diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 4e42982..076be7e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *1.6.0_rc1* (October 16, 2007)
 
+* Hash#toTemplateReplacements is an alias for Hash#toObject so you can once again pass hashes to Template#evaluate and String#interpolate.  [sam]
+
 * Fix Event#is(Left|Middle|Right)Click in IE.  Closes #7520 (again).  [Mislav Marohnić]
 
 * Ensure Event.* generic methods work in IE, even when the event is not extended. [Viktor Kojouharov, Andrew Dupont]
diff --git a/src/hash.js b/src/hash.js
index 326cb0e..dc0e905 100644
--- a/src/hash.js
+++ b/src/hash.js
@@ -116,4 +116,5 @@ var Hash = Class.create(Enumerable, (function() {
   }
 })());
 
-Hash.from = $H;
\ No newline at end of file
+Hash.prototype.toTemplateReplacements = Hash.prototype.toObject;
+Hash.from = $H;
diff --git a/test/unit/hash.html b/test/unit/hash.html
index 7c283e8..ec214e8 100644
--- a/test/unit/hash.html
+++ b/test/unit/hash.html
@@ -206,6 +206,13 @@
       assertEnumEqual($w('_each keys map pluck unset'), h.keys().sort());
       assertEqual('U', h.unset('unset'));
       assertHashEqual({ _each: 'E', map: 'M', keys: 'K', pluck: 'P' }, h);
+    }},
+    
+    testHashToTemplateReplacements: function() { with(this) {
+      var template = new Template("#{a} #{b}"), hash = $H({ a: "hello", b: "world" });
+      assertEqual("hello world", template.evaluate(hash.toObject()));
+      assertEqual("hello world", template.evaluate(hash));
+      assertEqual("hello", "#{a}".interpolate(hash));
     }}
     
   }, 'testlog');