diff --git a/lib/liquid/block.rb b/lib/liquid/block.rb
index 233d131..737fadf 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/block.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/block.rb
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ module Liquid
 
             # fetch the tag from registered blocks
             if tag = Template.tags[$1]
-              new_tag = tag.allocate
-              new_tag.options = @options || {}
-              new_tag.send(:initialize, $1, $2, tokens)
+              new_tag = tag.new_with_options($1, $2, tokens, @options || {})
               @blank &&= new_tag.blank?
               @nodelist << new_tag
             else
diff --git a/lib/liquid/tag.rb b/lib/liquid/tag.rb
index 2d2c7a7..db6b754 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/tag.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/tag.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ module Liquid
   class Tag
     attr_accessor :nodelist, :options
 
+    def self.new_with_options(tag_name, markup, tokens, options)
+      new_tag = self.allocate
+      new_tag.options = options
+      new_tag.send(:initialize, tag_name, markup, tokens)
+      new_tag
+    end
+
     def initialize(tag_name, markup, tokens)
       @tag_name   = tag_name
       @markup     = markup