diff --git a/core/frontend/helpers/index.js b/core/frontend/helpers/index.js
index b484dcbec0..ae35c57443 100644
--- a/core/frontend/helpers/index.js
+++ b/core/frontend/helpers/index.js
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ coreHelpers = function (ghost) {
      * [ description]
      * @todo ghost core helpers + a way for themes to register them
      * @param  {Object} context date object
-     * @param  {*} block
+     * @param  {*} options
      * @return {Object} A Moment time / date object
      */
-    ghost.registerThemeHelper('dateFormat', function (context, block) {
-        var f = block.hash.format || "MMM Do, YYYY",
-            timeago = block.hash.timeago,
+    ghost.registerThemeHelper('dateFormat', function (context, options) {
+        var f = options.hash.format || "MMM Do, YYYY",
+            timeago = options.hash.timeago,
             date;
         if (timeago) {
             date = moment(context).fromNow();
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ coreHelpers = function (ghost) {
         return date;
     });
 
+    // ### Content Helper
+    // Turns content html into a safestring so that the user doesn't have to escape it
+    ghost.registerThemeHelper('content', function (options) {
+        return new hbs.handlebars.SafeString(this.content);
+    });
+
+
     /**
      * [ description]
      *
diff --git a/core/test/ghost/frontend_helpers_index_spec.js b/core/test/ghost/frontend_helpers_index_spec.js
index e7b486a376..5306f599ce 100644
--- a/core/test/ghost/frontend_helpers_index_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/ghost/frontend_helpers_index_spec.js
@@ -12,13 +12,33 @@ describe('Core Helpers', function () {
 
     var ghost;
 
-    beforeEach(function () {
+    beforeEach(function (done) {
         ghost = new Ghost();
+        helpers.loadCoreHelpers(ghost).then(function () {
+            done();
+        }, done);
     });
 
+    describe('Content Helper', function () {
+        it('has loaded content helper', function () {
+            should.exist(handlebars.helpers.content);
+        });
+
+        it('can render content', function () {
+            var content = "Hello World",
+                rendered = handlebars.helpers.content.call({content: content});
+
+            should.exist(rendered);
+            rendered.string.should.equal(content);
+        });
+    });
 
     describe('Navigation Helper', function () {
 
+        it('has loaded nav helper', function () {
+            should.exist(handlebars.helpers.nav);
+        });
+
         it('can render nav items', function (done) {
             var templateSpy = sinon.spy(function (data) { return "rendered " + data.links.length; }),
                 compileSpy = sinon.stub(ghost, 'compileTemplate').returns(when.resolve(templateSpy)),
@@ -32,9 +52,6 @@ describe('Core Helpers', function () {
                 rendered;
 
             helpers.loadCoreHelpers(ghost).then(function () {
-
-                should.exist(handlebars.helpers.nav);
-
                 rendered = handlebars.helpers.nav.call({navItems: fakeNavItems});
 
                 // Returns a string returned from navTemplateFunc