diff --git a/src/generators/Generator.ts b/src/generators/Generator.ts
index 323af454c7fa..65574ee30372 100644
--- a/src/generators/Generator.ts
+++ b/src/generators/Generator.ts
@@ -763,6 +763,10 @@ export default class Generator {
 					node.metadata = contextualise(node.expression, contextDependencies, indexes);
 					this.skip();
 				}
+
+				if (node.type === 'Element' && node.name === ':Component') {
+					node.metadata = contextualise(node.expression, contextDependencies, indexes);
+				}
 			},
 
 			leave(node: Node, parent: Node) {
diff --git a/src/generators/dom/preprocess.ts b/src/generators/dom/preprocess.ts
index 62768184a065..89af90a36eac 100644
--- a/src/generators/dom/preprocess.ts
+++ b/src/generators/dom/preprocess.ts
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ const preprocessors = {
 	) => {
 		cannotUseInnerHTML(node);
 		node.var = block.getUniqueName(`each`);
+		node.iterations = block.getUniqueName(`${node.var}_blocks`);
 
 		const { dependencies } = node.metadata;
 		block.addDependencies(dependencies);
@@ -436,13 +437,17 @@ const preprocessors = {
 		}
 
 		const isComponent =
-			generator.components.has(node.name) || node.name === ':Self';
+			generator.components.has(node.name) || node.name === ':Self' || node.name === ':Component';
 
 		if (isComponent) {
 			cannotUseInnerHTML(node);
 
 			node.var = block.getUniqueName(
-				(node.name === ':Self' ? generator.name : node.name).toLowerCase()
+				(
+					node.name === ':Self' ? generator.name :
+					node.name === ':Component' ? 'switch_instance' :
+					node.name
+				).toLowerCase()
 			);
 
 			node._state = getChildState(state, {
diff --git a/src/generators/dom/visitors/Component.ts b/src/generators/dom/visitors/Component.ts
index bfd52559d679..f3487b5a5c8c 100644
--- a/src/generators/dom/visitors/Component.ts
+++ b/src/generators/dom/visitors/Component.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ import CodeBuilder from '../../../utils/CodeBuilder';
 import visit from '../visit';
 import { DomGenerator } from '../index';
 import Block from '../Block';
+import isDomNode from './shared/isDomNode';
 import getTailSnippet from '../../../utils/getTailSnippet';
 import getObject from '../../../utils/getObject';
 import getExpressionPrecedence from '../../../utils/getExpressionPrecedence';
+import getStaticAttributeValue from '../../../utils/getStaticAttributeValue';
 import { stringify } from '../../../utils/stringify';
 import stringifyProps from '../../../utils/stringifyProps';
 import { Node } from '../../../interfaces';
@@ -60,12 +62,21 @@ export default function visitComponent(
 	let beforecreate: string = null;
 
 	const attributes = node.attributes
-		.filter((a: Node) => a.type === 'Attribute')
-		.map((a: Node) => mungeAttribute(a, block));
+		.filter(a => a.type === 'Attribute')
+		.map(a => mungeAttribute(a, block));
 
 	const bindings = node.attributes
-		.filter((a: Node) => a.type === 'Binding')
-		.map((a: Node) => mungeBinding(a, block));
+		.filter(a => a.type === 'Binding')
+		.map(a => mungeBinding(a, block));
+
+	const eventHandlers = node.attributes
+		.filter((a: Node) => a.type === 'EventHandler')
+		.map(a => mungeEventHandler(generator, node, a, block, name_context, allContexts));
+
+	const ref = node.attributes.find((a: Node) => a.type === 'Ref');
+	if (ref) generator.usesRefs = true;
+
+	const updates: string[] = [];
 
 	if (attributes.length || bindings.length) {
 		const initialProps = attributes
@@ -73,8 +84,6 @@ export default function visitComponent(
 
 		const initialPropString = stringifyProps(initialProps);
 
