diff --git a/cue/ast.go b/cue/ast.go
index c0e93f8..797dc60 100644
--- a/cue/ast.go
+++ b/cue/ast.go
@@ -445,11 +445,14 @@
 			break
 		}
 
-		label := v.label(n.Name, true)
+		f := v.label(n.Name, true)
 		if n.Scope != nil {
 			n2 := v.mapScope(n.Scope)
+			if l, ok := n2.(*lambdaExpr); ok && len(l.params.arcs) == 1 {
+				f = 0
+			}
 			value = &nodeRef{baseValue: newExpr(n), node: n2}
-			value = &selectorExpr{newExpr(n), value, label}
+			value = &selectorExpr{newExpr(n), value, f}
 		} else {
 			n2 := v.mapScope(n.Node)
 			value = &nodeRef{baseValue: newExpr(n), node: n2}
diff --git a/cue/debug.go b/cue/debug.go
index 9fa4bf4..d3d1700 100644
--- a/cue/debug.go
+++ b/cue/debug.go
@@ -142,6 +142,18 @@
 	fmt.Fprint(p.w, args...)
 }
 
+func lambdaName(f label, v value) label {
+	switch x := v.(type) {
+	case *nodeRef:
+		return lambdaName(f, x.node)
+	case *lambdaExpr:
+		if f == 0 && len(x.params.arcs) == 1 {
+			return x.params.arcs[0].feature
+		}
+	}
+	return f
+}
+
 func (p *printer) debugStr(v interface{}) {
 	writef := p.writef
 	write := p.write
@@ -158,7 +170,8 @@
 		// p.debugStr(x.node)
 	case *selectorExpr:
 		p.debugStr(x.x)
-		writef(".%v", p.label(x.feature))
+		f := lambdaName(x.feature, x.x)
+		writef(".%v", p.label(f))
 	case *indexExpr:
 		p.debugStr(x.x)
 		write("[")
diff --git a/cue/resolve_test.go b/cue/resolve_test.go
index bd1aebe..94e2ab4 100644
--- a/cue/resolve_test.go
+++ b/cue/resolve_test.go
@@ -1645,6 +1645,14 @@
 		`,
 		out: `<0>{a: <1>{b: <2>{c: 4, d: 5}, c: 4, d: 5}}`,
 	}, {
+		desc: "different labels for templates",
+		in: `
+		a <X>: { name: X }
+		a <Name>: { name: Name }
+		a foo: {}
+		`,
+		out: `<0>{a: <1>{<>: <2>(X: string)->(<3>{name: <2>.X} & <4>{name: <2>.X}), foo: <5>{name: "foo"}}}`,
+	}, {
 		// TODO: rename EE and FF to E and F to check correct ordering.
 
 		desc: "nested templates in one field",
diff --git a/cue/value.go b/cue/value.go
index 9447251..93d1188 100644
--- a/cue/value.go
+++ b/cue/value.go
@@ -1022,6 +1022,12 @@
 
