diff --git a/spec/tests/test-hyperscript-behavioral.sx b/spec/tests/test-hyperscript-behavioral.sx
index 9847409b..6833966d 100644
--- a/spec/tests/test-hyperscript-behavioral.sx
+++ b/spec/tests/test-hyperscript-behavioral.sx
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@
 ;; bare expressions (e.g. `foo.foo`) get the expression value back.
 (define _hs-wrap-body
   (fn (sx)
+    ;; Wrap body to capture return via `it`. `event` default is always nil.
+    ;; `it` is NOT shadowed here — callers (eval-hs-locals) may pre-bind it.
     (list (quote let)
-      (list (list (quote it) nil) (list (quote event) nil))
+      (list (list (quote event) nil))
       (list (quote let)
         (list (list (quote _ret) sx))
         (list (quote if) (list (quote nil?) (quote _ret)) (quote it) (quote _ret))))))
@@ -5679,7 +5681,7 @@
       (dom-append (dom-body) _el-pDiv)
     ))
   (deftest "can access its properties"
-    (assert= (eval-hs "its foo") "foo")
+    (assert= (eval-hs-locals "its foo" (list (list (quote it) {:foo "foo"}))) "foo")
   )
   (deftest "can access multiple basic attributes"
     (hs-cleanup!)
diff --git a/tests/playwright/generate-sx-tests.py b/tests/playwright/generate-sx-tests.py
index 072b7676..399d0bc9 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/generate-sx-tests.py
+++ b/tests/playwright/generate-sx-tests.py
@@ -1760,6 +1760,14 @@ def generate_eval_only_test(test, idx):
                             extra.append((m2.group(1), js_val_to_sx(m2.group(2).strip())))
         if me_val_match:
             extra.append(('me', js_val_to_sx(me_val_match.group(1))))
+        # `result: X` (or `it: X`) binds `it` — upstream `run("expr", { result: ... })`
+        # uses the value as the implicit `it` for possessive expressions like `its foo`.
+        result_match = re.search(
+            r'\b(?:result|it):\s*(\[[^\]]*\]|\{[^}]*(?:\{[^}]*\}[^}]*)?\}|"[^"]*"|\'[^\']*\'|[\w.]+)',
+            opts_str,
+        )
+        if result_match:
+            extra.append(('it', js_val_to_sx(result_match.group(1))))
         if me_num_match and not (window_setups or extra):
             assertions.append(f'    (assert= (eval-hs-with-me "{hs_expr}" {me_num_match.group(1)}) {expected_sx})')
         else:
@@ -1917,6 +1925,13 @@ def generate_eval_only_test(test, idx):
                     args_str)
                 if me_m:
                     pairs.append(('me', js_val_to_sx(me_m.group(1))))
+                # `result: <literal>` binds `it` — upstream `run("its X", {result: obj})`
+                # passes `obj` as the implicit `it` for possessive expressions.
+                result_m = re.search(
+                    r'\bresult:\s*(\{[^}]*(?:\{[^}]*\}[^}]*)?\}|\[[^\]]*\]|"[^"]*"|\'[^\']*\'|\d+(?:\.\d+)?)',
+                    args_str)
+                if result_m:
+                    pairs.append(('it', js_val_to_sx(result_m.group(1))))
                 lm = re.search(r'locals:\s*\{', args_str)
                 if not lm:
                     return pairs
@@ -2453,8 +2468,10 @@ output.append(';; mutate `it` (e.g. `pick first 3 of arr; set $test to it`) get
 output.append(';; bare expressions (e.g. `foo.foo`) get the expression value back.')
 output.append('(define _hs-wrap-body')
 output.append('  (fn (sx)')
+output.append('    ;; Wrap body to capture return via `it`. `event` default is always nil.')
+output.append('    ;; `it` is NOT shadowed here — callers (eval-hs-locals) may pre-bind it.')
 output.append('    (list (quote let)')
-output.append('      (list (list (quote it) nil) (list (quote event) nil))')
+output.append('      (list (list (quote event) nil))')
 output.append('      (list (quote let)')
 output.append('        (list (list (quote _ret) sx))')
 output.append('        (list (quote if) (list (quote nil?) (quote _ret)) (quote it) (quote _ret))))))')