-		const updates: string[] = [];
-
 		attributes
 			.filter((attribute: Attribute) => attribute.dynamic)
 			.forEach((attribute: Attribute) => {
@@ -194,96 +203,161 @@ export default function visitComponent(
 		} else if (initialProps.length) {
 			componentInitProperties.push(`data: ${initialPropString}`);
 		}
+	}
 
-		if (updates.length) {
-			block.builders.update.addBlock(deindent`
-				var ${name}_changes = {};
-				${updates.join('\n')}
-				${name}._set(${name}_changes);
-				${bindings.length && `${name_updating} = {};`}
-			`);
+	const isDynamicComponent = node.name === ':Component';
+
+	const switch_vars = isDynamicComponent && {
+		value: block.getUniqueName('switch_value'),
+		props: block.getUniqueName('switch_props')
+	};
+
+	const expression = (
+		node.name === ':Self' ? generator.name :
+		isDynamicComponent ? switch_vars.value :
+		`%components-${node.name}`
+	);
+
+	if (isDynamicComponent) {
+		block.contextualise(node.expression);
+		const { dependencies, snippet } = node.metadata;
+
+		const needsAnchor = node.next ? !isDomNode(node.next, generator) : !state.parentNode || !isDomNode(node.parent, generator);
+		const anchor = needsAnchor
+			? block.getUniqueName(`${name}_anchor`)
+			: (node.next && node.next.var) || 'null';
+
+		if (needsAnchor) {
+			block.addElement(
+				anchor,
+				`@createComment()`,
+				`@createComment()`,
+				state.parentNode
+			);
 		}
-	}
 
-	const expression = node.name === ':Self' ? generator.name : `%components-${node.name}`;
+		const params = block.params.join(', ');
 
-	block.builders.init.addBlock(deindent`
-		${statements.join('\n')}
-		var ${name} = new ${expression}({
-			${componentInitProperties.join(',\n')}
-		});
+		block.builders.init.addBlock(deindent`
+			var ${switch_vars.value} = ${snippet};
 
-		${beforecreate}
-	`);
+			function ${switch_vars.props}(${params}) {
+				return {
+					${componentInitProperties.join(',\n')}
+				};
+			}
 
-	block.builders.create.addLine(`${name}._fragment.c();`);
+			if (${switch_vars.value}) {
+				${statements.length > 0 && statements.join('\n')}
+				var ${name} = new ${expression}(${switch_vars.props}(${params}));
 
-	block.builders.claim.addLine(
-		`${name}._fragment.l(${state.parentNodes});`
-	);
+				${beforecreate}
+			}
 
-	block.builders.mount.addLine(
-		`${name}._mount(${state.parentNode || '#target'}, ${state.parentNode ? 'null' : 'anchor'});`
-	);
+			${eventHandlers.map(handler => deindent`
+				function ${handler.var}(event) {
+					${handler.body}
+				}
 
-	if (!state.parentNode) block.builders.unmount.addLine(`${name}._unmount();`);
+				if (${name}) ${name}.on("${handler.name}", ${handler.var});
+			`)}
+		`);
 
-	block.builders.destroy.addLine(`${name}.destroy(false);`);
+		block.builders.create.addLine(
+			`if (${name}) ${name}._fragment.c();`
+		);
 
-	// event handlers
-	node.attributes.filter((a: Node) => a.type === 'EventHandler').forEach((handler: Node) => {
-		const usedContexts: string[] = [];
+		block.builders.claim.addLine(
+			`if (${name}) ${name}._fragment.l(${state.parentNodes});`
+		);
 
-		if (handler.expression) {
-			generator.addSourcemapLocations(handler.expression);
-			generator.code.prependRight(
-				handler.expression.start,
-				`${block.alias('component')}.`
-			);
+		block.builders.mount.addLine(
+			`if (${name}) ${name}._mount(${state.parentNode || '#target'}, ${state.parentNode ? 'null' : 'anchor'});`
+		);
 
