diff --git a/compiler/Builder.js b/compiler/Builder.js
index 500675c85..039236921 100644
--- a/compiler/Builder.js
+++ b/compiler/Builder.js
@@ -291,6 +291,10 @@ class Builder {
         return new ObjectExpression({properties});
     }
 
+    parseExpression(str) {
+        return parseExpression(str);
+    }
+
     program(body) {
         return new Program({body});
     }
diff --git a/taglibs/core/invoke-tag.js b/taglibs/core/invoke-tag.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..528424ace
--- /dev/null
+++ b/taglibs/core/invoke-tag.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+var createLoopNode = require('./util/createLoopNode');
+
+module.exports = function codeGenerator(elNode, codegen) {
+    var functionAttr = elNode.attributes[0];
+    if (!functionAttr) {
+        codegen.addError('Invalid <invoke> tag. Missing function attribute. Expected: <invoke console.log("Hello World")');
+        return;
+    }
+
+    var arg = functionAttr.argument;
+
+    if (arg === undefined) {
+        codegen.addError('Invalid <invoke> tag. Missing function arguments. Expected: <invoke console.log("Hello World")');
+        return;
+    }
+
+    var functionName = functionAttr.name;
+    var functionCallExpression = functionName + '(' + arg + ')';
+    return codegen.builder.parseExpression(functionCallExpression);
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/taglibs/core/marko-taglib.json b/taglibs/core/marko-taglib.json
index 58fd32dfb..6bc85d210 100644
--- a/taglibs/core/marko-taglib.json
+++ b/taglibs/core/marko-taglib.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+    "<assign>": {
+        "code-generator": "./assign-tag"
+    },
     "<else>": {
         "node-factory": "./else-tag"
     },
@@ -11,6 +14,9 @@
     "<if>": {
         "node-factory": "./if-tag"
     },
+    "<invoke>": {
+        "code-generator": "./invoke-tag"
+    },
     "<macro>": {
         "code-generator": "./macro-tag"
     },
@@ -24,9 +30,6 @@
     "<var>": {
         "node-factory": "./var-tag"
     },
-    "<assign>": {
-        "code-generator": "./assign-tag"
-    },
     "<*>": {
         "transformer": "./core-transformer"
     }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/render/autotest-pending/invoke/expected.html b/test/fixtures/render/autotest-pending/invoke/expected.html
deleted file mode 100644
index fc88a5c65..000000000
--- a/test/fixtures/render/autotest-pending/invoke/expected.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
- A <p>Hello World!Hello World!</p> B <p>Hello Frank! You have 10 new messages.Hello John! You have 20 new messages.</p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/render/autotest-pending/invoke/template.marko b/test/fixtures/render/autotest-pending/invoke/template.marko
deleted file mode 100644
index e8436571c..000000000
--- a/test/fixtures/render/autotest-pending/invoke/template.marko
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-{%
-    function test(name) {
-        out.write("Hello " + name + "!");
-    }
-%}
-{%
-    function test2(name) {
-        return "Hello " + name + "!";
-    }
-%}
-
-    A
-
-    <p>
-        <invoke function="test('World')"/>
-        <c-write value="test2('World')"/>
-    </p>
-
-    B
-
-    <p>
-        <def function="greeting(name, count)">
-            Hello ${name}! You have ${count} new messages.
-        </def>
-        <invoke function="greeting" name="Frank" count="${10}"/>
-        <invoke function="greeting('John', 20)"/>
-    </p>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/render/autotest/invoke/expected.html b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/invoke/expected.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..149f2147e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/invoke/expected.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Hello Frank! Hello John!
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/render/autotest/invoke/template.marko b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/invoke/template.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed233c451
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/invoke/template.marko
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<template-init>
+function greeting(name, out) {
+    out.write('Hello ' + name + '!');
+}
+</template-init>
+
+<invoke greeting('Frank', out)/> <invoke greeting('John', out)/>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/render/autotest-pending/invoke/test.js b/test/fixtures/render/autotest/invoke/test.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/fixtures/render/autotest-pending/invoke/test.js
rename to test/fixtures/render/autotest/invoke/test.js