diff --git a/compiler/ast/CustomTag.js b/compiler/ast/CustomTag.js
index 2d1983e2a..6de24d8d1 100644
--- a/compiler/ast/CustomTag.js
+++ b/compiler/ast/CustomTag.js
@@ -403,6 +403,10 @@ class CustomTag extends HtmlElement {
         Object.assign(this._additionalProps, additionalProps);
     }
 
+    hasProp(name) {
+        return this._additionalProps && this._additionalProps.hasOwnProperty(name);
+    }
+
     addProp(name, value) {
         if (!this._additionalProps) {
             this._additionalProps = {};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 72bc110a4..8ef60378e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
   },
   "minprops": {
     "exclude": [
+      "b",
       "c",
       "ca",
       "e",
diff --git a/taglibs/core/body-slot-tag.js b/taglibs/core/body-slot-tag.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad9a485c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/taglibs/core/body-slot-tag.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+module.exports = function codeGenerator(elNode, generator) {
+    var context = generator.context;
+    var builder = generator.builder;
+    var includeNode = context.createNodeForEl('include');
+    includeNode.addProp(
+        '_target',
+        builder.memberExpression(
+            builder.identifier('data'),
+            builder.identifier('renderBody')));
+    return includeNode;
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/taglibs/core/core-transformer.js b/taglibs/core/core-transformer.js
index f963a1329..bc7b3c5b6 100644
--- a/taglibs/core/core-transformer.js
+++ b/taglibs/core/core-transformer.js
@@ -163,8 +163,30 @@ var coreAttrHandlers = [
         'include', function(attr, node, el) {
             var context = this.context;
 
-            var includeNode = context.createNodeForEl('include', null, attr.argument);
-            node.appendChild(includeNode);
+            if (attr.argument) {
+                var includeNode = context.createNodeForEl('include', null, attr.argument);
+                node.appendChild(includeNode);
+            } else {
+                context.addError(el, 'The include attribute must have an argument. For example: include("./target.marko") or include(data.renderBody)');
+            }
+        }
+    ],
+    [
+        'body-slot', function(attr, node, el) {
+            var context = this.context;
+
+            if (attr.argument) {
+                context.addError(el, 'The body-slot attribute should not have an argument.');
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (attr.value) {
+                context.addError(el, 'The body-slot attribute should not have a value.');
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var bodySlot = context.createNodeForEl('body-slot');
+            node.appendChild(bodySlot);
         }
     ]
 ];
diff --git a/taglibs/core/include-tag-transformer.js b/taglibs/core/include-tag-transformer.js
index d98fb3433..f6eb46bb4 100644
--- a/taglibs/core/include-tag-transformer.js
+++ b/taglibs/core/include-tag-transformer.js
@@ -1,34 +1,29 @@
 'use strict';
 
-module.exports = function codeGenerator(el, context) {
+module.exports = function(el, context) {
     let builder = context.builder;
 
-    let target;
-    let arg;
-
     if (el.argument) {
         let args = el.argument && builder.parseJavaScriptArgs(el.argument);
         el.argument = null;
 
