diff --git a/.changeset/hip-dogs-listen.md b/.changeset/hip-dogs-listen.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0690abdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hip-dogs-listen.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@marko/runtime-tags": patch
+---
+
+Fix regression with text only tags (textarea/title) with a spread and no body content.
diff --git a/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/.name-cache.json b/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/.name-cache.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c842a4dfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/.name-cache.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "vars": {
+    "props": {
+      "$_": "r",
+      "$init": "m"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/csr-sanitized.expected.md b/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/csr-sanitized.expected.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..064654ad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/csr-sanitized.expected.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Render `{"value":"foo"}`
+
+```html
+<textarea>
+  foo
+</textarea>
+```
diff --git a/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/csr.expected.md b/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/csr.expected.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2789296cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/csr.expected.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Render `{"value":"foo"}`
+
+```html
+<textarea>
+  foo
+</textarea>
+```
+
+# Mutations
+```
+INSERT textarea
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/dom.expected/template.hydrate.js b/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/dom.expected/template.hydrate.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..234d8b58a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/dom.expected/template.hydrate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// size: 46 (min) 50 (brotli)
+(_._script("a0", ($scope) => _._attrs_script($scope, "a")), init());
diff --git a/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/dom.expected/template.js b/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/dom.expected/template.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c1bedea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/dom.expected/template.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export const $template = "<textarea></textarea>";
+export const $walks = /* get, over(1) */" b";
+export const $setup = () => {};
+import * as _ from "@marko/runtime-tags/debug/dom";
+const $input__script = _._script("__tests__/template.marko_0_input", $scope => _._attrs_script($scope, "#textarea/0"));
+export const $input = /* @__PURE__ */_._const("input", $scope => {
+  _._attrs($scope, "#textarea/0", $scope.input);
+  $input__script($scope);
+});
+export default /* @__PURE__ */_._template("__tests__/template.marko", $template, $walks, $setup, $input);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/html.expected/template.js b/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/html.expected/template.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1ffef78d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/html.expected/template.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import * as _ from "@marko/runtime-tags/debug/html";
+export default _._template("__tests__/template.marko", input => {
+  const $scope0_id = _._scope_id();
+  const $textarea_input = input;
+  _._html(`<textarea${_._attrs($textarea_input, "#textarea/0", $scope0_id, "textarea")}>${_._attr_textarea_value($scope0_id, "#textarea/0", $textarea_input.value, $textarea_input.valueChange)}</textarea>${_._el_resume($scope0_id, "#textarea/0")}`);
+  _._script($scope0_id, "__tests__/template.marko_0_input");
+  _._scope($scope0_id, {
+    input
+  }, "__tests__/template.marko", 0, {
+    input: 0
+  });
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/resume-sanitized.expected.md b/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/resume-sanitized.expected.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..064654ad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/resume-sanitized.expected.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Render `{"value":"foo"}`
+
+```html
+<textarea>
+  foo
+</textarea>
+```
diff --git a/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/resume.expected.md b/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/resume.expected.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2447abe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/resume.expected.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Render `{"value":"foo"}`
+
+```html
+<html>
+  <head />
+  <body>
+    <textarea>
+      foo
+    </textarea>
+    <!--M_*1 #textarea/0-->
+    <script>
+      WALKER_RUNTIME("M")("_");
+      M._.r = [_ =&gt; (_.a = [0,
+        {
+          input:
+          {
+            value: "foo"
+          }
+        }]),
+        "__tests__/template.marko_0_input 1"
+      ];
+      M._.w()
+    </script>
+  </body>
+</html>
+```
diff --git a/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/ssr-sanitized.expected.md b/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/ssr-sanitized.expected.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00c0c75d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/ssr-sanitized.expected.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Render End
+```html
+<textarea>
+  foo
+</textarea>
+```
diff --git a/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/ssr.expected.md b/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/ssr.expected.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d6da526b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/__snapshots__/ssr.expected.md
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# Write
+```html
+  <textarea>foo</textarea><!--M_*1 #textarea/0--><script>WALKER_RUNTIME("M")("_");M._.r=[_=>(_.a=[0,{input:{value:"foo"}}]),"__tests__/template.marko_0_input 1"];M._.w()</script>
+```
+
+# Render End
+```html
+<html>
+  <head />
+  <body>
+    <textarea>
+      foo
+    </textarea>
+    <!--M_*1 #textarea/0-->
+    <script>
+      WALKER_RUNTIME("M")("_");
+      M._.r = [_ =&gt; (_.a = [0,
+        {
+          input:
+          {
+            value: "foo"
+          }
+        }]),
+        "__tests__/template.marko_0_input 1"
+      ];
+      M._.w()
+    </script>
+  </body>
+</html>
+```
+
+# Mutations
+```
+INSERT html
+INSERT html/head
+INSERT html/body
+INSERT html/body/textarea
+INSERT html/body/textarea/#text
+INSERT html/body/#comment
+INSERT html/body/script
+INSERT html/body/script/#text
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/template.marko b/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/template.marko
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80804f492
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/template.marko
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<textarea ...input/>
diff --git a/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/test.ts b/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b14e199f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-tags/src/__tests__/fixtures/textarea-spread/test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const steps = [{ value: "foo" }];
diff --git a/packages/runtime-tags/src/translator/visitors/tag/native-tag.ts b/packages/runtime-tags/src/translator/visitors/tag/native-tag.ts
index c853b87aa..ebbbd61a1 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-tags/src/translator/visitors/tag/native-tag.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-tags/src/translator/visitors/tag/native-tag.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export default {
       }
 
