diff --git a/test/autotests/render/bodyText/expected.html b/test/autotests/render/bodyText/expected.html
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+++ b/test/autotests/render/bodyText/expected.html
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+<script><DIV>FOO</DIV></script>
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diff --git a/test/autotests/render/bodyText/marko.json b/test/autotests/render/bodyText/marko.json
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+++ b/test/autotests/render/bodyText/marko.json
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+{
+    "tags-dir": "./tags"
+}
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diff --git a/test/autotests/render/bodyText/tags/test-bodyText/code-generator.js b/test/autotests/render/bodyText/tags/test-bodyText/code-generator.js
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index 000000000..4d9fab8dc
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+++ b/test/autotests/render/bodyText/tags/test-bodyText/code-generator.js
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+function compile(bodyText) {
+    return bodyText.toUpperCase();
+}
+
+module.exports = function generateCode(elNode, codegen) {
+    var builder = codegen.builder;
+    return builder.htmlElement('script', {}, [
+        builder.text(builder.literal(compile(elNode.bodyText)))
+    ]);
+};
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diff --git a/test/autotests/render/bodyText/tags/test-bodyText/marko-tag.json b/test/autotests/render/bodyText/tags/test-bodyText/marko-tag.json
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index 000000000..f505648ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autotests/render/bodyText/tags/test-bodyText/marko-tag.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "code-generator": "./code-generator",
+    "body": "static-text",
+    "preserve-whitespace": true
+}
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diff --git a/test/autotests/render/bodyText/template.marko b/test/autotests/render/bodyText/template.marko
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index 000000000..488dec02c
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+++ b/test/autotests/render/bodyText/template.marko
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+<test-bodyText>
+    <div>Foo</div>
+</test-bodyText>
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diff --git a/test/autotests/render/bodyText/test.js b/test/autotests/render/bodyText/test.js
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index 000000000..fd8ffe152
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+++ b/test/autotests/render/bodyText/test.js
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+exports.templateData = {
+    name: 'John'
+};