diff --git a/crates/mdbook-html/src/html/tree.rs b/crates/mdbook-html/src/html/tree.rs
index 802a215e..1b5ab0b9 100644
--- a/crates/mdbook-html/src/html/tree.rs
+++ b/crates/mdbook-html/src/html/tree.rs
@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@ where
                             }
                         }
                         TagKind::EndTag => {
+                            is_raw = false;
                             if self.is_html_tag_matching(&tag.name) {
                                 self.pop();
                             }
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/rendering/html_blocks/expected/script-in-block.html b/tests/testsuite/rendering/html_blocks/expected/script-in-block.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a37ad44e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testsuite/rendering/html_blocks/expected/script-in-block.html
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<div>
+    HTML block start
+<script>
+    // script stuff <here>
+</script>
+    &lt; still in block
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/rendering/html_blocks/src/SUMMARY.md b/tests/testsuite/rendering/html_blocks/src/SUMMARY.md
index 498dedb3..9bc1ea33 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/rendering/html_blocks/src/SUMMARY.md
+++ b/tests/testsuite/rendering/html_blocks/src/SUMMARY.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # Summary
 
 - [Comment in list](./comment-in-list.md)
+- [Script in block](./script-in-block.md)
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/rendering/html_blocks/src/script-in-block.md b/tests/testsuite/rendering/html_blocks/src/script-in-block.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7851bb02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testsuite/rendering/html_blocks/src/script-in-block.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<div>
+    HTML block start
+<script>
+    // script stuff <here>
+</script>
+    &lt; still in block
+</div>