diff --git a/lib/pipeline/pipeline.js b/lib/pipeline/pipeline.js
index de1a9565..b02850a1 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/pipeline.js
+++ b/lib/pipeline/pipeline.js
@@ -111,13 +111,57 @@ class Pipeline {
                   return fileCb("couldn't find file: " + file.filename);
                 }
                 let fileContent = fs.readFileSync('./.embark/' + file.filename).toString();
-                fileCb(null, {content: fileContent, filename: file.filename, path: file.path, basedir: file.basedir, modified: true});
+
+                let pipelinePlugins = self.plugins.getPluginsFor('pipeline');
+
+                if (pipelinePlugins.length > 0) {
+                  async.eachSeries(pipelinePlugins, function(plugin, pluginCB) {
+                    if (file.options && file.options.skipPipeline) {
+                      return pluginCB();
+                    }
+
+                    fileContent = plugin.runPipeline({targetFile: file.filename, source: fileContent});
+                    file.modified = true;
+                    pluginCB();
+                  },
+                    function (err) {
+                      if (err) {
+                        self.logger.error(err.message);
+                      }
+                      return fileCb(null, {content: fileContent, filename: file.filename, path: file.path, basedir: file.basedir, modified: true});
+                    });
+                } else {
+                  return fileCb(null, {content: fileContent, filename: file.filename, path: file.path, basedir: file.basedir, modified: true});
+                }
               });
 
           } else {
-            file.content(function(fileContent) {
-              return fileCb(null, {content: fileContent, filename: file.filename, path: file.path, basedir: file.basedir, modified: true});
-            });
+
+            let pipelinePlugins = self.plugins.getPluginsFor('pipeline');
+            if (pipelinePlugins.length > 0) {
+              file.content(function(fileContent) {
+                async.eachSeries(pipelinePlugins, function(plugin, pluginCB) {
+                  if (file.options && file.options.skipPipeline) {
+                    return pluginCB();
+                  }
+
+                  fileContent = plugin.runPipeline({targetFile: file.filename, source: fileContent});
+                  file.modified = true;
+                  pluginCB();
+                },
+                function (err) {
+                  if (err) {
+                    self.logger.error(err.message);
+                  }
+                  return fileCb(null, {content: fileContent, filename: file.filename, path: file.path, basedir: file.basedir, modified: true});
+                });
+              });
+            } else {
+              file.content(function(fileContent) {
+                return fileCb(null, {content: fileContent, filename: file.filename, path: file.path, basedir: file.basedir, modified: true});
+              });
+            }
+
           }
 
         },
diff --git a/test_app/app/test3.haml b/test_app/app/test3.haml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..19d30c29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_app/app/test3.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+!!! XML
+!!! strict
+%html{ xmlns: "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" }
+  %head
+    %title Sample haml template
+  %body
+    .profile
+      .left.column
+        #date
+        #address
+      .right.column
+        #email
+        #bio
diff --git a/test_app/embark.json b/test_app/embark.json
index aa988a9a..60615ef4 100644
--- a/test_app/embark.json
+++ b/test_app/embark.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     "js/test.js": ["app/js/_vendor/jquery.min.js", "app/js/_vendor/async.min.js", "app/js/test.js", "app/js/non_existant_file.js"],
     "index.html": "app/index.html",
     "test.html": "app/test.html",
-    "test2.html": "app/test2.html"
+    "test2.html": "app/test2.html",
+    "test3.html": "app/test3.haml"
   },
   "buildDir": "dist/",
   "config": "config/",
diff --git a/test_app/extensions/embark-service/index.js b/test_app/extensions/embark-service/index.js
index 1108dacb..0ca3ff1d 100644
--- a/test_app/extensions/embark-service/index.js
+++ b/test_app/extensions/embark-service/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
+var Haml = require('haml');
+
 module.exports = function(embark) {
   embark.registerServiceCheck('PluginService', function(cb) {
     cb({name: "ServiceName", status: "on"});
   });
+
+  embark.registerPipeline((embark.pluginConfig.files || ['**/*.haml']), function(opts) {
+    var source = opts.source;
+    return Haml.render(source);
+  });
 };
diff --git a/test_app/extensions/embark-service/package-lock.json b/test_app/extensions/embark-service/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..85c2d322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_app/extensions/embark-service/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "name": "embark-service",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "lockfileVersion": 1,
+  "requires": true,
+  "dependencies": {
+    "haml": {
+      "version": "0.4.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/haml/-/haml-0.4.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-90BTGPPC7dGXpIsbjysvE+C7U3g="
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test_app/extensions/embark-service/package.json b/test_app/extensions/embark-service/package.json
index b20033a1..7da9e04a 100644
--- a/test_app/extensions/embark-service/package.json
+++ b/test_app/extensions/embark-service/package.json
@@ -7,5 +7,8 @@
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
   },
   "author": "",
-  "license": "ISC"
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "haml": "^0.4.3"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/test_app/package-lock.json b/test_app/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..610885cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_app/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,361 @@
+{
+  "name": "test_app",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "lockfileVersion": 1,
+  "requires": true,
+  "dependencies": {
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+      "version": "2.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-regex/-/ansi-regex-2.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-w7M6te42DYbg5ijwRorn7yfWVN8=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "ansi-styles": {
+      "version": "2.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-styles/-/ansi-styles-2.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-tDLdM1i2NM914eRmQ2gkBTPB3b4=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "asap": {
+      "version": "2.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/asap/-/asap-2.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-5QNHYR1+aQlDIIu9r+vLwvuGbUY="
+    },
+    "babel-code-frame": {
+      "version": "6.26.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/babel-code-frame/-/babel-code-frame-6.26.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-Y/1D99weO7fONZR9uP42mj9Yx0s=",
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+      "requires": {
+        "chalk": "1.1.3",
+        "esutils": "2.0.2",
+        "js-tokens": "3.0.2"
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+      "integrity": "sha1-llxwWGaOgrVde/4E/yM3vItWR/4=",
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+        "regenerator-runtime": "0.11.1"
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