-        target = args[0];
-        arg = args[1];
-    } else {
-        return;
+        let target = args[0];
+        let arg = args[1];
+
+        if (target.type === 'Literal') {
+            target = context.importTemplate(target.value);
+        }
+
+        var includeProps = {
+            _target: target
+        };
+
+        if (arg) {
+            includeProps._arg = arg;
+        }
+
+        el.addProps(includeProps);
+    } else if (!el.hasProp('_target')) {
+        context.addError(el, 'The <include(...)> tag must have an argument: <include("./target.marko")/> or <include(data.renderBody)/>');
     }
-
-    if (target.type === 'Literal') {
-        target = context.importTemplate(target.value);
-    }
-
-    var includeProps = {
-        _target: target
-    };
-
-    if (arg) {
-        includeProps._arg = arg;
-    }
-
-    el.data.includeTarget = target;
-
-    el.addProps(includeProps);
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/taglibs/core/marko.json b/taglibs/core/marko.json
index eae7ffae1..0fb8f213a 100644
--- a/taglibs/core/marko.json
+++ b/taglibs/core/marko.json
@@ -9,6 +9,17 @@
             }
         ]
     },
+    "<body-slot>": {
+        "code-generator": "./body-slot-tag",
+        "attributes": {},
+        "autocomplete": [
+            {
+                "displayText": "body-slot",
+                "snippet": "body-slot",
+                "openTagOnly": true
+            }
+        ]
+    },
     "<else>": {
         "node-factory": "./else-tag",
         "attributes": {},
@@ -299,8 +310,8 @@
                     "descriptionMoreURL": "http://markojs.com/docs/marko/language-guide/#includes"
                 },
                 {
-                    "displayText": "include()",
-                    "snippet": "include()",
+                    "displayText": "include(data.renderBody)",
+                    "snippet": "include(data.renderBody)",
                     "descriptionMoreURL": "http://markojs.com/docs/marko/language-guide/#includes"
                 },
                 {
diff --git a/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr-error-argument/expected.html b/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr-error-argument/expected.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f756435b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr-error-argument/expected.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<div><h1>Test</h1><div class="body"><strong>This is the body</strong></div></div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr-error-argument/template.marko b/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr-error-argument/template.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ffa496587
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr-error-argument/template.marko
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<div body-slot(invalid)>
+
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr-error-argument/test.js b/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr-error-argument/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..048d9cda1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr-error-argument/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+var expect = require('chai').expect;
+
+exports.templateData = {};
+
+exports.checkError = function(e) {
+    var message = e.toString();
+    expect(message).to.contain('The body-slot attribute should not have an argument');
+};
diff --git a/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr-error-value/expected.html b/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr-error-value/expected.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f756435b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr-error-value/expected.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<div><h1>Test</h1><div class="body"><strong>This is the body</strong></div></div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr-error-value/template.marko b/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr-error-value/template.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c77651d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr-error-value/template.marko
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<div body-slot='invalid'>
+
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr-error-value/test.js b/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr-error-value/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d769c5c2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr-error-value/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+var expect = require('chai').expect;
+
+exports.templateData = {};
+
+exports.checkError = function(e) {
+    var message = e.toString();
+    expect(message).to.contain('The body-slot attribute should not have a value');
+};
diff --git a/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr/expected.html b/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr/expected.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f756435b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr/expected.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<div><h1>Test</h1><div class="body"><strong>This is the body</strong></div></div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr/include-target.marko b/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr/include-target.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ca910a68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr/include-target.marko
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<div>
+    <h1>Test</h1>
+    <div.body body-slot/>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr/template.marko b/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr/template.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3bb55914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr/template.marko
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<include('./include-target.marko')>
+    <strong>This is the body</strong>
+</include>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr/test.js b/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4013b344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/body-slot-attr/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+exports.templateData = {};
diff --git a/test/autotests/render/body-slot/expected.html b/test/autotests/render/body-slot/expected.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f756435b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/body-slot/expected.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<div><h1>Test</h1><div class="body"><strong>This is the body</strong></div></div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/render/body-slot/include-target.marko b/test/autotests/render/body-slot/include-target.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7dbfaa8da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/body-slot/include-target.marko
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<div>
