diff --git a/features/rendering.feature b/features/rendering.feature
index 5f71e2cd..6ceaef57 100644
--- a/features/rendering.feature
+++ b/features/rendering.feature
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ Feature: Rendering
     Then the _site directory should not exist
     And I should see "Invalid CSS after" in the build output
 
-  Scenario: Don't render liquid in CoffeeScript
-    Given I have an "index.coffee" page that contains "hey='for {{site.animal}}'"
+  Scenario: Render liquid in CoffeeScript
+    Given I have an "index.coffee" page with animal "cicada" that contains "hey='for {{page.animal}}'"
     When I run jekyll build
     Then the _site directory should exist
-    And I should see "hey = 'for {{site.animal}}';" in "_site/index.js"
+    And I should see "hey = 'for cicada';" in "_site/index.js"
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb b/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
index d513d737..72d825fa 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
@@ -162,16 +162,14 @@ module Jekyll
 
     # Determine whether the file should be rendered with Liquid.
     #
-    # Returns false if the document is either an asset file or a yaml file,
-    #   true otherwise.
+    # Always returns true.
     def render_with_liquid?
-      !coffeescript_file?
+      true
     end
 
     # Determine whether the file should be placed into layouts.
     #
-    # Returns false if the document is either an asset file or a yaml file,
-    #   true otherwise.
+    # Returns false if the document is an asset file.
     def place_in_layout?
       !asset_file?
     end
diff --git a/site/_docs/assets.md b/site/_docs/assets.md
index 23bf4953..c2965bdf 100644
--- a/site/_docs/assets.md
+++ b/site/_docs/assets.md
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ have a file named `css/styles.scss` in your site's source folder, Jekyll
 will process it and put it in your site's destination folder under
 `css/styles.css`.
 
+<div class="note info">
+  <h5>Jekyll processes all Liquid filters and tags in asset files</h5>
+  <p>If you are using <a href="http://mustache.github.io">Mustache</a>
+     or another JavaScript templating language that conflicts with
+     the <a href="/docs/templates/">Liquid template syntax</a>, you
+     will need to place <code>{&#37; raw &#37;}</code> and
+     <code>{&#37; endraw &#37;}</code> tags around your code.</p>
+</div>
+
 ## Sass/SCSS
 
 Jekyll allows you to customize your Sass conversion in certain ways.
diff --git a/test/source/js/coffeescript.coffee b/test/source/js/coffeescript.coffee
index e0e066b1..9531a7cb 100644
--- a/test/source/js/coffeescript.coffee
+++ b/test/source/js/coffeescript.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
+message: "I knew it!"
 ---
 
 $ ->
@@ -7,4 +8,4 @@ $ ->
   cube   = (x) -> square(x) * x
   cubes  = (math.cube num for num in list)
 
-  alert "I knew it!" if elvis?
+  alert "{{ page.message }}" if elvis?