diff --git a/umbraco.MacroEngines.Juno/RazorDynamicNode/DynamicBackingItem.cs b/umbraco.MacroEngines.Juno/RazorDynamicNode/DynamicBackingItem.cs
index 82c9bbdd37..e9a1e5362b 100644
--- a/umbraco.MacroEngines.Juno/RazorDynamicNode/DynamicBackingItem.cs
+++ b/umbraco.MacroEngines.Juno/RazorDynamicNode/DynamicBackingItem.cs
@@ -198,15 +198,27 @@ namespace umbraco.MacroEngines
 
         public IProperty GetProperty(string alias, bool recursive)
         {
-            if (!recursive) return GetProperty(alias);
-            if (IsNull()) return null;
+            bool propertyExists = false;
+            return GetProperty(alias, recursive, out propertyExists);
+        }
+        public IProperty GetProperty(string alias, bool recursive, out bool propertyExists)
+        {
+            if (!recursive)
+            {
+                return GetProperty(alias, out propertyExists);
+            }
+            if (IsNull())
+            {
+                propertyExists = false;
+                return null;
+            }
             DynamicBackingItem context = this;
-            IProperty prop = this.GetProperty(alias);
-            while (prop == null)
+            IProperty prop = this.GetProperty(alias, out propertyExists);
+            while (prop == null || string.IsNullOrEmpty(prop.Value))
             {
                 context = context.Parent;
-                prop = context.GetProperty(alias);
                 if (context == null) break;
+                prop = context.GetProperty(alias, out propertyExists);
             }
             if (prop != null)
             {
diff --git a/umbraco.MacroEngines.Juno/RazorDynamicNode/DynamicNode.cs b/umbraco.MacroEngines.Juno/RazorDynamicNode/DynamicNode.cs
index f7d125e54b..9eec1dc211 100644
--- a/umbraco.MacroEngines.Juno/RazorDynamicNode/DynamicNode.cs
+++ b/umbraco.MacroEngines.Juno/RazorDynamicNode/DynamicNode.cs
@@ -383,11 +383,17 @@ namespace umbraco.MacroEngines
             bool propertyExists = false;
             if (n != null)
             {
-                var data = n.GetProperty(name, out propertyExists);
+                bool recursive = false;
+                if (name.StartsWith("_"))
+                {
+                    name = name.Substring(1, name.Length - 1);
+                    recursive = true;
+                }
+                var data = n.GetProperty(name, recursive, out propertyExists);
                 // check for nicer support of Pascal Casing EVEN if alias is camelCasing:
                 if (data == null && name.Substring(0, 1).ToUpper() == name.Substring(0, 1) && !propertyExists)
                 {
-                    data = n.GetProperty(name.Substring(0, 1).ToLower() + name.Substring((1)), out propertyExists);
+                    data = n.GetProperty(name.Substring(0, 1).ToLower() + name.Substring((1)), recursive, out propertyExists);
                 }
 
                 if (data != null)
@@ -517,7 +523,7 @@ namespace umbraco.MacroEngines
 
             //integer
             int iResult = 0;
-            if (int.TryParse(string.Format("{0}", result), System.Globalization.NumberStyles.Number, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture,  out iResult))
+            if (int.TryParse(string.Format("{0}", result), System.Globalization.NumberStyles.Number, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, out iResult))
             {
                 result = iResult;
                 return true;