diff --git a/bin/mustache b/bin/mustache
index 430e8b937..2b2250a25 100755
--- a/bin/mustache
+++ b/bin/mustache
@@ -53,11 +53,20 @@ function run (/*args*/) {
 }
 
 function readView (cb) {
-  var view = isStdin(viewArg) ? process.openStdin() : fs.createReadStream(viewArg);
-
-  streamToStr(view, function onDone (str) {
-    cb(parseView(str));
-  });
+  var view;
+  if (isJsFile(viewArg)) {
+    view = require(path.join(process.cwd(),viewArg));
+    cb(view);
+  } else {
+    if (isStdin(viewArg)) {
+      view = process.openStdin();
+    } else {
+      view = fs.createReadStream(viewArg);
+    }
+    streamToStr(view, function onDone (str) {
+      cb(parseView(str));
+    });
+  }
 }
 
 function parseView (str) {
@@ -121,6 +130,10 @@ function isStdin (view) {
   return view === '-';
 }
 
+function isJsFile (view) {
+  return path.extname(view) === '.js';
+}
+
 function wasNotFound (err) {
   return err.code && err.code === 'ENOENT';
 }
diff --git a/test/_files/cli_js_view_with_function.js b/test/_files/cli_js_view_with_function.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29d1a2766
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/_files/cli_js_view_with_function.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+module.exports = {
+  'name': 'Tater',
+  'bold': function () {
+    return function (text, render) {
+      return '<b>' + render(text) + '</b>';
+    };
+  }
+};
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diff --git a/test/_files/cli_js_view_with_function.mustache b/test/_files/cli_js_view_with_function.mustache
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a73ebbe6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/_files/cli_js_view_with_function.mustache
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{#bold}}Hi {{name}}.{{/bold}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/_files/cli_js_view_with_function.txt b/test/_files/cli_js_view_with_function.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f6eb97b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/_files/cli_js_view_with_function.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<b>Hi Tater.</b>
\ No newline at end of file