diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 30cfc4ca6..948ae242c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ name: CI
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ master ]
+    branches: [ master, v7 ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ master ]
+    branches: [ master, v7 ]
 
 jobs:
   unit-test:
diff --git a/src/core/vdom.ts b/src/core/vdom.ts
index f96ba4662..b173eee41 100644
--- a/src/core/vdom.ts
+++ b/src/core/vdom.ts
@@ -283,6 +283,14 @@ function isBodyWrapper(wrapper?: DNodeWrapper): boolean {
 	return isVNodeWrapper(wrapper) && wrapper.node.tag === 'body';
 }
 
+function isHeadWrapper(wrapper?: DNodeWrapper): boolean {
+	return isVNodeWrapper(wrapper) && wrapper.node.tag === 'head';
+}
+
+function isSpecialWrapper(wrapper?: DNodeWrapper): boolean {
+	return isHeadWrapper(wrapper) || isBodyWrapper(wrapper) || isVirtualWrapper(wrapper);
+}
+
 function isAttachApplication(value: any): value is AttachApplication | DetachApplication {
 	return !!value.type;
 }
@@ -1392,7 +1400,7 @@ export function renderer(renderer: () => RenderResult): Renderer {
 					}
 					if (nextSibling.childDomWrapperId) {
 						const childWrapper = _idToWrapperMap.get(nextSibling.childDomWrapperId);
-						if (childWrapper && !isBodyWrapper(childWrapper)) {
+						if (childWrapper && !isBodyWrapper(childWrapper) && !isHeadWrapper(childWrapper)) {
 							domNode = childWrapper.domNode;
 						}
 					}
@@ -2285,6 +2293,7 @@ export function renderer(renderer: () => RenderResult): Renderer {
 		const parentDomNode = findParentDomNode(next)!;
 		const isVirtual = isVirtualWrapper(next);
 		const isBody = isBodyWrapper(next);
+		const isHead = isHeadWrapper(next);
 		let mergeNodes: Node[] = [];
 		next.id = `${wrapperId++}`;
 		_idToWrapperMap.set(next.id, next);
@@ -2297,6 +2306,8 @@ export function renderer(renderer: () => RenderResult): Renderer {
 				}
 				if (isBody) {
 					next.domNode = global.document.body;
+				} else if (isHead) {
+					next.domNode = global.document.head;
 				} else if (next.node.tag && !isVirtual) {
 					if (next.namespace) {
 						next.domNode = global.document.createElementNS(next.namespace, next.node.tag);
@@ -2332,14 +2343,13 @@ export function renderer(renderer: () => RenderResult): Renderer {
 				_idToChildrenWrappers.set(next.id, children);
 			}
 		}
-		const dom: ApplicationInstruction | undefined =
-			isVirtual || isBody
-				? undefined
-				: {
-						next: next!,
-						parentDomNode: parentDomNode,
-						type: 'create'
-				  };
+		const dom: ApplicationInstruction | undefined = isSpecialWrapper(next)
+			? undefined
+			: {
+					next: next!,
+					parentDomNode: parentDomNode,
+					type: 'create'
+			  };
 		if (children) {
 			return {
 				item: {
@@ -2380,8 +2390,7 @@ export function renderer(renderer: () => RenderResult): Renderer {
 	}
 
 	function _removeDom({ current }: RemoveDomInstruction): ProcessResult {
-		const isVirtual = isVirtualWrapper(current);
-		const isBody = isBodyWrapper(current);
+		const isSpecial = isSpecialWrapper(current);
 		const children = _idToChildrenWrappers.get(current.id);
 		_idToChildrenWrappers.delete(current.id);
 		_idToWrapperMap.delete(current.id);
@@ -2396,10 +2405,10 @@ export function renderer(renderer: () => RenderResult): Renderer {
 				instanceData && instanceData.nodeHandler.remove(current.node.properties.key);
 			}
 		}
-		if (current.hasAnimations || isVirtual || isBody) {
+		if (current.hasAnimations || isSpecial) {
 			return {
 				item: { current: children, meta: {} },
-				dom: isVirtual || isBody ? undefined : { type: 'delete', current }
+				dom: isSpecial ? undefined : { type: 'delete', current }
 			};
 		}
 
