diff --git a/lib/liquid/file_system.rb b/lib/liquid/file_system.rb
index c7eeddc..b3efef6 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/file_system.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/file_system.rb
@@ -31,11 +31,22 @@ module Liquid
   # file_system.full_path("mypartial")       # => "/some/path/_mypartial.liquid"
   # file_system.full_path("dir/mypartial")   # => "/some/path/dir/_mypartial.liquid"
   #
+  # Optionally in the second argument you can specify a custom pattern for template filenames.
+  # The Kernel::sprintf format specification is used.
+  # Default pattern is "_%s.liquid".
+  #
+  # Example:
+  #
+  # file_system = Liquid::LocalFileSystem.new("/some/path", "%s.html")
+  #
+  # file_system.full_path("index") # => "/some/path/index.html"
+  #
   class LocalFileSystem
     attr_accessor :root
 
-    def initialize(root)
+    def initialize(root, pattern = "_%s.liquid")
       @root = root
+      @pattern = pattern
     end
 
     def read_template_file(template_path, context)
@@ -49,9 +60,9 @@ module Liquid
       raise FileSystemError, "Illegal template name '#{template_path}'" unless template_path =~ /^[^.\/][a-zA-Z0-9_\/]+$/
 
       full_path = if template_path.include?('/')
-        File.join(root, File.dirname(template_path), "_#{File.basename(template_path)}.liquid")
+        File.join(root, File.dirname(template_path), @pattern % File.basename(template_path))
       else
-        File.join(root, "_#{template_path}.liquid")
+        File.join(root, @pattern % template_path)
       end
 
       raise FileSystemError, "Illegal template path '#{File.expand_path(full_path)}'" unless File.expand_path(full_path) =~ /^#{File.expand_path(root)}/
diff --git a/test/liquid/file_system_test.rb b/test/liquid/file_system_test.rb
index e9abaa8..b9999e0 100644
--- a/test/liquid/file_system_test.rb
+++ b/test/liquid/file_system_test.rb
@@ -25,5 +25,10 @@ class FileSystemTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_raise(FileSystemError) do
       file_system.full_path("/etc/passwd")
     end
+
+    # custom pattern for template filenames
+    file_system = Liquid::LocalFileSystem.new("/some/path", "%s.html")
+    assert_equal "/some/path/mypartial.html"    , file_system.full_path("mypartial")
+    assert_equal "/some/path/dir/mypartial.html", file_system.full_path("dir/mypartial")
   end
 end # FileSystemTest