diff --git a/packages/docs/src/entry.ssr.tsx b/packages/docs/src/entry.ssr.tsx
index 74385c84d9c..7840ad731d3 100644
--- a/packages/docs/src/entry.ssr.tsx
+++ b/packages/docs/src/entry.ssr.tsx
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ import { Root } from './root';
 export function render(opts: RenderToStringOptions) {
   return renderToString(<Root />, {
     manifest,
-    qwikLoader: {
-      include: 'body',
-    },
     ...opts,
   });
 }
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/server/api.md b/packages/qwik/src/server/api.md
index b425fda5d9f..22999df59ba 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/server/api.md
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/server/api.md
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export interface RenderToStringOptions extends SerializeDocumentOptions {
     prefetchStrategy?: PrefetchStrategy | null;
     qwikLoader?: {
         events?: string[];
-        include?: boolean | 'body' | 'head';
+        include?: boolean | 'top' | 'bottom';
     };
     snapshot?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/server/prefetch-implementation.ts b/packages/qwik/src/server/prefetch-implementation.ts
index d491d32c1dc..94a999011dd 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/server/prefetch-implementation.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/server/prefetch-implementation.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type {
 
 export function applyPrefetchImplementation(
   doc: QwikDocument,
+  parentElm: Element,
   opts: RenderToStringOptions,
   prefetchResources: PrefetchResource[]
 ) {
@@ -19,21 +20,22 @@ export function applyPrefetchImplementation(
       prefetchImpl === 'link-preload-html' ||
       prefetchImpl === 'link-modulepreload-html'
     ) {
-      linkHtmlImplementation(doc, prefetchResources, prefetchImpl);
+      linkHtmlImplementation(doc, parentElm, prefetchResources, prefetchImpl);
     } else if (
       prefetchImpl === 'link-prefetch' ||
       prefetchImpl === 'link-preload' ||
       prefetchImpl === 'link-modulepreload'
     ) {
-      linkJsImplementation(doc, prefetchResources, prefetchImpl);
+      linkJsImplementation(doc, parentElm, prefetchResources, prefetchImpl);
     } else if (prefetchImpl === 'worker-fetch') {
-      workerFetchImplementation(doc, prefetchResources);
+      workerFetchImplementation(doc, parentElm, prefetchResources);
     }
   }
 }
 
 function linkHtmlImplementation(
   doc: QwikDocument,
+  parentElm: Element,
   prefetchResources: PrefetchResource[],
   prefetchImpl: PrefetchImplementation
 ) {
@@ -57,12 +59,13 @@ function linkHtmlImplementation(
       }
     }
 
-    doc.body.appendChild(linkElm);
+    parentElm.appendChild(linkElm);
   }
 }
 
 function linkJsImplementation(
   doc: QwikDocument,
+  parentElm: Element,
   prefetchResources: PrefetchResource[],
   prefetchImpl: PrefetchImplementation
 ) {
@@ -103,7 +106,7 @@ function linkJsImplementation(
   const script = doc.createElement('script');
   script.setAttribute('type', 'module');
   script.innerHTML = s;
-  doc.body.appendChild(script);
+  parentElm.appendChild(script);
 }
 
 function workerFetchScript() {
@@ -122,14 +125,18 @@ function workerFetchScript() {
   return s;
 }
 
-function workerFetchImplementation(doc: QwikDocument, prefetchResources: PrefetchResource[]) {
+function workerFetchImplementation(
+  doc: QwikDocument,
+  parentElm: Element,
+  prefetchResources: PrefetchResource[]
+) {
   let s = `const u=${JSON.stringify(flattenPrefetchResources(prefetchResources))};`;
   s += workerFetchScript();
 
   const script = doc.createElement('script');
   script.setAttribute('type', 'module');
   script.innerHTML = s;
-  doc.body.appendChild(script);
+  parentElm.appendChild(script);
 }
 
 export function flattenPrefetchResources(prefetchResources: PrefetchResource[]) {
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/server/render.ts b/packages/qwik/src/server/render.ts
index 840844d4a54..6c054699ce3 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/server/render.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/server/render.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { getPrefetchResources } from './prefetch-strategy';
 import { _createDocument } from './document';
 import type { SymbolMapper } from '../optimizer/src/types';
 import { getCanonicalSymbol } from '../core/import/qrl-class';
+import { isDocument } from '../core/util/element';
 
 /**
  * Creates a server-side `document`, renders to root node to the document,
@@ -19,43 +20,45 @@ import { getCanonicalSymbol } from '../core/import/qrl-class';
  */
 export async function renderToString(rootNode: any, opts: RenderToStringOptions = {}) {
   const createDocTimer = createTimer();
-  const doc = _createDocument(opts);
+  const doc = _createDocument(opts) as Document;
   const createDocTime = createDocTimer();
-
   const renderDocTimer = createTimer();
-  let rootEl: Element | Document = doc;
+  let root: Element | Document = doc;
   if (typeof opts.fragmentTagName === 'string') {
     if (opts.qwikLoader) {
-      opts.qwikLoader.include = false;
+      if (opts.qwikLoader.include === undefined) {
+        opts.qwikLoader.include = false;
+      }
     } else {
       opts.qwikLoader = { include: false };
     }
 
