diff --git a/src/Framework/Framework/Runtime/DefaultDotvvmViewBuilder.cs b/src/Framework/Framework/Runtime/DefaultDotvvmViewBuilder.cs
index 1759c9412c..7e25625a11 100644
--- a/src/Framework/Framework/Runtime/DefaultDotvvmViewBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Framework/Framework/Runtime/DefaultDotvvmViewBuilder.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.Immutable;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Linq.Expressions;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using DotVVM.Framework.Binding;
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ private void PerformMasterPageComposition(DotvvmView childPage, DotvvmView maste
             var placeHolders = GetMasterPageContentPlaceHolders(masterPage);
 
             // find contents
-            var contents = GetChildPageContents(childPage, placeHolders);
+            var (contents, auxControls) = GetChildPageContents(childPage, placeHolders);
 
             // perform the composition
             foreach (var content in contents)
@@ -133,7 +134,10 @@ private void PerformMasterPageComposition(DotvvmView childPage, DotvvmView maste
                 content.SetValue(Internal.MarkupFileNameProperty, childPage.GetValue(Internal.MarkupFileNameProperty));
                 content.SetValue(Internal.ReferencedViewModuleInfoProperty, childPage.GetValue(Internal.ReferencedViewModuleInfoProperty));
             }
-            
+
+            foreach (var control in auxControls)
+                masterPage.Children.Add(control);
+
             // copy the directives from content page to the master page (except the @masterpage)
             masterPage.ViewModelType = childPage.ViewModelType;
         }
@@ -160,11 +164,30 @@ private List<ContentPlaceHolder> GetMasterPageContentPlaceHolders(DotvvmControl
         /// <summary>
         /// Checks that the content page does not contain invalid content.
         /// </summary>
-        private List<Content> GetChildPageContents(DotvvmView childPage, List<ContentPlaceHolder> parentPlaceHolders)
+        private (List<Content> contents, List<DotvvmControl> auxiliaryControls) GetChildPageContents(DotvvmView childPage, List<ContentPlaceHolder> parentPlaceHolders)
         {
-            // make sure that the body contains only whitespace and Content controls
-            var nonContentElements =
-                childPage.Children.Where(c => !((c is RawLiteral && ((RawLiteral)c).IsWhitespace) || (c is Content)));
+            // make sure that the body contains only Content controls (and whitespace and auxiliary controls)
+            var nonContentElements = new List<DotvvmControl>();
+            // controls which don't render anything and may be placed anywhere (RequireResource)
+            var auxiliaryControls = new List<DotvvmControl>();
+            foreach (var child in childPage.Children)
+            {
+                if (child is RawLiteral { IsWhitespace: true })
+                {
+                    // ignored
+                }
+                else if (child is RequiredResource)
+                {
+                    child.Parent = null; // childPage view is discarded
+                    auxiliaryControls.Add(child);
+                }
+                else if (child is Content)
+                {
+                    // handled bellow
+                }
+                else
+                    nonContentElements.Add(child);
+            }
             if (nonContentElements.Any())
             {
                 // show all error lines
@@ -182,10 +205,10 @@ private List<Content> GetChildPageContents(DotvvmView childPage, List<ContentPla
                 .ToList();
             if (contents.FirstOrDefault(c => c.Parent != childPage) is {} invalidContent)
             {
-                throw new DotvvmControlException(invalidContent, "The control <dot:Content /> cannot be placed inside any control!");
+                throw new DotvvmControlException(invalidContent, $"The control <dot:Content ContentPlaceHolderID='{invalidContent.ContentPlaceHolderID ?? "<null>"}' /> cannot be placed inside any control!");
             }
 
-            return contents;
+            return (contents, auxiliaryControls);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Framework/Testing/ControlTestHelper.cs b/src/Framework/Testing/ControlTestHelper.cs
index 13e1fad9b3..75ece29cce 100644
--- a/src/Framework/Testing/ControlTestHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Framework/Testing/ControlTestHelper.cs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public async Task<PageRunResult> RunPage(
             ClaimsPrincipal? user = null,
             CultureInfo? culture = null)
         {
-            if (!markup.Contains("<body"))
+            if (!markup.Contains("<body") && !markup.Contains("<dot:Content"))
             {
                 markup = $"<body Validation.Enabled=false >\n{markup}\n{(renderResources ? "" : "<tc:FakeBodyResourceLink />")}\n</body>";
             }
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public async Task<PageRunResult> RunPage(
             {
                 markup = "<tc:FakeBodyResourceLink />" + markup;
             }
-            if (!markup.Contains("<head"))
+            if (!markup.Contains("<head") && !markup.Contains("<dot:Content"))
             {
                 markup = $"<head></head>\n{markup}";
             }
diff --git a/src/Tests/ControlTests/ServerSideStyleTests.cs b/src/Tests/ControlTests/ServerSideStyleTests.cs
index a448cf161a..8ce8c00504 100644
--- a/src/Tests/ControlTests/ServerSideStyleTests.cs
+++ b/src/Tests/ControlTests/ServerSideStyleTests.cs
@@ -443,6 +443,67 @@ @viewModel int
             check.CheckString(r.FormattedHtml, fileExtension: "html");
         }
 
