diff --git a/app/models/locomotive/extensions/page/tree.rb b/app/models/locomotive/extensions/page/tree.rb
index 5f619658..41adf835 100644
--- a/app/models/locomotive/extensions/page/tree.rb
+++ b/app/models/locomotive/extensions/page/tree.rb
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ module Locomotive
         #
         # @return [ Array ] The children pages ordered by their position
         #
-        def children_with_minimal_attributes
-          self.children.minimal_attributes
+        def children_with_minimal_attributes( attrs = [] )
+          self.children.minimal_attributes( attrs )
         end
 
         # Assigns the new position of each child of this node.
@@ -109,4 +109,4 @@ module Locomotive
       end
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/app/models/locomotive/page.rb b/app/models/locomotive/page.rb
index 3a651224..7126e454 100644
--- a/app/models/locomotive/page.rb
+++ b/app/models/locomotive/page.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ module Locomotive
     scope :published,           :where => { :published => true }
     scope :fullpath,            lambda { |fullpath| { :where => { :fullpath => fullpath } } }
     scope :handle,              lambda { |handle| { :where => { :handle => handle } } }
-    scope :minimal_attributes,  :only => %w(title slug fullpath position depth published templatized redirect listed parent_id created_at updated_at)
+    scope :minimal_attributes,  lambda { |attrs=[]| {:only => attrs + %w(title slug fullpath position depth published templatized redirect listed parent_id created_at updated_at) } }
 
     ## methods ##
 
diff --git a/lib/locomotive/liquid/drops/page.rb b/lib/locomotive/liquid/drops/page.rb
index 5282fb31..1589a830 100644
--- a/lib/locomotive/liquid/drops/page.rb
+++ b/lib/locomotive/liquid/drops/page.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ module Locomotive
           self._source.published?
         end
 
+        def before_method(meth)
+          self._source.editable_elements.where(:slug => meth).try(:first).try(:content)
+        end
+
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/locomotive/liquid/tags/nav.rb b/lib/locomotive/liquid/tags/nav.rb
index 406fa7cd..169b97ab 100644
--- a/lib/locomotive/liquid/tags/nav.rb
+++ b/lib/locomotive/liquid/tags/nav.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ module Locomotive
             markup.scan(::Liquid::TagAttributes) { |key, value| @options[key.to_sym] = value.gsub(/"|'/, '') }
 
             @options[:exclude] = Regexp.new(@options[:exclude]) if @options[:exclude]
+
+            @options[:add_attributes] = []
+            if @options[:snippet]
+              template = @options[:snippet].include?('{') ? @options[:snippet] : context[:site].snippets.where(:slug => @options[:snippet] ).try(:first).try(:template)
+              unless template.blank?
+                @options[:liquid_render] = ::Liquid::Template.parse( template )
+                @options[:add_attributes] = ['editable_elements']
+              end
+            end
+
           else
             raise ::Liquid::SyntaxError.new("Syntax Error in 'nav' - Valid syntax: nav <page|site> <options>")
           end
@@ -60,12 +70,12 @@ module Locomotive
           @site, @page = context.registers[:site], context.registers[:page]
 
           children = (case @source
-          when 'site'     then @site.pages.root.minimal_attributes.first # start from home page
+          when 'site'     then @site.pages.root.minimal_attributes( @options[:add_attributes] ).first # start from home page
           when 'parent'   then @page.parent || @page
           when 'page'     then @page
           else
-            @site.pages.fullpath(@source).minimal_attributes.first
-          end).children_with_minimal_attributes.to_a
+            @site.pages.fullpath(@source).minimal_attributes( @options[:add_attributes] ).first
+          end).children_with_minimal_attributes( @options[:add_attributes] ).to_a
 
           children.delete_if { |p| !include_page?(p) }
         end
@@ -75,7 +85,10 @@ module Locomotive
           selected = @page.fullpath =~ /^#{page.fullpath}/ ? " #{@options[:active_class]}" : ''
 
           icon = @options[:icon] ? '<span></span>' : ''
-          label = %{#{icon if @options[:icon] != 'after' }#{page.title}#{icon if @options[:icon] == 'after' }}
+
+          title = @options[:liquid_render] ? @options[:liquid_render].render( 'page' => page ) : page.title
+
+          label = %{#{icon if @options[:icon] != 'after' }#{title}#{icon if @options[:icon] == 'after' }}
 
           output  = %{<li id="#{page.slug.dasherize}-link" class="link#{selected} #{css}">}
           output << %{<a href="/#{@site.localized_page_fullpath(page)}">#{label}</a>}
@@ -89,7 +102,7 @@ module Locomotive
         def render_entry_children(page, depth)
           output = %{}
 
-          children = page.children_with_minimal_attributes.reject { |c| !include_page?(c) }
+          children = page.children_with_minimal_attributes( @options[:add_attributes] ).reject { |c| !include_page?(c) }
           if children.present?
             output = %{<ul id="#{@options[:id]}-#{page.slug.dasherize}">}
             children.each do |c, page|
diff --git a/spec/lib/locomotive/liquid/drops/page_spec.rb b/spec/lib/locomotive/liquid/drops/page_spec.rb
index 6f3b66c7..620d3c9d 100644
--- a/spec/lib/locomotive/liquid/drops/page_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/locomotive/liquid/drops/page_spec.rb
@@ -81,6 +81,21 @@ describe Locomotive::Liquid::Drops::Page do
 
   end
 
+  context '#rendering page with editable_elements' do
+
+    before(:each) do
+      @site = FactoryGirl.create(:site)
+      @home = @site.pages.root.first
+      @home.update_attributes :raw_template => "{% block body %}{% editable_short_text 'body' %}Lorem ipsum{% endeditable_short_text %}{% endblock %}"
+      @home.editable_elements.first.content = 'Lorem ipsum'
+    end
+
+    it 'renders the text of the editable field' do
+      render_template('{{ home.body }}').should == 'Lorem ipsum'
+    end
+
+  end
+
   describe 'published?' do
     subject { render_template('{{ home.published? }}') }
     it { should == @home.published?.to_s }
diff --git a/spec/lib/locomotive/liquid/tags/nav_spec.rb b/spec/lib/locomotive/liquid/tags/nav_spec.rb
index a7ab5e64..753111f6 100644
--- a/spec/lib/locomotive/liquid/tags/nav_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/locomotive/liquid/tags/nav_spec.rb
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ describe Locomotive::Liquid::Tags::Nav do
       render_nav('site', {}, 'icon: after').should match /<li id="child-1-link" class="link first"><a href="\/child_1">Child #1<span><\/span><\/a><\/li>/
     end
 
+    it 'renders a snippet for the title' do
+      render_nav('site', {}, 'snippet: "-{{page.title}}-"').should match /<li id="child-1-link" class="link first"><a href="\/child_1">-Child #1-<\/a><\/li>/
+    end
+
     it 'assigns a different dom id' do
       render_nav('site', {}, 'id: "main-nav"').should match /<ul id="main-nav">/
     end