diff --git a/src/browser/dump.zig b/src/browser/dump.zig
index 73ebe42b..e1feb57f 100644
--- a/src/browser/dump.zig
+++ b/src/browser/dump.zig
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ pub fn root(opts: RootOpts, writer: *std.Io.Writer, page: *Page) !void {
 
 pub fn deep(node: *Node, opts: Opts, writer: *std.Io.Writer, page: *Page) error{WriteFailed}!void {
     switch (node._type) {
-        .cdata => |cd| try writer.writeAll(cd.getData()),
+        .cdata => |cd| try writeEscapedText(cd.getData(), writer),
         .element => |el| {
             if (shouldStripElement(el, opts)) {
                 return;
@@ -211,3 +211,35 @@ fn shouldStripElement(el: *const Node.Element, opts: Opts) bool {
 
     return false;
 }
+
+fn writeEscapedText(text: []const u8, writer: *std.Io.Writer) !void {
+    // Fast path: if no special characters, write directly
+    const first_special = std.mem.indexOfAny(u8, text, "&<>") orelse {
+        return writer.writeAll(text);
+    };
+
+    try writer.writeAll(text[0..first_special]);
+    try writer.writeAll(switch (text[first_special]) {
+        '&' => "&amp;",
+        '<' => "&lt;",
+        '>' => "&gt;",
+        else => unreachable,
+    });
+
+    // Process remaining text
+    var remaining = text[first_special + 1 ..];
+    while (std.mem.indexOfAny(u8, remaining, "&<>")) |offset| {
+        try writer.writeAll(remaining[0..offset]);
+        try writer.writeAll(switch (remaining[offset]) {
+            '&' => "&amp;",
+            '<' => "&lt;",
+            '>' => "&gt;",
+            else => unreachable,
+        });
+        remaining = remaining[offset + 1 ..];
+    }
+
+    if (remaining.len > 0) {
+        try writer.writeAll(remaining);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/browser/tests/element/inner.html b/src/browser/tests/element/inner.html
index da2aa5c6..b8023122 100644
--- a/src/browser/tests/element/inner.html
+++ b/src/browser/tests/element/inner.html
@@ -129,3 +129,36 @@
   d1.innerHTML = '<div><br><hr><img src="x.png"></div>';
   testing.expectEqual('<div><br><hr><img src="x.png"></div>', d1.innerHTML);
 </script>
+
+<script id=innerText>
+  // Get innerText from element
+  d1.innerHTML = 'hello <em>world</em>';
+  testing.expectEqual('hello world', d1.innerText);
+
+  // Set innerText - should replace children with text node
+  d1.innerText = 'only text';
+  testing.expectEqual('only text', d1.innerText);
+  testing.expectEqual('only text', d1.innerHTML);
+
+  // innerText does NOT parse HTML (unlike innerHTML)
+  d1.innerText = 'hello <div>world</div><b>!!</b>';
+  testing.expectEqual('hello <div>world</div><b>!!</b>', d1.innerText);
+  console.warn(d1.innerHTML);
+  testing.expectEqual('hello &lt;div&gt;world&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;!!&lt;/b&gt;', d1.innerHTML);
+
+  // Setting empty string clears children
+  d1.innerText = '';
+  testing.expectEqual('', d1.innerText);
+  testing.expectEqual('', d1.innerHTML);
+
+  // innerText with nested elements
+  d1.innerHTML = '<div>hello <span>beautiful</span> world</div>';
+  testing.expectEqual('hello beautiful world', d1.innerText);
+
+  // Setting innerText removes all previous children including elements
+  d1.innerHTML = '<div><p><a id=link2>hi</a></p></div>';
+  testing.expectEqual('hi', d1.innerText);
+  d1.innerText = 'new content';
+  testing.expectEqual('new content', d1.innerText);
+  testing.expectEqual(null, $('#link2'));
+</script>
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/Element.zig b/src/browser/webapi/Element.zig
index 9bf36ab3..40240953 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/Element.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/Element.zig
@@ -229,6 +229,26 @@ pub fn getInnerText(self: *Element, writer: *std.Io.Writer) !void {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn setInnerText(self: *Element, text: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
+    const parent = self.asNode();
+
+    // Remove all existing children
+    page.domChanged();
+    var it = parent.childrenIterator();
+    while (it.next()) |child| {
+        page.removeNode(parent, child, .{ .will_be_reconnected = false });
+    }
+
+    // Fast path: skip if text is empty
+    if (text.len == 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Create and append text node
+    const text_node = try page.createTextNode(text);
+    try page.appendNode(parent, text_node, .{ .child_already_connected = false });
+}
+
 pub fn getOuterHTML(self: *Element, writer: *std.Io.Writer, page: *Page) !void {
     const dump = @import("../dump.zig");
     return dump.deep(self.asNode(), .{ .shadow = .skip }, writer, page);
@@ -913,7 +933,7 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
     }
     pub const namespaceURI = bridge.accessor(Element.getNamespaceURI, null, .{});
 
-    pub const innerText = bridge.accessor(_innerText, null, .{});
+    pub const innerText = bridge.accessor(_innerText, Element.setInnerText, .{});
     fn _innerText(self: *Element, page: *const Page) ![]const u8 {
         var buf = std.Io.Writer.Allocating.init(page.call_arena);
         try self.getInnerText(&buf.writer);