; i--){
+            statusVar.index = i;
+            callback(arrayList[i], statusVar);
+        }
+    }
+};
diff --git a/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-status-var/expected.html b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-status-var/expected.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0bbeda048
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-status-var/expected.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2-c1-b0-a
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-status-var/template.marko b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-status-var/template.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4185c475c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-status-var/template.marko
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<for (item in ['a', 'b', 'c'] | iterator=data.reverseIterator status-var=status )>
+    ${status.index}-${item}
+</for>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-status-var/test.js b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-status-var/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73303673b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator-status-var/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+exports.templateData = {
+    reverseIterator: function(arrayList, callback){
+        var statusVar = {first: 0, last: arrayList.length-1};
+        for(var i=arrayList.length-1; i>=0; i--){
+            statusVar.index = i;
+            callback(arrayList[i], statusVar);
+        }
+    }
+};
diff --git a/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator/expected.html b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator/expected.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..051e235a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator/expected.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cba
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator/template.marko b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator/template.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f5bf609a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator/template.marko
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<for(item in ['a', 'b', 'c'] | iterator=data.reverseIterator)>
+    ${item}
+</for>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator/test.js b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73303673b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/for-iterator/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+exports.templateData = {
+    reverseIterator: function(arrayList, callback){
+        var statusVar = {first: 0, last: arrayList.length-1};
+        for(var i=arrayList.length-1; i>=0; i--){
+            statusVar.index = i;
+            callback(arrayList[i], statusVar);
+        }
+    }
+};