diff --git a/compiler/generate/index.js b/compiler/generate/index.js
index 347d7062cfd2..fa9dc4f57836 100644
--- a/compiler/generate/index.js
+++ b/compiler/generate/index.js
@@ -489,6 +489,8 @@ export default function generate ( parsed, source, options ) {
 				state = {};
 			};
 
+			this._parent = options.parent;
+
 			${initStatements.join( '\n\n' )}
 		}
 	` );
diff --git a/compiler/generate/visitors/Element.js b/compiler/generate/visitors/Element.js
index 8f5bf5f861a8..2b4e46acc0b5 100644
--- a/compiler/generate/visitors/Element.js
+++ b/compiler/generate/visitors/Element.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export default {
 
 					var ${name} = new template.components.${node.name}({
 						target: ${generator.current.target},
-						parent: component,
+						parent: component._parent || component,
 						data: ${name}_initialData
 					});
 				` );
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export default {
 				local.init.unshift( deindent`
 					var ${name} = new template.components.${node.name}({
 						target: ${generator.current.target},
-						parent: component
+						parent: component._parent || component
 					});
 				` );
 			}
diff --git a/test/compiler/if-block-widget/Widget.html b/test/compiler/if-block-widget/Widget.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bbd986fcb1d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/compiler/if-block-widget/Widget.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<p>Widget</p>
diff --git a/test/compiler/if-block-widget/_config.js b/test/compiler/if-block-widget/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6c42237db485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/compiler/if-block-widget/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+export default {
+	skip: true,
+	data: {
+		visible: true
+	},
+	html: 'before\n<p>Widget</p><!--#if visible-->\nafter',
+	test ( assert, component, target ) {
+		component.set({ visible: false });
+		assert.equal( target.innerHTML, 'before\n<!--#if visible-->\nafter' );
+		component.set({ visible: true });
+		assert.equal( target.innerHTML, 'before\n<p>Widget</p><!--#if visible-->\nafter' );
+	}
+};
diff --git a/test/compiler/if-block-widget/main.html b/test/compiler/if-block-widget/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5e2a3859b44c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/compiler/if-block-widget/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+before
+{{#if visible}}
+	<Widget />
+{{/if}}
+after
+<script>
+	import Widget from './Widget.html';
+
+	export default {
+		components: {
+			Widget
+		}
+	};
+</script>
diff --git a/test/compiler/onrender-fires-when-ready-nested/ParentWidget.html b/test/compiler/onrender-fires-when-ready-nested/ParentWidget.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1ab8608eff49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/compiler/onrender-fires-when-ready-nested/ParentWidget.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<Widget/>{{#if foo}}<Widget/>{{/if}}
+
+<script>
+	import Widget from './Widget.html';
+
+	export default {
+		components: {
+			Widget
+		}
+	};
+</script>
diff --git a/test/compiler/onrender-fires-when-ready-nested/Widget.html b/test/compiler/onrender-fires-when-ready-nested/Widget.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..10de81c6d49a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/compiler/onrender-fires-when-ready-nested/Widget.html
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<p ref:x>{{inDocument}}</p>
+
+<script>
+	export default {
+		onrender () {
+			this.set({ inDocument: document.contains( this.refs.x ) })
+		}
+	};
+</script>
diff --git a/test/compiler/onrender-fires-when-ready-nested/_config.js b/test/compiler/onrender-fires-when-ready-nested/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..06327ebc4dab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/compiler/onrender-fires-when-ready-nested/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export default {
+	html: `<div><p>true</p>\n<p>true</p></div>`
+};
diff --git a/test/compiler/onrender-fires-when-ready-nested/main.html b/test/compiler/onrender-fires-when-ready-nested/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6ba25d0a68c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/compiler/onrender-fires-when-ready-nested/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<div>
+	<Widget/>
+	<ParentWidget />
+</div>
+
+<script>
+	import Widget from './Widget.html';
+	import ParentWidget from './ParentWidget.html';
+
+	export default {
+		components: {
+			Widget,
+			ParentWidget
+		}
+	};
+</script>