-			handler.expression.arguments.forEach((arg: Node) => {
-				const { contexts } = block.contextualise(arg, null, true);
+		block.builders.update.addBlock(deindent`
+			if (${switch_vars.value} !== (${switch_vars.value} = ${snippet})) {
+				if (${name}) ${name}.destroy();
 
-				contexts.forEach(context => {
-					if (!~usedContexts.indexOf(context)) usedContexts.push(context);
-					allContexts.add(context);
-				});
-			});
-		}
+				if (${switch_vars.value}) {
+					${name} = new ${switch_vars.value}(${switch_vars.props}(${params}));
+					${name}._fragment.c();
 
-		// TODO hoist event handlers? can do `this.__component.method(...)`
-		const declarations = usedContexts.map(name => {
-			if (name === 'state') return `var state = ${name_context}.state;`;
+					${node.children.map(child => remount(generator, child, name))}
+					${name}._mount(${anchor}.parentNode, ${anchor});
 
-			const listName = block.listNames.get(name);
-			const indexName = block.indexNames.get(name);
+					${eventHandlers.map(handler => deindent`
+						${name}.on("${handler.name}", ${handler.var});
+					`)}
 
-			return `var ${listName} = ${name_context}.${listName}, ${indexName} = ${name_context}.${indexName}, ${name} = ${listName}[${indexName}]`;
-		});
+					${ref && `#component.refs.${ref.name} = ${name};`}
+				}
 
-		const handlerBody =
-			(declarations.length ? declarations.join('\n') + '\n\n' : '') +
-			(handler.expression ?
-				`[✂${handler.expression.start}-${handler.expression.end}✂];` :
-				`${block.alias('component')}.fire('${handler.name}', event);`);
+				${ref && deindent`
+					else if (#component.refs.${ref.name} === ${name}) {
+						#component.refs.${ref.name} = null;
+					}`}
+			}
+		`);
 
+		if (updates.length) {
+			block.builders.update.addBlock(deindent`
+				else {
+					var ${name}_changes = {};
+					${updates.join('\n')}
+					${name}._set(${name}_changes);
+					${bindings.length && `${name_updating} = {};`}
+				}
+			`);
+		}
+
+		if (!state.parentNode) block.builders.unmount.addLine(`if (${name}) ${name}._unmount();`);
+
+		block.builders.destroy.addLine(`if (${name}) ${name}.destroy(false);`);
+	} else {
 		block.builders.init.addBlock(deindent`
-			${name}.on("${handler.name}", function(event) {
-				${handlerBody}
+			${statements.join('\n')}
+			var ${name} = new ${expression}({
+				${componentInitProperties.join(',\n')}
 			});
+
+			${beforecreate}
+
+			${eventHandlers.map(handler => deindent`
+				${name}.on("${handler.name}", function(event) {
+					${handler.body}
+				});
+			`)}
+
+			${ref && `#component.refs.${ref.name} = ${name};`}
 		`);
-	});
 
-	// refs
-	node.attributes.filter((a: Node) => a.type === 'Ref').forEach((ref: Node) => {
-		generator.usesRefs = true;
+		block.builders.create.addLine(`${name}._fragment.c();`);
+
+		block.builders.claim.addLine(
+			`${name}._fragment.l(${state.parentNodes});`
+		);
 
-		block.builders.init.addLine(`#component.refs.${ref.name} = ${name};`);
+		block.builders.mount.addLine(
+			`${name}._mount(${state.parentNode || '#target'}, ${state.parentNode ? 'null' : 'anchor'});`
+		);
+
+		if (updates.length) {
+			block.builders.update.addBlock(deindent`
+				var ${name}_changes = {};
+				${updates.join('\n')}
+				${name}._set(${name}_changes);
+				${bindings.length && `${name_updating} = {};`}
+			`);
+		}
+
+		if (!state.parentNode) block.builders.unmount.addLine(`${name}._unmount();`);
 
 		block.builders.destroy.addLine(deindent`
-			if (#component.refs.${ref.name} === ${name}) #component.refs.${ref.name} = null;
+			${name}.destroy(false);
+			${ref && `if (#component.refs.${ref.name} === ${name}) #component.refs.${ref.name} = null;`}
 		`);
-	});
+	}
 