+    <h1>Test</h1>
+    <div.body>
+        <body-slot/>
+    </div>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/render/body-slot/template.marko b/test/autotests/render/body-slot/template.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3bb55914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/body-slot/template.marko
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<include('./include-target.marko')>
+    <strong>This is the body</strong>
+</include>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/render/body-slot/test.js b/test/autotests/render/body-slot/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4013b344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/body-slot/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+exports.templateData = {};
diff --git a/test/autotests/render/include-attr-error-missing-argument/expected.html b/test/autotests/render/include-attr-error-missing-argument/expected.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f756435b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/include-attr-error-missing-argument/expected.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<div><h1>Test</h1><div class="body"><strong>This is the body</strong></div></div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/render/include-attr-error-missing-argument/template.marko b/test/autotests/render/include-attr-error-missing-argument/template.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18835c0bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/include-attr-error-missing-argument/template.marko
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<div include()>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/render/include-attr-error-missing-argument/test.js b/test/autotests/render/include-attr-error-missing-argument/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65889a4ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/include-attr-error-missing-argument/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+var expect = require('chai').expect;
+
+exports.templateData = {};
+
+exports.checkError = function(e) {
+    var message = e.toString();
+    expect(message).to.contain('template.marko:1:0');
+    expect(message).to.contain('The include attribute must have an argument');
+};
diff --git a/test/autotests/render/include-tag-error-missing-argument/expected.html b/test/autotests/render/include-tag-error-missing-argument/expected.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f756435b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/include-tag-error-missing-argument/expected.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<div><h1>Test</h1><div class="body"><strong>This is the body</strong></div></div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/render/include-tag-error-missing-argument/template.marko b/test/autotests/render/include-tag-error-missing-argument/template.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ce2026e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/include-tag-error-missing-argument/template.marko
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<div>
+    <include()/>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/render/include-tag-error-missing-argument/test.js b/test/autotests/render/include-tag-error-missing-argument/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ac6533d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/include-tag-error-missing-argument/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+var expect = require('chai').expect;
+
+exports.templateData = {};
+
+exports.checkError = function(e) {
+    var message = e.toString();
+    expect(message).to.contain('The <include(...)> tag must have an argument');
+};
diff --git a/test/autotests/taglib-lookup/forEachAttribute/expected.json b/test/autotests/taglib-lookup/forEachAttribute/expected.json
index 7c55df239..067f5ff82 100644
--- a/test/autotests/taglib-lookup/forEachAttribute/expected.json
+++ b/test/autotests/taglib-lookup/forEachAttribute/expected.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "ref",
     "w-for",
     "w-id",
+    "body-slot",
     "w-body",
     "w-preserve",
     "w-preserve-body",
diff --git a/test/autotests/taglib-lookup/forEachTag/expected.json b/test/autotests/taglib-lookup/forEachTag/expected.json
index 11d32d71d..9474c40d8 100644
--- a/test/autotests/taglib-lookup/forEachTag/expected.json
+++ b/test/autotests/taglib-lookup/forEachTag/expected.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "lasso-resource",
     "browser-refresh",
     "assign",
+    "body-slot",
     "else",
     "else-if",
     "for",
diff --git a/test/autotests/taglib-lookup/getTagsSorted/expected.json b/test/autotests/taglib-lookup/getTagsSorted/expected.json
index 5e3197f4d..6d7f90a45 100644
--- a/test/autotests/taglib-lookup/getTagsSorted/expected.json
+++ b/test/autotests/taglib-lookup/getTagsSorted/expected.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "await-timeout",
     "bar",
     "body",
+    "body-slot",
     "browser-refresh",
     "cached-fragment",
     "else",
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/extend-component/components/app-button/index.marko b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/extend-component/components/app-button/index.marko
index b0b9cf8d2..83e4a453b 100644
--- a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/extend-component/components/app-button/index.marko
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/extend-component/components/app-button/index.marko
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
         'app-button-' + state.variant,
         'app-button-' + state.size
     ] onClick("handleClick")>
-    <span include()/>
+    <span body-slot/>
 </button>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/extend-component/components/app-checkbox/index.marko b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/extend-component/components/app-checkbox/index.marko
index 2d7795ff2..8f973ba14 100644
--- a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/extend-component/components/app-checkbox/index.marko
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/extend-component/components/app-checkbox/index.marko
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 <app-button ref="button" class=state.className onClick('handleClick')>
     <span class="app-checkbox-icon"/>
-    <span ref="checkboxLabel" include()/>
+    <span ref="checkboxLabel">
+        <body-slot/>
+    </span>
 </app-button>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/include-preserve-old/components/app-foo/index.marko b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/include-preserve-old/components/app-foo/index.marko
index beec5c595..216cf4eec 100644
--- a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/include-preserve-old/components/app-foo/index.marko
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/include-preserve-old/components/app-foo/index.marko
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
 
