diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/core/tests/render-api.spec.tsx b/packages/qwik/src/core/tests/render-api.spec.tsx
index fc48a7fe972..e6ffe3ad3af 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/core/tests/render-api.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/core/tests/render-api.spec.tsx
@@ -437,6 +437,43 @@ describe('render api', () => {
             '(window.qwikevents||(window.qwikevents=[]))'
           );
         });
+        it('should not render inside template', async () => {
+          const bigText = 'hello world '.repeat(3000); // ~30kB of text
+          const result = await renderToStringAndSetPlatform(
+            <div>
+              <Counter />
+              <table>
+                <tbody>
+                  <tr>
+                    <td>
+                      <template>
+                        <div>{bigText}</div>
+                        {bigText}
+                      </template>
+                    </td>
+                  </tr>
+                  <tr>
+                    <td>Before here is safe</td>
+                  </tr>
+                </tbody>
+              </table>
+            </div>,
+            {
+              containerTagName: 'div',
+              qwikLoader: 'inline',
+            }
+          );
+          const document = createDocument({ html: result.html });
+          expect(document.querySelectorAll('script[id=qwikloader]')).toHaveLength(1);
+          const notQwikLoaderScriptElement = document.body.firstChild?.lastChild
+            ?.previousSibling as HTMLElement;
+          expect(notQwikLoaderScriptElement?.id).not.toEqual('qwikloader');
+          // qwik events should still be the last script of body
+          const eventsScriptElement = document.body.lastChild as HTMLElement;
+          expect(eventsScriptElement.textContent).toContain(
+            '(window.qwikevents||(window.qwikevents=[]))'
+          );
+        });
       });
       it('should support never render', async () => {
         const result = await renderToStringAndSetPlatform(<Counter />, {
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/server/ssr-container.ts b/packages/qwik/src/server/ssr-container.ts
index 0e2bb3b5f2a..730806853cd 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/server/ssr-container.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/server/ssr-container.ts
@@ -380,6 +380,8 @@ class SSRContainer extends _SharedContainer implements ISSRContainer {
     return this.closeElement();
   }
 
+  private $noScriptHere$ = 0;
+
   /** Renders opening tag for DOM element */
   openElement(
     elementName: string,
@@ -387,9 +389,15 @@ class SSRContainer extends _SharedContainer implements ISSRContainer {
     constAttrs?: SsrAttrs | null,
     currentFile?: string | null
   ): string | undefined {
-    if (this.qlInclude === QwikLoaderInclude.Inline && this.size > 30 * 1024) {
-      // We waited long enough, on slow connections the page is already partially visible
-      this.emitQwikLoaderInline();
+    if (this.qlInclude === QwikLoaderInclude.Inline) {
+      if (this.$noScriptHere$ === 0 && this.size > 30 * 1024) {
+        // We waited long enough, on slow connections the page is already partially visible
+        this.emitQwikLoaderInline();
+      }
+      // keep track of noscript and template
+      else if (elementName === 'noscript' || elementName === 'template') {
+        this.$noScriptHere$++;
+      }
     }
 
     let innerHTML: string | undefined = undefined;
@@ -482,6 +490,12 @@ class SSRContainer extends _SharedContainer implements ISSRContainer {
       this.write('>');
     }
     this.lastNode = null;
+    if (this.qlInclude === QwikLoaderInclude.Inline) {
+      // keep track of noscript and template
+      if (elementName === 'noscript' || elementName === 'template') {
+        this.$noScriptHere$--;
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   /** Writes opening data to vNodeData for fragment boundaries */
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/server/tag-nesting.ts b/packages/qwik/src/server/tag-nesting.ts
index dde7787fb90..b1a35036682 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/server/tag-nesting.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/server/tag-nesting.ts
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ function isInTable(text: string): TagNesting {
     case 'tbody':
     case 'tfoot':
       return TagNesting.TABLE_BODY;
+    case 'script':
+      return TagNesting.TEXT;
     default:
       return TagNesting.NOT_ALLOWED;
   }
@@ -232,6 +234,8 @@ function isInTableBody(text: string): TagNesting {
   switch (text) {
     case 'tr':
       return TagNesting.TABLE_ROW;
+    case 'script':
+      return TagNesting.TEXT;
     default:
       return TagNesting.NOT_ALLOWED;
   }
@@ -242,6 +246,8 @@ function isInTableRow(text: string): TagNesting {
     case 'td':
     case 'th':
       return TagNesting.ANYTHING;
+    case 'script':
+      return TagNesting.TEXT;
     default:
       return TagNesting.NOT_ALLOWED;
   }
@@ -251,6 +257,8 @@ function isInTableColGroup(text: string): TagNesting {
   switch (text) {
     case 'col':
       return TagNesting.EMPTY;
+    case 'script':
+      return TagNesting.TEXT;
     default:
       return TagNesting.NOT_ALLOWED;
   }
@@ -262,6 +270,8 @@ function isInPicture(text: string): TagNesting {
       return TagNesting.EMPTY;
     case 'img':
       return TagNesting.EMPTY;
+    case 'script':
+      return TagNesting.TEXT;
     default:
       return TagNesting.NOT_ALLOWED;
   }
@@ -331,7 +341,6 @@ function isInPhrasing(text: string, allowInput: boolean): TagNesting {
     case 'ruby':
     case 's':
     case 'samp':
-    case 'script':
     case 'select':
     case 'slot':
     case 'small':
@@ -346,6 +355,7 @@ function isInPhrasing(text: string, allowInput: boolean): TagNesting {
     case 'video':
     case 'wbr':
       return allowInput ? TagNesting.PHRASING_ANY : TagNesting.PHRASING_INSIDE_INPUT;
+    case 'script':
     case 'style':
       return TagNesting.TEXT;
     case 'picture':