diff --git a/doc/component.md b/doc/component.md
index 4905e206..0c4acdaf 100644
--- a/doc/component.md
+++ b/doc/component.md
@@ -928,6 +928,21 @@ is not allowed. A workaround could be to wrap the content in a div:
 </div>
 ```
 
+Default slot: the first element inside the widget which is not a named slot will
+be considered the `default` slot. For example:
+
+```xml
+<div t-name="Parent">
+  <t t-widget="Child">
+    <span>some content</span>
+  </t>
+</div>
+
+<div t-name="Child">
+  <t t-slot="default"/>
+</div>
+```
+
 ### Asynchronous Rendering
 
 Working with asynchronous code always adds a lot of complexity to a system. Whenever
diff --git a/src/qweb_extensions.ts b/src/qweb_extensions.ts
index cdc7b737..28034076 100644
--- a/src/qweb_extensions.ts
+++ b/src/qweb_extensions.ts
@@ -508,7 +508,11 @@ QWeb.addDirective({
     ctx.addLine(`let _${dummyID}_index = c${ctx.parentNode}.length;`);
     if (async) {
       ctx.addLine(`const patchQueue${widgetID} = [];`);
-      ctx.addLine(`c${ctx.parentNode}.push(w${widgetID} && w${widgetID}.__owl__.pvnode || null);`);
+      ctx.addLine(
+        `c${
+          ctx.parentNode
+        }.push(w${widgetID} && w${widgetID}.__owl__.pvnode || null);`
+      );
     } else {
       ctx.addLine(`c${ctx.parentNode}.push(null);`);
     }
@@ -543,17 +547,26 @@ QWeb.addDirective({
     );
 
     // SLOTS
-    const slotNodes = node.querySelectorAll("[t-set]");
-    if (slotNodes.length) {
+    if (node.childElementCount) {
+      const clone = <Element>node.cloneNode(true);
+      const slotNodes = clone.querySelectorAll("[t-set]");
       const slotId = qweb.nextSlotId++;
-      for (let i = 0, length = slotNodes.length; i < length; i++) {
-        const slotNode = slotNodes[i];
-        const key = slotNode.getAttribute("t-set")!;
-        slotNode.removeAttribute("t-set");
-        const slotFn = qweb._compile(`slot_${key}_template`, slotNode);
-        qweb.slots[`${slotId}_${key}`] = slotFn.bind(qweb);
-      }
       ctx.addLine(`w${widgetID}.__owl__.slotId = ${slotId};`);
+      if (slotNodes.length) {
+        for (let i = 0, length = slotNodes.length; i < length; i++) {
+          const slotNode = slotNodes[i];
+          slotNode.parentElement!.removeChild(slotNode);
+          const key = slotNode.getAttribute("t-set")!;
+          slotNode.removeAttribute("t-set");
+          const slotFn = qweb._compile(`slot_${key}_template`, slotNode);
+          qweb.slots[`${slotId}_${key}`] = slotFn.bind(qweb);
+        }
+      }
+      if (clone.childElementCount) {
+        const content = clone.children[0];
+        const slotFn = qweb._compile(`slot_default_template`, content);
+        qweb.slots[`${slotId}_default`] = slotFn.bind(qweb);
+      }
     }
 
     ctx.addLine(`def${defID} = w${widgetID}._prepare();`);
diff --git a/tests/component.test.ts b/tests/component.test.ts
index 57efd19d..e85adb9a 100644
--- a/tests/component.test.ts
+++ b/tests/component.test.ts
@@ -3148,4 +3148,27 @@ describe("t-model directive", () => {
     expect(comp.state.number).toBe("invalid");
     expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe("<div><input><span>invalid</span></div>");
   });
+
+  test("content is the default slot", async () => {
+    env.qweb.addTemplates(`
+        <templates>
+          <div t-name="Parent">
+             <t t-widget="Dialog">
+                <span>sts rocks</span>
+             </t>
+          </div>
+          <div t-name="Dialog"><t t-slot="default"/></div>
+        </templates>
+    `);
+    class Dialog extends Widget {}
+    class Parent extends Widget {
+      widgets = { Dialog };
+    }
+    const parent = new Parent(env);
+    await parent.mount(fixture);
+
+    expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe(
+      "<div><div><span>sts rocks</span></div></div>"
+    );
+  });
 });