2 files changed, 21 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/Text/Xslate/Syntax/Handlebars.pm b/lib/Text/Xslate/Syntax/Handlebars.pm
index 4b88f4f..ba41940 100644
--- a/lib/Text/Xslate/Syntax/Handlebars.pm
+++ b/lib/Text/Xslate/Syntax/Handlebars.pm
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ my $OPERATOR_TOKEN = sprintf(
     join('|', map{ quotemeta } qw(..))
 );
 
-sub _build_identity_pattern { qr/[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_?]*/ }
+sub _build_identity_pattern { qr/[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_?-]*/ }
 sub _build_comment_pattern  { qr/\![^;]*/                }
 
 sub _build_line_start { undef }
diff --git a/t/expressions.t b/t/expressions.t
index 0026dbe..8f48a5d 100644
--- a/t/expressions.t
+++ b/t/expressions.t
@@ -123,4 +123,24 @@ render_ok(
     "nested current context"
 );
 
+render_ok(
+    '{{foo-bar}}',
+    {
+        'foo-bar' => "FOOBAR",
+    },
+    'FOOBAR',
+    "- is a valid character"
+);
+
+render_ok(
+    '{{foo.foo-bar}}',
+    {
+        foo => {
+            'foo-bar' => "FOOBAR",
+        },
+    },
+    'FOOBAR',
+    "- is a valid character"
+);
+
 done_testing;