diff --git a/src/generators/dom/visitors/EachBlock.ts b/src/generators/dom/visitors/EachBlock.ts
index 7b232b6ef2..2ad8117c36 100644
--- a/src/generators/dom/visitors/EachBlock.ts
+++ b/src/generators/dom/visitors/EachBlock.ts
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ function unkeyed(
 				`
 			: deindent`
 				${iterations}[#i] = ${create_each_block}( ${params}, ${each_block_value}, ${each_block_value}[#i], #i, #component );
+				${iterations}[#i].create();
 				${iterations}[#i].${mountOrIntro}( ${parentNode}, ${anchor} );
 			`;
 
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/each-block-static/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-static/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..258eabadf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-static/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+export default {
+	data: {
+		items: []
+	},
+
+	html: ``,
+
+	test (assert, component, target) {
+		component.set({ items: ['x'] });
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `foo`);
+	}
+};
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/each-block-static/main.html b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-static/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e74cb7bb74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-static/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{{#each items as item}}
+	foo
+{{/each}}
\ No newline at end of file