diff --git a/src/Template/Template.php b/src/Template/Template.php
index db11a9f..e43c2d9 100644
--- a/src/Template/Template.php
+++ b/src/Template/Template.php
@@ -360,6 +360,10 @@ public function escape($string, $functions = null)
     {
         static $flags;
 
+        if ($this->engine->doesFunctionExist('escape')) {
+            return $this->engine->getFunction('escape')->call($this, func_get_args());
+        }
+
         if (!isset($flags)) {
             $flags = ENT_QUOTES | (defined('ENT_SUBSTITUTE') ? ENT_SUBSTITUTE : 0);
         }