diff --git a/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/BlockHelpers.class.php b/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/BlockHelpers.class.php
index 09cb2ef..15a2759 100755
--- a/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/BlockHelpers.class.php
+++ b/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/BlockHelpers.class.php
@@ -1,48 +1,49 @@
 <?php namespace com\handlebarsjs;
 
-use lang\XPClass;
-
-/**
- * Block helpers factory
- */
+/** Block helpers factory */
 class BlockHelpers {
-  private static $byName;
+  private $impl;
 
-  static function __static() {
-    self::$byName= [
-      'if'     => new XPClass(IfBlockHelper::class),
-      'unless' => new XPClass(UnlessBlockHelper::class),
-      'with'   => new XPClass(WithBlockHelper::class),
-      'each'   => new XPClass(EachBlockHelper::class),
-      '>'      => new XPClass(PartialBlockHelper::class)
-    ];
+  /** @param [:string] $impl */
+  public function __construct($impl) {
+    $this->impl= $impl;
   }
 
   /**
-   * Gets a block helper class by a given name
+   * Register a named implementation
    *
    * @param  string $name
-   * @return ?lang.XPClass
+   * @param  ?string $impl
+   * @return self
    */
-  public static function named($name) {
-    return self::$byName[$name] ?? null;
+  public function register($name, $impl) {
+    if (null === $impl) {
+      unset($this->impl[$name]);
+    } else {
+      $this->impl[$name]= $impl;
+    }
+    return $this;
   }
 
   /**
    * Creates a new with block helper
    *
-   * @param string $name
-   * @param string[] $options
-   * @param com.github.mustache.NodeList $fn
-   * @param com.github.mustache.NodeList $inverse
-   * @param string $start
-   * @param string $end
+   * - Creates instances of named block implementations
+   * - Registers `*inline` partials in top-level nodes
+   * - Uses default block implementation otherwise
+   *
+   * @param  var[] $options
+   * @param  com.github.ParseState $state
+   * @return com.github.mustache.Node
    */
-  public static function newInstance($name, $options, $fn, $inverse, $start, $end) {
-    if (isset(self::$byName[$name])) {
-      return self::$byName[$name]->newInstance($options, $fn, $inverse, $start, $end);
+  public function newInstance($options, $state) {
+    $name= array_shift($options);
+    if ($impl= $this->impl[$name] ?? null) {
+      return $state->target->add(new $impl($options, null, null, $state->start, $state->end));
+    } else if ('*inline' === $name) {
+      return new BlockNode('inline', $options, $state->parents[0]->declare($options[0] ?? null));
     } else {
-      return new BlockNode($name, $options, $fn, $inverse, $start, $end);
+      return $state->target->add(new BlockNode($name, $options, null, null, $state->start, $state->end));
     }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/BlockNode.class.php b/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/BlockNode.class.php
index 2f3d782..2765c3c 100755
--- a/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/BlockNode.class.php
+++ b/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/BlockNode.class.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php namespace com\handlebarsjs;
 
-use com\github\mustache\Node;
+use com\github\mustache\{Node, NodeList};
 use util\Objects;
 
