diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/registry.py b/jenkins_jobs/registry.py
index a107078ae..4b4099631 100644
--- a/jenkins_jobs/registry.py
+++ b/jenkins_jobs/registry.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import types
 
 from jenkins_jobs.errors import JenkinsJobsException
 from jenkins_jobs.formatter import deep_format
+from jenkins_jobs.local_yaml import Jinja2Loader
 
 __all__ = [
     "ModuleRegistry"
@@ -160,9 +161,10 @@ class ModuleRegistry(object):
         if isinstance(component, dict):
             # The component is a singleton dictionary of name: dict(args)
             name, component_data = next(iter(component.items()))
-            if template_data:
+            if template_data or isinstance(component_data, Jinja2Loader):
                 # Template data contains values that should be interpolated
-                # into the component definition
+                # into the component definition.  To handle Jinja2 templates
+                # that don't contain any variables, we also deep format those.
                 try:
                     component_data = deep_format(
                         component_data, template_data,
diff --git a/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/jinja-string02.xml b/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/jinja-string02.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c61fef927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/jinja-string02.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<project>
+  <actions/>
+  <description>&lt;!-- Managed by Jenkins Job Builder --&gt;</description>
+  <keepDependencies>false</keepDependencies>
+  <blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>
+  <blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>
+  <concurrentBuild>false</concurrentBuild>
+  <canRoam>true</canRoam>
+  <properties/>
+  <scm class="hudson.scm.NullSCM"/>
+  <builders>
+    <hudson.tasks.Shell>
+      <command>123</command>
+    </hudson.tasks.Shell>
+  </builders>
+  <publishers/>
+  <buildWrappers/>
+</project>
diff --git a/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/jinja-string02.yaml b/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/jinja-string02.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e487ac8be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/jinja-string02.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- job:
+    name: test-job
+    builders:
+        - shell: !j2: "{% for x in [1, 2, 3] %}{{ x }}{% endfor %}"
diff --git a/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/jinja03.xml b/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/jinja03.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2ca95fd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/jinja03.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<project>
+  <actions/>
+  <description>&lt;!-- Managed by Jenkins Job Builder --&gt;</description>
+  <keepDependencies>false</keepDependencies>
+  <blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>
+  <blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>
+  <concurrentBuild>false</concurrentBuild>
+  <canRoam>true</canRoam>
+  <properties/>
+  <scm class="hudson.scm.NullSCM"/>
+  <builders>
+    <hudson.tasks.Shell>
+      <command>
+1
+2
+3</command>
+    </hudson.tasks.Shell>
+  </builders>
+  <publishers/>
+  <buildWrappers/>
+</project>
diff --git a/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/jinja03.yaml b/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/jinja03.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6392074fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/jinja03.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+- job:
+    name: test-job
+    builders:
+        - shell:
+            !include-jinja2: jinja03.yaml.inc
diff --git a/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/jinja03.yaml.inc b/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/jinja03.yaml.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff2096f50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/jinja03.yaml.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{% for x in [1, 2, 3] %}
+{{ x }}
+{%- endfor %}