diff --git a/lib/jekyll/drops/collection_drop.rb b/lib/jekyll/drops/collection_drop.rb
index 30c9f865..2c447cb4 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/drops/collection_drop.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/drops/collection_drop.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module Jekyll
       end
 
       private
-      def data
+      def fallback_data
         @obj.metadata
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/drops/document_drop.rb b/lib/jekyll/drops/document_drop.rb
index 4d7207d5..9319424b 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/drops/document_drop.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/drops/document_drop.rb
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ module Jekyll
       end
 
       def excerpt
-        data['excerpt'].to_s
+        fallback_data['excerpt'].to_s
       end
 
-      def data
+      private
+      def fallback_data
         @obj.data
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/drops/immutable_drop.rb b/lib/jekyll/drops/immutable_drop.rb
index 51257cff..d7948beb 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/drops/immutable_drop.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/drops/immutable_drop.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module Jekyll
         if respond_to? key
           public_send key
         else
-          data[key]
+          fallback_data[key]
         end
       end
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module Jekyll
         if respond_to? key
           raise ArgumentError.new("Key #{key} cannot be set in the drop.")
         else
-          data[key] = val
+          fallback_data[key] = val
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/drops/mutable_drop.rb b/lib/jekyll/drops/mutable_drop.rb
index 1551728e..9dd4048d 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/drops/mutable_drop.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/drops/mutable_drop.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module Jekyll
         elsif respond_to? key
           public_send key
         else
-          data[key]
+          fallback_data[key]
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/drops/site_drop.rb b/lib/jekyll/drops/site_drop.rb
index 77d6a416..82c55230 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/drops/site_drop.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/drops/site_drop.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ module Jekyll
       def_delegator  :@obj, :site_data, :data
       def_delegators :@obj, :time, :pages, :static_files, :documents
 
+      def [](key)
+        if !respond_to?(key) && @obj.collections.key?(key)
+          @obj.collections[key].docs
+        else
+          super(key)
+        end
+      end
+
       def posts
         @site_posts ||= @obj.posts.docs.sort { |a, b| b <=> a }
       end
@@ -29,7 +37,7 @@ module Jekyll
       end
 
       private
-      def data
+      def fallback_data
         @obj.config
       end