diff --git a/lib/rabl-fast-json.rb b/lib/rabl-fast-json.rb
index 5214e6e..408a864 100644
--- a/lib/rabl-fast-json.rb
+++ b/lib/rabl-fast-json.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ require 'active_support/json'
 require 'active_support/core_ext/class/attribute_accessors'
 
 require 'rabl-fast-json/version'
+require 'rabl-fast-json/helpers'
 require 'rabl-fast-json/template'
 require 'rabl-fast-json/compiler'
 require 'rabl-fast-json/library'
diff --git a/lib/rabl-fast-json/compiler.rb b/lib/rabl-fast-json/compiler.rb
index 4653712..dd0be68 100644
--- a/lib/rabl-fast-json/compiler.rb
+++ b/lib/rabl-fast-json/compiler.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 module RablFastJson
   class Compiler
+    include Helpers
 
     def initialize(context = nil)
       @context = context
@@ -28,9 +29,14 @@ module RablFastJson
     alias_method :attributes, :attribute
 
     def child(name_or_data, options = {}, &block)
-      return unless block_given?
       data, name = extract_data_and_name(name_or_data)
-      _compile_sub_template(name, data, &block)
+      name = options[:root] if root_given?(options)
+      if partial_given?(options)
+        template = Library.instance.get(options[:partial], @context)
+        @template[name] = template.merge!(:_data => data)
+      else
+        _compile_sub_template(name, data, &block)
+      end
     end
 
     def glue(data, &block)
@@ -46,6 +52,7 @@ module RablFastJson
     alias_method :code, :node
 
     def collection(data, options = {})
+      @template.root_name = options[:root] if root_given?(options)
       object(data)
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/rabl-fast-json/helpers.rb b/lib/rabl-fast-json/helpers.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53b21b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/rabl-fast-json/helpers.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+module RablFastJson
+  module Helpers
+    def root_given?(options)
+      options[:root].present?
+    end
+
+    def partial_given?(options)
+      options[:partial].present?
+    end
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/rabl-fast-json/library.rb b/lib/rabl-fast-json/library.rb
index aa67ab9..cb68fcc 100644
--- a/lib/rabl-fast-json/library.rb
+++ b/lib/rabl-fast-json/library.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ module RablFastJson
   class Library
     include Singleton
 
+    attr_accessor :view_renderer
+
     def initialize
       @cached_templates = {}
     end
diff --git a/test/compiler_test.rb b/test/compiler_test.rb
index 7cb0926..0265775 100644
--- a/test/compiler_test.rb
+++ b/test/compiler_test.rb
@@ -43,11 +43,27 @@ class CompilerTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal({ :bar => { :_data => :address, :foo => :foo } }, t.source)
   end
 
+  test "child with root name defined as option" do
+    t = @compiler.compile_source(%{ child(:user, :root => :author) do attributes :foo end })
+    assert_equal({ :author => { :_data => :user, :foo => :foo } }, t.source)
+  end
+
   test "child with arbitrary source store the data with the template" do
     t = @compiler.compile_source(%{ child :@user => :author do attribute :name end })
     assert_equal({ :author => { :_data => :@user, :name => :name } }, t.source)
   end
 
+  test "child with succint partial notation" do
+    @view_renderer = mock()
+    @view_renderer.stub_chain(:lookup_context, :find_template).with('users/base', [], false).and_return(
+      mock(:source => %{ attribute :id }))
+    RablFastJson::Library.reset_instance
+    RablFastJson::Library.instance.view_renderer = @view_renderer
+
+    t = @compiler.compile_source(%{child(:user, :partial => 'users/base') })
+    assert_equal( {:user => { :_data => :user, :id => :id } }, t.source)
+  end
+
   test "glue is compiled as a child but with anonymous name" do
     t = @compiler.compile_source(%{ glue(:@user) do attribute :name end })
     assert_equal({ :_glue0 => { :_data => :@user, :name => :name } }, t.source)
@@ -89,6 +105,7 @@ class CompilerTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
   test "extends use other template source as itself" do
     template = mock('template', :source => { :id => :id })
+    RablFastJson::Library.reset_instance
     RablFastJson::Library.instance.stub(:get).with('users/base', @context).and_return(template)
     t = @compiler.compile_source(%{ extends 'users/base' })
     assert_equal({ :id => :id }, t.source)
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 4d1ad71..33e227d 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Configure Rails Environment
 ENV["RAILS_ENV"] = "test"
 $:.unshift File.expand_path('../../lib', __FILE__)