diff --git a/src/middleware/render.js b/src/middleware/render.js
index 4063fbae5a..b3c5cdb814 100644
--- a/src/middleware/render.js
+++ b/src/middleware/render.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ module.exports = function (middleware) {
 			}
 
 			var ajaxifyData;
+			var templateToRender;
 			async.waterfall([
 				function (next) {
 					options.loggedIn = !!req.uid;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ module.exports = function (middleware) {
 					plugins.fireHook('filter:' + template + '.build', { req: req, res: res, templateData: options }, next);
 				},
 				function (data, next) {
+					templateToRender = data.templateData.templateToRender || template;
 					plugins.fireHook('filter:middleware.render', { req: req, res: res, templateData: data.templateData }, next);
 				},
 				function (data, next) {
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ module.exports = function (middleware) {
 							renderHeaderFooter('renderHeader', req, res, options, next);
 						},
 						content: function (next) {
-							render.call(self, template, options, next);
+							render.call(self, templateToRender, options, next);
 						},
 						footer: function (next) {
 							renderHeaderFooter('renderFooter', req, res, options, next);