 <div.foo>
     <span>Hello ${state.name}!</span>
-    <div.body><include()/></div>
+    <div.body><body-slot/></div>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-attr/components/app-button/index.marko b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-attr/components/app-button/index.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..584d23f92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-attr/components/app-button/index.marko
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<script>
+module.exports = {
+    onInput: function(input) {
+        this.state = {
+            size: input.size || 'normal',
+            variant: input.variant || 'primary'
+        };
+        this.body = input.renderBody;
+    },
+
+    // Add any other methods here
+    setVariant: function(variant) {
+        this.state.variant = variant;
+    },
+
+    setSize: function(size) {
+        this.state.size = size;
+    },
+
+    setLabel: function(label) {
+        this.state.label = label;
+    }
+};
+</script>
+
+var variantClassName=(state.variant !== 'primary' && 'app-button-' + state.variant)
+var sizeClassName=(state.size !== 'normal' && 'app-button-' + state.size)
+
+<button class=['app-button', variantClassName, sizeClassName]>
+    <span body-slot/>
+</button>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-attr/index.marko b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-attr/index.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50bba4ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-attr/index.marko
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<script>
+    module.exports = {
+
+    };
+</script>
+
+<div>
+    <app-button size="small" variant="primary" ref="button">
+        <b>${data.name}</b>
+    </app-button>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-attr/test.js b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-attr/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc22adee8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-attr/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+var expect = require('chai').expect;
+
+module.exports = function(helpers) {
+    var widget = helpers.mount(require('./index'), {
+        name: 'Frank'
+    });
+
+    var buttonWidget = widget.getWidget('button');
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.innerHTML).to.contain('Frank');
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.className).to.equal('app-button app-button-small');
+
+    // Button widget will not rerender since it's state did not change and that means that the
+    // button content will remain as 'John' instead of 'Frank'
+    widget.setProps({ name: 'John '});
+    widget.update();
+
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.innerHTML).to.contain('John');
+
+    buttonWidget.setSize('large');
+    buttonWidget.update();
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.innerHTML).to.contain('John');
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.className).to.equal('app-button app-button-large');
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-default-to-renderBody/components/app-button/index.marko b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-default-to-renderBody/components/app-button/index.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b78c3bab8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-default-to-renderBody/components/app-button/index.marko
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<script>
+module.exports = {
+    onInput: function(input) {
+        this.state = {
+            size: input.size || 'normal',
+            variant: input.variant || 'primary'
+        };
+    },
+
+    // Add any other methods here
+    setVariant: function(variant) {
+        this.state.variant = variant;
+    },
+
+    setSize: function(size) {
+        this.state.size = size;
+    },
+
+    setLabel: function(label) {
+        this.state.label = label;
+    }
+};
+</script>
+
+var variantClassName=(state.variant !== 'primary' && 'app-button-' + state.variant)
+var sizeClassName=(state.size !== 'normal' && 'app-button-' + state.size)
+
+<button class=['app-button', variantClassName, sizeClassName]>
+    <span>
+        <body-slot/>
+    </span>
+</button>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-default-to-renderBody/index.marko b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-default-to-renderBody/index.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50bba4ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-default-to-renderBody/index.marko
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<script>
+    module.exports = {
+
+    };
+</script>
+
+<div>
+    <app-button size="small" variant="primary" ref="button">
+        <b>${data.name}</b>
+    </app-button>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-default-to-renderBody/test.js b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-default-to-renderBody/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0506a167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-default-to-renderBody/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+var expect = require('chai').expect;
+
+module.exports = function(helpers) {
+    var widget = helpers.mount(require('./index'), {
+        name: 'Frank'
+    });
+
+    var buttonWidget = widget.getWidget('button');
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.innerHTML).to.contain('Frank');
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.className).to.equal('app-button app-button-small');
+
+    widget.setProps({ name: 'John '});
+    widget.update();
+
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.innerHTML).to.contain('John');
+
+    buttonWidget.setSize('large');
+    buttonWidget.update();
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.innerHTML).to.contain('John');
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.className).to.equal('app-button app-button-large');
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-tag/components/app-button/index.marko b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-tag/components/app-button/index.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3d84cc8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-tag/components/app-button/index.marko
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<script>
+module.exports = {
+    onInput: function(input) {
+        this.state = {
+            size: input.size || 'normal',
+            variant: input.variant || 'primary'
+        };
+        this.body = input.renderBody;
+    },
+
+    // Add any other methods here
+    setVariant: function(variant) {
+        this.state.variant = variant;
+    },
+
+    setSize: function(size) {
+        this.state.size = size;
+    },
+
+    setLabel: function(label) {
+        this.state.label = label;
+    }
+};
+</script>
+
+var variantClassName=(state.variant !== 'primary' && 'app-button-' + state.variant)
+var sizeClassName=(state.size !== 'normal' && 'app-button-' + state.size)
+
+<button class=['app-button', variantClassName, sizeClassName]>
+    <span>
+        <body-slot/>
+    </span>
+</button>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-tag/index.marko b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-tag/index.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50bba4ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-tag/index.marko
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<script>
+    module.exports = {
+
+    };
+</script>
+
+<div>
+    <app-button size="small" variant="primary" ref="button">
+        <b>${data.name}</b>
+    </app-button>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-tag/test.js b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-tag/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0506a167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-body-slot-tag/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+var expect = require('chai').expect;
+
+module.exports = function(helpers) {
+    var widget = helpers.mount(require('./index'), {
+        name: 'Frank'
+    });
+
+    var buttonWidget = widget.getWidget('button');
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.innerHTML).to.contain('Frank');
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.className).to.equal('app-button app-button-small');
+
+    widget.setProps({ name: 'John '});
+    widget.update();
+
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.innerHTML).to.contain('John');
+
+    buttonWidget.setSize('large');
+    buttonWidget.update();
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.innerHTML).to.contain('John');
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.className).to.equal('app-button app-button-large');
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-include-from-state/components/app-button/index.marko b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-include-from-state/components/app-button/index.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..baa1f2dcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-include-from-state/components/app-button/index.marko
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<script>
+module.exports = {
+    onInput: function(input) {
+        this.state = {
+            size: input.size || 'normal',
+            variant: input.variant || 'primary',
+            body: input.label || input.renderBody
+        };
+    },
+
+    // Add any other methods here
+    setVariant: function(variant) {
+        this.state.variant = variant;
+    },
+
+    setSize: function(size) {
+        this.state.size = size;
+    },
+
+    setLabel: function(label) {
+        this.state.label = label;
+    }
+};
+</script>
+
+var variantClassName=(state.variant !== 'primary' && 'app-button-' + state.variant)
+var sizeClassName=(state.size !== 'normal' && 'app-button-' + state.size)
+
+<button class=['app-button', variantClassName, sizeClassName]>
