diff --git a/lib/template-compiler/index.js b/lib/template-compiler/index.js
index d868bbb44..53bcb4fcc 100644
--- a/lib/template-compiler/index.js
+++ b/lib/template-compiler/index.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ module.exports = function (html) {
   var compilerOptions = {
     preserveWhitespace: options.preserveWhitespace,
     modules: defaultModules.concat(userModules || []),
+    directives: vueOptions.compilerDirectives || options.compilerDirectives || {},
     scopeId: options.hasScoped ? options.id : null
   }
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/custom-directive.vue b/test/fixtures/custom-directive.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b11d74e33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/custom-directive.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<template>
+  <p v-i18n="keypath"></p>
+</template>
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 369b69906..c972f774a 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -872,6 +872,29 @@ describe('vue-loader', function () {
     })
   })
 
+  it('custom compiler directives', done => {
+    test({
+      entry: './test/fixtures/custom-directive.vue',
+      vue: {
+        compilerDirectives: {
+          i18n (el, dir) {
+            if (dir.name === 'i18n' && dir.value) {
+              el.i18n = dir.value
+              if (!el.props) {
+                el.props = []
+              }
+              el.props.push({ name: 'textContent', value: `_s(${JSON.stringify(dir.value)})` })
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }, (window, module) => {
+      var vnode = mockRender(module)
+      expect(vnode.data.domProps.textContent).to.equal('keypath')
+      done()
+    })
+  })
+
   it('functional component with styles', done => {
     test({
       entry: './test/fixtures/functional-style.vue'