       const tagName = getCanonicalTagName(tag);
-      const textOnly = isTextOnlyNativeTag(tag);
+      const isTextOnly = isTextOnlyNativeTag(tag);
       const seen: Record<string, t.MarkoAttribute> = {};
       const { attributes } = tag.node;
       let injectNonce = isInjectNonceTag(tagName);
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export default {
       });
 
       let textPlaceholders: undefined | t.Node[];
-      if (textOnly) {
+      if (isTextOnly) {
         for (const child of tag.node.body.body) {
           if (t.isMarkoPlaceholder(child)) {
             (textPlaceholders ||= []).push(child.value);
@@ -372,12 +372,13 @@ export default {
         }
 
         const isOpenOnly = !!(tagDef && tagDef.parseOptions?.openTagOnly);
+        const isTextOnly = isTextOnlyNativeTag(tag);
         const hasChildren = !!tag.node.body.body.length;
 
         if (spreadExpression) {
           addHTMLEffectCall(tagSection, tagExtra.referencedBindings);
 
-          if (isOpenOnly || hasChildren || staticContentAttr) {
+          if (isTextOnly || isOpenOnly || hasChildren || staticContentAttr) {
             if (skipExpression) {
               write`${callRuntime(
                 "_attrs_partial",
@@ -409,59 +410,59 @@ export default {
               write`>`;
               break;
           }
-        } else {
-          if (staticContentAttr) {
-            write`>`;
-            tagExtra[kTagContentAttr] = true;
-            (tag.node.body.body as t.Statement[]) = [
-              t.expressionStatement(
-                callRuntime(
-                  "_attr_content",
-                  visitAccessor,
-                  getScopeIdIdentifier(tagSection),
-                  staticContentAttr.value,
-                  getSerializeGuard(
-                    tagSection,
-                    nodeBinding && getSerializeReason(tagSection, nodeBinding),
-                    true,
-                  ),
+        } else if (isTextOnly) {
+          write`>`;
+        } else if (staticContentAttr) {
+          write`>`;
+          tagExtra[kTagContentAttr] = true;
+          (tag.node.body.body as t.Statement[]) = [
+            t.expressionStatement(
+              callRuntime(
+                "_attr_content",
+                visitAccessor,
+                getScopeIdIdentifier(tagSection),
+                staticContentAttr.value,
+                getSerializeGuard(
+                  tagSection,
+                  nodeBinding && getSerializeReason(tagSection, nodeBinding),
+                  true,
                 ),
               ),
-            ];
-          } else if (spreadExpression && !hasChildren) {
-            const serializeReason = getSerializeGuard(
-              tagSection,
-              nodeBinding && getSerializeReason(tagSection, nodeBinding),
-              true,
-            );
-            tagExtra[kTagContentAttr] = true;
-            (tag.node.body.body as t.Statement[]) = [
-              skipExpression
-                ? t.expressionStatement(
-                    callRuntime(
-                      "_attrs_partial_content",
-                      spreadExpression,
-                      skipExpression,
-                      visitAccessor,
-                      getScopeIdIdentifier(tagSection),
-                      t.stringLiteral(tagName),
-                      serializeReason,
-                    ),
-                  )
-                : t.expressionStatement(
-                    callRuntime(
-                      "_attrs_content",
-                      spreadExpression,
-                      visitAccessor,
-                      getScopeIdIdentifier(tagSection),
-                      t.stringLiteral(tagName),
-                      serializeReason,
-                    ),
+            ),
+          ];
+        } else if (spreadExpression && !hasChildren) {
+          const serializeReason = getSerializeGuard(
+            tagSection,
+            nodeBinding && getSerializeReason(tagSection, nodeBinding),
+            true,
+          );
+          tagExtra[kTagContentAttr] = true;
+          (tag.node.body.body as t.Statement[]) = [
+            skipExpression
+              ? t.expressionStatement(
+                  callRuntime(
+                    "_attrs_partial_content",
+                    spreadExpression,
+                    skipExpression,
+                    visitAccessor,
+                    getScopeIdIdentifier(tagSection),
+                    t.stringLiteral(tagName),
+                    serializeReason,
                   ),
-            ];
-          } else {
-            write`>`;
-          }
+                )
+              : t.expressionStatement(
+                  callRuntime(
+                    "_attrs_content",
+                    spreadExpression,
+                    visitAccessor,
+                    getScopeIdIdentifier(tagSection),
+                    t.stringLiteral(tagName),
+                    serializeReason,
+                  ),
+                ),
+          ];
+        } else {
+          write`>`;
         }
 