+    <span include(state.body)/>
+</button>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-include-from-state/index.marko b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-include-from-state/index.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50bba4ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-include-from-state/index.marko
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<script>
+    module.exports = {
+
+    };
+</script>
+
+<div>
+    <app-button size="small" variant="primary" ref="button">
+        <b>${data.name}</b>
+    </app-button>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-include-from-state/test.js b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-include-from-state/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0bb7850d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-include-from-state/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+var expect = require('chai').expect;
+
+module.exports = function(helpers) {
+    var widget = helpers.mount(require('./index'), {
+        name: 'Frank'
+    });
+
+    var buttonWidget = widget.getWidget('button');
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.innerHTML).to.contain('Frank');
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.className).to.equal('app-button app-button-small');
+
+    widget.rerender({ name: 'John '});
+
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.innerHTML).to.contain('John');
+
+    buttonWidget.setSize('large');
+    buttonWidget.update();
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.innerHTML).to.contain('John');
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.className).to.equal('app-button app-button-large');
+
+    buttonWidget.rerender({
+        size: 'small',
+        variant: 'secondary'
+        // NOTE: We aren't including renderBody() but we expect that content to be preserved
+    });
+
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.innerHTML).to.contain('John');
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.className).to.equal('app-button app-button-secondary app-button-small');
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-include-not-in-state/components/app-button/index.marko b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-include-not-in-state/components/app-button/index.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be451b9fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-include-not-in-state/components/app-button/index.marko
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<script>
+module.exports = {
+    onInput: function(input) {
+        this.state = {
+            size: input.size || 'normal',
+            variant: input.variant || 'primary'
+        };
+    },
+
+    // Add any other methods here
+    setVariant: function(variant) {
+        this.state.variant = variant;
+    },
+
+    setSize: function(size) {
+        this.state.size = size;
+    },
+
+    setLabel: function(label) {
+        this.state.label = label;
+    }
+};
+</script>
+
+var variantClassName=(state.variant !== 'primary' && 'app-button-' + state.variant)
+var sizeClassName=(state.size !== 'normal' && 'app-button-' + state.size)
+
+<button class=['app-button', variantClassName, sizeClassName]>
+    <span include(data.renderBody)/>
+</button>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-include-not-in-state/index.marko b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-include-not-in-state/index.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50bba4ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-include-not-in-state/index.marko
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<script>
+    module.exports = {
+
+    };
+</script>
+
+<div>
+    <app-button size="small" variant="primary" ref="button">
+        <b>${data.name}</b>
+    </app-button>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-include-not-in-state/test.js b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-include-not-in-state/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed2d53b90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/transclusion-include-not-in-state/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+var expect = require('chai').expect;
+
+module.exports = function(helpers) {
+    var widget = helpers.mount(require('./index'), {
+        name: 'Frank'
+    });
+
+    var buttonWidget = widget.getWidget('button');
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.innerHTML).to.contain('Frank');
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.className).to.equal('app-button app-button-small');
+
+    // Button widget will not rerender since it's state did not change and that means that the
+    // button content will remain as 'John' instead of 'Frank'
+    widget.setProps({ name: 'John '});
+    widget.update();
+
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.innerHTML).to.contain('Frank');
+
+    buttonWidget.setSize('large');
+    buttonWidget.update();
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.innerHTML).to.contain('Frank');
+    expect(buttonWidget.el.className).to.equal('app-button app-button-large');
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/update-manager-batch-updates/component.js b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/update-manager-batch-updates/component.js
index c723887c2..7e4896fbf 100644
--- a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/update-manager-batch-updates/component.js
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/update-manager-batch-updates/component.js
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@ module.exports = {
             className: input['class'],
             attrs: input['*']
         };
-    },
-
-    getInitialBody: function(input) {
-        return input.label || input.renderBody;
+        this.body = input.label || input.renderBody;
     },
     getTemplateData: function(state, input) {
         var rootAttrs = {};
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/update-manager-batch-updates/index.marko b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/update-manager-batch-updates/index.marko
index 8a02311be..0ace7b774 100644
--- a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/update-manager-batch-updates/index.marko
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/update-manager-batch-updates/index.marko
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <button ${data.rootAttrs}
-    onClick("handleClick")
-    w-bind
-    include()></button>
\ No newline at end of file
+    onClick("handleClick")>
+    <body-slot/>
+</button>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/update-manager-next-tick/index.marko b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/update-manager-next-tick/index.marko
index 8a02311be..9e3d212ac 100644
--- a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/update-manager-next-tick/index.marko
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/update-manager-next-tick/index.marko
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-<button ${data.rootAttrs}
-    onClick("handleClick")
-    w-bind
-    include()></button>
\ No newline at end of file
+<button ${data.rootAttrs} onClick("handleClick")>
+    <body-slot/>
+</button>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/widget-split-into-multiple-templates/components/app-stateful-button/index.marko b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/widget-split-into-multiple-templates/components/app-stateful-button/index.marko
index c10fdda3b..0ace7b774 100644
--- a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/widget-split-into-multiple-templates/components/app-stateful-button/index.marko
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/widget-split-into-multiple-templates/components/app-stateful-button/index.marko
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 <button ${data.rootAttrs}
-    onClick("handleClick")
-    include()></button>
\ No newline at end of file
+    onClick("handleClick")>
+    <body-slot/>
+</button>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/widget-stateful-update/index.marko b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/widget-stateful-update/index.marko
index 8a02311be..0ace7b774 100644
--- a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/widget-stateful-update/index.marko
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/widget-stateful-update/index.marko
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <button ${data.rootAttrs}
-    onClick("handleClick")
-    w-bind
-    include()></button>
\ No newline at end of file
+    onClick("handleClick")>
+    <body-slot/>
+</button>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/widget-transclusion/components/app-transclusion-alert/index.marko b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/widget-transclusion/components/app-transclusion-alert/index.marko
index 2ca66c567..a18a3abba 100644
--- a/test/autotests/widgets-browser/widget-transclusion/components/app-transclusion-alert/index.marko
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-browser/widget-transclusion/components/app-transclusion-alert/index.marko
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ var className=('alert alert-'+type)
 <div class=className role="alert">
     <div>
         <h1>ALERT! ${type} ${Date.now()}</h1>
-        <div include/>
+        <div>
+            <body-slot/>
+        </div>
     </div>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-compilation/component-include-attr/expected.js b/test/autotests/widgets-compilation/component-include-attr/expected.js
index e5e9ed1b7..c864cb8ec 100644
--- a/test/autotests/widgets-compilation/component-include-attr/expected.js
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-compilation/component-include-attr/expected.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function render(data, out, widget, state) {
     ">");
 
