diff --git a/airflow/models.py b/airflow/models.py
index 55badf4828541..93368e1f18db6 100755
--- a/airflow/models.py
+++ b/airflow/models.py
@@ -1815,12 +1815,16 @@ def get_template_context(self, session=None):
         next_execution_date = task.dag.following_schedule(self.execution_date)
 
         next_ds = None
+        next_ds_nodash = None
         if next_execution_date:
             next_ds = next_execution_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
+            next_ds_nodash = next_ds.replace('-', '')
 
         prev_ds = None
+        prev_ds_nodash = None
         if prev_execution_date:
             prev_ds = prev_execution_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
+            prev_ds_nodash = prev_ds.replace('-', '')
 
         ds_nodash = ds.replace('-', '')
         ts_nodash = ts.replace('-', '').replace(':', '')
@@ -1887,7 +1891,9 @@ def __repr__(self):
             'dag': task.dag,
             'ds': ds,
             'next_ds': next_ds,
+            'next_ds_nodash': next_ds_nodash,
             'prev_ds': prev_ds,
+            'prev_ds_nodash': prev_ds_nodash,
             'ds_nodash': ds_nodash,
             'ts': ts,
             'ts_nodash': ts_nodash,
diff --git a/docs/code.rst b/docs/code.rst
index 80ec76193fcf3..c9e9b3d431452 100644
--- a/docs/code.rst
+++ b/docs/code.rst
@@ -242,12 +242,14 @@ Variable                            Description
 =================================   ====================================
 ``{{ ds }}``                        the execution date as ``YYYY-MM-DD``
 ``{{ ds_nodash }}``                 the execution date as ``YYYYMMDD``
-``{{ prev_ds }}``                   the previous execution date as ``YYYY-MM-DD``.
+``{{ prev_ds }}``                   the previous execution date as ``YYYY-MM-DD``
                                     if ``{{ ds }}`` is ``2016-01-08`` and ``schedule_interval`` is ``@weekly``,
-                                    ``{{ prev_ds }}`` will be ``2016-01-01``.
-``{{ next_ds }}``                   the next execution date as ``YYYY-MM-DD``.
+                                    ``{{ prev_ds }}`` will be ``2016-01-01``
+``{{ prev_ds_nodash }}``            the previous execution date as ``YYYYMMDD`` if exists, else ``None`
+``{{ next_ds }}``                   the next execution date as ``YYYY-MM-DD``
                                     if ``{{ ds }}`` is ``2016-01-01`` and ``schedule_interval`` is ``@weekly``,
-                                    ``{{ prev_ds }}`` will be ``2016-01-08``.
+                                    ``{{ prev_ds }}`` will be ``2016-01-08``
+``{{ next_ds_nodash }}``            the next execution date as ``YYYYMMDD`` if exists, else ``None`
 ``{{ yesterday_ds }}``              yesterday's date as ``YYYY-MM-DD``
 ``{{ yesterday_ds_nodash }}``       yesterday's date as ``YYYYMMDD``
 ``{{ tomorrow_ds }}``               tomorrow's date as ``YYYY-MM-DD``
diff --git a/tests/core.py b/tests/core.py
index 8df6312eeb2e6..f8b86919128cc 100644
--- a/tests/core.py
+++ b/tests/core.py
@@ -626,6 +626,35 @@ def __bool__(self):
             dag=self.dag)
         t.resolve_template_files()
 
+    def test_task_get_template(self):
+        TI = models.TaskInstance
+        ti = TI(
+            task=self.runme_0, execution_date=DEFAULT_DATE)
+        ti.dag = self.dag_bash
+        ti.run(ignore_ti_state=True)
+        context = ti.get_template_context()
+
+        # DEFAULT DATE is 2015-01-01
+        self.assertEquals(context['ds'], '2015-01-01')
+        self.assertEquals(context['ds_nodash'], '20150101')
+
+        # next_ds is 2015-01-02 as the dag interval is daily
+        self.assertEquals(context['next_ds'], '2015-01-02')
+        self.assertEquals(context['next_ds_nodash'], '20150102')
+
+        # prev_ds is 2014-12-31 as the dag interval is daily
+        self.assertEquals(context['prev_ds'], '2014-12-31')
+        self.assertEquals(context['prev_ds_nodash'], '20141231')
+
+        self.assertEquals(context['ts'], '2015-01-01T00:00:00+00:00')
+        self.assertEquals(context['ts_nodash'], '20150101T000000+0000')
+
+        self.assertEquals(context['yesterday_ds'], '2014-12-31')
+        self.assertEquals(context['yesterday_ds_nodash'], '20141231')
+
+        self.assertEquals(context['tomorrow_ds'], '2015-01-02')
+        self.assertEquals(context['tomorrow_ds_nodash'], '20150102')
+
     def test_import_examples(self):
         self.assertEqual(len(self.dagbag.dags), NUM_EXAMPLE_DAGS)