diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/widget.js b/core/modules/widgets/widget.js
index d65fcf002..f41325b82 100755
--- a/core/modules/widgets/widget.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/widget.js
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ Widget.prototype.computeAttributes = function() {
 			value = self.wiki.getTextReference(attribute.textReference,"",self.getVariable("currentTiddler"));
 		} else if(attribute.type === "macro") {
 			var text = self.getVariable(attribute.value.name,{params: attribute.value.params});
-			value = self.wiki.renderText("text/plain","text/vnd.tiddlywiki",text);
+			value = self.wiki.renderText("text/plain","text/vnd.tiddlywiki",text,{parentWidget: this});
 		} else { // String attribute
 			value = attribute.value;
 		}