   include_tag({
-      _target: widget.body,
+      _target: widget.b,
       _elId: widget.elId(0),
       _arg: widget
     }, out);
diff --git a/test/autotests/widgets-pages/split-widget-renderer/components/app-button-split/index.marko b/test/autotests/widgets-pages/split-widget-renderer/components/app-button-split/index.marko
index c10fdda3b..0ace7b774 100644
--- a/test/autotests/widgets-pages/split-widget-renderer/components/app-button-split/index.marko
+++ b/test/autotests/widgets-pages/split-widget-renderer/components/app-button-split/index.marko
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 <button ${data.rootAttrs}
-    onClick("handleClick")
-    include()></button>
\ No newline at end of file
+    onClick("handleClick")>
+    <body-slot/>
+</button>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/widgets/State.js b/widgets/State.js
index ee1f09b38..7656d16b5 100644
--- a/widgets/State.js
+++ b/widgets/State.js
@@ -69,10 +69,6 @@ State.prototype = {
             ensure(self, name);
         }
 
-        if (typeof value === 'function') {
-            return;
-        }
-
         if (value === null) {
             // Treat null as undefined to simplify our comparison logic
             value = undefined;
diff --git a/widgets/WidgetDef.js b/widgets/WidgetDef.js
index fabb23d3c..90eee6ba2 100644
--- a/widgets/WidgetDef.js
+++ b/widgets/WidgetDef.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function WidgetDef(id, out, widgetStack, widgetStackLen) {
         this.$__customEvents =  // An array containing information about custom events
         this.$__bodyElId =      // The ID for the default body element (if any any)
         this.$__roots =         // IDs of root elements if there are multiple root elements
-        this.body =
+        this.b =
         this.$__existingWidget =
         this.$__children = // An array of nested WidgetDef instances
         this.$__domEvents = // An array of DOM events that need to be added (in sets of three)
diff --git a/widgets/init-widgets-browser.js b/widgets/init-widgets-browser.js
index 2ac2af344..c4f1820cb 100644
--- a/widgets/init-widgets-browser.js
+++ b/widgets/init-widgets-browser.js
@@ -125,17 +125,6 @@ function initWidget(widgetDef, doc) {
 
