diff --git a/compiler/CompileContext.js b/compiler/CompileContext.js
index 967848bca..067ff6385 100644
--- a/compiler/CompileContext.js
+++ b/compiler/CompileContext.js
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ const helpers = {
     'escapeXml': 'x',
     'escapeXmlAttr': 'xa',
     'escapeScript': 'xs',
+    'escapeStyle': 'xc',
     'forEach': 'f',
     'forEachProp': { module: 'marko/runtime/helper-forEachProperty' },
     'forEachPropStatusVar': { module: 'marko/runtime/helper-forEachPropStatusVar' },
diff --git a/compiler/ast/HtmlElement/index.js b/compiler/ast/HtmlElement/index.js
index bccd93eaa..1bd224bc2 100644
--- a/compiler/ast/HtmlElement/index.js
+++ b/compiler/ast/HtmlElement/index.js
@@ -11,12 +11,18 @@ function beforeGenerateCode(event) {
     if (event.node.tagName === 'script') {
         event.context.pushFlag('SCRIPT_BODY');
     }
+    if (event.node.tagName === 'style') {
+        event.context.pushFlag('STYLE_BODY');
+    }
 }
 
 function afterGenerateCode(event) {
     if (event.node.tagName === 'script') {
         event.context.popFlag('SCRIPT_BODY');
     }
+    if (event.node.tagName === 'style') {
+        event.context.popFlag('STYLE_BODY');
+    }
 }
 
 class HtmlElement extends Node {
diff --git a/compiler/ast/Text/html/generateCode.js b/compiler/ast/Text/html/generateCode.js
index 9feb57a5e..cb06e9aeb 100644
--- a/compiler/ast/Text/html/generateCode.js
+++ b/compiler/ast/Text/html/generateCode.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var escapeXml = require('../../../../runtime/html/helpers').x;
-var Literal = require('../..//Literal');
+var Literal = require('../../Literal');
 
 module.exports = function(node, codegen) {
     var context = codegen.context;
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module.exports = function(node, codegen) {
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (context.isFlagSet('SCRIPT_BODY')) {
+            if (context.isFlagSet('SCRIPT_BODY') || context.isFlagSet('STYLE_BODY')) {
                 escape = false;
             }
 
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ module.exports = function(node, codegen) {
                     escapeIdentifier = context.helper('escapeScript');
                 }
 
+                if (context.isFlagSet('STYLE_BODY')) {
+                    escapeIdentifier = context.helper('escapeStyle');
+                }
+
                 // TODO Only escape the parts that need to be escaped if it is a compound expression with static
                 //      text parts
                 argument = builder.functionCall(
diff --git a/runtime/html/helpers.js b/runtime/html/helpers.js
index c7427651c..f107a8981 100644
--- a/runtime/html/helpers.js
+++ b/runtime/html/helpers.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ var extend = require('raptor-util/extend');
 
 var STYLE_ATTR = 'style';
 var CLASS_ATTR = 'class';
-var escapeEndingScriptTagRegExp = /<\//g;
 
 var escape = require('./escape');
 var escapeXml = escape.escapeXml;
@@ -44,8 +43,27 @@ exports.xa = escapeXmlAttr;
  * prematurely ended and a new script tag could then be started that could then execute
  * arbitrary code.
  */
+var escapeEndingScriptTagRegExp = /<\/script/g;
 exports.xs = function escapeScriptHelper(val) {
-    return (typeof val === 'string') ? val.replace(escapeEndingScriptTagRegExp, '\\u003C/') : val;
+    return (typeof val === 'string') ? val.replace(escapeEndingScriptTagRegExp, '\\u003C/script') : val;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Escapes the '</' sequence in the body of a <style> body to avoid the `<style>` being
+ * ended prematurely.
+ *
+ * For example:
+ * var color = '</style><script>alert(1)</script>';
+ *
+ * <style>#foo { background-color:${color} }</style>
+ *
+ * Without escaping the ending '</style>' sequence the opening <style> tag would be
+ * prematurely ended and a script tag could then be started that could then execute
+ * arbitrary code.
+ */
+var escapeEndingStyleTagRegExp = /<\/style/g;
+exports.xc = function escapeScriptHelper(val) {
+    return (typeof val === 'string') ? val.replace(escapeEndingStyleTagRegExp, '\\003C/style') : val;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/autotests/render/escape-style/expected.html b/test/autotests/render/escape-style/expected.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ed922b7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/escape-style/expected.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<style>
+    #foo {
+        background-color:\003C/style><script>alert("evil");</script>;
+    }
+</style>
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diff --git a/test/autotests/render/escape-style/template.marko b/test/autotests/render/escape-style/template.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37c1ff9d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/escape-style/template.marko
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<style>
+    #foo {
+        background-color:${input.color};
+    }
+</style>
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diff --git a/test/autotests/render/escape-style/test.js b/test/autotests/render/escape-style/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6b5be57a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/escape-style/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+exports.templateData = {
+    color: '</style><script>alert("evil");</script>'
+};
+
+exports.vdomSkip = true;
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