diff --git a/src/browser/Page.zig b/src/browser/Page.zig
index dedb2a6e..78195490 100644
--- a/src/browser/Page.zig
+++ b/src/browser/Page.zig
@@ -2908,9 +2908,12 @@ fn nodeIsReady(self: *Page, comptime from_parser: bool, node: *Node) !void {
     }
     if (node.is(Element.Html.Script)) |script| {
         if ((comptime from_parser == false) and script._src.len == 0) {
-            // script was added via JavaScript, but without a src, don't try
-            // to execute it (we'll execute it if/when the src is set)
-            return;
+            // Script was added via JavaScript without a src attribute.
+            // Only skip if it has no inline content either — scripts with
+            // textContent/text should still execute per spec.
+            if (node.firstChild() == null) {
+                return;
+            }
         }
 
         self.scriptAddedCallback(from_parser, script) catch |err| {
diff --git a/src/browser/tests/element/html/script/dynamic_inline.html b/src/browser/tests/element/html/script/dynamic_inline.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d5cb60f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/browser/tests/element/html/script/dynamic_inline.html
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<head></head>
+<script src="../../../testing.js"></script>
+
+<script id=textContent_inline>
+  window.inline_executed = false;
+  const s1 = document.createElement('script');
+  s1.textContent = 'window.inline_executed = true;';
+  document.head.appendChild(s1);
+  testing.expectTrue(window.inline_executed);
+</script>
+
+<script id=text_property_inline>
+  window.text_executed = false;
+  const s2 = document.createElement('script');
+  s2.text = 'window.text_executed = true;';
+  document.head.appendChild(s2);
+  testing.expectTrue(window.text_executed);
+</script>
+
+<script id=innerHTML_inline>
+  window.innerHTML_executed = false;
+  const s3 = document.createElement('script');
+  s3.innerHTML = 'window.innerHTML_executed = true;';
+  document.head.appendChild(s3);
+  testing.expectTrue(window.innerHTML_executed);
+</script>
+
+<script id=no_double_execute_inline>
+  window.inline_counter = 0;
+  const s4 = document.createElement('script');
+  s4.textContent = 'window.inline_counter++;';
+  document.head.appendChild(s4);
+  document.head.appendChild(s4);
+  testing.expectEqual(1, window.inline_counter);
+</script>
+
+<script id=empty_script_no_execute>
+  window.empty_ran = false;
+  const s5 = document.createElement('script');
+  document.head.appendChild(s5);
+  testing.expectFalse(window.empty_ran);
+</script>
+
+<script id=module_inline>
+  window.module_executed = false;
+  const s6 = document.createElement('script');
+  s6.type = 'module';
+  s6.textContent = 'window.module_executed = true;';
+  document.head.appendChild(s6);
+  testing.eventually(() => {
+    testing.expectTrue(window.module_executed);
+  });
+</script>