 /**
@@ -20,17 +20,17 @@ class BlockNode extends Node {
    * Creates a new section node
    *
    * @param string $name
-   * @param string[] $options
-   * @param com.handlebarsjs.Nodes $fn
-   * @param com.handlebarsjs.Nodes $inverse
+   * @param var[] $options
+   * @param com.github.mustache.NodeList $fn
+   * @param com.github.mustache.NodeList $inverse
    * @param string $start
    * @param string $end
    */
-  public function __construct($name, $options= [], Nodes $fn= null, Nodes $inverse= null, $start= '{{', $end= '}}') {
+  public function __construct($name, $options= [], NodeList $fn= null, NodeList $inverse= null, $start= '{{', $end= '}}') {
     $this->name= $name;
     $this->options= $options;
-    $this->fn= $fn ?: new Nodes();
-    $this->inverse= $inverse ?: new Nodes();
+    $this->fn= $fn ?? new NodeList();
+    $this->inverse= $inverse ?? new NodeList();
     $this->start= $start;
     $this->end= $end;
   }
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public function name() {
   /**
    * Returns fn
    *
-   * @return com.handlebarsjs.Nodes
+   * @return com.github.mustache.NodeList
    */
   public function fn() {
     return $this->fn;
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public function fn() {
   /**
    * Returns inverse
    *
-   * @return com.handlebarsjs.Nodes
+   * @return com.github.mustache.NodeList
    */
   public function inverse() {
     return $this->inverse;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public function inverse() {
   /**
    * Returns options passed to this section
    *
-   * @return string[]
+   * @return var[]
    */
   public function options() {
     return $this->options;
diff --git a/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/Decoration.class.php b/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/Decoration.class.php
deleted file mode 100755
index 2582c01..0000000
--- a/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/Decoration.class.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-<?php namespace com\handlebarsjs;
-
-use lang\MethodNotImplementedException;
-
-/** 
- * Decorators allow for blocks to be annotated with metadata or wrapped in
- * functionality prior to execution of the block.
- *
- * @see  https://github.com/wycats/handlebars.js/blob/master/docs/decorators-api.md
- */
-class Decoration {
-  private $kind, $options, $fn;
-
-  /**
-   * Creates a new decoration
-   *
-   * @param  string $kind
-   * @param  var[] $options
-   * @param  com.handlebarsjs.Nodes $fn
-   */
-  public function __construct($kind, $options, Nodes $fn= null) {
-    $this->kind= $kind;
-    $this->options= $options;
-    $this->fn= $fn ?: new Nodes();
-  }
-
-  /** @return string */
-  public function name() { return substr($this->kind, 1); }
-
-  /** @return com.handlebarsjs.Nodes */
-  public function fn() { return $this->fn; }
-
-  /**
-   * Evaluates this decoration
-   *
-   * @param  com.github.mustache.Context $context the rendering context
-   * @return void
-   */
-  public function enter($context) {
-    if (isset($context->engine->helpers[$this->kind])) {
-      $f= $context->engine->helpers[$this->kind];
-      $f($this->fn, $context, $this->options);
-    } else {
-      throw new MethodNotImplementedException('No such decorator '.$this->kind);
-    }
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/HandlebarsEngine.class.php b/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/HandlebarsEngine.class.php
index 5fa1202..ef173d3 100755
--- a/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/HandlebarsEngine.class.php
+++ b/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/HandlebarsEngine.class.php
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ static function __static() {
     self::$builtin= [
       'lookup'  => function($node, $context, $options) {
         return $options[0][$options[1]] ?? null;
-      },
-      '*inline' => function($node, $context, $options) {
-        $context->engine->templates->register($options[0]($node, $context, []), $node);
       }
     ];
   }
diff --git a/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/HandlebarsParser.class.php b/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/HandlebarsParser.class.php
index 1f30dc9..a41bcda 100755
--- a/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/HandlebarsParser.class.php
+++ b/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/HandlebarsParser.class.php
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 /**
  * Parses handlebars templates
  *
- * @test  xp://com.handlebarsjs.unittest.ParsingTest
- * @test  xp://com.handlebarsjs.unittest.SubexpressionsTest
+ * @test  com.handlebarsjs.unittest.ParsingTest
+ * @test  com.handlebarsjs.unittest.SubexpressionsTest
  * @see   https://github.com/wycats/handlebars.js/blob/master/spec/parser.js
  */
 class HandlebarsParser extends AbstractMustacheParser {
+  public $blocks;
 
   /**
    * Tokenize name and options from a given tag, e.g.:
@@ -103,29 +104,24 @@ public function options($tag) {
 
   /**
    * Initialize this parser.
+   *
+   * @return void
    */
   protected function initialize() {
+    $this->blocks= new BlockHelpers([
+      'if'     => IfBlockHelper::class,
+      'unless' => UnlessBlockHelper::class,
+      'with'   => WithBlockHelper::class,
+      'each'   => EachBlockHelper::class,
+      '>'      => PartialBlockHelper::class,
+    ]);
 
