diff --git a/tera/src/tera.rs b/tera/src/tera.rs
index 13002a9..ea3470e 100644
--- a/tera/src/tera.rs
+++ b/tera/src/tera.rs
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ impl Tera {
     /// assert_eq!(output, "My age is 18.");
     /// ```
     ///
-    /// To render a template with an empty context, simply pass an empty [`Context`] object.
+    /// To render a template with no context, simply pass a [`Context::new()`] object.
     ///
     /// ```
     /// # use tera::{Tera, Context};
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ impl Tera {
     ) -> TeraResult<()> {
         let template = self.must_get_template(template_name)?;
         let mut vm = VirtualMachine::new(self, template);
-        vm.render_to(context, &self.global_context, write)
+        vm.render_to(None, context, &self.global_context, write)
     }
 
     /// Returns the global context, allowing modifications to it
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ impl Tera {
         }
 
         let mut vm = VirtualMachine::new(self, &template);
-        vm.render_to(context, &self.global_context, write)
+        vm.render_to(None, context, &self.global_context, write)
     }
 
     /// Renders a one off template (for example a template coming from a user input) given a `Context`
@@ -1269,6 +1269,66 @@ impl Tera {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    /// Renders a block by name with the given context.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # use tera::{Tera, Context};
+    /// // Create new tera instance with demo template
+    /// let mut tera = Tera::default();
+    /// tera.add_raw_template("hello.html", "<h1>Hello</h1>{% block content %}in block{% endblock %}");
+    ///
+    /// // Render a template with an empty context
+    /// let output = tera.render_block("hello.html", "content", &Context::new()).unwrap();
+    /// assert_eq!(output, "in block");
+    /// ```
+    pub fn render_block(
+        &self,
+        template_name: &str,
+        block_name: &str,
+        context: &Context,
+    ) -> TeraResult<String> {
+        let template = self.must_get_template(template_name)?;
+        if !template.block_lineage.contains_key(block_name) {
+            return Err(Error::message(format!(
+                "Block `{block_name}` not found in template `{template_name}`",
+            )));
+        }
+        let mut vm = VirtualMachine::new(self, template);
+        vm.render_block(block_name, context, &self.global_context)
+    }
+
+    /// Renders a block by name with the given context to something that implements [`Write`].
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # use tera::{Tera, Context};
+    /// let mut tera = Tera::default();
+    /// tera.add_raw_template("hello.html", "<h1>Hello</h1>{% block content %}in block{% endblock %}");
+    ///
+    /// let mut buffer = Vec::new();
+    /// tera.render_block_to("hello.html", "content", &Context::new(), &mut buffer).unwrap();
+    /// assert_eq!(buffer, b"in block");
+    /// ```
+    pub fn render_block_to(
+        &self,
+        template_name: &str,
+        block_name: &str,
+        context: &Context,
+        write: impl Write,
+    ) -> TeraResult<()> {
+        let template = self.must_get_template(template_name)?;
+        if !template.block_lineage.contains_key(block_name) {
+            return Err(Error::message(format!(
+                "Block `{block_name}` not found in template `{template_name}`",
+            )));
+        }
+        let mut vm = VirtualMachine::new(self, template);
+        vm.render_to(Some(block_name), context, &self.global_context, write)
+    }
 }
 
