diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3157f16..e25f1f0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ outsite/public/news
 outsite/public/css
 out
 figwheel_server.log
+
+reagent.iml
+.idea
+.lein-failures
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2743139..3931034 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.5.1
+
+- Hiccup syntax has been extended to allow nested elements to be defined using '>' as part of the keyword name.
+
 ## 0.5.0
 
 - React updated to 0.12.2
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7726478..b22e2dc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,6 +41,20 @@ Reagent uses [Hiccup-like](https://github.com/weavejester/hiccup) markup instead
     " text."]])
 ```
 
+Reagent extends standard Hiccup in one way: it is possible to "squeeze" elements together by using a `>` character.
+
+```clj
+[:div
+  [:p
+    [:b "Nested Element"]]]
+```
+      
+can be written as:
+      
+```clj
+[:div>p>b "Nested Element"]
+```        
+
 You can use one component inside another:
 
 ```clj
diff --git a/src/reagent/impl/template.cljs b/src/reagent/impl/template.cljs
index fa2d8b0..f40260b 100644
--- a/src/reagent/impl/template.cljs
+++ b/src/reagent/impl/template.cljs
@@ -226,17 +226,51 @@
                     jsprops)]
             (make-element argv comp p first-child)))))))
 
+(defn- expand-tags
+  "Used to support the extended Hiccup syntax for nested elements. In addition to the keyword
+  specifying tag, optional id, and optional class(es), the '>' character indicates a nested element.
+
+  e.g.
+
+      [:nav.navbar>div.container>div.navbar-header>a.navbar-brand {:href \"...\"} \"Home\"]
+
+  is the same as:
+
+      [:nav.navbar [:div.container [:div.navbar-header [:a.navbar-brand {:href \"...\"} \"Home\"]]]]
+
+  tags - the original keyword split at '>'
+  hiccup-form - the original hiccup form (a keyword in the first position)"
+  [tags hiccup-form]
+  (loop [deepest? true
+         [tag & tag-queue] (reverse tags)
+         tail     (rest hiccup-form)]
+    (if (nil? tag)
+      tail
+      (recur false
+             tag-queue
+             (if deepest?
+               (into [(keyword tag)] tail)
+               [(keyword tag) tail])))))
+
 (defn vec-to-elem [v]
   (assert (pos? (count v))
           (str "Hiccup form should not be empty: "
                (pr-str v) (comp/comp-name)))
-  (let [tag (nth v 0)]
-    (assert (valid-tag? tag)
-            (str "Invalid Hiccup form: "
-                 (pr-str v) (comp/comp-name)))
-    (if-some [ne (native-element tag v)]
-      ne
-      (reag-element tag v))))
+  (let [tag  (nth v 0)
+        tags (do
+               (assert (valid-tag? tag)
+                       (str "Invalid Hiccup form: "
+                            (pr-str v) (comp/comp-name)))
+               (when (keyword? tag)
+                 (-> tag
+                     name
+                     (string/split #">")
+                     vec)))]
+    (if (< 1 (count tags))
+      (recur (expand-tags tags v))
+      (if-some [ne (native-element tag v)]
+               ne
+               (reag-element tag v)))))
 
 (declare expand-seq)
 (declare expand-seq-check)