diff --git a/src/client/packages/idom-client-react/src/components.js b/src/client/packages/idom-client-react/src/components.js
index 9383e1f5f..5caed180e 100644
--- a/src/client/packages/idom-client-react/src/components.js
+++ b/src/client/packages/idom-client-react/src/components.js
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ export function Element({ model }) {
     } else {
       return null;
     }
+  } else if (model.tagName == "script") {
+    return html`<${ScriptElement} script=${model.children[0]} />`;
   } else if (model.importSource) {
     return html`<${ImportedElement} model=${model} />`;
   } else {
@@ -56,6 +58,12 @@ function StandardElement({ model }) {
   );
 }
 
+function ScriptElement({ script }) {
+  const el = React.useRef();
+  React.useEffect(eval(script), [script]);
+  return null;
+}
+
 function ImportedElement({ model }) {
   const layoutContext = React.useContext(LayoutContext);
 
diff --git a/src/idom/html.py b/src/idom/html.py
index 2dc9a22e6..64536595e 100644
--- a/src/idom/html.py
+++ b/src/idom/html.py
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@
 - :func:`template`
 """
 
+from .core.proto import VdomDict
 from .core.vdom import make_vdom_constructor
 
 
@@ -247,7 +248,21 @@
 # Scripting
 canvas = make_vdom_constructor("canvas")
 noscript = make_vdom_constructor("noscript")
-script = make_vdom_constructor("script")
+
+
+def script(content: str) -> VdomDict:
+    """Create a new `<{script}> <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/script>`__ element.
+
+    Parameters:
+        content:
+            The text of the script should evaluate to a function. This function will be
+            called when the script is initially created or when the content of the
+            script changes. The function may optionally return a teardown function that
+            is called when the script element is removed from the tree, or when the
+            script content changes.
+    """
+    return {"tagName": "script", "children": [content]}
+
 
 # Demarcating edits
 del_ = make_vdom_constructor("del")
diff --git a/tests/test_html.py b/tests/test_html.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d62e7a954
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_html.py
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+from idom import component, html, use_state
+from idom.utils import Ref
+
+
+def use_toggle():
+    state, set_state = use_state(True)
+    return state, lambda: set_state(not state)
+
+
+def use_counter():
+    state, set_state = use_state(1)
+    return state, lambda: set_state(state + 1)
+
+
+def test_script_mount_unmount(driver, driver_wait, display):
+    toggle_is_mounted = Ref()
+
+    @component
+    def Root():
+        is_mounted, toggle_is_mounted.current = use_toggle()
+        if is_mounted:
+            el = HasScript()
+        else:
+            el = html.div()
+
+        return html.div(
+            html.div({"id": "mount-state", "data-value": False}),
+            el,
+        )
+
+    @component
+    def HasScript():
+        return html.script(
+            """() => {
+                const mapping = {"false": false, "true": true};
+                const mountStateEl = document.getElementById("mount-state");
+                mountStateEl.setAttribute(
+                    "data-value", !mapping[mountStateEl.getAttribute("data-value")]);
+                return () => mountStateEl.setAttribute(
+                    "data-value", !mapping[mountStateEl.getAttribute("data-value")]);
+            }"""
+        )
+
+    display(Root)
+
+    mount_state = driver.find_element("id", "mount-state")
+
+    driver_wait.until(lambda d: mount_state.get_attribute("data-value") == "true")
+
+    toggle_is_mounted.current()
+
+    driver_wait.until(lambda d: mount_state.get_attribute("data-value") == "false")
+
+    toggle_is_mounted.current()
+
+    driver_wait.until(lambda d: mount_state.get_attribute("data-value") == "true")
+
+
+def test_script_re_run_on_content_change(driver, driver_wait, display):
+    incr_count = Ref()
+
+    @component
+    def HasScript():
+        count, incr_count.current = use_counter()
+        return html.div(
+            html.div({"id": "mount-count", "data-value": 0}),
+            html.div({"id": "unmount-count", "data-value": 0}),
+            html.script(
+                f"""() => {{
+                    const mountCountEl = document.getElementById("mount-count");
+                    const unmountCountEl = document.getElementById("unmount-count");
+                    mountCountEl.setAttribute("data-value", {count});
+                    return () => unmountCountEl.setAttribute("data-value", {count});;
+                }}"""
+            ),
+        )
+
+    display(HasScript)
+
+    mount_count = driver.find_element("id", "mount-count")
+    unmount_count = driver.find_element("id", "unmount-count")
+
+    driver_wait.until(lambda d: mount_count.get_attribute("data-value") == "1")
+    driver_wait.until(lambda d: unmount_count.get_attribute("data-value") == "0")
+
+    incr_count.current()
+
+    driver_wait.until(lambda d: mount_count.get_attribute("data-value") == "2")
+    driver_wait.until(lambda d: unmount_count.get_attribute("data-value") == "1")
+
+    incr_count.current()
+
+    driver_wait.until(lambda d: mount_count.get_attribute("data-value") == "3")
+    driver_wait.until(lambda d: unmount_count.get_attribute("data-value") == "2")