 	// maintain component context
 	if (allContexts.size) {
@@ -427,6 +501,55 @@ function mungeBinding(binding: Node, block: Block): Binding {
 	};
 }
 
+function mungeEventHandler(generator: DomGenerator, node: Node, handler: Node, block: Block, name_context: string, allContexts: Set<string>) {
+	let body;
+
+	if (handler.expression) {
+		generator.addSourcemapLocations(handler.expression);
+		generator.code.prependRight(
+			handler.expression.start,
+			`${block.alias('component')}.`
+		);
+
+		const usedContexts: string[] = [];
+
+		handler.expression.arguments.forEach((arg: Node) => {
+			const { contexts } = block.contextualise(arg, null, true);
+
+			contexts.forEach(context => {
+				if (!~usedContexts.indexOf(context)) usedContexts.push(context);
+				allContexts.add(context);
+			});
+		});
+
+		// TODO hoist event handlers? can do `this.__component.method(...)`
+		const declarations = usedContexts.map(name => {
+			if (name === 'state') return `var state = ${name_context}.state;`;
+
+			const listName = block.listNames.get(name);
+			const indexName = block.indexNames.get(name);
+
+			return `var ${listName} = ${name_context}.${listName}, ${indexName} = ${name_context}.${indexName}, ${name} = ${listName}[${indexName}]`;
+		});
+
+		body = deindent`
+			${declarations}
+
+			[✂${handler.expression.start}-${handler.expression.end}✂];
+		`;
+	} else {
+		body = deindent`
+			${block.alias('component')}.fire('${handler.name}', event);
+		`;
+	}
+
+	return {
+		name: handler.name,
+		var: block.getUniqueName(`${node.var}_${handler.name}`),
+		body
+	};
+}
+
 function isComputed(node: Node) {
 	while (node.type === 'MemberExpression') {
 		if (node.computed) return true;
@@ -434,4 +557,32 @@ function isComputed(node: Node) {
 	}
 
 	return false;
+}
+
+function remount(generator: DomGenerator, node: Node, name: string) {
+	// TODO make this a method of the nodes
+
+	if (node.type === 'Element') {
+		if (node.name === ':Self' || node.name === ':Component' || generator.components.has(node.name)) {
+			return `${node.var}._mount(${name}._slotted.default, null);`;
+		}
+
+		const slot = node.attributes.find(attribute => attribute.name === 'slot');
+		if (slot) {
+			return `@appendNode(${node.var}, ${name}._slotted.${getStaticAttributeValue(node, 'slot')});`;
+		}
+
+		return `@appendNode(${node.var}, ${name}._slotted.default);`;
+	}
+
+	if (node.type === 'Text' || node.type === 'MustacheTag' || node.type === 'RawMustacheTag') {
+		return `@appendNode(${node.var}, ${name}._slotted.default);`;
+	}
+
+	if (node.type === 'EachBlock') {
+		// TODO consider keyed blocks
+		return `for (var #i = 0; #i < ${node.iterations}.length; #i += 1) ${node.iterations}[#i].m(${name}._slotted.default, null);`;
+	}
+
+	return `${node.var}.m(${name}._slotted.default, null);`;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/generators/dom/visitors/EachBlock.ts b/src/generators/dom/visitors/EachBlock.ts
index fd36e6533d3a..6b659ccf068e 100644
--- a/src/generators/dom/visitors/EachBlock.ts
+++ b/src/generators/dom/visitors/EachBlock.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default function visitEachBlock(
 
 	const create_each_block = node._block.name;
 	const each_block_value = node._block.listName;
-	const iterations = block.getUniqueName(`${each}_blocks`);
+	const iterations = node.iterations;
 	const params = block.params.join(', ');
 
