diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a3097ae..ab645b4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -169,6 +169,12 @@ interface VitePluginInspectorOptions {
    * @default code (Visual Studio Code)
    */
   launchEditor?: 'appcode' | 'atom' | 'atom-beta' | 'brackets' | 'clion' | 'code' | 'code-insiders' | 'codium' | 'emacs' | 'idea' | 'notepad++' | 'pycharm' | 'phpstorm' | 'rubymine' | 'sublime' | 'vim' | 'visualstudio' | 'webstorm'
+
+  /**
+   * Exclude .vue file tags from being treated as templates.
+   * By default, `style` and `i18n` tags are excluded.
+   */
+  excludedTags?: string[]
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/packages/core/README.md b/packages/core/README.md
index a3097ae..ab645b4 100644
--- a/packages/core/README.md
+++ b/packages/core/README.md
@@ -169,6 +169,12 @@ interface VitePluginInspectorOptions {
    * @default code (Visual Studio Code)
    */
   launchEditor?: 'appcode' | 'atom' | 'atom-beta' | 'brackets' | 'clion' | 'code' | 'code-insiders' | 'codium' | 'emacs' | 'idea' | 'notepad++' | 'pycharm' | 'phpstorm' | 'rubymine' | 'sublime' | 'vim' | 'visualstudio' | 'webstorm'
+
+  /**
+   * Exclude .vue file tags from being treated as templates.
+   * By default, `style` and `i18n` tags are excluded.
+   */
+  excludedTags?: string[]
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/compiler/template.ts b/packages/core/src/compiler/template.ts
index bca7dae..7d9036b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/compiler/template.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/compiler/template.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import path from 'node:path'
 import MagicString from 'magic-string'
-import { parse as vueParse, transform as vueTransform } from '@vue/compiler-dom'
+import { type PlainElementNode, parse as vueParse, transform as vueTransform } from '@vue/compiler-dom'
 import { parse as babelParse, traverse as babelTraverse } from '@babel/core'
 import vueJsxPlugin from '@vue/babel-plugin-jsx'
 import typescriptPlugin from '@babel/plugin-transform-typescript'
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ interface CompileSFCTemplateOptions {
   code: string
   id: string
   type: 'template' | 'jsx'
+  excludedTopLevelTags?: string[]
 }
 export async function compileSFCTemplate(
-  { code, id, type }: CompileSFCTemplateOptions,
+  { code, id, type, excludedTopLevelTags = [] }: CompileSFCTemplateOptions,
 ) {
   const s = new MagicString(code)
   const relativePath = normalizePath(path.relative(process.cwd(), id))
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ export async function compileSFCTemplate(
     switch (type) {
       case 'template': {
         const ast = vueParse(code, { comments: true })
+
+        // Remove excluded top level tags - their content should not be mutated
+        ast.children = ast.children.filter((c: PlainElementNode) => !excludedTopLevelTags.includes(c.tag))
+
         vueTransform(ast, {
           nodeTransforms: [
             (node) => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index abe0bac..f51ac7f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ export interface VitePluginInspectorOptions {
    * @default process.env.LAUNCH_EDITOR ?? code (Visual Studio Code)
    */
   launchEditor?: 'appcode' | 'atom' | 'atom-beta' | 'brackets' | 'clion' | 'code' | 'code-insiders' | 'codium' | 'emacs' | 'idea' | 'notepad++' | 'pycharm' | 'phpstorm' | 'rubymine' | 'sublime' | 'vim' | 'visualstudio' | 'webstorm' | 'rider' | string
+
+  /**
+   * Exclude .vue file tags from being treated as templates.
+   * By default, `style` and `i18n` tags are excluded.
+   */
+  excludedTags?: string[]
 }
 
 const toggleComboKeysMap = {
@@ -136,6 +142,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_INSPECTOR_OPTIONS: VitePluginInspectorOptions = {
   appendTo: '',
   lazyLoad: false,
   launchEditor: process.env.LAUNCH_EDITOR ?? 'code',
+  excludedTags: ['style', 'i18n'] as string[],
 } as const
 
 function VitePluginInspector(options: VitePluginInspectorOptions = DEFAULT_INSPECTOR_OPTIONS): PluginOption {
@@ -193,10 +200,10 @@ function VitePluginInspector(options: VitePluginInspectorOptions = DEFAULT_INSPE
         const { filename, query } = parseVueRequest(id)
 
         const isJsx = filename.endsWith('.jsx') || filename.endsWith('.tsx') || (filename.endsWith('.vue') && query.isJsx)
-        const isTpl = filename.endsWith('.vue') && query.type !== 'style' && !query.raw
+        const isTpl = filename.endsWith('.vue') && !normalizedOptions.excludedTags?.includes(query.type) && !query.raw
 
         if (isJsx || isTpl)
-          return compileSFCTemplate({ code, id: filename, type: isJsx ? 'jsx' : 'template' })
+          return compileSFCTemplate({ code, id: filename, type: isJsx ? 'jsx' : 'template', excludedTopLevelTags: normalizedOptions.excludedTags })
 
         if (!appendTo)
           return
diff --git a/packages/playground/vue3/src/App.vue b/packages/playground/vue3/src/App.vue
index def47d6..21453cd 100644
--- a/packages/playground/vue3/src/App.vue
+++ b/packages/playground/vue3/src/App.vue
@@ -40,3 +40,11 @@ p
   color: #35495d
   cursor: pointer
 </style>
+
+<i18n lang="json">
+{
+  "en": {
+    "somethingWithHtml": "This is <b>HTML</b> content"
+  }
+}
+</i18n>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/unplugin/README.md b/packages/unplugin/README.md
index 939599d..a3831b3 100644
--- a/packages/unplugin/README.md
+++ b/packages/unplugin/README.md
@@ -169,6 +169,12 @@ interface VitePluginInspectorOptions {
    * @default code (Visual Studio Code)
    */
   launchEditor?: 'appcode' | 'atom' | 'atom-beta' | 'brackets' | 'clion' | 'code' | 'code-insiders' | 'codium' | 'emacs' | 'idea' | 'notepad++' | 'pycharm' | 'phpstorm' | 'rubymine' | 'sublime' | 'vim' | 'visualstudio' | 'webstorm'
+
+  /**
+   * Exclude .vue file tags from being treated as templates.
+   * By default, `style` and `i18n` tags are excluded.
+   */
+  excludedTags?: string[]
 }
 ```