diff --git a/lib/page.js b/lib/page.js
index da59bf9..97c0569 100644
--- a/lib/page.js
+++ b/lib/page.js
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ var Page = function( page_path, options ){
             }
           }
         }
+
+        params.partials = page.findPartials(data)
+
         page.params = params;
         _( page ).extend({
           title: params.title,
@@ -134,6 +137,7 @@ var Page = function( page_path, options ){
           name: params.name,
           layout: params.layout
         });
+
         if( callback ) callback( params );
       }
 
@@ -141,6 +145,23 @@ var Page = function( page_path, options ){
 
   };
 
+  // finds the names of the partials used by the template
+  this.findPartials = function(template) {
+    var templateWithoutComments = template.replace(/{{!--[\s\S]*?--}}/g, '').replace(/{{![\s\S]*?}}/g, '')
+    var partials = []
+    var partialRegex = /{{>\s*([^\s}]+)[\s\S]*?}}/g
+    var match
+    while (match = partialRegex.exec(templateWithoutComments)) {
+      var partial = match[1]
+      if (partial[0] == '"' || partial[0] == "'") {
+        // '"quoted\\"partial"' -> 'quoted"partial'
+        partial = eval(partial)
+      }
+      partials.push(server.viewPath(partial))
+    }
+    return partials
+  }
+
   // fetches remote resources
   this.fetchResources = function( resources, params, iterator, callback ){
 
@@ -270,19 +291,11 @@ var Page = function( page_path, options ){
   };
 
   // preprocesses the page's context
-  this.preprocess = function( context, callback ){
-
-    var preprocessor = server.preprocessors[page.params.preprocessor];
-
-    if( preprocessor ){
-      preprocessor.process( context, function( processed_context ){
-        if( callback ) callback( processed_context );
-      });
-    }
-    else {
-      if( callback ) callback( context );
-    }
-
+  this.preprocess = function(context, callback) {
+    async.reduce(this.allPreprocessors(), context, function(context, preprocessor, callback) {
+      server.logger.log('Running preprocessor: ' + path.relative(server.paths.preprocessors, preprocessor.path), 3);
+      preprocessor.process(context, callback)
+    }, callback)
   };
 
   // generates the page's markup
@@ -344,14 +357,14 @@ var Page = function( page_path, options ){
     }, DEFAULT_PAGE_TIMEOUT );
 
     if( server.options.log_level >= 2 ) var start_resources = new Date;
-    this.fetchResources( page.params.resources, context.parameters,
+    this.fetchResources( this.allResources(), context.parameters,
       function(resource, response) {
         context.resources[resource.name] = response;
       },
       function() {
         server.logger.log( page.route +' resources fetched in '+ ( new Date - start_resources ) +'ms', 3 );
         if( server.options.log_level >= 2 ) var start_preprocess = new Date;
-        page.preprocess( context, function( context ){
+        page.preprocess( context, function( err, context ){
           server.logger.log( page.route +' preprocessed in '+ ( new Date - start_preprocess ) +'ms', 3 );
           renderPage( context );
         });
@@ -360,6 +373,29 @@ var Page = function( page_path, options ){
 
   };
 
+  this.allResources = function() {
+    var resources = page.params.resources || {}
+    this.getPartialsPages().forEach(function(partial) {
+      resources = _.extend(partial.allResources(), resources)
+    })
+    return resources
+  }
+
+  this.allPreprocessors = function() {
+    var preprocessors = _.compact([server.preprocessors[page.params.preprocessor]])
+    this.getPartialsPages().forEach(function(partial) {
+      preprocessors = preprocessors.concat(partial.allPreprocessors())
+    })
+    return preprocessors
+  }
+
+  this.getPartialsPages = function() {
+    var pages = page.params.partials.map(function(partial) {
+      return server.views[partial]
+    })
+    return _.compact(pages)
+  }
+
   // get the view's layout
   this.getLayout = function(){
 
diff --git a/lib/preprocessor.js b/lib/preprocessor.js
index 54b1cf2..2adfdc6 100644
--- a/lib/preprocessor.js
+++ b/lib/preprocessor.js
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ var Preprocessor = function( preprocessor_path, options ){
             }
           });
         }
-        if( callback ) return callback( context );
+        if( callback ) return callback( null, context );
       }
-      if( callback ) return callback( preprocessed_context );
+      if( callback ) return callback( null, preprocessed_context );
     });
 
   };
diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index 5586969..3d466ed 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ var SolidusServer = function( options ){
   // creates pages for every view
   this.setupViews = function(){
 
-    glob( paths.views +'/**/*.'+ DEFAULT_VIEW_EXTENSION, function( err, view_paths ){
+    glob( this.viewPath('**/*'), function( err, view_paths ){
       view_paths = view_paths.map( deGlobifyPath );
       async.each( view_paths, solidus_server.addView, function( err ){
         solidus_server.emit('ready');
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ var SolidusServer = function( options ){
 
   };
 
