diff --git a/src/qweb_extensions.ts b/src/qweb_extensions.ts
index ee7b4798..f33af30f 100644
--- a/src/qweb_extensions.ts
+++ b/src/qweb_extensions.ts
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ QWeb.addDirective({
     );
 
     // SLOTS
-    if (node.childElementCount) {
+    if (node.childNodes.length) {
       const clone = <Element>node.cloneNode(true);
       const slotNodes = clone.querySelectorAll("[t-set]");
       const slotId = qweb.nextSlotId++;
@@ -592,9 +592,9 @@ QWeb.addDirective({
           qweb.slots[`${slotId}_${key}`] = slotFn.bind(qweb);
         }
       }
-      if (clone.childElementCount) {
+      if (clone.childNodes.length) {
         const t = clone.ownerDocument!.createElement("t");
-        for (let child of Object.values(clone.children)) {
+        for (let child of Object.values(clone.childNodes)) {
           t.appendChild(child);
         }
         const slotFn = qweb._compile(
diff --git a/tests/component.test.ts b/tests/component.test.ts
index cf11b0b1..ccf708d0 100644
--- a/tests/component.test.ts
+++ b/tests/component.test.ts
@@ -2981,6 +2981,27 @@ describe("t-slot directive", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  test("default slot work with text nodes", async () => {
+    env.qweb.addTemplates(`
+        <templates>
+          <div t-name="Parent">
+             <Dialog>sts rocks</Dialog>
+          </div>
+          <div t-name="Dialog"><t t-slot="default"/></div>
+        </templates>
+    `);
+    class Dialog extends Widget {}
+    class Parent extends Widget {
+      components = { Dialog };
+    }
+    const parent = new Parent(env);
+    await parent.mount(fixture);
+
+    expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe(
+      "<div><div>sts rocks</div></div>"
+    );
+  });
+
   test("multiple roots are allowed in a named slot", async () => {
     env.qweb.addTemplates(`
         <templates>