diff --git a/packages/critters/src/dom.js b/packages/critters/src/dom.js
index 84f6b01..905503e 100644
--- a/packages/critters/src/dom.js
+++ b/packages/critters/src/dom.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function buildCache(container) {
* @param {String} html HTML to parse into a Document instance
*/
export function createDocument(html) {
- const document = /** @type {HTMLDocument} */ (parseDocument(html));
+ const document = /** @type {HTMLDocument} */ (parseDocument(html, {decodeEntities: false}));
defineProperties(document, DocumentExtensions);
diff --git a/packages/critters/test/critters.test.js b/packages/critters/test/critters.test.js
index ee3af36..cfb51c6 100644
--- a/packages/critters/test/critters.test.js
+++ b/packages/critters/test/critters.test.js
@@ -95,4 +95,19 @@ describe('Critters', () => {
expect(result).toMatch('');
expect(result).toMatch('$title');
});
+
+ test('Does not decode entities in HTML document', async () => {
+ const critters = new Critters({
+ path: '/'
+ });
+ critters.readFile = (filename) => assets[filename];
+ const result = await critters.process(trim`
+
+
+ <h1>Hello World!</h1>
+
+
+ `);
+ expect(result).toMatch('<h1>Hello World!</h1>');
+ });
});