diff --git a/test/fixtures/codegen/autotest/templateRoot-prependChild/expected.js b/test/fixtures/codegen/autotest/templateRoot-prependChild/expected.js
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+++ b/test/fixtures/codegen/autotest/templateRoot-prependChild/expected.js
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+function create(__helpers) {
+  var str = __helpers.s,
+      empty = __helpers.e,
+      notEmpty = __helpers.ne,
+      escapeXml = __helpers.x;
+
+  return function render(data, out) {
+    out.w("<ul>");
+
+    forEach(data.colors, function(color) {
+      foo();
+
+      out.w("<li>" +
+        escapeXml(color) +
+        "</li>");
+
+      bar();
+    });
+
+    out.w("</ul>");
+  };
+}
+
+(module.exports = require("marko").c(__filename)).c(create);
diff --git a/test/fixtures/codegen/autotest/templateRoot-prependChild/index.js b/test/fixtures/codegen/autotest/templateRoot-prependChild/index.js
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+++ b/test/fixtures/codegen/autotest/templateRoot-prependChild/index.js
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+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = function(builder) {
+    var templateRoot = builder.templateRoot([
+        builder.htmlElement(
+            'div',
+            [])
+    ]);
+
+    templateRoot.prependChild(builder.vars([
+        {
+            id: 'foo',
+            init: builder.literal('bar')
+        }
+    ]));
+
+    console.log(templateRoot.body.items);
+
+    return templateRoot;
+};
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