diff --git a/lib/dust-helpers.js b/lib/dust-helpers.js
index 18d2a4f..ca72dc2 100644
--- a/lib/dust-helpers.js
+++ b/lib/dust-helpers.js
@@ -188,18 +188,28 @@ var helpers = {
   },
 
   "first": function(chunk, context, bodies) {
+    var body = bodies.block,
+        skip = bodies['else'];
+        
     if (context.stack.index === 0) {
-      return bodies.block(chunk, context);
+      chunk = chunk.render(body, context);
+    } else if (skip) {
+      chunk = chunk.render(skip, context);
     }
     return chunk;
   },
 
   "last": function(chunk, context, bodies) {
+    var body = bodies.block,
+        skip = bodies['else'];
+        
     if (context.stack.index === context.stack.of - 1) {
-      return bodies.block(chunk, context);
+      chunk = chunk.render(body, context);
+    } else if (skip) {
+      chunk = chunk.render(skip, context);
     }
     return chunk;
-  },
+  },    
 
   /**
    * {@contextDump}
diff --git a/test/jasmine-test/spec/helpersTests.js b/test/jasmine-test/spec/helpersTests.js
index ba8f98a..ce6a93c 100644
--- a/test/jasmine-test/spec/helpersTests.js
+++ b/test/jasmine-test/spec/helpersTests.js
@@ -1595,6 +1595,13 @@
         expected: "Hello Alice Bob Charlie ",
         message:  "first helper should output on the first iteration only"
       },
+      {
+        name:     "first helper with else",
+        source:   "{#guests}{@first}Hello {:else}and {/first}{.} {/guests}",
+        context:  { guests: function() { return ["Alice", "Bob", "Charlie"]; } },
+        expected: "Hello Alice and Bob and Charlie ",
+        message:  "first helper should support else"
+      },      
       {
         name:     "last helper",
         source:   "Hello {#guests}{@last}and {/last}{.} {/guests}",
@@ -1602,6 +1609,13 @@
         expected: "Hello Alice Bob and Charlie ",
         message:  "last helper should output on the last iteration only"
       },
+      {
+        name:     "last helper with else",
+        source:   "{#guests}{.}{@last}.{:else} and {/last}{/guests}",
+        context:  { guests: function() { return ["Alice", "Bob", "Charlie"]; } },
+        expected: "Alice and Bob and Charlie.",
+        message:  "last helper should support else"
+      },
       {
         name:     "first / last / sep combo",
         source:   "{#guests}{@first}Hello {/first}{@last}and {/last}{.}{@last}!{/last}{@sep}, {/sep}{/guests}",