diff --git a/lib/handlebars.runtime.js b/lib/handlebars.runtime.js
index e77aae00..a05812ba 100644
--- a/lib/handlebars.runtime.js
+++ b/lib/handlebars.runtime.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ var create = function() {
   hb.SafeString = SafeString;
   hb.Exception = Exception;
   hb.Utils = Utils;
+  hb.escapeExpression = Utils.escapeExpression;
 
   hb.VM = runtime;
   hb.template = function(spec) {