diff --git a/ginkgo/bootstrap_command.go b/ginkgo/bootstrap_command.go
index 93150d1a4..6f5af3913 100644
--- a/ginkgo/bootstrap_command.go
+++ b/ginkgo/bootstrap_command.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go/build"
 
+	sprig "github.com/go-task/slim-sprig"
 	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo/ginkgo/nodot"
 )
 
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ func generateBootstrap(agouti, noDot, internal bool, customBootstrapFile string)
 		templateText = bootstrapText
 	}
 
-	bootstrapTemplate, err := template.New("bootstrap").Parse(templateText)
+	bootstrapTemplate, err := template.New("bootstrap").Funcs(sprig.TxtFuncMap()).Parse(templateText)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err.Error())
 	}
diff --git a/ginkgo/generate_command.go b/ginkgo/generate_command.go
index 288df7797..27758beba 100644
--- a/ginkgo/generate_command.go
+++ b/ginkgo/generate_command.go
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
+
+	sprig "github.com/go-task/slim-sprig"
 )
 
 func BuildGenerateCommand() *Command {
@@ -157,7 +159,7 @@ func generateSpecForSubject(subject string, agouti, noDot, internal bool, custom
 		templateText = specText
 	}
 
-	specTemplate, err := template.New("spec").Parse(templateText)
+	specTemplate, err := template.New("spec").Funcs(sprig.TxtFuncMap()).Parse(templateText)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 738a2f107..664372fb6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module github.com/onsi/ginkgo
 go 1.15
 
 require (
+	github.com/go-task/slim-sprig v0.0.0-20210107165309-348f09dbbbc0
 	github.com/nxadm/tail v1.4.8
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.10.1
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210112080510-489259a85091
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8fdaac400..5c5c3c502 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7/go.mod h1:jwhsz4b93w/PPRr/qN1Yymfu8t87LnFCMoQvtojpjFo=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.9 h1:hsms1Qyu0jgnwNXIxa+/V/PDsU6CfLf6CNO8H7IWoS4=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.9/go.mod h1:znqG4EE+3YCdAaPaxE2ZRY/06pZUdp0tY4IgpuI1SZQ=
+github.com/go-task/slim-sprig v0.0.0-20210107165309-348f09dbbbc0 h1:p104kn46Q8WdvHunIJ9dAyjPVtrBPhSr3KT2yUst43I=
+github.com/go-task/slim-sprig v0.0.0-20210107165309-348f09dbbbc0/go.mod h1:fyg7847qk6SyHyPtNmDHnmrv/HOrqktSC+C9fM+CJOE=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.2.0/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5yJMmIC1U=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:ceaxUfeHdC40wWswd/P6IGgMaK3YpKi5j83Wpe3EHw8=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.0-rc.1.0.20200221234624-67d41d38c208/go.mod h1:xKAWHe0F5eneWXFV3EuXVDTCmh+JuBKY0li0aMyXATA=
@@ -22,6 +27,11 @@ github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.12.1/go.mod h1:zj2OWP4+oCPe1qIXoGWkgMRwljMUYCdkwsT2108
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.7.1/go.mod h1:XdKZgCCFLUoM/7CFJVPcG8C1xQ1AJ0vpAezJrB7JYyY=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.10.1 h1:o0+MgICZLuZ7xjH7Vx6zS/zcu93/BEp1VwkIW1mEXCE=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.10.1/go.mod h1:iN09h71vgCQne3DLsj+A5owkum+a2tYe+TOCB1ybHNo=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.5.1 h1:nOGnQDM7FYENwehXlg/kFVnos3rEvtKTjRvOWSzb6H4=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.5.1/go.mod h1:5W2xD1RspED5o8YsWQXVCued0rvSQ+mT+I5cxcmMvtA=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.2.1/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191011191535-87dc89f01550/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
@@ -70,6 +80,7 @@ gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8
 gopkg.in/fsnotify.v1 v1.4.7/go.mod h1:Tz8NjZHkW78fSQdbUxIjBTcgA1z1m8ZHf0WmKUhAMys=
 gopkg.in/tomb.v1 v1.0.0-20141024135613-dd632973f1e7 h1:uRGJdciOHaEIrze2W8Q3AKkepLTh2hOroT7a+7czfdQ=
 gopkg.in/tomb.v1 v1.0.0-20141024135613-dd632973f1e7/go.mod h1:dt/ZhP58zS4L8KSrWDmTeBkI65Dw0HsyUHuEVlX15mw=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.4/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.3.0 h1:clyUAQHOM3G0M3f5vQj7LuJrETvjVot3Z5el9nffUtU=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
diff --git a/integration/subcommand_test.go b/integration/subcommand_test.go
index 11ba8dbb3..b92e85fb4 100644
--- a/integration/subcommand_test.go
+++ b/integration/subcommand_test.go
@@ -112,6 +112,36 @@ var _ = Describe("Subcommand", func() {
 			Ω(content).Should(ContainSubstring(`"binary"`))
 			Ω(content).Should(ContainSubstring("// This is a foo_test test"))
 		})
+
+		It("should generate a bootstrap file using a template that contains functions when told to", func() {
+			templateFile := filepath.Join(pkgPath, ".bootstrap")
+			ioutil.WriteFile(templateFile, []byte(`package {{.Package}}
+
+			import (
+				{{.GinkgoImport}}
+				{{.GomegaImport}}
+
+				"testing"
+				"binary"
+			)
+
+			func Test{{.FormattedName}}(t *testing.T) {
+				// This is a {{.Package | repeat 3}} test
+			}`), 0666)
+			session := startGinkgo(pkgPath, "bootstrap", "--template", ".bootstrap")
+			Eventually(session).Should(gexec.Exit(0))
+			output := session.Out.Contents()
+
+			Ω(output).Should(ContainSubstring("foo_suite_test.go"))
+
+			content, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(pkgPath, "foo_suite_test.go"))
+			Ω(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Ω(content).Should(ContainSubstring("package foo_test"))
+			Ω(content).Should(ContainSubstring(`. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"`))
+			Ω(content).Should(ContainSubstring(`. "github.com/onsi/gomega"`))
+			Ω(content).Should(ContainSubstring(`"binary"`))
+			Ω(content).Should(ContainSubstring("// This is a foo_testfoo_testfoo_test test"))
+		})
 	})
 
