diff --git a/scribble-doc/scribblings/scribble/core.scrbl b/scribble-doc/scribblings/scribble/core.scrbl
index 44382638..fff95af0 100644
--- a/scribble-doc/scribblings/scribble/core.scrbl
+++ b/scribble-doc/scribblings/scribble/core.scrbl
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 @(require scribble/manual 
           (except-in "utils.rkt" url)
           "struct-hierarchy.rkt" 
+          (only-in scribble/eval as-examples)
           (for-label scribble/manual-struct
                      racket/serialize
                      file/convertible
@@ -910,6 +911,9 @@ The following @tech{style properties} are currently recognized:
  @item{@racket[script-property] structure --- For HTML, supplies a
        script alternative to @racket[content].}
 
+ @item{@racket[xexpr-property] structure --- For HTML, supplies literal
+       HTML to render before and after @racket[content].}
+
   @item{@racket[body-id] structure --- For HTML uses the given
         string as an @tt{id} attribute of the @tt{<span>} tag.}
 
@@ -931,7 +935,8 @@ The following @tech{style properties} are currently recognized:
 ]
 
 @history[#:changed "1.6" @elem{Changed @racket['exact-chars] handling to
-         take effect when the style name is @racket[#f].}]}
+         take effect when the style name is @racket[#f].}
+         #:changed "1.27" @elem{Changed to support @racket[xexpr-property].}]}
 
 
 @defstruct[(image-element element) ([path (or/c path-string?
@@ -1746,6 +1751,30 @@ Used as a @tech{style property} with @racket[element] to supply a
 script alternative to the element content.}
 
 
+@defstruct[xexpr-property ([before xexpr/c]
+                           [after xexpr/c])]{
+
+Used as a @tech{style property} with @racket[element] to supply literal
+HTML that is rendered before and after element content.
+
+@as-examples["Example:"
+@codeblock[#:keep-lang-line? #t]|{
+  #lang scribble/base
+  @(require scribble/core
+            scribble/html-properties
+            (only-in xml cdata))
+
+  @(define comments (xexpr-property
+                     (cdata #f #f "<!-- before -->")
+                     (cdata #f #f "<!-- after -->")))
+
+  Here is some
+  @elem[#:style (style #f (list comments))]{content with comments around}.
+}|]
+
+@history[#:added "1.27"]}
+
+
 @defstruct[css-addition ([path (or/c path-string? 
                                      (cons/c 'collects (listof bytes?))
                                      url?
diff --git a/scribble-lib/info.rkt b/scribble-lib/info.rkt
index 9e816460..c7ec9bf9 100644
--- a/scribble-lib/info.rkt
+++ b/scribble-lib/info.rkt
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@
 
 (define pkg-authors '(mflatt eli))
 
-(define version "1.26")
+(define version "1.27")
diff --git a/scribble-lib/scribble/html-properties.rkt b/scribble-lib/scribble/html-properties.rkt
index 6ba51790..28802365 100644
--- a/scribble-lib/scribble/html-properties.rkt
+++ b/scribble-lib/scribble/html-properties.rkt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  [body-id ([value string?])]
  [document-source ([module-path module-path?])]
 
+ [xexpr-property ([before xexpr/c] [after xexpr/c])]
  [hover-property ([text string?])]
  [script-property ([type string?]
                    [script (or/c path-string? (listof string?))])]
diff --git a/scribble-lib/scribble/html-render.rkt b/scribble-lib/scribble/html-render.rkt
index 89e8517a..7ec0a174 100644
--- a/scribble-lib/scribble/html-render.rkt
+++ b/scribble-lib/scribble/html-render.rkt
@@ -1231,6 +1231,14 @@
               (element-style->attribs (style-name s) s extras)
               (element-style->attribs s #f extras))))
 
+    (define (element-style-property-matching e pred)
+      (and (or (element? e) (multiarg-element? e))
+           (ormap (lambda (v) (and (pred v) v))
+                  (let ([s (if (element? e)
+                               (element-style e)
+                               (multiarg-element-style e))])
+                    (if (style? s) (style-properties s) null)))))
+
     (define/override (render-content e part ri)
       (define (attribs [extras null]) (content-attribs e extras))
       (cond
@@ -1320,13 +1328,8 @@
                 ,@(if svg? 
                       `((param ([name "src"] [value ,srcref])))
                       null)))))]
-        [(and (or (element? e) (multiarg-element? e))
-              (ormap (lambda (v) (and (script-property? v) v))
-                     (let ([s (if (element? e)
-                                  (element-style e)
-                                  (multiarg-element-style e))])
-                       (if (style? s) (style-properties s) null))))
-         =>
+        [(element-style-property-matching e script-property?)
+         => 
          (lambda (v)
            (let* ([t `[type ,(script-property-type v)]]
                   [s (script-property-script v)]
@@ -1335,6 +1338,12 @@
                          `(script (,t ,@(attribs) [src ,s])))])
              (list s
                    `(noscript ,@(render-plain-content e part ri)))))]
+        [(element-style-property-matching e xexpr-property?)
+         =>
+         (lambda (v)
+           (cons (xexpr-property-before v)
+                 (append (render-plain-content e part ri)
+                         (list (xexpr-property-after v)))))]
         [(target-element? e)
          `((a ([name ,(format "~a" (anchor-name (add-current-tag-prefix
                                                  (tag-key (target-element-tag e)