 	const needsAnchor = node.next ? !isDomNode(node.next, generator) : !state.parentNode || !isDomNode(node.parent, generator);
diff --git a/src/generators/dom/visitors/Element/Element.ts b/src/generators/dom/visitors/Element/Element.ts
index 8de38c766d01..3121e24a013e 100644
--- a/src/generators/dom/visitors/Element/Element.ts
+++ b/src/generators/dom/visitors/Element/Element.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export default function visitElement(
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (generator.components.has(node.name) || node.name === ':Self') {
+	if (generator.components.has(node.name) || node.name === ':Self' || node.name === ':Component') {
 		return visitComponent(generator, block, state, node, elementStack, componentStack);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/generators/server-side-rendering/index.ts b/src/generators/server-side-rendering/index.ts
index f9c40ddb085d..13ad9f026dc6 100644
--- a/src/generators/server-side-rendering/index.ts
+++ b/src/generators/server-side-rendering/index.ts
@@ -189,6 +189,14 @@ export default function ssr(
 				}
 			`
 		}
+
+		${
+			/__missingComponent/.test(generator.renderCode) && deindent`
+				var __missingComponent = {
+					render: () => ''
+				};
+			`
+		}
 	`.replace(/(@+|#+|%+)(\w*(?:-\w*)?)/g, (match: string, sigil: string, name: string) => {
 		if (sigil === '@') return generator.alias(name);
 		if (sigil === '%') return generator.templateVars.get(name);
diff --git a/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Component.ts b/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Component.ts
index 74c7e239e458..d6f44abb23c7 100644
--- a/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Component.ts
+++ b/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Component.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,14 @@ export default function visitComponent(
 		)
 		.join(', ');
 
-	const expression = node.name === ':Self' ? generator.name : `%components-${node.name}`;
+	const isDynamicComponent = node.name === ':Component';
+	if (isDynamicComponent) block.contextualise(node.expression);
+
+	const expression = (
+		node.name === ':Self' ? generator.name :
+		isDynamicComponent ? `((${node.metadata.snippet}) || __missingComponent)` :
+		`%components-${node.name}`
+	);
 
 	bindings.forEach(binding => {
 		block.addBinding(binding, expression);
diff --git a/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Element.ts b/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Element.ts
index e1d7e197d040..25da587a1f9f 100644
--- a/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Element.ts
+++ b/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Element.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export default function visitElement(
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (generator.components.has(node.name) || node.name === ':Self') {
+	if (generator.components.has(node.name) || node.name === ':Self' || node.name === ':Component') {
 		visitComponent(generator, block, node);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/src/generators/shared/utils/isChildOfComponent.ts b/src/generators/shared/utils/isChildOfComponent.ts
index 2de64c486014..77275f3d8cb6 100644
--- a/src/generators/shared/utils/isChildOfComponent.ts
+++ b/src/generators/shared/utils/isChildOfComponent.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import Generator from '../../Generator';
 export default function isChildOfComponent(node: Node, generator: Generator) {
 	while (node = node.parent) {
 		if (node.type !== 'Element') continue;
-		if (generator.components.has(node.name)) return true;
+		if (node.name === ':Self' || node.name === ':Component' || generator.components.has(node.name)) return true; // TODO extract this out into a helper
 		if (/-/.test(node.name)) return false;
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/parse/state/tag.ts b/src/parse/state/tag.ts
index ffe9a4021866..90d9f5cd2c67 100644
--- a/src/parse/state/tag.ts
+++ b/src/parse/state/tag.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ import { Node } from '../../interfaces';
 const validTagName = /^\!?[a-zA-Z]{1,}:?[a-zA-Z0-9\-]*/;
 
 const SELF = ':Self';
+const COMPONENT = ':Component';
 
 const metaTags = {
-	':Window': true,
+	':Window': true
 };
 
