diff --git a/src/generators/server-side-rendering/index.ts b/src/generators/server-side-rendering/index.ts
index f9c40ddb08..13ad9f026d 100644
--- a/src/generators/server-side-rendering/index.ts
+++ b/src/generators/server-side-rendering/index.ts
@@ -189,6 +189,14 @@ export default function ssr(
 				}
 			`
 		}
+
+		${
+			/__missingComponent/.test(generator.renderCode) && deindent`
+				var __missingComponent = {
+					render: () => ''
+				};
+			`
+		}
 	`.replace(/(@+|#+|%+)(\w*(?:-\w*)?)/g, (match: string, sigil: string, name: string) => {
 		if (sigil === '@') return generator.alias(name);
 		if (sigil === '%') return generator.templateVars.get(name);
diff --git a/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Component.ts b/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Component.ts
index 74c7e239e4..1689647ba1 100644
--- a/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Component.ts
+++ b/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Component.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,14 @@ export default function visitComponent(
 		)
 		.join(', ');
 
-	const expression = node.name === ':Self' ? generator.name : `%components-${node.name}`;
+	const isSwitch = node.name === ':Switch';
+	if (isSwitch) block.contextualise(node.expression);
+
+	const expression = (
+		node.name === ':Self' ? generator.name :
+		isSwitch ? `((${node.metadata.snippet}) || __missingComponent)` :
+		`%components-${node.name}`
+	);
 
 	bindings.forEach(binding => {
 		block.addBinding(binding, expression);
diff --git a/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Element.ts b/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Element.ts
index e1d7e197d0..8834a2b90b 100644
--- a/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Element.ts
+++ b/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Element.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export default function visitElement(
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (generator.components.has(node.name) || node.name === ':Self') {
+	if (generator.components.has(node.name) || node.name === ':Self' || node.name === ':Switch') {
 		visitComponent(generator, block, node);
 		return;
 	}