diff --git a/mithril.js b/mithril.js
index d8403aef..187febf0 100644
--- a/mithril.js
+++ b/mithril.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Mithril = m = new function app(window, undefined) {
 	var type = {}.toString
 	var parser = /(?:(^|#|\.)([^#\.\[\]]+))|(\[.+?\])/g, attrParser = /\[(.+?)(?:=("|'|)(.*?)\2)?\]/
-	
+
 	function m() {
 		var args = arguments
 		var hasAttrs = args[1] !== undefined && type.call(args[1]) == "[object Object]" && !("tag" in args[1]) && !("subtree" in args[1])
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ Mithril = m = new function app(window, undefined) {
 			}
 		}
 		if (classes.length > 0) cell.attrs[classAttrName] = classes.join(" ")
-		
+
 		cell.children = hasAttrs ? args[2] : args[1]
-		
+
 		for (var attrName in attrs) {
 			if (attrName == classAttrName) cell.attrs[attrName] = (cell.attrs[attrName] || "") + " " + attrs[attrName]
 			else cell.attrs[attrName] = attrs[attrName]
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Mithril = m = new function app(window, undefined) {
 		//`editable` is a flag that indicates whether an ancestor is contenteditable
 		//`namespace` indicates the closest HTML namespace as it cascades down from an ancestor
 		//`configs` is a list of config functions to run after the topmost `build` call finishes running
-		
+
 		//there's logic that relies on the assumption that null and undefined data are equivalent to empty strings
 		//- this prevents lifecycle surprises from procedural helpers that mix implicit and explicit return statements
 		//- it simplifies diffing code
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Mithril = m = new function app(window, undefined) {
 		if (dataType == "[object Array]") {
 			data = flatten(data)
 			var nodes = [], intact = cached.length === data.length, subArrayCount = 0
-			
+
 			//key algorithm: sort elements without recreating them if keys are present
 			//1) create a map of all existing keys, and mark all for deletion
 			//2) add new keys to map and mark them for addition
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Mithril = m = new function app(window, undefined) {
 				var actions = Object.keys(existing).map(function(key) {return existing[key]})
 				var changes = actions.sort(function(a, b) {return a.action - b.action || a.index - b.index})
 				var newCached = cached.slice()
-				
+
 				for (var i = 0, change; change = changes[i]; i++) {
 					if (change.action == DELETION) {
 						clear(cached[change.index].nodes, cached[change.index])
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Mithril = m = new function app(window, undefined) {
 						parentElement.insertBefore(dummy, parentElement.childNodes[change.index])
 						newCached.splice(change.index, 0, {attrs: {key: data[change.index].attrs.key}, nodes: [dummy]})
 					}
-					
+
 					if (change.action == MOVE) {
 						if (parentElement.childNodes[change.index] !== change.element && change.element !== null) {
 							parentElement.insertBefore(change.element, parentElement.childNodes[change.index])
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Mithril = m = new function app(window, undefined) {
 				for (var i = 0, child; child = parentElement.childNodes[i]; i++) cached.nodes.push(child)
 			}
 			//end key algorithm
-			
+
 			for (var i = 0, cacheCount = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
 				var item = build(parentElement, parentTag, cached, index, data[i], cached[cacheCount], shouldReattach, index + subArrayCount || subArrayCount, editable, namespace, configs)
 				if (item === undefined) continue
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ Mithril = m = new function app(window, undefined) {
 				if (data.length < cached.length) cached.length = data.length
 				cached.nodes = nodes
 			}
-			
+
 		}
 		else if (data !== undefined && dataType == "[object Object]") {
 			//if an element is different enough from the one in cache, recreate it
@@ -361,17 +361,31 @@ Mithril = m = new function app(window, undefined) {
 		return value
 	}
 
-	m.prop = function(store) {
+	function _prop(store) {
 		var prop = function() {
 			if (arguments.length) store = arguments[0]
 			return store
 		}
+
 		prop.toJSON = function() {
 			return store
 		}
+
 		return prop
 	}
-	
+
+	m.prop = function (store) {
+		if ((typeof store === 'object' || typeof store === 'function') &&
+				typeof store.then === 'function') {
+			var prop = _prop()
+			newPromisedProp(prop, store).then(prop)
+
+			return prop
+		}
+
+		return _prop(store)
+	}
+
 	var roots = [], modules = [], controllers = [], lastRedrawId = 0, computePostRedrawHook = null, prevented = false
 	m.module = function(root, module) {
 		var index = roots.indexOf(root)
@@ -392,10 +406,10 @@ Mithril = m = new function app(window, undefined) {
 			m.endComputation()
 		}
 	}
-	m.redraw = function() {
+	m.redraw = function(force) {
 		var cancel = window.cancelAnimationFrame || window.clearTimeout
 		var defer = window.requestAnimationFrame || window.setTimeout
-		if (lastRedrawId) {
+		if (lastRedrawId && !force) {
 			cancel(lastRedrawId)
 			lastRedrawId = defer(redraw, 0)
 		}
@@ -472,7 +486,7 @@ Mithril = m = new function app(window, undefined) {
 			if (querystring) currentRoute += (currentRoute.indexOf("?") === -1 ? "?" : "&") + querystring
 
