diff --git a/collects/scribble/html-render.ss b/collects/scribble/html-render.ss
index 4e1ebf84..e96e87c6 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/html-render.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/html-render.ss
@@ -721,11 +721,15 @@
          `((span ([title ,(hover-element-text e)])
              ,@(render-plain-element e part ri)))]
         [(script-element? e)
-         `((script ([type ,(script-element-type e)])
-             ,(apply literal `("\n" ,@(script-element-script e) "\n")))
-           ;; mynoscript hack doesn't always work (see hack in scribble-common.js)
-           (noscript ,@(render-plain-element e part ri))
-           )]
+         (let* ([t `[type ,(script-element-type e)]]
+                [s (script-element-script e)]
+                [s (if (list? s)
+                     `(script (,t) ,(apply literal `("\n" ,@s "\n")))
+                     `(script (,t [src ,s])))])
+           (list s
+                 ;; mynoscript hack doesn't always work (see the
+                 ;; (commented) hack in scribble-common.js)
+                 `(noscript ,@(render-plain-element e part ri))))]
         [(target-element? e)
          `((a ([name ,(format "~a" (anchor-name (tag-key (target-element-tag e)
                                                          ri)))]))
diff --git a/collects/scribble/struct.ss b/collects/scribble/struct.ss
index 2ef0942f..dcad3625 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/struct.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/struct.ss
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
  [(aux-element element) ()]
  [(hover-element element) ([text string?])]
  [(script-element element) ([type string?]
-                            [script (listof string?)])]
+                            [script (or/c path-string? (listof string?))])]
  ;; specific renders support other elements, especially strings
 
  [with-attributes ([style any/c]
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
                   [parent (or/c false/c part?)]
                   [info any/c])]
 
- [target-url ([addr (or/c string? path?)] [style any/c])]
+ [target-url ([addr path-string?] [style any/c])]
  [url-anchor ([name string?])]
  [image-file ([path (or/c path-string?
                           (cons/c (one-of/c 'collects)
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/scribble/struct.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/scribble/struct.scrbl
index edcbdd23..cd0031f7 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/scribble/struct.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/scribble/struct.scrbl
@@ -485,11 +485,13 @@ over the element's content.}
 
 
 @defstruct[(script-element element) ([type string?]
-                                     [script (listof string?)])]{
+                                     [script (or/c path-string?
+                                                   (listof string?))])]{
 
 For HTML rendering, when scripting is enabled in the browser,
 @scheme[script] is used for the element instead of its normal
-content. The @scheme[type] string is normally
+content---it can be either path naming a script file to refer to, or
+the contents of the script. The @scheme[type] string is normally
 @scheme["text/javascript"].}
 
 
@@ -560,7 +562,7 @@ Computed for each part by the @techlink{collect pass}.
 }
 
 
-@defstruct[target-url ([addr string?]
+@defstruct[target-url ([addr path-string?]
                        [style any/c])]{
 
 Used as a style for an @scheme[element]. The @scheme[style] at this