 	Describe("nodot", func() {
@@ -182,10 +212,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Subcommand", func() {
 				import (
 					{{if .IncludeImports}}. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"{{end}}
 					{{if .IncludeImports}}. "github.com/onsi/gomega"{{end}}
-				
+
 					{{if .ImportPackage}}"{{.PackageImportPath}}"{{end}}
 				)
-				
+
 				var _ = Describe("{{.Subject}}", func() {
 					// This is a {{.Package}} test
 				})`), 0666)
@@ -203,6 +233,34 @@ var _ = Describe("Subcommand", func() {
 				Ω(content).Should(ContainSubstring(`/foo_bar"`))
 				Ω(content).Should(ContainSubstring("// This is a foo_bar_test test"))
 			})
+
+			It("should generate a test file using a template that contains functions", func() {
+				templateFile := filepath.Join(pkgPath, ".generate")
+				ioutil.WriteFile(templateFile, []byte(`package {{.Package}}
+				import (
+					{{if .IncludeImports}}. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"{{end}}
+					{{if .IncludeImports}}. "github.com/onsi/gomega"{{end}}
+
+					{{if .ImportPackage}}"{{.PackageImportPath}}"{{end}}
+				)
+
+				var _ = Describe("{{.Subject}}", func() {
+					// This is a {{.Package | repeat 3 }} test
+				})`), 0666)
+				session := startGinkgo(pkgPath, "generate", "--template", ".generate")
+				Eventually(session).Should(gexec.Exit(0))
+				output := session.Out.Contents()
+
+				Ω(output).Should(ContainSubstring("foo_bar_test.go"))
+
+				content, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(pkgPath, "foo_bar_test.go"))
+				Ω(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
+				Ω(content).Should(ContainSubstring("package foo_bar_test"))
+				Ω(content).Should(ContainSubstring(`. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"`))
+				Ω(content).Should(ContainSubstring(`. "github.com/onsi/gomega"`))
+				Ω(content).Should(ContainSubstring(`/foo_bar"`))
+				Ω(content).Should(ContainSubstring("// This is a foo_bar_testfoo_bar_testfoo_bar_test test"))
+			})
 		})
 
 		Context("with an argument of the form: foo", func() {