 			var shouldReplaceHistoryEntry = (arguments.length == 3 ? arguments[2] : arguments[1]) === true
-			
+
 			if (window.history.pushState) {
 				computePostRedrawHook = function() {
 					window.history[shouldReplaceHistoryEntry ? "replaceState" : "pushState"](null, window.document.title, modes[m.route.mode] + currentRoute)
@@ -550,48 +564,155 @@ Mithril = m = new function app(window, undefined) {
 	}
 
 	var none = {}
-	m.deferred = function() {
-		var resolvers = [], rejecters = [], resolved = none, rejected = none, promise = m.prop()
-		var object = {
-			resolve: function(value) {
-				if (resolved === none) promise(resolved = value)
-				for (var i = 0; i < resolvers.length; i++) resolvers[i](value)
-				resolvers.length = rejecters.length = 0
-			},
-			reject: function(value) {
-				if (rejected === none) rejected = value
-				for (var i = 0; i < rejecters.length; i++) rejecters[i](value)
-				resolvers.length = rejecters.length = 0
-			},
-			promise: promise
+	function newPromisedProp(prop, promise) {
+		prop.then = function () {
+			var newProp = m.prop()
+			return newPromisedProp(newProp,
+				promise.then.apply(promise, arguments).then(newProp))
 		}
-		object.promise.resolvers = resolvers
-		object.promise.then = function(success, error) {
-			var next = m.deferred()
-			if (!success) success = identity
-			if (!error) error = identity
-			function callback(method, callback) {
-				return function(value) {
-					try {
-						var result = callback(value)
-						if (result && typeof result.then == "function") result.then(next[method], error)
-						else next[method](result !== undefined ? result : value)
-					}
-					catch (e) {
-						if (type.call(e) == "[object Error]" && e.constructor !== Error) throw e
-						else next.reject(e)
-					}
+		prop.promise = prop
+		prop.resolve = function (val) {
+			prop(val)
+			promise = promise.resolve.apply(promise, arguments)
+			return prop
+		}
+		prop.reject = function () {
+			promise = promise.reject.apply(promise, arguments)
+			return prop
+		}
+
+		return prop
+	}
+	m.deferred = function () {
+
+		// Promiz.mithril.js | Zolmeister | MIT
+		function Deferred(fn, er) {
+			// states
+			// 0: pending
+			// 1: resolving
+			// 2: rejecting
+			// 3: resolved
+			// 4: rejected
+			var self = this,
+				state = 0,
+				val = 0,
+				next = [];
+
+			self['promise'] = self
+
+			self['resolve'] = function (v) {
+				if (!state) {
+					val = v
+					state = 1
+
+					fire()
 				}
+				return this
 			}
-			if (resolved !== none) callback("resolve", success)(resolved)
-			else if (rejected !== none) callback("reject", error)(rejected)
-			else {
-				resolvers.push(callback("resolve", success))
-				rejecters.push(callback("reject", error))
+
+			self['reject'] = function (v) {
+				if (!state) {
+					val = v
+					state = 2
+
+					fire()
+				}
+				return this
+			}
+
+			self['then'] = function (fn, er) {
+				var d = new Deferred(fn, er)
+				if (state == 3) {
+					d.resolve(val)
+				}
+				else if (state == 4) {
+					d.reject(val)
+				}
+				else {
+					next.push(d)
+				}
+				return d
+			}
+
+			var finish = function (type) {
+				state = type || 4
+				next.map(function (p) {
+					state == 3 && p.resolve(val) || p.reject(val)
+				})
+			}
+
+			// ref : reference to 'then' function
+			// cb, ec, cn : successCallback, failureCallback, notThennableCallback
+			function thennable (ref, cb, ec, cn) {
+				if ((typeof val == 'object' || typeof val == 'function') && typeof ref == 'function') {
+					try {
+
+						// cnt protects against abuse calls from spec checker
+						var cnt = 0
+						ref.call(val, function (v) {
+							if (cnt++) return
+							val = v
+							cb()
+						}, function (v) {
+							if (cnt++) return
+							val = v
+							ec()
+						})
+					} catch (e) {
+						val = e
+						ec()
+					}
+				} else {
+					cn()
+				}
+			};
+
+			function fire() {
+
+				// check if it's a thenable
+				var ref;
+				try {
+					ref = val && val.then
+				} catch (e) {
+					val = e
+					state = 2
+					return fire()
+				}
+				thennable(ref, function () {
+					state = 1
+					fire()
+				}, function () {
+					state = 2
+					fire()
+				}, function () {
+					try {
+						if (state == 1 && typeof fn == 'function') {
+							val = fn(val)
+						}
+
+						else if (state == 2 && typeof er == 'function') {
+							val = er(val)
+							state = 1
+						}
+					} catch (e) {
+						val = e
+						return finish()
+					}
+
+					if (val == self) {
+						val = TypeError()
+						finish()
+					} else thennable(ref, function () {
+							finish(3)
+						}, finish, function () {
+							finish(state == 1 && 3)
+						})
+
+				})
 			}
-			return next.promise
 		}
-		return object
+
+		return newPromisedProp(m.prop(), new Deferred())
 	}
 	m.sync = function(args) {
 		var method = "resolve"
@@ -616,7 +737,7 @@ Mithril = m = new function app(window, undefined) {
 			}
 		}
 		else deferred.resolve()
-		
+
 		return deferred.promise
 	}
 	function identity(value) {return value}
diff --git a/tests/mithril-tests.js b/tests/mithril-tests.js
index 770f782e..3de5fe91 100644
--- a/tests/mithril-tests.js
+++ b/tests/mithril-tests.js
@@ -736,13 +736,32 @@ function testMithril(mock) {
 		})
 		mock.requestAnimationFrame.$resolve() //teardown
 		m.redraw() //should run synchronously
-		
+
 		m.redraw() //rest should run asynchronously since they're spamming
 		m.redraw()
 		m.redraw()
 		mock.requestAnimationFrame.$resolve() //teardown
 		return count === 3
 	})
+	test(function() {
+		mock.requestAnimationFrame.$resolve() //setup
+		var count = 0
+		var root = mock.document.createElement("div")
+		m.module(root, {
+			controller: function() {},
+			view: function(ctrl) {
+				count++
+			}
+		})
+		mock.requestAnimationFrame.$resolve() //teardown
+		m.redraw(true) //should run synchronously
+
+		m.redraw(true) //forced to run synchronously
+		m.redraw(true)
+		m.redraw(true)
+		mock.requestAnimationFrame.$resolve() //teardown
+		return count === 5
+	})
 
