diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/ReactiveScopes/CodegenReactiveFunction.ts b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/ReactiveScopes/CodegenReactiveFunction.ts
index b9ec688d877..76135f96b42 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/ReactiveScopes/CodegenReactiveFunction.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/ReactiveScopes/CodegenReactiveFunction.ts
@@ -2327,7 +2327,7 @@ function codegenJsxAttribute(
   }
 }
 
-const JSX_TEXT_CHILD_REQUIRES_EXPR_CONTAINER_PATTERN = /[<>&]/;
+const JSX_TEXT_CHILD_REQUIRES_EXPR_CONTAINER_PATTERN = /[<>&{}]/;
 function codegenJsxElement(
   cx: Context,
   place: Place,
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/jsx-bracket-in-text.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/jsx-bracket-in-text.expect.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..21a2f31ccdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/jsx-bracket-in-text.expect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+
+## Input
+
+```javascript
+function Test() {
+  return (
+    <div>
+      If the string contains the string &#123;pageNumber&#125; it will be
+      replaced by the page number.
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
+  fn: Test,
+  params: [],
+};
+
+```
+
+## Code
+
+```javascript
+import { c as _c } from "react/compiler-runtime";
+function Test() {
+  const $ = _c(1);
+  let t0;
+  if ($[0] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
+    t0 = (
+      <div>
+        {
+          "If the string contains the string {pageNumber} it will be replaced by the page number."
+        }
+      </div>
+    );
+    $[0] = t0;
+  } else {
+    t0 = $[0];
+  }
+  return t0;
+}
+
+export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
+  fn: Test,
+  params: [],
+};
+
+```
+      
+### Eval output
+(kind: ok) <div>If the string contains the string {pageNumber} it will be replaced by the page number.</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/jsx-bracket-in-text.jsx b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/jsx-bracket-in-text.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1e93f5e0ad8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/jsx-bracket-in-text.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+function Test() {
+  return (
+    <div>
+      If the string contains the string &#123;pageNumber&#125; it will be
+      replaced by the page number.
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
+  fn: Test,
+  params: [],
+};