diff --git a/README.rdoc b/README.rdoc
index 7e496844..bd62965d 100644
--- a/README.rdoc
+++ b/README.rdoc
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ This is more ideal for rendering templates as partials from within templates
 
 This works like Haml except you use <tt>erb</tt> instead of <tt>haml</tt>
 
+=== Builder
+
+See Sinatra::Builder
+
 = Helpers
 
 It is ill-advised to create helpers on (main).  Use the handy <tt>helpers</tt> to install helper methods on Sinatra::EventContext for use inside events and templates.
diff --git a/lib/sinatra.rb b/lib/sinatra.rb
index c0685012..d6ac87f5 100644
--- a/lib/sinatra.rb
+++ b/lib/sinatra.rb
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ module Sinatra
         @path, @options = path, options
       end
       
-      def to_result(cx)
-        cx.body = self
+      def to_result(cx, *args)
+        self
       end
       
       def each
@@ -545,8 +545,8 @@ module Sinatra
       @params ||= @route_params.merge(@request.params).symbolize_keys
     end
     
-    def stop(content)
-      throw :halt, content
+    def stop(*args)
+      throw :halt, args
     end
     
     def complete(returned)
@@ -934,12 +934,14 @@ end
 class Proc
   def to_result(cx, *args)
     cx.instance_eval(&self)
+    args.shift.to_result(cx, *args)
   end
 end
 
 class String
   def to_result(cx, *args)
-    cx.body = self
+    args.shift.to_result(cx, *args)
+    self
   end
 end
 
@@ -958,14 +960,13 @@ end
 class Fixnum
   def to_result(cx, *args)
     cx.status self
-    cx.body args.first
+    args.shift.to_result(cx, *args)
   end
 end
 
 class NilClass
   def to_result(cx, *args)
-    cx.body = ''
-    # log warning here
+    ''
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/test/app_test.rb b/test/app_test.rb
index cfac09be..972e7c40 100644
--- a/test/app_test.rb
+++ b/test/app_test.rb
@@ -72,6 +72,20 @@ context "Sinatra" do
     body.should.equal 'Hello!'
     
   end
+  
+  specify "should set status then call helper with a var" do
+    Sinatra::EventContext.any_instance.expects(:foo).once.with(1).returns('bah!')
+    
+    get '/set_body' do
+      stop [404, [:foo, 1]]
+    end
+    
+    get_it '/set_body'
+    
+    should.be.not_found
+    body.should.equal 'bah!'
+    
+  end
 
   specify "delegates HEAD requests to GET handlers" do
     get '/invisible' do