diff --git a/lib/middleman/base.rb b/lib/middleman/base.rb
index f482a85a..9bedc244 100644
--- a/lib/middleman/base.rb
+++ b/lib/middleman/base.rb
@@ -375,8 +375,17 @@ class Middleman::Base
   # @param [Hash] Rendering locals
   # @return [String] Output
   def render(engine, data, options={}, locals={}, &block)
+    data = data.to_s
+    template_path = File.join(source_dir, data)
+    
     if sitemap.exists?(data)
       sitemap.page(data).render(options, locals, &block)
+    elsif File.exists?(template_path)
+      body = app.cache.fetch(:raw_template, template_path) do
+        File.read(template_path)
+      end
+      
+      Middleman::Sitemap::Template.static_render(self, template_path, body, locals, options, &block)
     else
       throw "Could not find file to render: #{data}"
     end
diff --git a/lib/middleman/cache.rb b/lib/middleman/cache.rb
index 23dd010e..b2d057cf 100644
--- a/lib/middleman/cache.rb
+++ b/lib/middleman/cache.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ module Middleman
     def fetch(*key)
       @cache[key] ||= yield
     end
+    
+    def has_key?(key)
+      @cache.has_key?(key)
+    end
+    
+    def get(key)
+      @cache[key]
+    end
 
     def clear
       @cache = {}
diff --git a/lib/middleman/sitemap/page.rb b/lib/middleman/sitemap/page.rb
index 0e250863..834c2761 100644
--- a/lib/middleman/sitemap/page.rb
+++ b/lib/middleman/sitemap/page.rb
@@ -71,20 +71,30 @@ module Middleman::Sitemap
     def touch
     end
     
-    def render(&block)
+    def custom_render(&block)
+      @_custom_renderer ||= nil
+      @_custom_renderer = block if block_given?
+      @_custom_renderer
+    end
+    
+    def render(*args, &block)
       return unless template?
       
       if proxy?
         # Forward blocks
         forward_blocks = template.blocks.compact
         forward_blocks << block if block_given?
-        store.page(proxied_to).template.render do
+        store.page(proxied_to).template.render(*args) do
           forward_blocks.each do |block|
             instance_exec(&block)
           end
         end
+      elsif !custom_render.nil?
+        params = args.dup
+        params << block if block_given?
+        instance_exec(*params, &custom_renderer)
       else
-        template.render(&block)
+        template.render(*args, &block)
       end
     end
     
diff --git a/lib/middleman/sitemap/template.rb b/lib/middleman/sitemap/template.rb
index 59b48024..4d923bcd 100644
--- a/lib/middleman/sitemap/template.rb
+++ b/lib/middleman/sitemap/template.rb
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ module Middleman::Sitemap
       self.class.cache
     end
 
-    def options_for_ext(ext)
+    def self.options_for_ext(ext)
       cache.fetch(:options_for_ext, ext) do
         options = {}
 
@@ -151,12 +151,15 @@ module Middleman::Sitemap
     
     def internal_render(path, locs = {}, opts = {}, &block)
       path = path.to_s
-
-      opts.merge!(options_for_ext(File.extname(path)))
-
       body = app.cache.fetch(:raw_template, path) do
         File.read(path)
       end
+      
+      self.class.static_render(app, path, body, locs, opts, &block)
+    end
+    
+    def self.static_render(app, path, body, locs = {}, opts = {}, &block)
+      options = opts.merge(options_for_ext(File.extname(path)))
 
       template = cache.fetch(:compiled_template, options, body) do
         ::Tilt.new(path, 1, options) { body }