diff --git a/leptos_hot_reload/Cargo.toml b/leptos_hot_reload/Cargo.toml
index afaed4667..afa193fd0 100644
--- a/leptos_hot_reload/Cargo.toml
+++ b/leptos_hot_reload/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ syn = { version = "2.0", features = [
   "printing",
 ] }
 quote = "1.0"
-rstml = "0.11.2"
+rstml = "0.12.0"
 proc-macro2 = { version = "1.0", features = ["span-locations", "nightly"] }
 parking_lot = "0.12.3"
 walkdir = "2.5"
diff --git a/leptos_hot_reload/src/parsing.rs b/leptos_hot_reload/src/parsing.rs
index 697b0d538..e14f80196 100644
--- a/leptos_hot_reload/src/parsing.rs
+++ b/leptos_hot_reload/src/parsing.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use rstml::node::{NodeElement, NodeName};
+use rstml::node::{CustomNode, NodeElement, NodeName};
 
 /// Converts `syn::Block` to simple expression
 ///
@@ -65,6 +65,6 @@ pub fn is_component_tag_name(name: &NodeName) -> bool {
 }
 
 #[must_use]
-pub fn is_component_node(node: &NodeElement) -> bool {
+pub fn is_component_node(node: &NodeElement<impl CustomNode>) -> bool {
     is_component_tag_name(node.name())
 }
diff --git a/leptos_macro/Cargo.toml b/leptos_macro/Cargo.toml
index c96ecc3d8..fdba5e3d5 100644
--- a/leptos_macro/Cargo.toml
+++ b/leptos_macro/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ proc-macro-error = { version = "1.0", default-features = false }
 proc-macro2 = "1.0"
 quote = "1.0"
 syn = { version = "2.0", features = ["full"] }
-rstml = "0.11.2"
+rstml = "0.12.0"
 leptos_hot_reload = { workspace = true }
 server_fn_macro = { workspace = true }
 convert_case = "0.6.0"
diff --git a/leptos_macro/src/lib.rs b/leptos_macro/src/lib.rs
index c0f7b4b44..bce5a1092 100644
--- a/leptos_macro/src/lib.rs
+++ b/leptos_macro/src/lib.rs
@@ -306,10 +306,17 @@ pub fn view(tokens: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
         global_class.as_ref(),
         normalized_call_site(proc_macro::Span::call_site()),
     );
+
+    // The allow lint needs to be put here instead of at the expansion of
+    // view::attribute_value(). Adding this next to the expanded expression
+    // seems to break rust-analyzer, but it works when the allow is put here.
     quote! {
         {
-            #(#errors;)*
-            #nodes_output
+            #[allow(unused_braces)]
+            {
+                #(#errors;)*
+                #nodes_output
+            }
         }
     }
     .into()
diff --git a/leptos_macro/src/view/component_builder.rs b/leptos_macro/src/view/component_builder.rs
index baeb02b1a..2c85f5b77 100644
--- a/leptos_macro/src/view/component_builder.rs
+++ b/leptos_macro/src/view/component_builder.rs
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ use crate::view::attribute_absolute;
 use proc_macro2::{Ident, TokenStream, TokenTree};
 use quote::{format_ident, quote, quote_spanned};
 use rstml::node::{
-    KeyedAttributeValue, NodeAttribute, NodeBlock, NodeElement, NodeName,
+    CustomNode, KeyedAttributeValue, NodeAttribute, NodeBlock, NodeElement, NodeName
 };
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use syn::{spanned::Spanned, Expr, ExprPath, ExprRange, RangeLimits, Stmt};
 
 pub(crate) fn component_to_tokens(
-    node: &NodeElement,
+    node: &NodeElement<impl CustomNode>,
     global_class: Option<&TokenTree>,
 ) -> TokenStream {
     let name = node.name();
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ pub(crate) fn component_to_tokens(
                     }
                 }))
             } else if let NodeAttribute::Attribute(node) = attr {
-                attribute_absolute(node, idx >= spread_marker)
+                attribute_absolute(&node, idx >= spread_marker)
             } else {
                 None
             }
diff --git a/leptos_macro/src/view/mod.rs b/leptos_macro/src/view/mod.rs
index 77fbb7d56..ac075c6c0 100644
--- a/leptos_macro/src/view/mod.rs
+++ b/leptos_macro/src/view/mod.rs
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ use proc_macro2::{Ident, Span, TokenStream, TokenTree};
 use proc_macro_error::abort;
 use quote::{quote, quote_spanned, ToTokens};
 use rstml::node::{
-    KeyedAttribute, Node, NodeAttribute, NodeBlock, NodeElement, NodeName,
-    NodeNameFragment,
+    CustomNode, KVAttributeValue, KeyedAttribute, Node, NodeAttribute,
+    NodeBlock, NodeElement, NodeName, NodeNameFragment,
 };
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use syn::{
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ pub fn render_view(
 }
 
 fn element_children_to_tokens(
-    nodes: &[Node],
+    nodes: &[Node<impl CustomNode>],
     parent_type: TagType,
     parent_slots: Option<&mut HashMap<String, Vec<TokenStream>>>,
     global_class: Option<&TokenTree>,
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ fn element_children_to_tokens(
 }
 
 fn fragment_to_tokens(
-    nodes: &[Node],
+    nodes: &[Node<impl CustomNode>],
     parent_type: TagType,
     parent_slots: Option<&mut HashMap<String, Vec<TokenStream>>>,
     global_class: Option<&TokenTree>,
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ fn fragment_to_tokens(
 }
 
 fn children_to_tokens(
-    nodes: &[Node],
+    nodes: &[Node<impl CustomNode>],
     parent_type: TagType,
     parent_slots: Option<&mut HashMap<String, Vec<TokenStream>>>,
     global_class: Option<&TokenTree>,
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ fn children_to_tokens(
 }
 
 fn node_to_tokens(
-    node: &Node,
+    node: &Node<impl CustomNode>,
     parent_type: TagType,
     parent_slots: Option<&mut HashMap<String, Vec<TokenStream>>>,
     global_class: Option<&TokenTree>,
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ fn node_to_tokens(
             global_class,
             view_marker,
         ),
+        Node::Custom(node) => Some(node.to_token_stream()),
     }
 }
 