 const specials = new Map([
@@ -104,6 +105,15 @@ export default function tag(parser: Parser) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	const element: Node = {
+		start,
+		end: null, // filled in later
+		type: 'Element',
+		name,
+		attributes: [],
+		children: [],
+	};
+
 	parser.allowWhitespace();
 
 	if (isClosingTag) {
@@ -156,17 +166,22 @@ export default function tag(parser: Parser) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	const attributes = [];
+	if (name === COMPONENT) {
+		parser.eat('{', true);
+		element.expression = readExpression(parser);
+		parser.allowWhitespace();
+		parser.eat('}', true);
+		parser.allowWhitespace();
+	}
+
 	const uniqueNames = new Set();
 
 	let attribute;
 	while ((attribute = readAttribute(parser, uniqueNames))) {
-		attributes.push(attribute);
+		element.attributes.push(attribute);
 		parser.allowWhitespace();
 	}
 
-	parser.allowWhitespace();
-
 	// special cases – top-level <script> and <style>
 	if (specials.has(name) && parser.stack.length === 1) {
 		const special = specials.get(name);
@@ -179,19 +194,10 @@ export default function tag(parser: Parser) {
 		}
 
 		parser.eat('>', true);
-		parser[special.property] = special.read(parser, start, attributes);
+		parser[special.property] = special.read(parser, start, element.attributes);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	const element: Node = {
-		start,
-		end: null, // filled in later
-		type: 'Element',
-		name,
-		attributes,
-		children: [],
-	};
-
 	parser.current().children.push(element);
 
 	const selfClosing = parser.eat('/') || isVoidElementName(name);
@@ -242,6 +248,8 @@ function readTagName(parser: Parser) {
 		return SELF;
 	}
 
+	if (parser.eat(COMPONENT)) return COMPONENT;
+
 	const name = parser.readUntil(/(\s|\/|>)/);
 
 	if (name in metaTags) return name;
diff --git a/src/validate/html/validateElement.ts b/src/validate/html/validateElement.ts
index 0d67b8002d8f..e29066be0187 100644
--- a/src/validate/html/validateElement.ts
+++ b/src/validate/html/validateElement.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export default function validateElement(
 	elementStack: Node[]
 ) {
 	const isComponent =
-		node.name === ':Self' || validator.components.has(node.name);
+		node.name === ':Self' || node.name === ':Component' || validator.components.has(node.name);
 
 	if (!isComponent && /^[A-Z]/.test(node.name[0])) {
 		// TODO upgrade to validator.error in v2
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ function checkSlotAttribute(validator: Validator, node: Node, attribute: Node, s
 		const parent = stack[i];
 		if (parent.type === 'Element') {
 			// if we're inside a component or a custom element, gravy
-			if (validator.components.has(parent.name)) return;
+			if (parent.name === ':Self' || parent.name === ':Component' || validator.components.has(parent.name)) return;
 			if (/-/.test(parent.name)) return;
 		}
 