+
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public async Task AddResourceWithMasterPage()
+        {
+            var cth = createHelper(c => {
+
+                c.Resources.Register("test-resource1", new InlineScriptResource("alert(1)"));
+                c.Resources.Register("test-resource2", new InlineScriptResource("alert(2)"));
+                c.Resources.Register("test-resource3", new InlineScriptResource("alert(3)"));
+                c.Resources.Register("test-resource4", new InlineScriptResource("alert(4)"));
+                c.Resources.Register("test-resource5", new InlineScriptResource("alert(5)"));
+
+                c.Styles.RegisterRoot()
+                    .AddRequiredResource(cx => {
+                        return cx.Control.TreeRoot.Directives.TryGetValue("custom_resource_import", out var x) ? x.Select(d => d.Value).ToArray() : new string[0];
+                    });
+            });
+
+            var r = await cth.RunPage(typeof(object), """
+
+                <dot:Content ContentPlaceHolderID="nested-body">
+                    real body
+                </dot:Content>
+
+                <dot:RequiredResource Name="test-resource5" />
+            """,
+            directives: """
+                @masterPage master1.dotmaster
+                @custom_resource_import test-resource1
+            """,
+            markupFiles: new Dictionary<string, string> {
+                ["master1.dotmaster"] = """
+                    @viewModel object
+                    @masterPage master2.dotmaster
+                    @custom_resource_import test-resource2
+
+                    <dot:Content ContentPlaceHolderID="head">
+                        <dot:RequiredResource Name=test-resource4 />
+                    </dot:Content>
+                    <dot:Content ContentPlaceHolderID="body">
+                        <div class="master1">
+                            <dot:ContentPlaceHolder ID="nested-body" />
+                        </div>
+                    </dot:Content>
+                """,
+                ["master2.dotmaster"] = """
+                    @custom_resource_import test-resource3
+                    @viewModel object
+
+                    <head>
+                        <dot:ContentPlaceHolder ID="head" />
+                    </head>
+                    <body>
+                        <dot:ContentPlaceHolder ID="body" />
+                    </body>
+                """
+            }, renderResources: true);
+            check.CheckString(r.OutputString, fileExtension: "html");
+        }
+
         public class BasicTestViewModel: DotvvmViewModelBase
         {
             [Bind(Name = "int")]
diff --git a/src/Tests/ControlTests/testoutputs/ServerSideStyleTests.AddResourceWithMasterPage.html b/src/Tests/ControlTests/testoutputs/ServerSideStyleTests.AddResourceWithMasterPage.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3ebdf9598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Tests/ControlTests/testoutputs/ServerSideStyleTests.AddResourceWithMasterPage.html
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+    
+    <head>
+        
+        
+    
+    
+    <!-- Resource knockout of type ScriptResource. Pointing to EmbeddedResourceLocation. -->
+    <script src=/dotvvmResource/knockout/knockout defer></script>
+    <!-- Resource dotvvm.internal of type ScriptModuleResource. Pointing to EmbeddedResourceLocation. -->
+    <script src=/dotvvmResource/dotvvm--internal/dotvvm--internal type=module defer></script>
+    <!-- Resource dotvvm of type InlineScriptResource. -->
+    
+    <!-- Resource dotvvm.debug of type ScriptResource. Pointing to EmbeddedResourceLocation. -->
+    <script src=/dotvvmResource/dotvvm--debug/dotvvm--debug defer></script>
+</head>
+    <body>
+        
+        <div class=master1>
+            
+        real body
+    
+        </div>
+    
+    
+    <!-- Resource test-resource4 of type InlineScriptResource. -->
+    <script>alert(4)</script>
+    <!-- Resource test-resource3 of type InlineScriptResource. -->
+    <script>alert(3)</script>
+    <!-- Resource test-resource2 of type InlineScriptResource. -->
+    <script>alert(2)</script>
+    <!-- Resource test-resource5 of type InlineScriptResource. -->
+    <script>alert(5)</script>
+    <!-- Resource test-resource1 of type InlineScriptResource. -->
+    <script>alert(1)</script>
+<input type=hidden id=__dot_viewmodel_root value='{
+  "viewModel": {
+    "$csrfToken": "Not a CSRF token."
+  },
+  "url": "/testpage",
+  "virtualDirectory": "",
+  "renderedResources": [
+    "knockout",
+    "dotvvm.internal",
+    "dotvvm",
+    "dotvvm.debug",
+    "test-resource4",
+    "test-resource3",
+    "test-resource2",
+    "test-resource5",
+    "test-resource1"
+  ],
+  "typeMetadata": {}
+}' /><script defer src="data:text/javascript;base64,ZG90dnZtLm9wdGlvbnMuY29tcHJlc3NQT1NUPWZhbHNlOwp3aW5kb3cuZG90dnZtLmluaXQoImVuLVVTIik7"></script></body>