diff --git a/src/qweb/qweb.ts b/src/qweb/qweb.ts
index 3a9565ff..aa6478d9 100644
--- a/src/qweb/qweb.ts
+++ b/src/qweb/qweb.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,26 @@ function isComponent(obj) {
   return obj && obj.hasOwnProperty("__owl__");
 }
 
+class VDomArray extends Array {
+  toString() {
+    return vDomToString(this);
+  }
+}
+
+function vDomToString(vdom: VNode[]): string {
+  return vdom
+    .map((vnode) => {
+      if (vnode.sel) {
+        const node = document.createElement(vnode.sel);
+        const result = patch(node, vnode);
+        return (<HTMLElement>result.elm).outerHTML;
+      } else {
+        return vnode.text;
+      }
+    })
+    .join("");
+}
+
 const UTILS: Utils = {
   zero: Symbol("zero"),
   toObj(expr) {
@@ -111,20 +131,8 @@ const UTILS: Utils = {
   addNameSpace(vnode) {
     addNS(vnode.data, vnode.children, vnode.sel);
   },
-  VDomArray: class VDomArray extends Array {},
-  vDomToString: function (vdom: VNode[]): string {
-    return vdom
-      .map((vnode) => {
-        if (vnode.sel) {
-          const node = document.createElement(vnode.sel);
-          const result = patch(node, vnode);
-          return (<HTMLElement>result.elm).outerHTML;
-        } else {
-          return vnode.text;
-        }
-      })
-      .join("");
-  },
+  VDomArray,
+  vDomToString,
   getComponent(obj) {
     while (obj && !isComponent(obj)) {
       obj = obj.__proto__;
diff --git a/tests/component/__snapshots__/component.test.ts.snap b/tests/component/__snapshots__/component.test.ts.snap
index 28108bf8..c5d2f542 100644
--- a/tests/component/__snapshots__/component.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/component/__snapshots__/component.test.ts.snap
@@ -1405,6 +1405,47 @@ exports[`other directives with t-component t-set outside modified in t-foreach 1
 }"
 `;
 
+exports[`props evaluation  t-set with a body expression can be used as textual prop 1`] = `
+"function anonymous(context, extra
+) {
+    // Template name: \\"__template__2\\"
+    let utils = this.constructor.utils;
+    let QWeb = this.constructor;
+    let parent = context;
+    let scope = Object.create(context);
+    let h = this.h;
+    let c1 = [], p1 = {key:1};
+    let vn1 = h('div', p1, c1);
+    let c2 = new utils.VDomArray();
+    c2.push({text: \`42\`});
+    scope.abc = c2
+    // Component 'Child'
+    let w3 = '__4__' in parent.__owl__.cmap ? parent.__owl__.children[parent.__owl__.cmap['__4__']] : false;
+    let props3 = {val:scope.abc};
+    if (w3 && w3.__owl__.currentFiber && !w3.__owl__.vnode) {
+        w3.destroy();
+        w3 = false;
+    }
+    if (w3) {
+        w3.__updateProps(props3, extra.fiber, undefined);
+        let pvnode = w3.__owl__.pvnode;
+        c1.push(pvnode);
+    } else {
+        let componentKey3 = \`Child\`;
+        let W3 = context.constructor.components[componentKey3] || QWeb.components[componentKey3]|| scope['Child'];
+        if (!W3) {throw new Error('Cannot find the definition of component \\"' + componentKey3 + '\\"')}
+        w3 = new W3(parent, props3);
+        parent.__owl__.cmap['__4__'] = w3.__owl__.id;
+        let fiber = w3.__prepare(extra.fiber, undefined, () => { const vnode = fiber.vnode; pvnode.sel = vnode.sel; });
+        let pvnode = h('dummy', {key: '__4__', hook: {remove() {},destroy(vn) {w3.destroy();}}});
+        c1.push(pvnode);
+        w3.__owl__.pvnode = pvnode;
+    }
+    w3.__owl__.parentLastFiberId = extra.fiber.id;
+    return vn1;
+}"
+`;
+
 exports[`random stuff/miscellaneous can inject values in tagged templates 1`] = `
 "function anonymous(context, extra
 ) {
diff --git a/tests/component/component.test.ts b/tests/component/component.test.ts
index 27e1ed0f..e018d6f7 100644
--- a/tests/component/component.test.ts
+++ b/tests/component/component.test.ts
@@ -1725,6 +1725,48 @@ describe("props evaluation ", () => {
     await widget.mount(fixture);
     expect(normalize(fixture.innerHTML)).toBe("<div><span>42</span></div>");
   });
+
+  test("t-set with a body expression can be used as textual prop", async () => {
+    class Child extends Component {
+      static template = xml`<span t-esc="props.val"/>`;
+    }
+    class Parent extends Component {
+      static components = { Child };
+      static template = xml`
+        <div>
+          <t t-set="abc">42</t>
+          <Child val="abc"/>
+        </div>`;
+    }
+
+    const widget = new Parent();
+    await widget.mount(fixture);
+    expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe("<div><span>42</span></div>");
+    expect(env.qweb.templates[Parent.template].fn.toString()).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  test("t-set with a body expression can be passed in props, and then t-raw", async () => {
+    class Child extends Component {
+      static template = xml`
+        <span>
+          <t t-esc="props.val"/>
+          <t t-raw="props.val"/>
+        </span>`;
+    }
+    class Parent extends Component {
+      static components = { Child };
+      static template = xml`
+        <div>
+          <t t-set="abc"><p>43</p></t>
+          <Child val="abc"/>
+        </div>`;
+    }
+
+    const widget = new Parent();
+    await widget.mount(fixture);
+    expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe("<div><span>&lt;p&gt;4343&lt;/p&gt;<p>43</p></span></div>");
+  });
+
 });
 
 describe("other directives with t-component", () => {