 // lookup returns the node for the given label f, if present, or nil otherwise.
 func (x *params) lookup(ctx *context, f label) arc {
+	if f == 0 && len(x.arcs) == 1 {
+		// A template binding.
+		a := x.arcs[0]
+		a.cache = x.at(ctx, 0)
+		return a
+	}
 	// Lookup is done by selector or index references. Either this is done on
 	// literal nodes or nodes obtained from references. In the later case,
 	// noderef will have ensured that the ancestors were evaluated.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f1868aa..578840c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 require (
 	github.com/cloudfoundry-attic/jibber_jabber v0.0.0-20151120183258-bcc4c8345a21
+	github.com/cloudfoundry/jibber_jabber v0.0.0-20151120183258-bcc4c8345a21 // indirect
 	github.com/cockroachdb/apd v1.1.0
 	github.com/emicklei/proto v1.6.11
 	github.com/ghodss/yaml v1.0.0
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@
 	github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0
 	github.com/lib/pq v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mpvl/unique v0.0.0-20150818121801-cbe035fff7de
+	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.8.0 // indirect
+	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.0 // indirect
 	github.com/retr0h/go-gilt v0.0.0-20190206215556-f73826b37af2
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v0.0.3
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index cd33d74..b33cf2f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,14 +1,22 @@
 github.com/cloudfoundry-attic/jibber_jabber v0.0.0-20151120183258-bcc4c8345a21 h1:Yg2hDs4b13Evkpj42FU2idX2cVXVFqQSheXYKM86Qsk=
 github.com/cloudfoundry-attic/jibber_jabber v0.0.0-20151120183258-bcc4c8345a21/go.mod h1:MgJyK38wkzZbiZSKeIeFankxxSA8gayko/nr5x5bgBA=
+github.com/cloudfoundry/jibber_jabber v0.0.0-20151120183258-bcc4c8345a21 h1:tuijfIjZyjZaHq9xDUh0tNitwXshJpbLkqMOJv4H3do=
+github.com/cloudfoundry/jibber_jabber v0.0.0-20151120183258-bcc4c8345a21/go.mod h1:po7NpZ/QiTKzBKyrsEAxwnTamCoh8uDk/egRpQ7siIc=
 github.com/cockroachdb/apd v1.1.0 h1:3LFP3629v+1aKXU5Q37mxmRxX/pIu1nijXydLShEq5I=
 github.com/cockroachdb/apd v1.1.0/go.mod h1:8Sl8LxpKi29FqWXR16WEFZRNSz3SoPzUzeMeY4+DwBQ=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/emicklei/proto v1.6.11 h1:KZHE0+iwVLth2D/K8jat9rs70K6TFWyol8ihrOdrbM0=
 github.com/emicklei/proto v1.6.11/go.mod h1:rn1FgRS/FANiZdD2djyH7TMA9jdRDcYQ9IEN9yvjX0A=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7 h1:IXs+QLmnXW2CcXuY+8Mzv/fWEsPGWxqefPtCP5CnV9I=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7/go.mod h1:jwhsz4b93w/PPRr/qN1Yymfu8t87LnFCMoQvtojpjFo=
 github.com/ghodss/yaml v1.0.0 h1:wQHKEahhL6wmXdzwWG11gIVCkOv05bNOh+Rxn0yngAk=
 github.com/ghodss/yaml v1.0.0/go.mod h1:4dBDuWmgqj2HViK6kFavaiC9ZROes6MMH2rRYeMEF04=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.2.0 h1:P3YflyNX/ehuJFLhxviNdFxQPkGK5cDcApsge1SqnvM=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.2.0/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5yJMmIC1U=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.2.0 h1:+dTQ8DZQJz0Mb/HjFlkptS1FeQ4cWSnN941F8aEG4SQ=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:oXzfMopK8JAjlY9xF4vHSVASa0yLyX7SntLO5aqRK0M=
+github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.0 h1:nfCOvKYfkgYP8hkirhJocXT2+zOD8yUNjXaWfTlyFKI=
+github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.0/go.mod h1:ab1qPbhIpdTxEkNHXyeSf5vhxWSCs/tWer42PpOxQnU=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0 h1:Z8tu5sraLXCXIcARxBp/8cbvlwVa7Z1NHg9XEKhtSvM=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0/go.mod h1:PxqpIevigyE2G7u3NXJIT2ANytuPF1OarO4DADm73n8=
 github.com/kami-zh/go-capturer v0.0.0-20171211120116-e492ea43421d/go.mod h1:P2viExyCEfeWGU259JnaQ34Inuec4R38JCyBx2edgD0=
@@ -24,6 +32,11 @@
 github.com/logrusorgru/aurora v0.0.0-20180419164547-d694e6f975a9/go.mod h1:7rIyQOR62GCctdiQpZ/zOJlFyk6y+94wXzv6RNZgaR4=
 github.com/mpvl/unique v0.0.0-20150818121801-cbe035fff7de h1:D5x39vF5KCwKQaw+OC9ZPiLVHXz3UFw2+psEX+gYcto=
 github.com/mpvl/unique v0.0.0-20150818121801-cbe035fff7de/go.mod h1:kJun4WP5gFuHZgRjZUWWuH1DTxCtxbHDOIJsudS8jzY=
+github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.6.0/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+WWjE=
+github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.8.0 h1:VkHVNpR4iVnU8XQR6DBm8BqYjN7CRzw+xKUbVVbbW9w=
+github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.8.0/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+WWjE=
+github.com/onsi/gomega v1.5.0 h1:izbySO9zDPmjJ8rDjLvkA2zJHIo+HkYXHnf7eN7SSyo=
+github.com/onsi/gomega v1.5.0/go.mod h1:ex+gbHU/CVuBBDIJjb2X0qEXbFg53c61hWP/1CpauHY=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.0 h1:WdK/asTD0HN+q6hsWO3/vpuAkAr+tw6aNJNDFFf0+qw=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.0/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
@@ -43,8 +56,14 @@
 golang.org/x/exp/errors v0.0.0-20181221233300-b68661188fbf h1:4SQtY0VxhI0RZe/PFmCCfHyaPVuC5DgyXEqehsAWjwc=
 golang.org/x/exp/errors v0.0.0-20181221233300-b68661188fbf/go.mod h1:YgqsNsAu4fTvlab/7uiYK9LJrCIzKg/NiZUIH1/ayqo=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20181011164241-5906bd5c48cd/go.mod h1:UVdnD1Gm6xHRNCYTkRU2/jEulfH38KcIWyp/GAMgvoE=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180906233101-161cd47e91fd h1:nTDtHvHSdCn1m6ITfMRqtOd/9+7a3s8RBNOZ3eYZzJA=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180906233101-161cd47e91fd/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20180314180146-1d60e4601c6f/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20181108010431-42b317875d0f h1:Bl/8QSvNqXvPGPGXa2z5xUTmV7VDcZyvRZ+QQXkXTZQ=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20181108010431-42b317875d0f/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180909124046-d0be0721c37e h1:o3PsSEY8E4eXWkXrIP9YJALUkVZqzHJT5DOasTyn8Vs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180909124046-d0be0721c37e/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
+golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.2 h1:tW2bmiBqwgJj/UpqtC8EpXEZVYOwU0yG4iWbprSVAcs=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.2/go.mod h1:bEr9sfX3Q8Zfm5fL9x+3itogRgK3+ptLWKqgva+5dAk=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
@@ -55,6 +74,11 @@
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190410155217-1f06c39b4373/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
+gopkg.in/fsnotify.v1 v1.4.7 h1:xOHLXZwVvI9hhs+cLKq5+I5onOuwQLhQwiu63xxlHs4=
+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 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:JAlM8MvJe8wmxCU4Bli9HhUf9+ttbYbLASfIpnQbh74=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.1/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2 h1:ZCJp+EgiOT7lHqUV2J862kp8Qj64Jo6az82+3Td9dZw=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=