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ fn text_to_tokens(text: &LitStr) -> TokenStream {
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn element_to_tokens(
-    node: &NodeElement,
+    node: &NodeElement<impl CustomNode>,
     mut parent_type: TagType,
     parent_slots: Option<&mut HashMap<String, Vec<TokenStream>>>,
     global_class: Option<&TokenTree>,
@@ -298,7 +299,7 @@ pub(crate) fn element_to_tokens(
                     }
                 }
                 NodeAttribute::Attribute(node) => {
-                    if let Some(content) = attribute_absolute(node, true) {
+                    if let Some(content) = attribute_absolute(&node, true) {
                         attributes.push(content);
                     }
                 }
@@ -411,7 +412,7 @@ pub(crate) fn element_to_tokens(
     }
 }
 
-fn is_spread_marker(node: &NodeElement) -> bool {
+fn is_spread_marker(node: &NodeElement<impl CustomNode>) -> bool {
     match node.name() {
         NodeName::Block(block) => matches!(
             block.stmts.first(),
@@ -763,7 +764,7 @@ fn is_custom_element(tag: &str) -> bool {
     tag.contains('-')
 }
 
-fn is_self_closing(node: &NodeElement) -> bool {
+fn is_self_closing(node: &NodeElement<impl CustomNode>) -> bool {
     // self-closing tags
     // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Empty_element
     [
@@ -911,20 +912,40 @@ fn attribute_name(name: &NodeName) -> TokenStream {
 }
 
 fn attribute_value(attr: &KeyedAttribute) -> TokenStream {
-    match attr.value() {
-        Some(value) => {
-            if let Expr::Lit(lit) = value {
-                if cfg!(feature = "nightly") {
-                    if let Lit::Str(str) = &lit.lit {
-                        return quote! {
-                            ::leptos::tachys::view::static_types::Static::<#str>
-                        };
+    match attr.possible_value.to_value() {
+        None => quote! { true },
+        Some(value) => match &value.value {
+            KVAttributeValue::Expr(expr) => {
+                // value must be a block or literal
+                if !matches!(expr, Expr::Block(_) | Expr::Lit(_)) {
+                    emit_error!(
+                        expr.span(),
+                        "attribute values must be surrounded by braces or be literals";
+                        help = "wrap the expression in braces: {{{}}}", expr.to_token_stream(),
+                    )
+                }
+
+                if let Expr::Lit(lit) = expr {
+                    if cfg!(feature = "nightly") {
+                        if let Lit::Str(str) = &lit.lit {
+                            return quote! {
+                                ::leptos::tachys::view::static_types::Static::<#str>
+                            };
+                        }
                     }
                 }
+
+                quote! {
+                    {#expr}
+                }
             }
-            quote! { #value }
-        }
-        None => quote! { true },
+            // any value in braces: expand as-is to give proper r-a support
+            KVAttributeValue::InvalidBraced(block) => {
+                quote! {
+                    #block
+                }
+            }
+        },
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/leptos_macro/src/view/slot_helper.rs b/leptos_macro/src/view/slot_helper.rs
index 0f292a9ce..a9e4d59b8 100644
--- a/leptos_macro/src/view/slot_helper.rs
+++ b/leptos_macro/src/view/slot_helper.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ use super::{convert_to_snake_case, ident_from_tag_name};
 use crate::view::{fragment_to_tokens, TagType};
 use proc_macro2::{Ident, TokenStream, TokenTree};
 use quote::{format_ident, quote, quote_spanned};
-use rstml::node::{KeyedAttribute, NodeAttribute, NodeElement};
+use rstml::node::{CustomNode, KeyedAttribute, NodeAttribute, NodeElement};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use syn::spanned::Spanned;
 
 pub(crate) fn slot_to_tokens(
-    node: &NodeElement,
+    node: &NodeElement<impl CustomNode>,
     slot: &KeyedAttribute,
     parent_slots: Option<&mut HashMap<String, Vec<TokenStream>>>,
     global_class: Option<&TokenTree>,
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub(crate) fn slot_to_tokens(
 
     let attrs = node.attributes().iter().filter_map(|node| {
         if let NodeAttribute::Attribute(node) = node {
-            if is_slot(node) {
+            if is_slot(&node) {
                 None
             } else {
                 Some(node)
@@ -213,10 +213,10 @@ pub(crate) fn is_slot(node: &KeyedAttribute) -> bool {
     key == "slot" || key.starts_with("slot:")
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn get_slot(node: &NodeElement) -> Option<&KeyedAttribute> {
+pub(crate) fn get_slot(node: &NodeElement<impl CustomNode>) -> Option<&KeyedAttribute> {
     node.attributes().iter().find_map(|node| {
         if let NodeAttribute::Attribute(node) = node {
-            if is_slot(node) {
+            if is_slot(&node) {
                 Some(node)
             } else {
                 None