diff --git a/src/main/java/com/samskivert/mustache/Template.java b/src/main/java/com/samskivert/mustache/Template.java
index 637335a..c45aeb2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/samskivert/mustache/Template.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/samskivert/mustache/Template.java
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ public class Template
         }
     }
 
+    /** A sentinel object that can be returned by a {@link Mustache.Collector} to indicate that a
+     * variable does not exist in a particular context. */
+    public static final Object NO_FETCHER_FOUND = new Object();
+
     /**
      * Executes this template with the given context, returning the results as a string.
      * @throws MustacheException if an error occurs while executing or writing the template.
@@ -292,8 +296,6 @@ public class Template
         }
     }
 
-    protected static final Object NO_FETCHER_FOUND = new Object();
-
     protected static final String DOT_NAME = ".".intern();
     protected static final String THIS_NAME = "this".intern();
     protected static final String FIRST_NAME = "-first".intern();