     // Sections
     $this->withHandler('#', true, function($tag, $state, $parse) {
-      $parsed= $parse->options(trim(substr($tag, 1)));
-      $name= array_shift($parsed);
       $state->parents[]= $state->target;
-
-      if ('*' === $name[0]) {
-        $block= $state->target->decorate(new Decoration($name, $parsed));
-      } else {
-        $block= $state->target->add(BlockHelpers::newInstance(
-          $name,
-          $parsed,
-          null,
-          null,
-          $state->start,
-          $state->end
-        ));
-      }
-      $state->parents[]= $block;
+      $block= $this->blocks->newInstance($parse->options(trim(substr($tag, 1))), $state);
       $state->target= $block->fn();
+      $state->parents[]= $block;
     });
     $this->withHandler('/', true, function($tag, $state) {
       $name= trim(substr($tag, 1));
diff --git a/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/Nodes.class.php b/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/Nodes.class.php
index 1e632de..d608c15 100755
--- a/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/Nodes.class.php
+++ b/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/Nodes.class.php
@@ -1,39 +1,44 @@
 <?php namespace com\handlebarsjs;
 
 use com\github\mustache\NodeList;
+use lang\IllegalArgumentException;
 
 class Nodes extends NodeList {
-  private $decorations= [];
+  private $partials= [];
 
   /**
-   * Add a decoration
+   * Declares a partial and returns the nodes associated with the name.
    *
-   * @param  com.handlebarsjs.Decoration $decoration
-   * @return com.handlebarsjs.Decoration
-   */
-  public function decorate($decoration) {
-    $this->decorations[]= $decoration;
-    return $decoration;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Evaluates decorators
-   *
-   * @param  com.github.mustache.Context $context the rendering context
-   * @return void
+   * @param  string|com.handlebarsjs.Quoted $partial
+   * @param  ?com.github.mustache.NodeList $nodes
+   * @return com.github.mustache.NodeList
+   * @throws lang.IllegalArgumentException
    */
-  public function enter($context) {
-    foreach ($this->decorations as $decoration) {
-      $decoration->enter($context);
+  public function declare($partial, $nodes= null) {
+    if ($partial instanceof Quoted) {
+      $name= $partial->chars;
+    } else if (is_string($partial)) {
+      $name= $partial;
+    } else {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException('Partial names must be strings or Quoted instances, have '.typeof($partial));
     }
+
+    return $this->partials[$name]= $nodes ?? new NodeList();
   }
 
+  /** @return [:com.github.mustache.NodeList] */
+  public function partials() { return $this->partials; }
+
   /**
-   * Returns block without decorators
+   * Returns a partial with a given name, or NULL if this partial does
+   * not exist.
    *
-   * @return com.github.mustache.NodeList
+   * @param  string $partial
+   * @return ?com.github.mustache.NodeList
    */
-  public function block() { return new NodeList($this->nodes); }
+  public function partial($partial) {
+    return $this->partials[$partial] ?? null;
+  }
 
   /**
    * Evaluates this node
@@ -42,9 +47,19 @@ public function block() { return new NodeList($this->nodes); }
    * @param  io.streams.OutputStream $out
    */
   public function write($context, $out) {
-    foreach ($this->decorations as $decoration) {
-      $decoration->enter($context);
+    $templates= $context->engine->templates();
+    $previous= [];
+    foreach ($this->partials as $name => $partial) {
+      $previous[$name]= $templates->register($name, $partial);
+    }
+
+    // Restore partials to previous state after processing this template
+    try {
+      parent::write($context, $out);
+    } finally {
+      foreach ($previous as $name => $partial) {
+        $templates->register($name, $partial);
+      }
     }
-    parent::write($context, $out);
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/PartialBlockHelper.class.php b/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/PartialBlockHelper.class.php
index 2061f0d..a1b09f5 100755
--- a/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/PartialBlockHelper.class.php
+++ b/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/PartialBlockHelper.class.php
@@ -46,10 +46,8 @@ public function write($context, $out) {
 
