diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts
index 8c2c0344e9..02fda59f04 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts
@@ -985,12 +985,14 @@ function to_html(wrappers: Array<ElementWrapper | TextWrapper | MustacheTagWrapp
 				state.quasi.value.raw += `"`;
 			});
 
-			state.quasi.value.raw += '>';
-
 			if (!wrapper.void) {
+				state.quasi.value.raw += '>';
+
 				to_html(wrapper.fragment.nodes as Array<ElementWrapper | TextWrapper>, block, literal, state);
 
 				state.quasi.value.raw += `</${wrapper.node.name}>`;
+			} else {
+				state.quasi.value.raw += '/>';
 			}
 		}
 	});
diff --git a/test/js/samples/valid-inner-html-for-static-element/expected.js b/test/js/samples/valid-inner-html-for-static-element/expected.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1ced27ba4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/js/samples/valid-inner-html-for-static-element/expected.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/* generated by Svelte vX.Y.Z */
+import {
+	SvelteComponent,
+	detach,
+	element,
+	init,
+	insert,
+	noop,
+	safe_not_equal
+} from "svelte/internal";
+
+function create_fragment(ctx) {
+	let div;
+
+	return {
+		c() {
+			div = element("div");
+			div.innerHTML = `<img alt="Star" width="100" height="100" src="http://mdn.mozillademos.org/files/12676/star.svg"/>`;
+		},
+		m(target, anchor) {
+			insert(target, div, anchor);
+		},
+		p: noop,
+		i: noop,
+		o: noop,
+		d(detaching) {
+			if (detaching) detach(div);
+		}
+	};
+}
+
+class Component extends SvelteComponent {
+	constructor(options) {
+		super();
+		init(this, options, null, create_fragment, safe_not_equal, {});
+	}
+}
+
+export default Component;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/js/samples/valid-inner-html-for-static-element/input.svelte b/test/js/samples/valid-inner-html-for-static-element/input.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3990b2a0c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/js/samples/valid-inner-html-for-static-element/input.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<div>
+    <img alt="Star" width="100" height="100" src="http://mdn.mozillademos.org/files/12676/star.svg" />
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file