@@ -2407,7 +2416,7 @@ export function renderer(renderer: () => RenderResult): Renderer {
 			_deferredRenderCallbacks.push(() => {
 				let wrappers = children || [];
 				let wrapper: DNodeWrapper | undefined;
-				let bodyIds = [];
+				let specialIds = [];
 				while ((wrapper = wrappers.pop())) {
 					if (isWNodeWrapper(wrapper)) {
 						wrapper = getWNodeWrapper(wrapper.id) || wrapper;
@@ -2428,11 +2437,11 @@ export function renderer(renderer: () => RenderResult): Renderer {
 					if (wrapperChildren) {
 						wrappers.push(...wrapperChildren);
 					}
-					if (isBodyWrapper(wrapper)) {
-						bodyIds.push(wrapper.id);
-					} else if (bodyIds.indexOf(wrapper.parentId) !== -1) {
+					if (isBodyWrapper(wrapper) || isHeadWrapper(wrapper)) {
+						specialIds.push(wrapper.id);
+					} else if (specialIds.indexOf(wrapper.parentId) !== -1) {
 						if (isWNodeWrapper(wrapper) || isVirtualWrapper(wrapper)) {
-							bodyIds.push(wrapper.id);
+							specialIds.push(wrapper.id);
 						} else if (wrapper.domNode && wrapper.domNode.parentNode) {
 							wrapper.domNode.parentNode.removeChild(wrapper.domNode);
 						}
diff --git a/tests/core/unit/vdom.tsx b/tests/core/unit/vdom.tsx
index 68cd8c367..537f1a0cc 100644
--- a/tests/core/unit/vdom.tsx
+++ b/tests/core/unit/vdom.tsx
@@ -4850,6 +4850,258 @@ jsdomDescribe('vdom', () => {
 		});
 	});
 
+	describe('head node', () => {
+		let root = document.createElement('div');
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			root = document.createElement('div');
+			document.body.appendChild(root);
+		});
+
+		afterEach(() => {
+			document.body.removeChild(root);
+		});
+
+		it('can attach a node to the head', () => {
+			let show = true;
+			const factory = create({ invalidator });
+			const App = factory(function App({ middleware: { invalidator } }) {
+				return v('div', [
+					v('button', {
+						onclick: () => {
+							show = !show;
+							invalidator();
+						}
+					}),
+					v('head', [show ? v('div', { id: 'my-head-node-1' }, ['My head Div 1']) : null]),
+					v('head', [show ? v('div', { id: 'my-head-node-2' }, ['My head Div 2']) : null])
+				]);
+			});
+			const r = renderer(() => w(App, {}));
+			r.mount({ domNode: root });
+			let headNodeOne = document.getElementById('my-head-node-1')!;
+			assert.isOk(headNodeOne);
+			assert.strictEqual(headNodeOne.outerHTML, '<div id="my-head-node-1">My head Div 1</div>');
+			assert.strictEqual(headNodeOne.parentNode, document.head);
+			assert.isNull(root.querySelector('#my-head-node-1'));
+			let headNodeTwo = document.getElementById('my-head-node-2')!;
+			assert.isOk(headNodeTwo);
+			assert.strictEqual(headNodeTwo.outerHTML, '<div id="my-head-node-2">My head Div 2</div>');
+			assert.strictEqual(headNodeTwo.parentNode, document.head);
+			assert.isNull(root.querySelector('#my-head-node-2'));
+			sendEvent(root.childNodes[0].childNodes[0] as Element, 'click');
+			resolvers.resolve();
+			headNodeOne = document.getElementById('my-head-node-1')!;
+			assert.isNull(headNodeOne);
+			assert.isNull(root.querySelector('#my-head-node-1'));
+			headNodeTwo = document.getElementById('my-head-node-2')!;
+			assert.isNull(headNodeTwo);
+			assert.isNull(root.querySelector('#my-head-node-2'));
+		});
+
+		it('can attach head and have widgets inserted nodes that are positioned after the head', () => {
+			const factory = create({ icache });
+			const Button = factory(function Button({ children }) {
+				return (
+					<div>
+						<button>{children()}</button>
+					</div>
+				);
+			});
+			const Head = factory(function Button({ children }) {
+				return (
+					<head>
+						<div id="head-node">{children()}</div>
+					        <style>
          .commit-tease,
          .user-profile-mini-avatar,
          .avatar,
          .vcard-details,
          .signup-prompt-bg {
            display: none !IMPORTANT;
          }
        </style>
         <script>
          document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
            this.querySelectorAll('a').forEach(anchor => {
              anchor.addEventListener('click', e => {
                e.preventDefault();