     widgetLookup[id] = widget;
 
-    if (state) {
-        for (var k in state) {
-            if (state.hasOwnProperty(k)) {
-                var v = state[k];
-                if (typeof v === 'function' || v == null) {
-                    delete state[k];
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     widget.state = state || {}; // First time rendering so use the provided state or an empty state object
 
     if (!config) {
diff --git a/widgets/renderer.js b/widgets/renderer.js
index 634a29ff6..66ee27f6c 100644
--- a/widgets/renderer.js
+++ b/widgets/renderer.js
@@ -159,8 +159,10 @@ module.exports = function createRendererFunc(templateRenderFunc, widgetProps, re
                 var lightweightWidget = Object.create(renderingLogic);
                 lightweightWidget.onInput(input);
                 widgetState = lightweightWidget.state;
+                widgetBody = lightweightWidget.body;
                 widgetConfig = lightweightWidget;
                 delete widgetConfig.state;
+                delete widgetConfig.body;
             } else {
                 if (getWidgetConfig) {
                     // If getWidgetConfig() was implemented then use that to
@@ -172,16 +174,17 @@ module.exports = function createRendererFunc(templateRenderFunc, widgetProps, re
                 } else {
                     widgetConfig = input.widgetConfig;
                 }
+
+                if (getInitialBody) {
+                    // If we have widget a widget body then pass it to the template
+                    // so that it is available to the widget tag and can be inserted
+                    // at the w-body marker
+                    widgetBody = getInitialBody(input, out);
+                }
             }
 
-            if (getInitialBody) {
-                // If we have widget a widget body then pass it to the template
-                // so that it is available to the widget tag and can be inserted
-                // at the w-body marker
-                widgetBody = getInitialBody(input, out);
-            } else {
+            if (!widgetBody) {
                 // Default to using the nested content as the widget body
-                // getInitialBody was not implemented
                 widgetBody = input.renderBody;
             }
 
@@ -292,7 +295,7 @@ module.exports = function createRendererFunc(templateRenderFunc, widgetProps, re
         widgetDef.$__existingWidget = existingWidget;
         widgetDef.$__bodyElId = bodyElId;
         widgetDef.$__roots = roots;
-        widgetDef.body = widgetBody;
+        widgetDef.b = widgetBody;
 
         // Render the template associated with the component using the final template
         // data that we constructed
diff --git a/widgets/taglib/TransformHelper/handleBodySlotNode.js b/widgets/taglib/TransformHelper/handleBodySlotNode.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e67227fdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widgets/taglib/TransformHelper/handleBodySlotNode.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var includeTagForWidgets = require.resolve('../include-tag');
+
+module.exports = function(bodySlotNode) {
+    if (!this.hasBoundWidgetForTemplate()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    var context = this.context;
+    var builder = this.builder;
+
+    var parentNode = bodySlotNode.parentNode;
+
+    parentNode._normalizeChildTextNodes(context);
+
+    if (parentNode.childCount !== 1) {
+        throw new Error('TBD');
+    }
+
+    let parentTransformHelper = this.getTransformHelper(parentNode);
+
+    let includeNode = context.createNodeForEl('include');
+    includeNode.data.bodySlot = true;
+    includeNode.addProp('_target', builder.memberExpression(builder.identifier('widget'), builder.identifier('b')));
+    includeNode.addProp('_elId', parentTransformHelper.getIdExpression());
+    includeNode.addProp('_arg', builder.identifier('widget'));
+
+    parentTransformHelper.assignWidgetId(false /* not repeated */);
+    var widgetProps = this.getWidgetProps();
+    widgetProps.body = parentTransformHelper.getNestedIdExpression();
+
+    includeNode.setRendererPath(includeTagForWidgets);
+
+    // includeNode.onBeforeGenerateCode(function() {
+    //     includeNode.addProp('_elId', parentTransformHelper.getIdExpression());
+    //     includeNode.addProp('_arg', builder.identifier('widget'));
+    // });
+
+    bodySlotNode.replaceWith(includeNode);
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/widgets/taglib/TransformHelper/handleIncludeNode.js b/widgets/taglib/TransformHelper/handleIncludeNode.js
index dfbe2132a..06548e7d5 100644
--- a/widgets/taglib/TransformHelper/handleIncludeNode.js
+++ b/widgets/taglib/TransformHelper/handleIncludeNode.js
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ module.exports = function(includeNode) {
 
         let parentTransformHelper = this.getTransformHelper(parentNode);
 
