diff --git a/spec/stdlib/template-spec.coffee b/spec/stdlib/template-spec.coffee
index e9828ec21..477990014 100644
--- a/spec/stdlib/template-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/stdlib/template-spec.coffee
@@ -91,26 +91,31 @@ describe "Template", ->
         expect(view.subview.header.view()).toBe view.subview
 
     describe "when a view is inserted within another element with jquery", ->
-      attachHandler = null
+      [attachHandler, subviewAttachHandler] = []
 
       beforeEach ->
         attachHandler = jasmine.createSpy 'attachHandler'
+        subviewAttachHandler = jasmine.createSpy 'subviewAttachHandler'
         view.on 'attach', attachHandler
+        view.subview.on 'attach', subviewAttachHandler
 
       describe "when attached to an element that is on the DOM", ->
-        it "triggers the 'attach' event on the view", ->
+        it "triggers an 'attach' event on the view and its subviews", ->
           content = $('#jasmine-content')
           content.append view
           expect(attachHandler).toHaveBeenCalled()
+          expect(subviewAttachHandler).toHaveBeenCalled()
 
           view.detach()
           content.empty()
           attachHandler.reset()
+          subviewAttachHandler.reset()
 
           otherElt = $('<div>')
           content.append(otherElt)
           view.insertBefore(otherElt)
           expect(attachHandler).toHaveBeenCalled()
+          expect(subviewAttachHandler).toHaveBeenCalled()
 
       describe "when attached to an element that is not on the DOM", ->
         it "does not trigger an attach event", ->
diff --git a/src/stdlib/template.coffee b/src/stdlib/template.coffee
index 9e4047a72..1d6cda611 100644
--- a/src/stdlib/template.coffee
+++ b/src/stdlib/template.coffee
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Template
     @bindEvents(view)
     if @viewProperties
       $.extend(view, @viewProperties)
-    view.data('triggerAttach', true)
+    view.attr('triggerAttachEvents', true)
     view.initialize?(attributes)
     view
 
@@ -53,21 +53,21 @@ $.fn.view = ->
   this.data('view')
 
 # Trigger attach event when views are added to the DOM
-checkIfAttached = (elt) ->
-  if elt.data?('triggerAttach') and elt.parents('html').length
-    elt.trigger('attach')
+triggerAttachEvent = (elt) ->
+  if elt.attr?('triggerAttachEvents') and elt.parents('html').length
+    elt.find('[triggerAttachEvents]').add(elt).trigger('attach')
 
 _.each ['append', 'prepend', 'after', 'before'], (methodName) ->
   originalMethod = $.fn[methodName]
   $.fn[methodName] = (args...) ->
     result = originalMethod.apply(this, args)
-    checkIfAttached(args[0])
+    triggerAttachEvent(args[0])
     result
 
 _.each ['prependTo', 'appendTo', 'insertAfter', 'insertBefore'], (methodName) ->
   originalMethod = $.fn[methodName]
   $.fn[methodName] = (args...) ->
     result = originalMethod.apply(this, args)
-    checkIfAttached(this)
+    triggerAttachEvent(this)
     result