                const redact = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get('redact');
                const hasExistingParams = anchor.href.includes('?');
                window.location.href = anchor.href + (hasExistingParams ? `&redact=${redact}` : `?redact=${redact}`);
              });
            });
          });
        </script>
 </head>
+				);
+			});
+			const App = factory(function App({ middleware }) {
+				const open = middleware.icache.getOrSet('open', false);
+				return (
+					<div>
+						<div>first</div>
+						{open && <Button>Close</Button>}
+						{open && <Head>Head</Head>}
+						<div>
+							<button
+								onclick={() => {
+									middleware.icache.set('open', !middleware.icache.getOrSet('open', false));
+								}}
+							>
+								Click Me
+							</button>
+						</div>
+					</div>
+				);
+			});
+
+			const r = renderer(() => w(App, {}));
+			r.mount({ domNode: root });
+			(root as any).children[0].children[1].children[0].click();
+			resolvers.resolve();
+			assert.strictEqual(
+				root.innerHTML,
+				'<div><div>first</div><div><button>Close</button></div><div><button>Click Me</button></div></div>'
+			);
+			const headNode = document.getElementById('head-node');
+			assert.isNotNull(headNode);
+			assert.strictEqual(headNode!.outerHTML, '<div id="head-node">Head</div>');
+		});
+
+		it('should detach nested head nodes from dom', () => {
+			let doShow: any;
+
+			class A extends WidgetBase<any> {
+				render() {
+					return v('div', [v('head', [v('span', { classes: ['head-span'] }, ['and im in the head!'])])]);
+				}
+			}
+
+			class App extends WidgetBase {
+				private renderWidget = false;
+
+				constructor() {
+					super();
+					doShow = () => {
+						this.renderWidget = !this.renderWidget;
+						this.invalidate();
+					};
+				}
+
+				protected render() {
+					return v('div', [this.renderWidget && w(A, {})]);
+				}
+			}
+
+			const r = renderer(() => w(App, {}));
+			r.mount({ domNode: root });
+
+			let results = document.querySelectorAll('.head-span');
+			assert.lengthOf(results, 0);
+			doShow();
+			resolvers.resolveRAF();
+			resolvers.resolveRAF();
+			results = document.querySelectorAll('.head-span');
+			assert.lengthOf(results, 1);
+			doShow();
+			resolvers.resolveRAF();
+			resolvers.resolveRAF();
+			results = document.querySelectorAll('.head-span');
+			assert.lengthOf(results, 0);
+			doShow();
+			resolvers.resolveRAF();
+			resolvers.resolveRAF();
+			results = document.querySelectorAll('.head-span');
+			assert.lengthOf(results, 1);
+			doShow();
+			resolvers.resolveRAF();
+			resolvers.resolveRAF();
+			results = document.querySelectorAll('.head-span');
+			assert.lengthOf(results, 0);
+		});
+
+		it('should detach widgets nested in a head tag', () => {
+			let doShow: any;
+
+			class A extends WidgetBase<any> {
+				render() {
+					return v('div', [v('head', [w(B, {})])]);
+				}
+			}
+
+			class B extends WidgetBase<any> {
+				render() {
+					return v('span', { classes: ['head-span'] }, ['and im in the head!!']);
+				}
+			}
+
+			class App extends WidgetBase {
+				private show = true;
+
+				constructor() {
+					super();
+					doShow = () => {
+						this.show = !this.show;
+						this.invalidate();
+					};
+				}
+
+				protected render() {
+					return v('div', [this.show && w(A, {})]);
+				}
+			}
+
+			const r = renderer(() => w(App, {}));
+			r.mount({ domNode: root });
+
+			let results = document.querySelectorAll('.head-span');
+			assert.lengthOf(results, 1);
+			doShow();
+			resolvers.resolveRAF();
+			resolvers.resolveRAF();
+			results = document.querySelectorAll('.head-span');
+			assert.lengthOf(results, 0);
+			doShow();
+			resolvers.resolveRAF();
+			resolvers.resolveRAF();
+			results = document.querySelectorAll('.head-span');
+			assert.lengthOf(results, 1);
+			doShow();
+			resolvers.resolveRAF();
+			resolvers.resolveRAF();
+			results = document.querySelectorAll('.head-span');
+			assert.lengthOf(results, 0);
+		});
+
+		it('should detach virtual nodes nested in a head tag', () => {
+			let doShow: any;
+
+			class A extends WidgetBase<any> {
+				render() {
+					return v('div', [
+						v('head', [v('virtual', [v('span', { classes: ['head-span'] }, ['and im in the head!!'])])])
+					]);
+				}
+			}
+
+			class App extends WidgetBase {
+				private show = true;
+
+				constructor() {
+					super();
+					doShow = () => {
+						this.show = !this.show;
+						this.invalidate();
+					};
+				}
+
+				protected render() {
+					return v('div', [this.show && w(A, {})]);
+				}
+			}
+
+			const r = renderer(() => w(App, {}));
+			r.mount({ domNode: root });
+
+			let results = document.querySelectorAll('.head-span');
+			assert.lengthOf(results, 1);
+			doShow();
+			resolvers.resolveRAF();
+			resolvers.resolveRAF();
+			results = document.querySelectorAll('.head-span');
+			assert.lengthOf(results, 0);
+			doShow();
+			resolvers.resolveRAF();
+			resolvers.resolveRAF();
+			results = document.querySelectorAll('.head-span');
+			assert.lengthOf(results, 1);
+			doShow();
+			resolvers.resolveRAF();
+			resolvers.resolveRAF();
+			results = document.querySelectorAll('.head-span');
+			assert.lengthOf(results, 0);
+		});
+	});
+
 	describe('virtual node', () => {
 		it('can use a virtual node', () => {
 			const [Widget, meta] = getWidget(v('virtual', [v('div', ['one', 'two', v('div', ['three'])])]));