diff --git a/lib/liquid/parser.rb b/lib/liquid/parser.rb
index c4543af..40ba22f 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/parser.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module Liquid
 
     def expression
       token = @tokens[@p]
-      if token[0] == :id
+      str = if token[0] == :id
         variable_signature
       elsif [:string, :number].include? token[0]
         consume
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ module Liquid
       else
         raise SyntaxError, "#{token} is not a valid expression."
       end
+
+      if look(:dot) && look(:dot, 1)
+        @p += 2
+        str + expression
+      else
+        str
+      end
     end
 
     def argument