diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/net/shadowfacts/ekt/EKT.kt b/src/main/kotlin/net/shadowfacts/ekt/EKT.kt
index 91cc022..c68776b 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/net/shadowfacts/ekt/EKT.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/net/shadowfacts/ekt/EKT.kt
@@ -30,10 +30,13 @@ object EKT {
 val _env = bindings["_env"] as net.shadowfacts.ekt.EKT.TemplateEnvironment
 val _result = StringBuilder()
 fun echo(it: Any?) { _result.append(it) }
-fun include(include: String) {
-	val env = _env.createChild(include)
+fun include(include: String, data: Map<String, net.shadowfacts.ekt.EKT.TypedValue>? = null) {
+	val env = _env.createChild(include, data)
 	echo(net.shadowfacts.ekt.EKT.render(env, env.include))
 }
+fun include(include: String, init: net.shadowfacts.ekt.EKT.DataProvider.() -> Unit) {
+	include(include, data = net.shadowfacts.ekt.EKT.DataProvider.init(init))
+}
 """
 	private val scriptSuffix = """
 _result.toString()
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@ _result.toString()
 		val cacheFile: File
 			get() = File(cacheDir!!, "$name.kts")
 
-		fun createChild(name: String): TemplateEnvironment
+		fun createChild(name: String, data: Map<String, TypedValue>? = null): TemplateEnvironment
 
 	}
 
@@ -175,17 +178,17 @@ _result.toString()
 		constructor(name: String, templateDir: File, includeDir: File, cacheDir: File?, init: DataProvider.() -> Unit):
 				this(name, templateDir, includeDir, cacheDir, DataProvider.init(init))
 
-		constructor(name: String, parent: FileTemplateEnvironment, cacheDir: File? = parent.cacheDir) {
+		constructor(name: String, parent: FileTemplateEnvironment, data: Map<String, TypedValue>?) {
 			this.rootName = parent.rootName
 			this.name = name
 			this.templateDir = parent.templateDir
 			this.includeDir = parent.includeDir
-			this.cacheDir = cacheDir
-			this.data = parent.data
+			this.cacheDir = parent.cacheDir
+			this.data = data ?: parent.data
 		}
 
-		override fun createChild(name: String): TemplateEnvironment {
-			return FileTemplateEnvironment(name, this)
+		override fun createChild(name: String, data: Map<String, TypedValue>?): TemplateEnvironment {
+			return FileTemplateEnvironment(name, this, data)
 		}
 
 	}
@@ -216,17 +219,17 @@ _result.toString()
 		constructor(name: String, templatePath: String, includePath: String, cacheDir: File?, init: DataProvider.() -> Unit):
 				this(name, templatePath, includePath, cacheDir, DataProvider.init(init))
 
-		constructor(name: String, parent: ClasspathTemplateEnvironment, cacheDir: File? = parent.cacheDir) {
+		constructor(name: String, parent: ClasspathTemplateEnvironment, data: Map<String, TypedValue>?) {
 			this.rootName = parent.rootName
 			this.name = name
 			this.templatePath = parent.templatePath
 			this.includePath = parent.includePath
-			this.cacheDir = cacheDir
-			this.data = parent.data
+			this.cacheDir = parent.cacheDir
+			this.data = data ?: parent.data
 		}
 
-		override fun createChild(name: String): TemplateEnvironment {
-			return ClasspathTemplateEnvironment(name, this)
+		override fun createChild(name: String, data: Map<String, TypedValue>?): TemplateEnvironment {
+			return ClasspathTemplateEnvironment(name, this, data)
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/templates/includes/include.ekt b/src/test/resources/templates/includes/include.ekt
index a26e0d1..087eec3 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/templates/includes/include.ekt
+++ b/src/test/resources/templates/includes/include.ekt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---------
 Classpath include
-[= list =]
+foo: [= foo =]
 My name is: [= _env.name =]
 Root name: [= _env.rootName =]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/templates/template.ekt b/src/test/resources/templates/template.ekt
index b00e1f7..7cda184 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/templates/template.ekt
+++ b/src/test/resources/templates/template.ekt
@@ -8,4 +8,8 @@ Environment type: [= _env::class.simpleName =]
 
 Sum: [= list.sum() =]
 
-[: include("include") :]
\ No newline at end of file
+[:
+include("include") {
+	"foo" to "bar"
+}
+:]
\ No newline at end of file