     $source= $templates->source($this->name);
     if ($source->exists()) {
-      $this->fn->enter($context);
-
       $template= $context->engine->load($this->name, $this->start, $this->end, '');
-      $previous= $templates->register('@partial-block', $this->fn->block());
+      $previous= $templates->register('@partial-block', $this->fn);
       try {
         $context->engine->write($template, $context, $out);
       } finally {
diff --git a/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/Quoted.class.php b/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/Quoted.class.php
index 8b407dd..deb0c72 100755
--- a/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/Quoted.class.php
+++ b/src/main/php/com/handlebarsjs/Quoted.class.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 use lang\Value;
 
 class Quoted implements Value {
-  protected $chars;
+  public $chars;
 
   /**
    * Creates a new Quoted instance
diff --git a/src/test/php/com/handlebarsjs/unittest/ParsingTest.class.php b/src/test/php/com/handlebarsjs/unittest/ParsingTest.class.php
index a47c857..0a4aafd 100755
--- a/src/test/php/com/handlebarsjs/unittest/ParsingTest.class.php
+++ b/src/test/php/com/handlebarsjs/unittest/ParsingTest.class.php
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 <?php namespace com\handlebarsjs\unittest;
 
-use com\github\mustache\{TemplateFormatException, TextNode, VariableNode};
+use com\github\mustache\{TemplateFormatException, TextNode, VariableNode, NodeList};
 use com\handlebarsjs\{
   BlockNode,
   Constant,
-  Decoration,
   Expression,
   HandlebarsParser,
   Lookup,
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@
   PartialNode,
   Quoted
 };
+use lang\IllegalArgumentException;
 use test\{Assert, Expect, Test, Values};
 use text\StringTokenizer;
 
@@ -114,11 +114,21 @@ public function partial_block() {
   }
 
   #[Test]
-  public function inline_partial() {
-    $nodes= new Nodes();
-    $nodes->decorate(new Decoration('inline', [new Quoted('myPartial')], new Nodes([new TextNode('Content')])));
+  public function inline_partials() {
+    Assert::equals(
+      ['one' => new NodeList([new TextNode('One')]), 'two' => new NodeList([new TextNode('Two')])],
+      $this->parse('{{#*inline "one"}}One{{/inline}}{{#*inline "two"}}Two{{/inline}}')->partials()
+    );
+  }
+
+  #[Test, Expect(IllegalArgumentException::class)]
+  public function inline_name_cannot_be_missing() {
+    $this->parse('{{#*inline}}...{{/inline}}');
+  }
 
-    Assert::equals($nodes, $this->parse('{{#*inline "myPartial"}}Content{{/inline}}'));
+  #[Test, Expect(IllegalArgumentException::class)]
+  public function inline_name_cannot_be_reference() {
+    $this->parse('{{#*inline one}}...{{/inline}}');
   }
 
   #[Test, Expect(class: TemplateFormatException::class, message: '/Illegal nesting/')]
diff --git a/src/test/php/com/handlebarsjs/unittest/PartialBlockHelperTest.class.php b/src/test/php/com/handlebarsjs/unittest/PartialBlockHelperTest.class.php
index d083103..b4c883c 100755
--- a/src/test/php/com/handlebarsjs/unittest/PartialBlockHelperTest.class.php
+++ b/src/test/php/com/handlebarsjs/unittest/PartialBlockHelperTest.class.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php namespace com\handlebarsjs\unittest;
 
+use com\github\mustache\templates\NotFound;
 use test\{Assert, Test};
 
 class PartialBlockHelperTest extends HelperTest {
@@ -79,6 +80,16 @@ public function apply_inline_partial_inside_each() {
     );
   }
 
+  #[Test]
+  public function inline_template_not_available_after_transformation() {
+    $engine= $this->engine($this->templates([
+      'fixture' => '{{#*inline "test"}}Test{{/inline}}{{> test}}'
+    ]));
+    $engine->transform('fixture', []);
+
+    Assert::instance(NotFound::class, $engine->templates()->source('test'));
+  }
+
   #[Test]
   public function layout() {
     $templates= $this->templates([