         if (writeAtStartOfBody) {
@@ -471,8 +472,8 @@ export default {
       exit(tag) {
         const tagExtra = tag.node.extra!;
         const nodeBinding = tagExtra[kNativeTagBinding];
-        const openTagOnly = getTagDef(tag)?.parseOptions?.openTagOnly;
-        const textOnly = isTextOnlyNativeTag(tag);
+        const isOpenOnly = getTagDef(tag)?.parseOptions?.openTagOnly;
+        const isTextOnly = isTextOnlyNativeTag(tag);
         const selectArgs = htmlSelectArgs.get(tag.node);
         const tagName = getCanonicalTagName(tag);
         const tagSection = getSection(tag);
@@ -510,7 +511,7 @@ export default {
               ),
             ),
           );
-        } else if (textOnly) {
+        } else if (isTextOnly) {
           for (const child of tag.node.body.body) {
             if (t.isMarkoText(child)) {
               write`${child.value}`;
@@ -522,7 +523,7 @@ export default {
           tag.insertBefore(tag.node.body.body).forEach((child) => child.skip());
         }
 
-        if (!tagExtra[kSkipEndTag] && !openTagOnly && !selectArgs) {
+        if (!tagExtra[kSkipEndTag] && !isOpenOnly && !selectArgs) {
           write`</${tagName}>`;
         }
 
@@ -559,6 +560,7 @@ export default {
           injectNonce,
         } = getUsedAttrs(tagName, tag.node);
         const isOpenOnly = !!(tagDef && tagDef.parseOptions?.openTagOnly);
+        const isTextOnly = isTextOnlyNativeTag(tag);
         const hasChildren = !!tag.node.body.body.length;
 
         if (injectNonce) {
@@ -712,6 +714,7 @@ export default {
 
         if (spreadExpression) {
           const canHaveAttrContent = !(
+            isTextOnly ||
             isOpenOnly ||
             hasChildren ||
             staticContentAttr
@@ -796,13 +799,14 @@ export default {
         const tagExtra = tag.node.extra!;
         const nodeBinding = tagExtra[kNativeTagBinding];
         const openTagOnly = getTagDef(tag)?.parseOptions?.openTagOnly;
-        const textOnly = isTextOnlyNativeTag(tag);
+        const tagName = getCanonicalTagName(tag);
 
         if (!openTagOnly) {
-          if (textOnly) {
+          const write = writer.writeTo(tag);
+          if (tagName !== "textarea" && isTextOnlyNativeTag(tag)) {
             const textLiteral = bodyToTextLiteral(tag.node.body);
             if (t.isStringLiteral(textLiteral)) {
-              writer.writeTo(tag)`${textLiteral}`;
+              write`${textLiteral}`;
             } else {
               addStatement(
                 "render",
@@ -823,7 +827,7 @@ export default {
               .forEach((child) => child.skip());
           }
 
-          writer.writeTo(tag)`</${getCanonicalTagName(tag)}>`;
+          write`</${tagName}>`;
         }
 
         walks.exit(tag);