diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d0633cf..5377fd5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,6 +64,20 @@ get '/foo' do
 end
 ```
 
+## Using Phlex in other templates
+
+It's also possible to call `phlex` from within other views, for instance an ERB template:
+
+```erb
+<%= phlex MyView.new %>
+```
+
+A `layout` can also be passed:
+
+```erb
+<%= phlex MyView.new, layout: :wrapper %>
+```
+
 ## Streaming
 
 Streaming a Phlex view can be enabled by passing `stream: true` which will cause Phlex to automatically write to the response after the closing `</head>` and buffer the remaining content:
diff --git a/spec/general_spec.rb b/spec/general_spec.rb
index b370a73..14f0cbc 100644
--- a/spec/general_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/general_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def view_template
 end
 
 class LinkView < Phlex::HTML
-  def initialize(full)
+  def initialize(full = false)
     @full = full
   end
 
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ class TestApp < Sinatra::Application
     FooView.call
   end
 
+  get '/inline' do
+    erb :inline
+  end
+
+  get '/inline_with_layout' do
+    erb :inline_with_layout
+  end
+
   get '/link' do
     phlex LinkView.new(params[:full])
   end
@@ -131,6 +139,20 @@ def app
     end
   end
 
+  context 'when #phlex is called from within another view' do
+    it 'works the same' do
+      get '/inline', {}, { 'SCRIPT_NAME' => '/foo' }
+
+      expect(last_response.body).to start_with('<main><a href="/foo/bar">link</a></main>')
+    end
+
+    it 'allows passing a layout' do
+      get '/inline_with_layout'
+
+      expect(last_response.body).to start_with('<main><div><a href="/bar">link</a></div>')
+    end
+  end
+
   context 'when passing content_type' do
     it 'responds correctly' do
       get '/xml'
diff --git a/spec/views/inline.erb b/spec/views/inline.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3f3c46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/views/inline.erb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<%= phlex LinkView.new %>
diff --git a/spec/views/inline_with_layout.erb b/spec/views/inline_with_layout.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6eab4de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/views/inline_with_layout.erb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<%= phlex LinkView.new, layout: :layout_more %>