+  this.viewPath = function(partial_name) {
+    return paths.views + '/' + partial_name + '.' + DEFAULT_VIEW_EXTENSION
+  };
+
   // loads global auth
   this.setupAuth = function(){
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/site 1/preprocessors/page_with_resources_and_partials.js b/test/fixtures/site 1/preprocessors/page_with_resources_and_partials.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a7d083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/site 1/preprocessors/page_with_resources_and_partials.js	
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module.exports = function( context ){
+  context.preprocessedBy = context.preprocessedBy || []
+  context.preprocessedBy.push('page_with_resources_and_partials.js')
+  return context;
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/site 1/preprocessors/partial1_with_resources.js b/test/fixtures/site 1/preprocessors/partial1_with_resources.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..019746f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/site 1/preprocessors/partial1_with_resources.js	
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module.exports = function( context ){
+  context.preprocessedBy = context.preprocessedBy || []
+  context.preprocessedBy.push('partial1_with_resources.js')
+  return context;
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/site 1/preprocessors/partial2_with_resources.js b/test/fixtures/site 1/preprocessors/partial2_with_resources.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e20551
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/site 1/preprocessors/partial2_with_resources.js	
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module.exports = function( context ){
+  context.preprocessedBy = context.preprocessedBy || []
+  context.preprocessedBy.push('partial2_with_resources.js')
+  return context;
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/site 1/views/multiple_partials.hbs b/test/fixtures/site 1/views/multiple_partials.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc69e73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/site 1/views/multiple_partials.hbs	
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{{!
+{
+  "title": "test",
+}
+}}
+
+{{>partial1}}
+{{>partial1}}
+{{>partial1 some-context}}
+
+{{>  partial2    }}
+{{>  partial2  some-context    }}
+
+{{>
+partial3
+}}
+{{>
+partial3
+some-context
+}}
+
+{{>partial/4}}
+
+{{!{{>partial5}}}}
+{{!
+  {{>partial6}}
+}}
+{{!--{{>partial7}}--}}
+{{!--
+  {{>partial8}}
+--}}
+
+{{>'partial9'}}
+{{>'partial\'10'}}
+
+{{>"partial11"}}
+{{>"partial\"12"}}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/site 1/views/page_with_resources_and_partials.hbs b/test/fixtures/site 1/views/page_with_resources_and_partials.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a09f4a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/site 1/views/page_with_resources_and_partials.hbs	
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{{!
+{
+  "title": "test",
+  "resources": {
+    "page-resource": "https://solid.us/basic/1"
+  },
+  "preprocessor": "page_with_resources_and_partials.js"
+}
+}}
+
+{{>partial1_with_resources}}
+{{>partial2_with_resources}}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/site 1/views/partial1_with_resources.hbs b/test/fixtures/site 1/views/partial1_with_resources.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29caf14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/site 1/views/partial1_with_resources.hbs	
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{{!
+{
+  "title": "partial1",
+  "resources": {
+    "page-resource": "https://solid.us/invalid",
+    "partial1-resource": "https://solid.us/basic/2"
+  },
+  "preprocessor": "partial1_with_resources.js"
+}
+}}
+
+{{>partial2_with_resources}}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/site 1/views/partial2_with_resources.hbs b/test/fixtures/site 1/views/partial2_with_resources.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6bc0dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/site 1/views/partial2_with_resources.hbs	
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{{!
+{
+  "title": "partial2",
+  "resources": {
+    "partial2-resource": "https://solid.us/basic/2"
+  },
+  "preprocessor": "partial2_with_resources.js"
+}
+}}
diff --git a/test/solidus.js b/test/solidus.js
index 56ff3d9..86130e3 100644
--- a/test/solidus.js
+++ b/test/solidus.js
@@ -69,17 +69,17 @@ describe( 'Solidus', function(){
       Page.cache.reset();
 
