diff --git a/.changeset/swift-rocks-lay.md b/.changeset/swift-rocks-lay.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78c098a40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/swift-rocks-lay.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@marko/translator-default": patch
+---
+
+fix: autokey all nodes under a static root
diff --git a/packages/translator-default/src/util/optimize-vdom-create.js b/packages/translator-default/src/util/optimize-vdom-create.js
index 9e83ca88a..94bc06269 100644
--- a/packages/translator-default/src/util/optimize-vdom-create.js
+++ b/packages/translator-default/src/util/optimize-vdom-create.js
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ const mergeStaticCreateVisitor = {
     );
   },
   MarkoTag(path, state) {
-    if (path.node.attributes.find(a => a.name === "key"))
-      getKeyManager(path).resolveKey(path);
+    getKeyManager(path).resolveKey(path);
     const writeArgs = tagArguments(path, true);
     state.currentRoot = t.callExpression(
       t.memberExpression(state.currentRoot, t.identifier("e")),
diff --git a/packages/translator-default/test/fixtures/declaration/snapshots/vdomProduction-expected.js b/packages/translator-default/test/fixtures/declaration/snapshots/vdomProduction-expected.js
index c176aa455..ba2b1576f 100644
--- a/packages/translator-default/test/fixtures/declaration/snapshots/vdomProduction-expected.js
+++ b/packages/translator-default/test/fixtures/declaration/snapshots/vdomProduction-expected.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const _marko_componentType = "p0+/pj8a",
 export default _marko_template;
 import _marko_createElement from "marko/dist/runtime/vdom/helpers/v-element.js";
 
-const _marko_node = _marko_createElement("contact-info", null, "0", null, 1, 0).e("name", null, null, null, 1, 0).t("Hello World");
+const _marko_node = _marko_createElement("contact-info", null, "0", null, 1, 0).e("name", null, "1", null, 1, 0).t("Hello World");
 
 import _marko_renderer from "marko/dist/runtime/components/renderer.js";
 import { r as _marko_registerComponent } from "marko/dist/runtime/components/registry";
diff --git a/packages/translator-default/test/fixtures/doctype/snapshots/vdomProduction-expected.js b/packages/translator-default/test/fixtures/doctype/snapshots/vdomProduction-expected.js
index 64243a9be..15e2657fd 100644
--- a/packages/translator-default/test/fixtures/doctype/snapshots/vdomProduction-expected.js
+++ b/packages/translator-default/test/fixtures/doctype/snapshots/vdomProduction-expected.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const _marko_componentType = "VJrYycFN",
 export default _marko_template;
 import _marko_createElement from "marko/dist/runtime/vdom/helpers/v-element.js";
 
-const _marko_node = _marko_createElement("head", null, "1", null, 1, 0).e("title", null, null, null, 1, 0).t("Title of the document");
+const _marko_node = _marko_createElement("head", null, "1", null, 1, 0).e("title", null, "2", null, 1, 0).t("Title of the document");
 
 import _marko_renderer from "marko/dist/runtime/components/renderer.js";
 import { r as _marko_registerComponent } from "marko/dist/runtime/components/registry";
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const _marko_component = {};
 _marko_template._ = _marko_renderer(function (input, out, _componentDef, _component, state) {
   out.be("html", null, "0", _component, null, 0);
   out.n(_marko_node, _component);
-  out.be("body", null, "2", _component, null, 0);
+  out.be("body", null, "3", _component, null, 0);
   out.t("The content of the document......", _component);
   out.ee();
   out.ee();
diff --git a/packages/translator-default/test/fixtures/white-space-test/snapshots/vdomProduction-expected.js b/packages/translator-default/test/fixtures/white-space-test/snapshots/vdomProduction-expected.js
index 169647c85..52d9c670e 100644
--- a/packages/translator-default/test/fixtures/white-space-test/snapshots/vdomProduction-expected.js
+++ b/packages/translator-default/test/fixtures/white-space-test/snapshots/vdomProduction-expected.js
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ const _marko_componentType = "TRrwGTtp",
 export default _marko_template;
 import _marko_createElement from "marko/dist/runtime/vdom/helpers/v-element.js";
 
-const _marko_node = _marko_createElement("div", null, "0", null, 4, 0).e("div", null, null, null, 3, 0).t("Hello ").e("div", null, null, null, 1, 0).t(" ").t(" World").e("div", null, null, null, 1, 0).t(" Hello").e("pre", null, null, null, 1, 0).t("\n    This should  \n      be preserved\n  ").e("div", null, null, null, 1, 0).e("div", null, null, null, 1, 0).t("Hello ");
+const _marko_node = _marko_createElement("div", null, "0", null, 4, 0).e("div", null, "1", null, 3, 0).t("Hello ").e("div", null, "2", null, 1, 0).t(" ").t(" World").e("div", null, "3", null, 1, 0).t(" Hello").e("pre", null, "4", null, 1, 0).t("\n    This should  \n      be preserved\n  ").e("div", null, "5", null, 1, 0).e("div", null, "6", null, 1, 0).t("Hello ");
 
-const _marko_node2 = _marko_createElement("div", null, "2", null, 0, 0);
+const _marko_node2 = _marko_createElement("div", null, "8", null, 0, 0);
 
 import _marko_renderer from "marko/dist/runtime/components/renderer.js";
 import { r as _marko_registerComponent } from "marko/dist/runtime/components/registry";
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ _marko_registerComponent(_marko_componentType, () => _marko_template);
 const _marko_component = {};
 _marko_template._ = _marko_renderer(function (input, out, _componentDef, _component, state) {
   out.n(_marko_node, _component);
-  out.be("div", null, "1", _component, null, 0);
+  out.be("div", null, "7", _component, null, 0);
   scriptletA();
   scriptletB();
   out.t("Hello ", _component);