diff --git a/features/collections.feature b/features/collections.feature
index 32e9161c..402e7dab 100644
--- a/features/collections.feature
+++ b/features/collections.feature
@@ -70,3 +70,15 @@ Feature: Collections
     When I run jekyll build
     Then the _site directory should exist
     And I should see "Collections: _methods/configuration.md _methods/sanitized_path.md _methods/site/generate.md _methods/site/initialize.md _methods/um_hi.md" in "_site/index.html"
+
+  Scenario: All the documents
+    Given I have an "index.html" page that contains "All documents: {% for doc in site.documents %}{{ doc.relative_path }} {% endfor %}"
+    And I have fixture collections
+    And I have a "_config.yml" file with content:
+    """
+    collections:
+    - methods
+    """
+    When I run jekyll build
+    Then the _site directory should exist
+    And I should see "All documents: _methods/configuration.md _methods/sanitized_path.md _methods/site/generate.md _methods/site/initialize.md _methods/um_hi.md" in "_site/index.html"
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/document.rb b/lib/jekyll/document.rb
index 0a75fe96..3b2b6eeb 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/document.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/document.rb
@@ -228,5 +228,14 @@ module Jekyll
       path <=> anotherDocument.path
     end
 
+    # Determine whether this document should be written.
+    # Based on the Collection to which it belongs.
+    #
+    # True if the document has a collection and if that collection's #write?
+    #   method returns true, otherwise false.
+    def write?
+      collection && collection.write?
+    end
+
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/site.rb b/lib/jekyll/site.rb
index ccc6d2c6..5ebf3c20 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/site.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/site.rb
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ module Jekyll
           "categories"   => post_attr_hash('categories'),
           "tags"         => post_attr_hash('tags'),
           "collections"  => collections,
+          "documents"    => documents,
           "data"         => site_data
         }))
       }
@@ -405,18 +406,18 @@ module Jekyll
       end
     end
 
+    def docs_to_write
+      documents.select(&:write?)
+    end
+
     def documents
       collections.reduce(Set.new) do |docs, (_, collection)|
-        if collection.write?
-          docs.merge(collection.docs)
-        else
-          docs
-        end
-      end
+        docs.merge(collection.docs)
+      end.to_a
     end
 
     def each_site_file
-      %w(posts pages static_files documents).each do |type|
+      %w(posts pages static_files docs_to_write).each do |type|
         send(type).each do |item|
           yield item
         end