       // mock http endpoints for resources
-      nock('https://solid.us').get('/basic/1').reply( 200, { test: true } );
-      nock('https://solid.us').get('/basic/2').reply( 200, { test: true } );
-      nock('https://solid.us').get('/dynamic/segment/3').reply( 200, { test: true } );
-      nock('https://solid.us').get('/resource/options/url').reply( 200, { test: true } );
-      nock('https://solid.us').get('/resource/options/query?test=true').reply( 200, { test: true } );
-      nock('https://solid.us').get('/resource/options/dynamic/query?test=3').reply( 200, { test: true } );
-      nock('https://solid.us').get('/resource/options/double/dynamic/query?test2=4&test=3').reply( 200, { test: true } );
-      nock('https://solid.us').get('/centralized/auth/query').reply( 200, { test: true } );
-      nock('https://solid.us').get('/resource/options/headers').matchHeader( 'key', '12345' ).reply( 200, { test: true } );
-      nock('https://a.solid.us').get('/centralized/auth').matchHeader( 'key', '12345' ).reply( 200, { test: true } );
-      nock('https://b.solid.us').get('/centralized/auth/query?key=12345').reply( 200, { test: true } );
+      nock('https://solid.us').get('/basic/1').reply( 200, { test: '/basic/1' } );
+      nock('https://solid.us').get('/basic/2').times(2).reply( 200, { test: '/basic/2' } );
+      nock('https://solid.us').get('/dynamic/segment/3').reply( 200, { test: '/dynamic/segment/3' } );
+      nock('https://solid.us').get('/resource/options/url').reply( 200, { test: '/resource/options/url' } );
+      nock('https://solid.us').get('/resource/options/query?test=true').reply( 200, { test: '/resource/options/query?test=true' } );
+      nock('https://solid.us').get('/resource/options/dynamic/query?test=3').reply( 200, { test: '/resource/options/dynamic/query?test=3' } );
+      nock('https://solid.us').get('/resource/options/double/dynamic/query?test2=4&test=3').reply( 200, { test: '/resource/options/double/dynamic/query?test2=4&test=3' } );
+      nock('https://solid.us').get('/centralized/auth/query').reply( 200, { test: '/centralized/auth/query' } );
+      nock('https://solid.us').get('/resource/options/headers').matchHeader( 'key', '12345' ).reply( 200, { test: '/resource/options/headers' } );
+      nock('https://a.solid.us').get('/centralized/auth').matchHeader( 'key', '12345' ).reply( 200, { test: '/centralized/auth' } );
+      nock('https://b.solid.us').get('/centralized/auth/query?key=12345').reply( 200, { test: '/centralized/auth/query?key=12345' } );
       // empty dynamic segments
       nock('https://solid.us').get('/dynamic/segment/').reply( 200, { test: false } );
       nock('https://solid.us').get('/resource/options/dynamic/query?test=').reply( 200, { test: false } );
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ describe( 'Solidus', function(){
       async.parallel([
         // compressed resources
         function( callback ){
-          zlib.gzip( '{"test":true}', function( _, result ){
+          zlib.gzip( '{"test":"/compressed/gzip"}', function( _, result ){
             nock('https://solid.us').get('/compressed/gzip').reply( 200, result, { 'Content-Encoding': 'gzip' } );
             callback();
           });
         },
         function( callback ){
-          zlib.deflate( '{"test":true}', function( _, result ){
+          zlib.deflate( '{"test":"/compressed/deflate"}', function( _, result ){
             nock('https://solid.us').get('/compressed/deflate').reply( 200, result, { 'Content-Encoding': 'deflate' } );
             callback();
           });
@@ -231,6 +231,26 @@ describe( 'Solidus', function(){
         });
     });
 
+    it( 'Finds the list of partials used by each page', function( done ){
+      var dir = path.join(site1_path, 'views')
+      var partials = [
+        path.join(dir, 'partial1.hbs'),
+        path.join(dir, 'partial1.hbs'),
+        path.join(dir, 'partial1.hbs'),
+        path.join(dir, 'partial2.hbs'),
+        path.join(dir, 'partial2.hbs'),
+        path.join(dir, 'partial3.hbs'),
+        path.join(dir, 'partial3.hbs'),
+        path.join(dir, 'partial/4.hbs'),
+        path.join(dir, 'partial9.hbs'),
+        path.join(dir, "partial'10.hbs"),
+        path.join(dir, 'partial11.hbs'),
+        path.join(dir, 'partial"12.hbs')
+      ]
+      assert.deepEqual(solidus_server.views[path.join(dir, 'multiple_partials.hbs')].params.partials, partials)
+      done()
+    });
+
     it( 'Fetches resources and adds them to the page context', function( done ){
       var s_request = request( solidus_server.router );
       async.parallel([
@@ -260,6 +280,30 @@ describe( 'Solidus', function(){
       });
     });
 
+    it( 'Fetches partials resources and adds them to the page context', function( done ){
+      var s_request = request( solidus_server.router );
+      async.parallel([
+        function( callback ){
+          s_request.get('/page_with_resources_and_partials.json')
+            .expect( 'Content-Type', /json/ )
+            .expect( 200 )
+            .end( function( err, res ){
+              var resources = {
+                'page-resource': {test: '/basic/1'},
+                'partial1-resource': {test: '/basic/2'},
+                'partial2-resource': {test: '/basic/2'}
+              }
+              assert.equal(res.body.page.title, 'test');
+              assert.deepEqual(res.body.resources, resources);
+              callback( err );
+            });
+        }
+      ], function( err, results ){
+        if( err ) throw err;
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
     it( 'Preprocesses the context of pages', function( done ){
       var s_request = request( solidus_server.router );
       async.parallel([
@@ -293,6 +337,30 @@ describe( 'Solidus', function(){
       });
     });
 
+    it( 'Preprocesses the context of partials', function( done ){
+      var s_request = request( solidus_server.router );
+      async.parallel([
+        function( callback ){
+          s_request.get('/page_with_resources_and_partials.json')
+            .expect( 'Content-Type', /json/ )
+            .expect( 200 )
+            .end( function( err, res ){
+              var preprocessedBy = [
+                'page_with_resources_and_partials.js',
+                'partial1_with_resources.js',
+                'partial2_with_resources.js',
+                'partial2_with_resources.js'
+              ]
+              assert.deepEqual(res.body.preprocessedBy, preprocessedBy);
+              callback( err );
+            });
+        }
+      ], function( err, results ){
+        if( err ) throw err;
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
     it( 'Serves assets in /assets', function( done ){
       var s_request = request( solidus_server.router );
       async.parallel([