diff --git a/lib/cocoon.rb b/lib/cocoon.rb
index 3118fb7c..8c9cc66c 100644
--- a/lib/cocoon.rb
+++ b/lib/cocoon.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require 'cocoon/view_helpers'
+require 'cocoon/cells_helpers'
 
 module Cocoon
   class Engine < ::Rails::Engine
diff --git a/lib/cocoon/cells_helpers.rb b/lib/cocoon/cells_helpers.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c516c16b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/cocoon/cells_helpers.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+module Cocoon
+  module CellsHelpers
+    include ViewHelpers
+
+    # :nodoc:
+    def render_partial(partial, partial_options)
+      render(view: partial, locals: partial_options)
+    end
+
+    # :nodoc:
+    def insertion_template(association, f, new_object, form_parameter_name, render_options, override_partial)
+      CGI.unescapeHTML(render_association(association, f, new_object, form_parameter_name, render_options, override_partial).to_str).html_safe
+    end
+
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/cocoon/view_helpers.rb b/lib/cocoon/view_helpers.rb
index 91f7153a..07fec6fe 100644
--- a/lib/cocoon/view_helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/cocoon/view_helpers.rb
@@ -49,10 +49,20 @@ def render_association(association, f, new_object, form_name, render_options={},
       method_name = ancestors.include?('SimpleForm::FormBuilder') ? :simple_fields_for : (ancestors.include?('Formtastic::FormBuilder') ? :semantic_fields_for : :fields_for)
       f.send(method_name, association, new_object, {:child_index => "new_#{association}"}.merge(render_options)) do |builder|
         partial_options = {form_name.to_sym => builder, :dynamic => true}.merge(locals)
-        render(partial, partial_options)
+        render_partial(partial, partial_options)
       end
     end
 
+    # :nodoc:
+    def render_partial(partial, partial_options)
+      render(partial, partial_options)
+    end
+
+    # :nodoc:
+    def insertion_template(association, f, new_object, form_parameter_name, render_options, override_partial)
+      CGI.escapeHTML(render_association(association, f, new_object, form_parameter_name, render_options, override_partial).to_str).html_safe
+    end
+
     # shows a link that will allow to dynamically add a new associated object.
     #
     # - *name* :         the text to show in the link
@@ -95,7 +105,7 @@ def link_to_add_association(*args, &block)
         new_object = create_object(f, association, force_non_association_create)
         new_object = wrap_object.call(new_object) if wrap_object.respond_to?(:call)
 
-        html_options[:'data-association-insertion-template'] = CGI.escapeHTML(render_association(association, f, new_object, form_parameter_name, render_options, override_partial).to_str).html_safe
+        html_options[:'data-association-insertion-template'] = insertion_template(association, f, new_object, form_parameter_name, render_options, override_partial)
 
         html_options[:'data-count'] = count if count > 0