 impl Default for Tera {
@@ -1680,4 +1740,43 @@ mod tests {
             .unwrap();
         insta::assert_snapshot!(result, @"<script>");
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn render_block_works() {
+        let mut tera = Tera::default();
+        tera.add_raw_templates(vec![
+            (
+                "base.html",
+                "{% block nav %}nav{% endblock %}{% block content %}default{% endblock %}",
+            ),
+            (
+                "child.html",
+                "{% extends \"base.html\" %}{% block content %}child-{{super()}}{% endblock %}",
+            ),
+            (
+                "nested.html",
+                "{% block outer %}<o>{% block inner %}inner{% endblock %}</o>{% endblock %}",
+            ),
+        ])
+        .unwrap();
+
+        // unknown blocks error
+        assert!(
+            tera.render_block("child.html", "unknown", &Context::new())
+                .is_err()
+        );
+        let result = tera
+            .render_block("child.html", "content", &Context::new())
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result, "child-default");
+
+        let inner = tera
+            .render_block("nested.html", "inner", &Context::new())
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(inner, "inner");
+        let outer = tera
+            .render_block("nested.html", "outer", &Context::new())
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(outer, "<o>inner</o>");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tera/src/vm/interpreter.rs b/tera/src/vm/interpreter.rs
index 05b0a64..7d4a209 100644
--- a/tera/src/vm/interpreter.rs
+++ b/tera/src/vm/interpreter.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::io::Write;
+use std::io::{self, Write};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use crate::errors::{Error, ErrorKind, ReportError, TeraResult};
@@ -564,7 +564,14 @@ impl<'tera> VirtualMachine<'tera> {
                     let old_chunk = state.chunk.replace(block_chunk);
                     state.blocks.insert(block_name, (block_lineage, 0));
                     let old_block_name = state.current_block_name.replace(block_name);
-                    let res = self.interpret(state, output);
+                    let res = if state.capture_block == Some(block_name.as_str()) {
+                        let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(256);
+                        let r = self.interpret(state, &mut buf);
+                        state.block_buffer = buf;
+                        r
+                    } else {
+                        self.interpret(state, output)
+                    };
                     state.chunk = old_chunk;
                     state.current_block_name = old_block_name;
                     res?;
@@ -944,12 +951,24 @@ impl<'tera> VirtualMachine<'tera> {
         global_context: &Context,
     ) -> TeraResult<String> {
         let mut output = Vec::with_capacity(self.template.size_hint());
-        self.render_to(context, global_context, &mut output)?;
+        self.render_to(None, context, global_context, &mut output)?;
+        Ok(String::from_utf8(output)?)
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn render_block(
+        &mut self,
+        block_name: &str,
+        context: &Context,
+        global_context: &Context,
+    ) -> TeraResult<String> {
+        let mut output = Vec::with_capacity(self.template.size_hint());
+        self.render_to(Some(block_name), context, global_context, &mut output)?;
         Ok(String::from_utf8(output)?)
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn render_to(
         &mut self,
+        block_name: Option<&str>,
         context: &Context,
         global_context: &Context,
         mut output: impl Write,
@@ -964,6 +983,15 @@ impl<'tera> VirtualMachine<'tera> {
         let mut state = State::new_with_chunk(context, chunk);
         state.global_context = Some(global_context);
         state.filters = Some(&self.tera.filters);
-        self.interpret(&mut state, &mut output)
+
+        if let Some(block) = block_name {
+            state.capture_block = Some(block);
+            // we don't care about keeping the full rendered template
+            self.interpret(&mut state, &mut io::sink())?;
+            output.write_all(&state.block_buffer)?;
+        } else {
+            self.interpret(&mut state, &mut output)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/tera/src/vm/state.rs b/tera/src/vm/state.rs
index d7397b6..933d142 100644
--- a/tera/src/vm/state.rs
+++ b/tera/src/vm/state.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ pub struct State<'tera> {
     pub(crate) escape_buffer: Vec<u8>,
     /// Used in includes only
     pub(crate) include_parent: Option<&'tera State<'tera>>,
+    /// Which block we are asked to render
+    pub(crate) capture_block: Option<&'tera str>,
+    /// The buffer just for the one block we want to return
+    pub(crate) block_buffer: Vec<u8>,
 
     /// (block name, (all_chunks, level))
     pub(crate) blocks: BTreeMap<&'tera str, (Vec<&'tera Chunk>, usize)>,
@@ -61,6 +65,8 @@ impl<'t> State<'t> {
             capture_buffers: Vec::with_capacity(4),
             escape_buffer: Vec::with_capacity(128),
             include_parent: None,
+            capture_block: None,
+            block_buffer: Vec::new(),
             blocks: BTreeMap::new(),
             current_block_name: None,
             filters: None,