diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/shared.py b/qutebrowser/browser/shared.py
index 4ddc22786..1006907ea 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/shared.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/shared.py
@@ -21,10 +21,8 @@
 
 import html
 
-import jinja2
-
 from qutebrowser.config import config
-from qutebrowser.utils import usertypes, message, log, objreg
+from qutebrowser.utils import usertypes, message, log, objreg, jinja
 
 
 class CallSuper(Exception):
@@ -137,7 +135,7 @@ def ignore_certificate_errors(url, errors, abort_on):
         assert error.is_overridable(), repr(error)
 
     if ssl_strict == 'ask':
-        err_template = jinja2.Template("""
+        err_template = jinja.environment.from_string("""
             Errors while loading <b>{{url.toDisplayString()}}</b>:<br/>
             <ul>
             {% for err in errors %}
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/style.py b/qutebrowser/config/style.py
index e36aebcbf..e6d5333e5 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/style.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/style.py
@@ -22,12 +22,11 @@
 import functools
 import collections
 
-import jinja2
 import sip
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor
 
 from qutebrowser.config import config
-from qutebrowser.utils import log, objreg
+from qutebrowser.utils import log, objreg, jinja
 
 
 @functools.lru_cache(maxsize=16)
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ def get_stylesheet(template_str):
     Return:
         The formatted template as string.
     """
-    template = jinja2.Template(template_str)
+    template = jinja.environment.from_string(template_str)
     return template.render(conf=config.val)
 
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/mainwindow.py b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/mainwindow.py
index 672696a2a..2483a37b0 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/mainwindow.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/mainwindow.py
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ import base64
 import itertools
 import functools
 
-import jinja2
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSlot, QRect, QPoint, QTimer, Qt
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget, QVBoxLayout, QApplication, QSizePolicy
 
 from qutebrowser.commands import runners, cmdutils
 from qutebrowser.config import config
-from qutebrowser.utils import message, log, usertypes, qtutils, objreg, utils
+from qutebrowser.utils import (message, log, usertypes, qtutils, objreg, utils,
+                               jinja)
 from qutebrowser.mainwindow import tabbedbrowser, messageview, prompt
 from qutebrowser.mainwindow.statusbar import bar
 from qutebrowser.completion import completionwidget, completer
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ class MainWindow(QWidget):
                 "download is" if download_count == 1 else "downloads are"))
         # Process all quit messages that user must confirm
         if quit_texts or 'always' in config.val.confirm_quit:
-            msg = jinja2.Template("""
+            msg = jinja.environment.from_string("""
                 <ul>
                 {% for text in quit_texts %}
                    <li>{{text}}</li>
diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/jinja.py b/qutebrowser/utils/jinja.py
index 731dec8e4..e2eab4542 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/jinja.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/jinja.py
@@ -76,40 +76,56 @@ class Loader(jinja2.BaseLoader):
         return source, path, lambda: True
 
 
-def _guess_autoescape(template_name):
-    """Turn auto-escape on/off based on the file type.
+class Environment(jinja2.Environment):
 
-    Based on http://jinja.pocoo.org/docs/dev/api/#autoescaping
-    """
-    if template_name is None or '.' not in template_name:
-        return False
-    ext = template_name.rsplit('.', 1)[1]
-    return ext in ['html', 'htm', 'xml']
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(loader=Loader('html'),
+                         autoescape=self._guess_autoescape,
+                         undefined=jinja2.StrictUndefined)
+        self.globals['resource_url'] = self._resource_url
+        self.globals['file_url'] = urlutils.file_url
+        self.globals['data_url'] = self._data_url
 
+    def _guess_autoescape(self, template_name):
+        """Turn auto-escape on/off based on the file type.
 
-def resource_url(path):
-    """Load images from a relative path (to qutebrowser).
+        Based on http://jinja.pocoo.org/docs/dev/api/#autoescaping
+        """
+        if template_name is None or '.' not in template_name:
+            return False
+        ext = template_name.rsplit('.', 1)[1]
+        return ext in ['html', 'htm', 'xml']
 
-    Arguments:
-        path: The relative path to the image
-    """
-    image = utils.resource_filename(path)
-    return QUrl.fromLocalFile(image).toString(QUrl.FullyEncoded)
+    def _resource_url(self, path):
+        """Load images from a relative path (to qutebrowser).
 
+        Arguments:
+            path: The relative path to the image
+        """
+        image = utils.resource_filename(path)
+        return QUrl.fromLocalFile(image).toString(QUrl.FullyEncoded)
 
-def data_url(path):
-    """Get a data: url for the broken qutebrowser logo."""
-    data = utils.read_file(path, binary=True)
-    filename = utils.resource_filename(path)
-    mimetype = mimetypes.guess_type(filename)
-    assert mimetype is not None, path
-    return urlutils.data_url(mimetype[0], data).toString()
+    def _data_url(self, path):
+        """Get a data: url for the broken qutebrowser logo."""
+        data = utils.read_file(path, binary=True)
+        filename = utils.resource_filename(path)
+        mimetype = mimetypes.guess_type(filename)
+        assert mimetype is not None, path
+        return urlutils.data_url(mimetype[0], data).toString()
+
+    def getattr(self, obj, attribute):
+        """Override jinja's getattr() to be less clever.
+
+        This means it doesn't fall back to __getitem__, and it doesn't hide
+        AttributeError.
+        """
+        return getattr(obj, attribute)
 
 
 def render(template, **kwargs):
     """Render the given template and pass the given arguments to it."""
     try:
-        return _env.get_template(template).render(**kwargs)
+        return environment.get_template(template).render(**kwargs)
     except jinja2.exceptions.UndefinedError:
         log.misc.exception("UndefinedError while rendering " + template)
         err_path = os.path.join('html', 'undef_error.html')
@@ -118,7 +134,4 @@ def render(template, **kwargs):
         return err_template.format(pagename=template, traceback=tb)
 
 
-_env = jinja2.Environment(loader=Loader('html'), autoescape=_guess_autoescape)
-_env.globals['resource_url'] = resource_url
-_env.globals['file_url'] = urlutils.file_url
-_env.globals['data_url'] = data_url
+environment = Environment()
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_jinja.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_jinja.py
index dc22cb0d7..40f9c12bf 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_jinja.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_jinja.py
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ def patch_read_file(monkeypatch):
         elif path == os.path.join('html', 'undef_error.html'):
             assert not binary
             return real_read_file(path)
+        elif path == os.path.join('html', 'attributeerror.html'):
+            assert not binary
+            return """{{ obj.foobar }}"""
         else:
             raise IOError("Invalid path {}!".format(path))
 
@@ -137,6 +140,12 @@ def test_undefined_function(caplog):
     assert caplog.records[0].msg == "UndefinedError while rendering undef.html"
 
 
+def test_attribute_error():
+    """Make sure accessing an unknown attribute fails."""
+    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+        jinja.render('attributeerror.html', obj=object())
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('name, expected', [
     (None, False),
     ('foo', False),
@@ -147,4 +156,4 @@ def test_undefined_function(caplog):
     ('foo.bar.html', True),
 ])
 def test_autoescape(name, expected):
-    assert jinja._guess_autoescape(name) == expected
+    assert jinja.environment._guess_autoescape(name) == expected