diff --git a/lib/locomotive/liquid/tags/nav.rb b/lib/locomotive/liquid/tags/nav.rb
index 4a31d7ec..7c653af5 100644
--- a/lib/locomotive/liquid/tags/nav.rb
+++ b/lib/locomotive/liquid/tags/nav.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ module Locomotive
         end
 
         private
-
+        
+        # Determines root node for the list
         def fetch_entries(context)
           @current_page = context.registers[:page]
 
@@ -68,16 +69,7 @@ module Locomotive
           children.delete_if { |p| !include_page?(p) }
         end
 
-        def include_page?(page)
-          if page.templatized? || !page.published?
-            false
-          elsif @options[:exclude]
-            (page.fullpath =~ @options[:exclude]).nil?
-          else
-            true
-          end
-        end
-
+        # Returns a list element, a link to the page and its children
         def render_entry_link(page,css,depth)
           selected = @current_page.fullpath =~ /^#{page.fullpath}/ ? ' on' : ''
 
@@ -92,10 +84,11 @@ module Locomotive
           output.strip
         end
         
+        # Recursively creates a nested unordered list for the depth specified
         def render_entry_children(page,depth)
           output = %{}
           
-          children = page.children_with_minimal_attributes.reject { |c| c.templatized? }
+          children = page.children_with_minimal_attributes.reject { |c| !include_page?(c) }
           if children.present?
             output = %{<ul id="#{@options[:id]}-#{page.slug.dasherize}">}
             children.each do |c, page|
@@ -110,6 +103,17 @@ module Locomotive
           
           output
         end
+        
+        # Determines whether or not a page should be a part of the menu
+        def include_page?(page)
+          if page.templatized? || !page.published?
+            false
+          elsif @options[:exclude]
+            (page.fullpath =~ @options[:exclude]).nil?
+          else
+            true
+          end
+        end
 
         ::Liquid::Template.register_tag('nav', Nav)
       end
diff --git a/spec/lib/locomotive/liquid/tags/nav_spec.rb b/spec/lib/locomotive/liquid/tags/nav_spec.rb
index 4474640d..15072109 100644
--- a/spec/lib/locomotive/liquid/tags/nav_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/locomotive/liquid/tags/nav_spec.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ describe Locomotive::Liquid::Tags::Nav do
     other_children = [
       Page.new(:title => 'Child #2.1', :fullpath => 'child_2/sub_child_1', :slug => 'sub_child_1', :published => true),
       Page.new(:title => 'Child #2.2', :fullpath => 'child_2/sub_child_2', :slug => 'sub_child_2', :published => true),
-      Page.new(:title => 'Templatized #2.3', :fullpath => 'child_2/sub_child_template_3', :slug => 'sub_child_template_3', :published => true, :templatized => true)
+      Page.new(:title => 'Unpublished #2.2', :fullpath => 'child_2/sub_child_unpublishd_2', :slug => 'sub_child_unpublished_2', :published => false),
+      Page.new(:title => 'Templatized #2.3', :fullpath => 'child_2/sub_child_template_3',   :slug => 'sub_child_template_3',    :published => true,   :templatized => true)
       ]
     @home.children.last.stubs(:children_with_minimal_attributes).returns(other_children)
     @home.children.last.stubs(:children).returns(other_children)
@@ -58,7 +59,27 @@ describe Locomotive::Liquid::Tags::Nav do
       
       output.should_not match /sub-child-template-3/
     end
-
+    
+    it 'does not render unpublished pages' do
+      output = render_nav('site', {}, 'depth: 2')
+      
+      output.should_not match /sub-child-unpublished-3/
+    end
+    
+    it 'does not render nested excluded pages' do
+      output = render_nav('site', {}, 'depth: 2, exclude: "child_2/sub_child_2"')
+      
+      output.should     match /<li id="child-2" class="link last">/
+      output.should     match /<li id="sub-child-1" class="link first last">/
+      output.should_not match /sub-child-2/
+      
+      output = render_nav('site', {}, 'depth: 2, exclude: "child_2"')
+      
+      output.should     match /<li id="child-1" class="link first last">/
+      output.should_not match /child-2/
+      output.should_not match /sub-child/
+    end
+    
     it 'adds an icon before the link' do
       render_nav('site', {}, 'icon: true').should match /<li id="child-1" class="link first"><a href="\/child_1"><span><\/span>Child #1<\/a>/
       render_nav('site', {}, 'icon: before').should match /<li id="child-1" class="link first"><a href="\/child_1"><span><\/span>Child #1<\/a>/