diff --git a/test/parser/samples/component-dynamic/input.html b/test/parser/samples/component-dynamic/input.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0d5be48552ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parser/samples/component-dynamic/input.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<:Component {foo ? Foo : Bar}></:Component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/parser/samples/component-dynamic/output.json b/test/parser/samples/component-dynamic/output.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..614c28c0a9f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parser/samples/component-dynamic/output.json
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{
+	"hash": 410218696,
+	"html": {
+		"start": 0,
+		"end": 43,
+		"type": "Fragment",
+		"children": [
+			{
+				"start": 0,
+				"end": 43,
+				"type": "Element",
+				"name": ":Component",
+				"attributes": [],
+				"children": [],
+				"expression": {
+					"type": "ConditionalExpression",
+					"start": 13,
+					"end": 28,
+					"test": {
+						"type": "Identifier",
+						"start": 13,
+						"end": 16,
+						"name": "foo"
+					},
+					"consequent": {
+						"type": "Identifier",
+						"start": 19,
+						"end": 22,
+						"name": "Foo"
+					},
+					"alternate": {
+						"type": "Identifier",
+						"start": 25,
+						"end": 28,
+						"name": "Bar"
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		]
+	},
+	"css": null,
+	"js": null
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/index.js b/test/runtime/index.js
index af60caa84c10..1ead0a11cb66 100644
--- a/test/runtime/index.js
+++ b/test/runtime/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import assert from "assert";
+import chalk from 'chalk';
 import * as path from "path";
 import * as fs from "fs";
 import * as acorn from "acorn";
@@ -89,6 +90,9 @@ describe("runtime", () => {
 					}
 				} catch (err) {
 					failed.add(dir);
+					if (err.frame) {
+						console.error(chalk.red(err.frame)); // eslint-disable-line no-console
+					}
 					showOutput(cwd, { shared, format: 'cjs', store: !!compileOptions.store }, svelte); // eslint-disable-line no-console
 					throw err;
 				}
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-bindings/Bar.html b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-bindings/Bar.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f609d76ebe9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-bindings/Bar.html
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<p>bar</p>
+<input type='checkbox' bind:checked='z'>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-bindings/Foo.html b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-bindings/Foo.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cae76b057361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-bindings/Foo.html
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<p>foo</p>
+<input bind:value='y'>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-bindings/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-bindings/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b10e1d720b2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-bindings/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+export default {
+	data: {
+		x: true
+	},
+
+	html: `
+		<p>foo</p>
+		<input>
+	`,
+
+	test(assert, component, target, window) {
+		let input = target.querySelector('input');
+		input.value = 'abc';
+		input.dispatchEvent(new window.Event('input'));
+
+		assert.equal(component.get('y'), 'abc');
+
+		component.set({
+			x: false
+		});
+
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `
+			<p>bar</p>
+			<input type='checkbox'>
+		`);
+
+		input = target.querySelector('input');
+		input.checked = true;
+		input.dispatchEvent(new window.Event('change'));
+
+		assert.equal(component.get('z'), true);
+	}
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-bindings/main.html b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-bindings/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cb260da71fe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-bindings/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<:Component { x ? Foo : Bar } bind:y bind:z/>
+
+<script>
+	import Foo from './Foo.html';
+	import Bar from './Bar.html';
+
+	export default {
+		data() {
+			return { Foo, Bar };
+		}
+	};
+</script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-events/Bar.html b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-events/Bar.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e6f79984c4cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-events/Bar.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<button on:click='fire("select", { id: "bar" })'>select bar</button>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-events/Foo.html b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-events/Foo.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3601714a5586
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-events/Foo.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<button on:click='fire("select", { id: "foo" })'>select foo</button>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-events/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-events/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3315382e9166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-events/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+export default {
+	data: {
+		x: true
+	},
+
+	html: `
+		<button>select foo</button>
+	`,
+
+	test(assert, component, target, window) {
+		const click = new window.MouseEvent('click');
+
+		target.querySelector('button').dispatchEvent(click);
+		assert.equal(component.get('selected'), 'foo');
+
+		component.set({
+			x: false
+		});
+
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `
+			<button>select bar</button>
+		`);
+
+		target.querySelector('button').dispatchEvent(click);
+		assert.equal(component.get('selected'), 'bar');
+	}
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-events/main.html b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-events/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8606b56ce069
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-events/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<:Component { x ? Foo : Bar } on:select='set({ selected: event.id })'/>
+
+<script>
+	import Foo from './Foo.html';
