diff --git a/shared/static/scripts/sx.js b/shared/static/scripts/sx.js
index f3c1bd6..ca58cbc 100644
--- a/shared/static/scripts/sx.js
+++ b/shared/static/scripts/sx.js
@@ -457,6 +457,9 @@
           return new _Thunk(expanded, env);
         }
       }
+
+      // HTML tag or component in data position — delegate to renderDOM
+      if (_isRenderExpr(expr)) return renderDOM(expr, env);
     }
 
     // Function call