diff --git a/blueprintcompiler/language/contexts.py b/blueprintcompiler/language/contexts.py
index 069f4de..29d95de 100644
--- a/blueprintcompiler/language/contexts.py
+++ b/blueprintcompiler/language/contexts.py
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ class ValueTypeCtx:
 class ScopeCtx:
     node: AstNode
 
+    @cached_property
+    def template(self):
+        from .ui import UI
+        from .gtk_list_item_factory import ExtListItemFactory
+
+        if isinstance(self.node, UI):
+            return self.node.template
+        elif isinstance(self.node, ExtListItemFactory):
+            return self.node
+
     @cached_property
     def objects(self) -> T.Dict[str, Object]:
         return {
@@ -45,6 +55,8 @@ class ScopeCtx:
         }
 
     def validate_unique_ids(self) -> None:
+        from .gtk_list_item_factory import ExtListItemFactory
+
         passed = {}
         for obj in self._iter_recursive(self.node):
             if obj.tokens["id"] is None:
@@ -52,7 +64,9 @@ class ScopeCtx:
 
             if obj.tokens["id"] in passed:
                 token = obj.group.tokens["id"]
-                if not isinstance(obj, Template):
+                if not isinstance(obj, Template) and not isinstance(
+                    obj, ExtListItemFactory
+                ):
                     raise CompileError(
                         f"Duplicate object ID '{obj.tokens['id']}'",
                         token.start,
diff --git a/blueprintcompiler/language/expression.py b/blueprintcompiler/language/expression.py
index 3f816f3..314c753 100644
--- a/blueprintcompiler/language/expression.py
+++ b/blueprintcompiler/language/expression.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class LiteralExpr(ExprBase):
 
         if isinstance(self.literal.value, IdentLiteral):
             if object := self.context[ScopeCtx].objects.get(self.literal.value.ident):
-                return not isinstance(object, Template)
+                return not object.gir_class.incomplete
         return True
 
 
diff --git a/blueprintcompiler/language/gobject_signal.py b/blueprintcompiler/language/gobject_signal.py
index e5c71c6..6cc0c5f 100644
--- a/blueprintcompiler/language/gobject_signal.py
+++ b/blueprintcompiler/language/gobject_signal.py
@@ -96,11 +96,6 @@ class Signal(AstNode):
             # This happens for classes defined by the app itself
             return
 
-        if isinstance(self.parent.parent, Template):
-            # If the signal is part of a template, it might be defined by
-            # the application and thus not in gir
-            return
-
         if self.gir_signal is None:
             raise CompileError(
                 f"Class {self.gir_class.full_name} does not contain a signal called {self.tokens['name']}",
diff --git a/blueprintcompiler/language/gtk_list_item_factory.py b/blueprintcompiler/language/gtk_list_item_factory.py
index 35695df..cf1a415 100644
--- a/blueprintcompiler/language/gtk_list_item_factory.py
+++ b/blueprintcompiler/language/gtk_list_item_factory.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from .contexts import ScopeCtx
 
 
 class ExtListItemFactory(AstNode):
-    grammar = [Keyword("template"), Optional(TypeName), ObjectContent]
+    grammar = [UseExact("id", "template"), Optional(TypeName), ObjectContent]
 
     @property
     def type_name(self) -> T.Optional[TypeName]:
diff --git a/blueprintcompiler/outputs/xml/__init__.py b/blueprintcompiler/outputs/xml/__init__.py
index 020648c..0fc2c5e 100644
--- a/blueprintcompiler/outputs/xml/__init__.py
+++ b/blueprintcompiler/outputs/xml/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ from .xml_emitter import XmlEmitter
 class XmlOutput(OutputFormat):
     def emit(self, ui: UI) -> str:
         xml = XmlEmitter()
-        self._ui = ui
         self._emit_ui(ui, xml)
         return xml.result
 
@@ -193,8 +192,11 @@ class XmlOutput(OutputFormat):
                 xml.put_text(value.ident)
             elif isinstance(value_type, gir.Enumeration):
                 xml.put_text(str(value_type.members[value.ident].value))
-            elif value.ident == "template" and self._ui.template is not None:
-                xml.put_text(self._ui.template.gir_class.glib_type_name)
+            elif (
+                value.ident == "template"
+                and value.context[ScopeCtx].template is not None
+            ):
+                xml.put_text(value.context[ScopeCtx].template.gir_class.glib_type_name)
             else:
                 xml.put_text(value.ident)
         elif isinstance(value, TypeLiteral):
diff --git a/tests/samples/list_factory.blp b/tests/samples/list_factory.blp
index 118aaf3..27c65f2 100644
--- a/tests/samples/list_factory.blp
+++ b/tests/samples/list_factory.blp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Gtk.ListView {
     factory: Gtk.BuilderListItemFactory list_item_factory {
         template ListItem {
             child: Label {
-                label: "Hello";
+                label: bind template.item as <$MyObject>.name;
             };
         }
     };
diff --git a/tests/samples/list_factory.ui b/tests/samples/list_factory.ui
index 664de85..447a53a 100644
--- a/tests/samples/list_factory.ui
+++ b/tests/samples/list_factory.ui
@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@
   <template class="GtkListItem">
     <property name="child">
       <object class="GtkLabel">
-        <property name="label">Hello</property>
+        <binding name="label">
+          <lookup name="name" type="MyObject">
+            <lookup name="item" type="GtkListItem">
+              <constant>GtkListItem</constant>
+            </lookup>
+          </lookup>
+        </binding>
       </object>
     </property>
   </template>