+	import Bar from './Bar.html';
+
+	export default {
+		data() {
+			return { Foo, Bar };
+		}
+	};
+</script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-slot/Bar.html b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-slot/Bar.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..76cea7cb67e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-slot/Bar.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<h1>Bar</h1>
+<slot></slot>
+<slot name='other'></slot>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-slot/Baz.html b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-slot/Baz.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9c7f92262c33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-slot/Baz.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<div>baz</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-slot/Foo.html b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-slot/Foo.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..45e4d0001fa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-slot/Foo.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<h1>Foo</h1>
+<slot name='other'></slot>
+<slot></slot>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-slot/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-slot/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1b47436cb1de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-slot/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+export default {
+	data: {
+		x: true
+	},
+
+	html: `
+		<h1>Foo</h1>
+		<div slot='other'>what goes up must come down</div>
+		<p>element</p>
+		you're it
+		<p>neither foo nor bar</p>
+		text
+		<span>a</span>
+		<span>b</span>
+		<span>c</span>
+		<div>baz</div>
+	`,
+
+	test(assert, component, target) {
+		component.set({
+			x: false
+		});
+
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `
+			<h1>Bar</h1>
+			<p>element</p>
+			you're it
+			<p>neither foo nor bar</p>
+			text
+			<span>a</span>
+			<span>b</span>
+			<span>c</span>
+			<div>baz</div>
+			<div slot='other'>what goes up must come down</div>
+		`);
+	}
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-slot/main.html b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-slot/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fd4fad13691b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-slot/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<:Component { x ? Foo : Bar } x='{{x}}'>
+	<p>element</p>
+
+	{{tag}}
+
+	{{#if foo}}
+		<p>foo</p>
+	{{elseif bar}}
+		<p>bar</p>
+	{{else}}
+		<p>neither foo nor bar</p>
+	{{/if}}
+
+	text
+
+	{{#each things as thing}}
+		<span>{{thing}}</span>
+	{{/each}}
+
+	<Baz/>
+
+	<div slot='other'>what goes up must come down</div>
+</:Component>
+
+<script>
+	import Foo from './Foo.html';
+	import Bar from './Bar.html';
+	import Baz from './Baz.html';
+
+	export default {
+		data() {
+			return {
+				Foo,
+				Bar,
+
+				tag: 'you\'re it',
+				things: ['a', 'b', 'c']
+			};
+		},
+
+		components: {
+			Baz
+		}
+	};
+</script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-update-existing-instance/Bar.html b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-update-existing-instance/Bar.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..80328a2e8ad4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-update-existing-instance/Bar.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<p>Bar {{x}}</p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-update-existing-instance/Foo.html b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-update-existing-instance/Foo.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fcb10c0f99c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-update-existing-instance/Foo.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<p>Foo {{x}}</p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-update-existing-instance/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-update-existing-instance/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d614cf82c5db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-update-existing-instance/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+export default {
+	data: {
+		x: 1
+	},
+
+	html: `
+		<p>Foo 1</p>
+	`,
+
+	test(assert, component, target) {
+		component.set({
+			x: 2
+		});
+
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `
+			<p>Foo 2</p>
+		`);
+	}
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-update-existing-instance/main.html b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-update-existing-instance/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..127c189cc316
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-update-existing-instance/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<:Component { x ? Foo : Bar } x='{{x}}'/>
+
+<script>
+	import Foo from './Foo.html';
+	import Bar from './Bar.html';
+
+	export default {
+		data() {
+			return { Foo, Bar };
+		}
+	};
+</script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component/Bar.html b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component/Bar.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7c21e68c89ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component/Bar.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<p>{{x}}, therefore Bar</p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component/Foo.html b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component/Foo.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2303a92c0a11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component/Foo.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<p>{{x}}, therefore Foo</p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..915ce25717a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+export default {
+	data: {
+		x: true
+	},
+
+	html: `
+		<p>true, therefore Foo</p>
+	`,
+
+	test(assert, component, target) {
+		component.set({
+			x: false
+		});
+
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `
+			<p>false, therefore Bar</p>
+		`);
+	}
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component/main.html b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..127c189cc316
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<:Component { x ? Foo : Bar } x='{{x}}'/>
+
+<script>
+	import Foo from './Foo.html';
+	import Bar from './Bar.html';
+
+	export default {
+		data() {
+			return { Foo, Bar };
+		}
+	};
+</script>
\ No newline at end of file