diff --git a/packages/dev-server/test/component-composition-runtime.test.ts b/packages/dev-server/test/component-composition-runtime.test.ts
index 204012a1..bd53ce5d 100644
--- a/packages/dev-server/test/component-composition-runtime.test.ts
+++ b/packages/dev-server/test/component-composition-runtime.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { basename, join } from "node:path";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { buildRouter } from "@wrnexus/router";
+import { resolveI18n } from "@wrnexus/i18n";
 import { createHandlers, type RuntimeDeps } from "../src/runtime.ts";
 
 const roots: string[] = [];
@@ -45,3 +46,29 @@ test("a component nested in another component's slot keeps its boundary", async
   expect(html).toContain('<b class="badge">x</b>');
   expect(html).not.toContain('data-component="Badge"');
 });
+
+test("translated text is present in the raw server response", async () => {
+  const root = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "wrnexus-ssr-i18n-"));
+  roots.push(root);
+  const app = join(root, "app");
+  mkdirSync(join(app, "pages"), { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(join(app, "pages/index.ts"), "export default () => '';\n");
+
+  const handlers = createHandlers({
+    mode: "development",
+    hmr: false,
+    router: buildRouter(app),
+    i18n: resolveI18n({ en: { nav: { title: "Navigation" } } }, { default: "en" }),
+    loadModule: async () => ({
+      default: () => '<nav><span data-t="nav.title"></span></nav>',
+    }),
+    getMiddleware: async () => [],
+    assets: { serve: async () => null },
+  } satisfies RuntimeDeps);
+
+  const response = await handlers.fetch(new Request("https://example.test/"), {
+    upgrade: () => false,
+  });
+  const html = await response!.text();
+  expect(html).toContain('<span data-t="nav.title">Navigation</span>');
+});