-    rootEl = doc.createElement(opts.fragmentTagName);
-    doc.body.appendChild(rootEl);
+    root = doc.createElement(opts.fragmentTagName);
+    doc.body.appendChild(root);
   }
+  const isFullDocument = isDocument(root);
   const mapper = computeSymbolMapper(opts.manifest);
-
   await setServerPlatform(doc, opts, mapper);
 
-  await render(doc, rootNode);
+  await render(root, rootNode);
   const renderDocTime = renderDocTimer();
 
   const buildBase = getBuildBase(opts);
-  const containerEl = getElement(doc);
+  const containerEl = getElement(root);
   containerEl.setAttribute('q:base', buildBase);
 
   let snapshotResult: SnapshotResult | null = null;
   if (opts.snapshot !== false) {
-    snapshotResult = pauseContainer(doc);
+    snapshotResult = pauseContainer(root);
   }
   const prefetchResources = getPrefetchResources(snapshotResult, opts, mapper);
+  const parentElm = isFullDocument ? doc.body : containerEl;
   if (prefetchResources.length > 0) {
-    applyPrefetchImplementation(doc, opts, prefetchResources);
+    applyPrefetchImplementation(doc, parentElm, opts, prefetchResources);
   }
 
   const includeLoader =
-    !opts.qwikLoader || opts.qwikLoader.include === undefined ? 'head' : opts.qwikLoader.include;
+    !opts.qwikLoader || opts.qwikLoader.include === undefined ? 'bottom' : opts.qwikLoader.include;
   if (includeLoader) {
     const qwikLoaderScript = getQwikLoaderScript({
       events: opts.qwikLoader?.events,
@@ -64,10 +67,12 @@ export async function renderToString(rootNode: any, opts: RenderToStringOptions
     const scriptElm = doc.createElement('script') as HTMLScriptElement;
     scriptElm.setAttribute('id', 'qwikloader');
     scriptElm.textContent = qwikLoaderScript;
-    if (includeLoader === 'body') {
-      doc.body.appendChild(scriptElm);
-    } else {
+    if (includeLoader === 'bottom') {
+      parentElm.appendChild(scriptElm);
+    } else if (isFullDocument) {
       doc.head.appendChild(scriptElm);
+    } else {
+      parentElm.insertBefore(scriptElm, parentElm.firstChild);
     }
   }
 
@@ -76,7 +81,7 @@ export async function renderToString(rootNode: any, opts: RenderToStringOptions
   const result: RenderToStringResult = {
     prefetchResources,
     snapshotResult,
-    html: serializeDocument(rootEl, opts),
+    html: serializeDocument(root, opts),
     timing: {
       createDocument: createDocTime,
       render: renderDocTime,
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/server/types.ts b/packages/qwik/src/server/types.ts
index 5444a475d1d..2879fb88933 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/server/types.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/server/types.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export interface RenderToStringOptions extends SerializeDocumentOptions {
   /**
    * Specifies if the Qwik Loader script is added to the document or not. Defaults to `{ include: true }`.
    */
-  qwikLoader?: { events?: string[]; include?: boolean | 'body' | 'head' };
+  qwikLoader?: { events?: string[]; include?: boolean | 'top' | 'bottom' };
 
   prefetchStrategy?: PrefetchStrategy | null;
   /**
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/testing/api.md b/packages/qwik/src/testing/api.md
index b425fda5d9f..22999df59ba 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/testing/api.md
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/testing/api.md
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export interface RenderToStringOptions extends SerializeDocumentOptions {
     prefetchStrategy?: PrefetchStrategy | null;
     qwikLoader?: {
         events?: string[];
-        include?: boolean | 'body' | 'head';
+        include?: boolean | 'top' | 'bottom';
     };
     snapshot?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/starters/apps/e2e/src/components/containers/container.tsx b/starters/apps/e2e/src/components/containers/container.tsx
index f42ff821e03..b6812da1c79 100644
--- a/starters/apps/e2e/src/components/containers/container.tsx
+++ b/starters/apps/e2e/src/components/containers/container.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export const Containers = component$(() => {
   );
 });
 
-export const Container = component$((props: ContainerProps) => {
+export const Container = component$(async (props: ContainerProps) => {
   useScopedStyles$(`
     .container {
       margin: 20px;
@@ -36,10 +36,9 @@ export const Container = component$((props: ContainerProps) => {
     }
   `);
   const url = `http://localhost:3300${props.url}?fragment&loader=false`;
-  // const { default: fetch } = await import('node-fetch');
-  // const res = await fetch(url);
-  // const html = await res.text();
-  const html = '';
+  const { default: fetch } = await import('node-fetch');
+  const res = await fetch(url);
+  const html = await res.text();
   return (
     <Host class="container">
       <div class="url">{url}</div>
diff --git a/starters/apps/e2e/src/entry.ssr.tsx b/starters/apps/e2e/src/entry.ssr.tsx
index 62ef5321479..75f51c5b245 100644
--- a/starters/apps/e2e/src/entry.ssr.tsx
+++ b/starters/apps/e2e/src/entry.ssr.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export function render(opts: RenderToStringOptions) {
       </>,
       {
         debug: true,
-        fragmentTagName: 'div',
+        fragmentTagName: 'container',
         qwikLoader: {
           include: url.searchParams.get('loader') !== 'false',
           events: ['click'],