diff --git a/shared/static/scripts/sx.js b/shared/static/scripts/sx.js
index 83fa866..43e27c4 100644
--- a/shared/static/scripts/sx.js
+++ b/shared/static/scripts/sx.js
@@ -1110,10 +1110,18 @@
     var i = 0;
     while (i < args.length) {
       if (isKw(args[i]) && i + 1 < args.length) {
+        // Evaluate kwarg values eagerly in the caller's env so expressions
+        // like (get t "src") resolve while lambda params are still bound.
+        // Render-only forms (HTML tags, <>, ~comp) go through renderStr.
         var v = args[i + 1];
-        kwargs[args[i].name] = (typeof v === "string" || typeof v === "number" ||
-          typeof v === "boolean" || isNil(v) || isKw(v))
-          ? v : (isSym(v) ? sxEval(v, env) : v);
+        if (typeof v === "string" || typeof v === "number" ||
+          typeof v === "boolean" || isNil(v)) {
+          kwargs[args[i].name] = v;
+        } else if (_isRenderExpr(v)) {
+          kwargs[args[i].name] = new RawHTML(renderStr(v, env));
+        } else {
+          kwargs[args[i].name] = sxEval(v, env);
+        }
         i += 2;
       } else { children.push(args[i]); i++; }
     }