diff --git a/compiler/ast/Declaration.js b/compiler/ast/Declaration.js
index 2e1a3cede..4877d69ec 100644
--- a/compiler/ast/Declaration.js
+++ b/compiler/ast/Declaration.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Declaration extends Node {
 
         return [
             builder.htmlLiteral('<?'),
-            codegen.generateCode(this.declaration),
+            codegen.generateCode(builder.text(this.declaration)),
             builder.htmlLiteral('?>')
         ];
     }
diff --git a/test/autotests/render/declaration/expected.html b/test/autotests/render/declaration/expected.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea3bb7004
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/declaration/expected.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/render/declaration/template.marko b/test/autotests/render/declaration/template.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea3bb7004
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/declaration/template.marko
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/render/declaration/test.js b/test/autotests/render/declaration/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..651f5cf87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/declaration/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+exports.templateData = {};
+exports.vdomSkip = true;
\ No newline at end of file