 	//m.route
 	test(function() {
@@ -1413,6 +1432,22 @@ function testMithril(mock) {
 		var obj = {prop: m.prop("test")}
 		return JSON.stringify(obj) === '{"prop":"test"}'
 	})
+	test(function() {
+		var defer = m.deferred()
+		var prop = m.prop(defer.promise)
+		defer.resolve("test")
+
+		return prop() === "test"
+	})
+	test(function() {
+		var defer = m.deferred()
+		var prop = m.prop(defer.promise).then(function () {
+			return "test2"
+		})
+		defer.resolve("test")
+
+		return prop() === "test2"
+	})
 
 	//m.request
 	test(function() {
@@ -1439,7 +1474,7 @@ function testMithril(mock) {
 		var error = m.prop("no error")
 		var prop = m.request({method: "GET", url: "test", deserialize: function() {throw new Error("error occurred")}}).then(null, error)
 		mock.XMLHttpRequest.$instances.pop().onreadystatechange()
-		return prop() === undefined && error().message === "error occurred"
+		return prop().message === "error occurred" && error().message === "error occurred"
 	})
 	test(function() {
 		var error = m.prop("no error"), exception
@@ -1482,7 +1517,7 @@ function testMithril(mock) {
 	test(function() {
 		var value
 		var deferred = m.deferred()
-		deferred.promise.then(null, function(data) {return "foo"}).then(null, function(data) {value = data})
+		deferred.promise.then(null, function(data) {return "foo"}).then(function(data) {value = data})
 		deferred.reject("test")
 		return value === "foo"
 	})
@@ -1656,7 +1691,7 @@ function testMithril(mock) {
 		controller.value = "foo"
 		m.endComputation()
 		mock.requestAnimationFrame.$resolve()
-		
+
 		return root.childNodes[0].nodeValue === "foo"
 	})
 
diff --git a/tests/test.js b/tests/test.js
index 025d8216..a07a82b1 100644
--- a/tests/test.js
+++ b/tests/test.js
@@ -1,35 +1,40 @@
 function test(condition) {
-	var duration = 0;
-	var start = 0;
-	var result = true;
+	var duration = 0
+	var start = 0
+	var result = true
 	test.total++
 
+	if (typeof performance != "undefined") {
+		start = performance.now()
+	}
+	try {
+		if (!condition()) throw new Error()
+	}
+	catch (e) {
+		result = false
+		console.error(e)
+		test.failures.push(condition)
+	}
+	if (typeof performance != "undefined") {
+		duration = performance.now() - start
+	}
+
+	test_obj = {
+		name: "" + test.total,
+		result: result,
+		duration: duration
+	}
+
 	if (typeof window != "undefined") {
-		if (typeof performance != "undefined") {
-			start = performance.now();
-		}
-		try {if (!condition()) throw new Error}
-		catch (e) {result = false;console.error(e);test.failures.push(condition)}
-		if (typeof performance != "undefined") {
-			duration = performance.now() - start;
-		}
-
-
-		test_obj = {
-			name: "" + test.total,
-			result: result,
-			duration: duration
-		}
 		if (!result) {
-			message: "failed: " + condition,
 			window.global_test_results.tests.push(test_obj)
 		}
 
-		window.global_test_results.duration += duration;
+		window.global_test_results.duration += duration
 		if (result) {
-			window.global_test_results.passed++;
+			window.global_test_results.passed++
 		} else {
-			window.global_test_results.failed++;
+			window.global_test_results.failed++
 		}
 	}
 }