diff --git a/lib/handlebars/runtime.js b/lib/handlebars/runtime.js
index 6aef63bfe..18bebad67 100644
--- a/lib/handlebars/runtime.js
+++ b/lib/handlebars/runtime.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export function template(templateSpec, env) {
   // Just add water
   let container = {
     strict: function (obj, name, loc) {
-      if (!obj || !(name in obj)) {
+      if (obj == null || !(name in Object(obj))) {
         throw new Exception('"' + name + '" not defined in ' + obj, {
           loc: loc,
         });
@@ -117,20 +117,10 @@ export function template(templateSpec, env) {
       return container.lookupProperty(obj, name);
     },
     strictLookup: function (depths, name, loc) {
-      const len = depths.length;
-      let depth;
-      for (let i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-        const d = depths[i];
-        if (
-          d &&
-          (typeof d === 'object' || typeof d === 'function') &&
-          name in d
-        ) {
-          depth = d;
-          break;
-        }
-      }
-      return container.strict(depth, name, loc);
+      const result = container.lookup(depths, name);
+      return result !== undefined
+        ? result
+        : container.strict(undefined, name, loc);
     },
     lookupProperty: function (parent, propertyName) {
       if (Utils.isMap(parent)) {
@@ -153,9 +143,17 @@ export function template(templateSpec, env) {
     lookup: function (depths, name) {
       const len = depths.length;
       for (let i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-        let result = depths[i] && container.lookupProperty(depths[i], name);
-        if (result != null) {
-          return depths[i][name];
+        const d = depths[i];
+        if (d == null) continue;
+        if (typeof d === 'object' || typeof d === 'function') {
+          if (Utils.isMap(d) ? d.has(name) : name in d) {
+            return container.lookupProperty(d, name);
+          }
+        } else {
+          const result = container.lookupProperty(d, name);
+          if (result != null) {
+            return result;
+          }
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/spec/basic.js b/spec/basic.js
index 1668b7930..f3d37e250 100644
--- a/spec/basic.js
+++ b/spec/basic.js
@@ -388,6 +388,18 @@ describe('basic context', function () {
       .toCompileTo('Goodbye beautiful world!');
   });
 
+  it('compat mode resolves Map values through depthed lookup', function () {
+    expectTemplate('{{#with nested}}{{value}}/{{constructor}}{{/with}}')
+      .withInput({
+        nested: new Map([
+          ['value', 'map-value'],
+          ['constructor', 'map-constructor'],
+        ]),
+      })
+      .withCompileOptions({ compat: true })
+      .toCompileTo('map-value/map-constructor');
+  });
+
   it('nested paths with empty string value', function () {
     expectTemplate('Goodbye {{alan/expression}} world!')
       .withInput({ alan: { expression: '' } })
diff --git a/spec/blocks.js b/spec/blocks.js
index 0e1746289..2883d567c 100644
--- a/spec/blocks.js
+++ b/spec/blocks.js
@@ -259,6 +259,13 @@ describe('blocks', function () {
   });
 
   describe('compat mode', function () {
+    it('should directly return an explicitly null property', function () {
+      expectTemplate('{{#each items}}{{name}}{{/each}}')
+        .withCompileOptions({ compat: true })
+        .withInput({ name: 'root', items: [{ name: null }] })
+        .toCompileTo('');
+    });
+
     it('block with deep recursive lookup lookup', function () {
       expectTemplate(
         '{{#outer}}Goodbye {{#inner}}cruel {{omg}}{{/inner}}{{/outer}}'
diff --git a/spec/security.js b/spec/security.js
index 8187fc611..02b60a9b3 100644
--- a/spec/security.js
+++ b/spec/security.js
@@ -302,6 +302,16 @@ describe('security issues', function () {
           })
           .toCompileTo('abc');
       });
+
+      it('should not cause recursive lookup if allowed through options(in "compat+strict" mode)', function () {
+        expectTemplate('{{#aString}}{{trim}}{{/aString}}')
+          .withInput({ aString: '  abc  ', trim: 'trim' })
+          .withCompileOptions({ compat: true, strict: true })
+          .withRuntimeOptions({
+            allowedProtoMethods: { trim: true },
+          })
+          .toCompileTo('abc');
+      });
     });
 
     describe('control access to prototype non-methods via "allowedProtoProperties" and "allowProtoPropertiesByDefault', function () {
diff --git a/spec/strict.js b/spec/strict.js
index bfcb0a9ad..210b7975d 100644
--- a/spec/strict.js
+++ b/spec/strict.js
@@ -27,6 +27,25 @@ describe('strict', function () {
         .toCompileTo('');
     });
 
+    it('should handle array length', function () {
+      expectTemplate('{{hello.length}}')
+        .withCompileOptions({ strict: true })
+        .withInput({ hello: [1, 2, 3] })
+        .toCompileTo('3');
+    });
+
+    it('should handle string length', function () {
+      expectTemplate('{{hello.length}}')
+        .withCompileOptions({ strict: true })
+        .withInput({ hello: 'world' })
+        .toCompileTo('5');
+
+      expectTemplate('{{hello.length}}')
+        .withCompileOptions({ strict: true })
+        .withInput({ hello: '' })
+        .toCompileTo('0');
+    });
+
     it('should error on missing property lookup in known helpers mode', function () {
       expectTemplate('{{hello}}')
         .withCompileOptions({
@@ -166,7 +185,7 @@ describe('strict', function () {
     it('should still perform recursive lookup with a multi-part path not in context', function () {
       expectTemplate('{{#with child}}{{name.first}}{{/with}}')
         .withCompileOptions({ strict: true, compat: true })
-        .withInput({ name: { first: 'root' }, child: { name: null } })
+        .withInput({ name: { first: 'root' }, child: { x: 'y' } })
         .toCompileTo('root');
     });