diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index c72abc8dc..e0df0c3d3 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 21.03.2018
  - bugfix {$smarty.section...} used outside {section}{/section} showed incorrect values if {section}{/section} was called inside
    another loop https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/422
+ - bugfix short form of {section} attributes did not work https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/428
 
 17.03.2018
  - improvement Smarty::compileAllTemplates() exit with a non-zero status code if max errors is reached https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/pull/402
diff --git a/libs/Smarty.class.php b/libs/Smarty.class.php
index 1c6eefebe..4e5ed1ee3 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty.class.php
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class Smarty extends Smarty_Internal_TemplateBase
     /**
      * smarty version
      */
-    const SMARTY_VERSION = '3.1.32-dev-41';
+    const SMARTY_VERSION = '3.1.32-dev-42';
     /**
      * define variable scopes
      */
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_foreachsection.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_foreachsection.php
index 6a2ac07dd..5161da645 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_foreachsection.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_foreachsection.php
@@ -112,8 +112,9 @@ public function scanForProperties($attributes, Smarty_Internal_TemplateCompilerB
     public function buildPropertyPreg($named, $attributes)
     {
         if ($named) {
-            $this->resultOffsets[ 'named' ] = $this->startOffset + 3;
-            $this->propertyPreg .= "([\$]smarty[.]{$this->tagName}[.]{$attributes['name']}[.](";
+            $this->resultOffsets[ 'named' ] = $this->startOffset + 4;
+            $this->propertyPreg .= "(([\$]smarty[.]{$this->tagName}[.]" . ($this->tagName === 'section' ? "|[\[]\s*" : '')
+                                   . "){$attributes['name']}[.](";
             $properties = $this->nameProperties;
         } else {
             $this->resultOffsets[ 'item' ] = $this->startOffset + 3;