diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/InlineComponent/index.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/InlineComponent/index.ts
index 10e934647f33..f3c2a2de93f8 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/InlineComponent/index.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/InlineComponent/index.ts
@@ -87,39 +87,41 @@ export default class InlineComponentWrapper extends Wrapper {
 					const slot_template = new SlotTemplateWrapper(renderer, block, this, child, strip_whitespace, next_sibling);
 					this.children.push(slot_template);
 					children.splice(i, 1);
-					continue;
 				}
 
 				i--;
 			}
 
-			if (this.slots.has('default') && children.filter(node => !(node.type === 'Text' && node.data.trim() === ''))) {
-				throw new Error('Found elements without slot attribute when using slot="default"');
-			}
-
-			const default_slot = block.child({
-				comment: create_debugging_comment(node, renderer.component),
-				name: renderer.component.get_unique_name(`create_default_slot`),
-				type: 'slot'
-			});
+			if (this.slots.has('default')) {
+				if (children.find(node => !(node.type === 'Text' && node.data.trim() === ''))) {
+					throw new Error('Found elements without slot attribute when using slot="default"');
+				}
+			} else if (children.length) {
+				this.children.push(new SlotTemplateWrapper(renderer, block, this, ))
+				const default_slot = block.child({
+					comment: create_debugging_comment(node, renderer.component),
+					name: renderer.component.get_unique_name(`create_default_slot`),
+					type: 'slot'
+				});
 
-			this.renderer.blocks.push(default_slot);
-			this.default_slot_block = default_slot;
+				this.renderer.blocks.push(default_slot);
+				this.default_slot_block = default_slot;
 
-			this.slots.set('default', get_slot_definition(default_slot, this.node.scope, this.node.lets));
-			const fragment = new FragmentWrapper(renderer, default_slot, children, this, strip_whitespace, next_sibling);
-			this.children.push(fragment);
+				this.slots.set('default', get_slot_definition(default_slot, this.node.scope, this.node.lets));
+				const fragment = new FragmentWrapper(renderer, default_slot, children, this, strip_whitespace, next_sibling);
+				this.children.push(fragment);
 
-			const dependencies: Set<string> = new Set();
+				const dependencies: Set<string> = new Set();
 
-			// TODO is this filtering necessary? (I *think* so)
-			default_slot.dependencies.forEach(name => {
-				if (!this.node.scope.is_let(name)) {
-					dependencies.add(name);
-				}
-			});
+				// TODO is this filtering necessary? (I *think* so)
+				default_slot.dependencies.forEach(name => {
+					if (!this.node.scope.is_let(name)) {
+						dependencies.add(name);
+					}
+				});
 
-			block.add_dependencies(dependencies);
+				block.add_dependencies(dependencies);
+			}
 		}
 
 		block.add_outro();
diff --git a/test/runtime/index.js b/test/runtime/index.js
index 65157196c9d7..c59dc92b7ed8 100644
--- a/test/runtime/index.js
+++ b/test/runtime/index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import * as glob from 'tiny-glob/sync.js';
 import { clear_loops, flush, set_now, set_raf } from "../../internal";
 
 import {
-	showOutput,
+	// showOutput,
 	loadConfig,
 	loadSvelte,
 	cleanRequireCache,
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ describe("runtime", () => {
 						mod = require(`./samples/${dir}/main.svelte`);
 						SvelteComponent = mod.default;
 					} catch (err) {
-						showOutput(cwd, compileOptions, compile); // eslint-disable-line no-console
+						// showOutput(cwd, compileOptions, compile); // eslint-disable-line no-console
 						throw err;
 					}
 
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ describe("runtime", () => {
 					}
 				}).catch(err => {
 					failed.add(dir);
-					showOutput(cwd, compileOptions, compile); // eslint-disable-line no-console
+					// showOutput(cwd, compileOptions, compile); // eslint-disable-line no-console
 					throw err;
 				})
 				.catch(err => {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ describe("runtime", () => {
 				})
 				.then(() => {
 					if (config.show) {
-						showOutput(cwd, compileOptions, compile);
+						// showOutput(cwd, compileOptions, compile);
 					}
 
 					flush();
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/component-svelte-slot-nested/Child.svelte b/test/runtime/samples/component-svelte-slot-nested/Child.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3f87a7dbf252
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/component-svelte-slot-nested/Child.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<script>
+	import Nested from './Nested.svelte';
+</script>
+
+<Nested>
+	<svelte:fragment slot="name">
+		<slot />
+	</svelte:fragment>
+</Nested>
+
+<Nested>
+	<svelte:fragment slot="name">
+		<slot name="b" />
+	</svelte:fragment>
+</Nested>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/component-svelte-slot-nested/Nested.svelte b/test/runtime/samples/component-svelte-slot-nested/Nested.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a94392ce5d82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/component-svelte-slot-nested/Nested.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<slot name="name"></slot>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/component-svelte-slot-nested/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/component-svelte-slot-nested/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f7ac871e2028
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/component-svelte-slot-nested/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export default {
+	html: `
+		
+	`,
+	solo: true,
+	skip_if_ssr: true,
+	skip_if_hydrate: true,
+};
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/component-svelte-slot-nested/main.svelte b/test/runtime/samples/component-svelte-slot-nested/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e5b3e2f84afb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/component-svelte-slot-nested/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<script>
+	import Child from './Child.svelte';
+</script>
+
+<Child>
+	<svelte:fragment>
+		Default
+	</svelte:fragment>
+	<svelte:fragment slot="b">
+		<p>B slot</p>
+	</svelte:fragment>
+</Child>
diff --git a/test/validator/samples/svelte-slot-placement-2/errors.json b/test/validator/samples/svelte-slot-placement-2/errors.json
index 6a35d97f66ec..a9ed207c6c01 100644
--- a/test/validator/samples/svelte-slot-placement-2/errors.json
+++ b/test/validator/samples/svelte-slot-placement-2/errors.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 		"code": "invalid-slotted-content",
 		"message": "<svelte:fragment> must be a child of a component",
 		"start": { "line": 5, "column": 0, "character": 59 },
-		"end": { "line": 7, "column": 14, "character": 104 },
+		"end": { "line": 7, "column": 18, "character": 122 },
 		"pos": 59
 	}
 ]
diff --git a/test/validator/samples/svelte-slot-placement/errors.json b/test/validator/samples/svelte-slot-placement/errors.json
index 9e960a263c69..ce825243f04e 100644
--- a/test/validator/samples/svelte-slot-placement/errors.json
+++ b/test/validator/samples/svelte-slot-placement/errors.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 		"code": "invalid-slotted-content",
 		"message": "<svelte:fragment> must be a child of a component",
 		"start": { "line": 7, "column": 2, "character": 77 },
-		"end": { "line": 9, "column": 16, "character": 126 },
+		"end": { "line": 9, "column": 20, "character": 134 },
 		"pos": 77
 	}
 ]