diff --git a/txexpr/base.rkt b/txexpr/base.rkt
index cf25b78..999e777 100644
--- a/txexpr/base.rkt
+++ b/txexpr/base.rkt
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
 (define+provide+safe (->txexpr-attr-value x)
   (can-be-txexpr-attr-value? . -> . txexpr-attr-value?)
   (unless (can-be-txexpr-attr-value? x)
-      (raise-argument-error '->txexpr-attr-value "can-be-txexpr-attr-value?" x))
+    (raise-argument-error '->txexpr-attr-value "can-be-txexpr-attr-value?" x))
   (->string x))
 
 
@@ -352,16 +352,21 @@
       (cdata #f #f x)
       x))
 
+;; but treat CDATA strings correctly anyhow, because that's friendly
+(define (cdata-string? x)
+  (and (string? x) (regexp-match #rx"^<!\\[CDATA\\[.*\\]\\]>$" x) #t))
 
 (define+provide+safe (xexpr->html x)
   (xexpr? . -> . string?)
   (xexpr->string
    (let loop ([x x])
-     (if (txexpr? x)
-         (let*-values ([(tag attrs elements) (txexpr->values x)]
-                       [(proc) (if (memq tag '(script style))
-                                   ->cdata
-                                   loop)])
-           ;; a little faster than `txexpr` since we know the pieces are valid
-           (txexpr-unsafe tag attrs (map proc elements)))
-         x))))
+     (cond
+       [(txexpr? x)
+        (let*-values ([(tag attrs elements) (txexpr->values x)]
+                      [(proc) (if (memq tag '(script style))
+                                  ->cdata
+                                  loop)])
+          ;; a little faster than `txexpr` since we know the pieces are valid
+          (txexpr-unsafe tag attrs (map proc elements)))]
+       [(cdata-string? x) (->cdata x)]
+       [else x]))))
diff --git a/txexpr/tests.rkt b/txexpr/tests.rkt
index bd3dfc8..d47af43 100644
--- a/txexpr/tests.rkt
+++ b/txexpr/tests.rkt
@@ -220,4 +220,7 @@
  (check-false (findf-txexpr split-this-tx false-pred))
  
  (check-equal? (xexpr->html '(root (script "3 > 2") "Why is 3 > 2?"))
-               "<root><script>3 > 2</script>Why is 3 &gt; 2?</root>"))
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+               "<root><script>3 > 2</script>Why is 3 &gt; 2?</root>")
+
+ (check-equal? (xexpr->html '(root (div "<![CDATA[3 > 2]]>") "Why is 3 > 2?"))
+               "<root><div><![CDATA[3 > 2]]></div>Why is 3 &gt; 2?</root>"))
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