diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts
index 8d0429879e..846a4b6472 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ export default class ElementWrapper extends Wrapper {
 				node.handlers.length > 0 ||
 				node.styles.length > 0 ||
 				this.node.name === 'option' ||
+				this.node.name === 'svelte:element' ||
 				node.tag_expr.dynamic_dependencies().length ||
 				renderer.options.dev
 			) {
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/static-svelte-element/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/static-svelte-element/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a26de61338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/static-svelte-element/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+export default {
+	html: `
+		<div>
+			<p></p>
+		</div>
+	`,
+
+	test({ assert, target }) {
+		const p = target.querySelector('p');
+
+		assert.notEqual(p, undefined);
+	}
+};
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/static-svelte-element/main.svelte b/test/runtime/samples/static-svelte-element/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bdf853a5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/static-svelte-element/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<div>
+	<svelte:element this="p" />
+</div>