diff --git a/lib/haml.rb b/lib/haml.rb
index 64b9b208..ee919728 100644
--- a/lib/haml.rb
+++ b/lib/haml.rb
@@ -546,39 +546,42 @@ $LOAD_PATH << dir unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(dir)
 #
 # Haml has the following filters defined:
 #
-# [plain]     Does not parse the filtered text.
-#             This is useful for large blocks of text without HTML tags,
-#             when you don't want lines starting with <tt>.</tt> or <tt>-</tt>
-#             to be parsed.
+# [plain]      Does not parse the filtered text.
+#              This is useful for large blocks of text without HTML tags,
+#              when you don't want lines starting with <tt>.</tt> or <tt>-</tt>
+#              to be parsed.
 #
-# [ruby]      Parses the filtered text with the normal Ruby interpreter.
-#             All output sent to <tt>$stdout</tt>, like with +puts+,
-#             is output into the Haml document.
-#             Not available if the <tt>suppress_eval</tt> option is set to true.
-#             The Ruby code is evaluated in the same context as the Haml template.
+# [javascript] Surrounds the filtered text with <script> and CDATA tags.
+#              Useful for including inline Javascript.
 #
-# [preserve]  Inserts the filtered text into the template with whitespace preserved.
-#             <tt>preserve</tt>d blocks of text aren't indented,
-#             and newlines are replaced with the HTML escape code for newlines,
-#             to preserve nice-looking output.
+# [ruby]       Parses the filtered text with the normal Ruby interpreter.
+#              All output sent to <tt>$stdout</tt>, like with +puts+,
+#              is output into the Haml document.
+#              Not available if the <tt>suppress_eval</tt> option is set to true.
+#              The Ruby code is evaluated in the same context as the Haml template.
 #
-# [erb]       Parses the filtered text with ERB, like an RHTML template.
-#             Not available if the <tt>suppress_eval</tt> option is set to true.
-#             Embedded Ruby code is evaluated in the same context as the Haml template.
+# [preserve]   Inserts the filtered text into the template with whitespace preserved.
+#              <tt>preserve</tt>d blocks of text aren't indented,
+#              and newlines are replaced with the HTML escape code for newlines,
+#              to preserve nice-looking output.
 #
-# [sass]      Parses the filtered text with Sass to produce CSS output.
+# [erb]        Parses the filtered text with ERB, like an RHTML template.
+#              Not available if the <tt>suppress_eval</tt> option is set to true.
+#              Embedded Ruby code is evaluated in the same context as the Haml template.
 #
-# [redcloth]  Parses the filtered text with RedCloth (http://whytheluckystiff.net/ruby/redcloth),
-#             which uses both Textile and Markdown syntax.
-#             Only works if RedCloth is installed.
+# [sass]       Parses the filtered text with Sass to produce CSS output.
 #
-# [textile]   Parses the filtered text with Textile (http://www.textism.com/tools/textile).
-#             Only works if RedCloth is installed.
+# [redcloth]   Parses the filtered text with RedCloth (http://whytheluckystiff.net/ruby/redcloth),
+#              which uses both Textile and Markdown syntax.
+#              Only works if RedCloth is installed.
 #
-# [markdown]  Parses the filtered text with Markdown (http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown).
-#             Only works if RedCloth or BlueCloth (http://www.deveiate.org/projects/BlueCloth)
-#             is installed
-#             (BlueCloth takes precedence if both are installed).
+# [textile]    Parses the filtered text with Textile (http://www.textism.com/tools/textile).
+#              Only works if RedCloth is installed.
+#
+# [markdown]   Parses the filtered text with Markdown (http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown).
+#              Only works if RedCloth or BlueCloth (http://www.deveiate.org/projects/BlueCloth)
+#              is installed
+#              (BlueCloth takes precedence if both are installed).
 #
 # You can also define your own filters (see Setting Options, below).
 # 
diff --git a/lib/haml/engine.rb b/lib/haml/engine.rb
index aa80e0fe..dd4c7a24 100644
--- a/lib/haml/engine.rb
+++ b/lib/haml/engine.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ module Haml
         :filters => {
           'sass' => Haml::Filters::Sass,
           'plain' => Haml::Filters::Plain,
+          'javascript' => Haml::Filters::Javascript,
           'preserve' => Haml::Filters::Preserve,
           'redcloth' => Haml::Filters::RedCloth,
           'textile' => Haml::Filters::Textile,
diff --git a/lib/haml/filters.rb b/lib/haml/filters.rb
index dd149dbd..2ec8603e 100644
--- a/lib/haml/filters.rb
+++ b/lib/haml/filters.rb
@@ -142,6 +142,20 @@ module Haml
       def render(text); text; end
     end
 
+    module Javascript
+      include Base
+
+      def render(text)
+        <<END
+<script type='text/javascript'>
+  //<![CDATA[
+    #{text.rstrip.gsub("\n", "\n    ")}
+  //]]>
+</script>
+END
+      end
+    end
+
     module Ruby
       include Base
       lazy_require 'stringio'
diff --git a/test/haml/results/filters.xhtml b/test/haml/results/filters.xhtml
index f022b68e..01009684 100644
--- a/test/haml/results/filters.xhtml
+++ b/test/haml/results/filters.xhtml
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ Wowie-zowie!</code></pre>
 
 
 	<p><em>pretty much the same as above</em></p>
+<p>
+  <script type='text/javascript'>
+    //<![CDATA[
+      function newline(str) {
+        return "\n" + str;
+      }
+    //]]>
+  </script>
+</p>
 This
   Is
     Plain
diff --git a/test/haml/templates/filters.haml b/test/haml/templates/filters.haml
index fa96b875..44afdc74 100644
--- a/test/haml/templates/filters.haml
+++ b/test/haml/templates/filters.haml
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
 
   _pretty much the same as above_
 
+%p
+  :javascript
+    function newline(str) {
+      return "\n" + str;
+    }
+
 :plain
   This
     Is