-        if (includeNode.argument) {
+        if (includeNode.data.bodySlot) {
+            parentTransformHelper.assignWidgetId(false /* not repeated */);
+            var widgetProps = this.getWidgetProps();
+            widgetProps.body = parentTransformHelper.getNestedIdExpression();
+        } else {
             let widgetIdInfo = parentTransformHelper.assignWidgetId(true /* repeated */);
             if (!widgetIdInfo.idVarNode) {
                 let idVarNode = widgetIdInfo.createIdVarNode();
@@ -29,19 +33,11 @@ module.exports = function(includeNode) {
                     event.insertCode(idVarNode);
                 });
             }
-        } else {
-            parentTransformHelper.assignWidgetId(false /* not repeated */);
-            var widgetProps = this.getWidgetProps();
-            widgetProps.body = parentTransformHelper.getNestedIdExpression();
         }
 
         includeNode.setRendererPath(includeTagForWidgets);
 
         includeNode.onBeforeGenerateCode(function() {
-            if (!includeNode.data.includeTarget) {
-                includeNode.addProp('_target', builder.memberExpression(builder.identifier('widget'), builder.identifier('body')));
-            }
-
             includeNode.addProp('_elId', parentTransformHelper.getIdExpression());
             includeNode.addProp('_arg', builder.identifier('widget'));
         });
diff --git a/widgets/taglib/TransformHelper/index.js b/widgets/taglib/TransformHelper/index.js
index 519cbbdad..07605d369 100644
--- a/widgets/taglib/TransformHelper/index.js
+++ b/widgets/taglib/TransformHelper/index.js
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ class TransformHelper {
 }
 
 TransformHelper.prototype.assignWidgetId = require('./assignWidgetId');
+TransformHelper.prototype.handleBodySlotNode = require('./handleBodySlotNode');
 TransformHelper.prototype.handleRootNodes = require('./handleRootNodes');
 TransformHelper.prototype.handleIncludeNode = require('./handleIncludeNode');
 TransformHelper.prototype.handleWidgetEvents = require('./handleWidgetEvents');
diff --git a/widgets/taglib/marko.json b/widgets/taglib/marko.json
index 084b5ab2b..1f7f12c55 100644
--- a/widgets/taglib/marko.json
+++ b/widgets/taglib/marko.json
@@ -96,14 +96,12 @@
                 }
             ]
         },
+        "@body-slot": {
+            "preserve-name": true
+        },
         "@w-body": {
             "preserve-name": true,
-            "autocomplete": [
-                {
-                    "openTagOnly": true,
-                    "descriptionMoreURL": "http://markojs.com/docs/marko-widgets/get-started/#adding-dom-event-listeners"
-                }
-            ]
+            "autocomplete": []
         },
         "@w-preserve": {
             "type": "flag",
diff --git a/widgets/taglib/widgets-transformer.js b/widgets/taglib/widgets-transformer.js
index 383b8d100..1948206ad 100644
--- a/widgets/taglib/widgets-transformer.js
+++ b/widgets/taglib/widgets-transformer.js
@@ -10,11 +10,23 @@ module.exports = function transform(el, context) {
     }
 
     if (el.hasAttribute('w-body')) {
-        var bodyAttr = el.getAttributeValue('w-body');
+        let bodyValue = el.getAttributeValue('w-body');
         el.removeAttribute('w-body');
 
-        let includeNode = context.createNodeForEl('include', null, bodyAttr && bodyAttr.toString());
-        el.appendChild(includeNode);
+        if (bodyValue) {
+            let includeNode = context.createNodeForEl('include');
+            includeNode.addProp('_target', bodyValue);
+            el.appendChild(includeNode);
+        } else {
+            el.setAttributeValue('body-slot', null);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (el.hasAttribute('body-slot')) {
+        el.removeAttribute('body-slot');
+
+        let bodySlotNode = context.createNodeForEl('body-slot');
+        el.appendChild(bodySlotNode);
     }
 
     if (el.tagName === 'widget-types') {
@@ -23,6 +35,9 @@ module.exports = function transform(el, context) {
         transformHelper.handleIncludeNode(el);
         transformHelper.getWidgetArgs().compile(transformHelper);
         return;
+    } else if (el.tagName === 'body-slot') {
+        transformHelper.handleBodySlotNode(el);
+        return;
     }
 
     if (el.hasAttribute('w-el-id')) {