diff --git a/src/qweb/base_directives.ts b/src/qweb/base_directives.ts
index e49f8a2f..5fbb277e 100644
--- a/src/qweb/base_directives.ts
+++ b/src/qweb/base_directives.ts
@@ -80,11 +80,6 @@ QWeb.addDirective({
   name: "esc",
   priority: 70,
   atNodeEncounter({ node, qweb, ctx }): boolean {
-    if (node.nodeName !== "t") {
-      let nodeID = qweb._compileGenericNode(node, ctx);
-      ctx = ctx.withParent(nodeID);
-      ctx = ctx.subContext("currentKey", ctx.lastNodeKey);
-    }
     let value = ctx.getValue(node.getAttribute("t-esc")!);
     compileValueNode(value, node, qweb, ctx.subContext("escaping", true));
     return true;
@@ -95,11 +90,6 @@ QWeb.addDirective({
   name: "raw",
   priority: 80,
   atNodeEncounter({ node, qweb, ctx }): boolean {
-    if (node.nodeName !== "t") {
-      let nodeID = qweb._compileGenericNode(node, ctx);
-      ctx = ctx.withParent(nodeID);
-      ctx = ctx.subContext("currentKey", ctx.lastNodeKey);
-    }
     let value = ctx.getValue(node.getAttribute("t-raw")!);
     compileValueNode(value, node, qweb, ctx);
     return true;
diff --git a/src/qweb/qweb.ts b/src/qweb/qweb.ts
index 2da41059..992ff18a 100644
--- a/src/qweb/qweb.ts
+++ b/src/qweb/qweb.ts
@@ -449,8 +449,6 @@ export class QWeb extends EventBus {
       fullName: string;
     }[] = [];
 
-    let withHandlers = false;
-
     // maybe this is not optimal: we iterate on all attributes here, and again
     // just after for each directive.
     for (let i = 0; i < attributes.length; i++) {
@@ -460,11 +458,21 @@ export class QWeb extends EventBus {
         if (!(dName in QWeb.DIRECTIVE_NAMES)) {
           throw new Error(`Unknown QWeb directive: '${attrName}'`);
         }
+        if (node.tagName !== 't' && (attrName === 't-esc' || attrName === 't-raw')) {
+          const tNode = document.createElement('t');
+          tNode.setAttribute(attrName, node.getAttribute(attrName)!);
+          for (let child of Array.from(node.childNodes)) {
+            tNode.appendChild(child);
+          }
+          node.appendChild(tNode);
+          node.removeAttribute(attrName);
+        }
       }
     }
 
     const DIR_N = QWeb.DIRECTIVES.length;
     const ATTR_N = attributes.length;
+    let withHandlers = false;
     for (let i = 0; i < DIR_N; i++) {
       let directive = QWeb.DIRECTIVES[i];
       let fullName;
diff --git a/tests/qweb/__snapshots__/qweb.test.ts.snap b/tests/qweb/__snapshots__/qweb.test.ts.snap
index 245fc12e..c7bf2d14 100644
--- a/tests/qweb/__snapshots__/qweb.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/qweb/__snapshots__/qweb.test.ts.snap
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ exports[`misc global 1`] = `
         context.value_index = i;
         context.value = _3[i];
         context.value_value = _4[i];
-        let c5 = [], p5 = {key:5,on:{}};
+        let c5 = [], p5 = {key:5};
         var vn5 = h('span', p5, c5);
         c1.push(vn5);
         var _6 = context['value'];
@@ -624,12 +624,12 @@ exports[`misc global 1`] = `
         {
             let _11 = 'bbb';
             var _13 = 'agüero';
-            let c14 = [], p14 = {key:14,attrs:{\\"falló\\": _13},on:{}};
-            var vn14 = h('Año', p14, c14);
+            let c14 = [], p14 = {key:14,attrs:{\\"falló\\": _13}};
+            var vn14 = h('año', p14, c14);
             c1.push(vn14);
             {
                 let _15 = 'aaa';
-                let c16 = [], p16 = {key:16,on:{}};
+                let c16 = [], p16 = {key:16};
                 var vn16 = h('span', p16, c16);
                 c14.push(vn16);
                 if (_15 || _15 === 0) {
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ exports[`misc global 1`] = `
                     c16.push({text: \`foo default\`});
                 }
             }
-            let c17 = [], p17 = {key:17,on:{}};
+            let c17 = [], p17 = {key:17};
             var vn17 = h('span', p17, c17);
             c14.push(vn17);
             var _18 = context['foo'];
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ exports[`misc global 1`] = `
                 c17.push({text: \`foo default\`});
             }
             var _19 = 'bbb';
-            let c20 = [], p20 = {key:20,on:{}};
+            let c20 = [], p20 = {key:20};
             var vn20 = h('span', p20, c20);
             c14.push(vn20);
             if (_19 || _19 === 0) {
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ exports[`misc global 1`] = `
             }
         }
     }
-    let c21 = [], p21 = {key:21,on:{}};
+    let c21 = [], p21 = {key:21};
     var vn21 = h('div', p21, c21);
     c1.push(vn21);
     var _22 = context['toto'];
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ exports[`t-esc escaping on a node 1`] = `
 "function anonymous(context,extra
 ) {
     var h = this.h;
-    let c1 = [], p1 = {key:1,on:{}};
+    let c1 = [], p1 = {key:1};
     var vn1 = h('span', p1, c1);
     result = vn1;
     var _2 = 'ok';
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ exports[`t-esc escaping on a node with a body 1`] = `
 "function anonymous(context,extra
 ) {
     var h = this.h;
-    let c1 = [], p1 = {key:1,on:{}};
+    let c1 = [], p1 = {key:1};
     var vn1 = h('span', p1, c1);
     result = vn1;
     var _2 = 'ok';
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ exports[`t-esc escaping on a node with a body, as a default 1`] = `
 "function anonymous(context,extra
 ) {
     var h = this.h;
-    let c1 = [], p1 = {key:1,on:{}};
+    let c1 = [], p1 = {key:1};
     var vn1 = h('span', p1, c1);
     result = vn1;
     var _2 = context['var'];
@@ -1701,6 +1701,59 @@ exports[`t-on handler is bound to proper owner 1`] = `
 }"
 `;
 
+exports[`t-on t-on combined with t-esc 1`] = `
+"function anonymous(context,extra
+) {
+    let owner = context;
+    var h = this.h;
+    let c1 = [], p1 = {key:1};
+    var vn1 = h('div', p1, c1);
+    result = vn1;
+    let c2 = [], p2 = {key:2,on:{}};
+    var vn2 = h('button', p2, c2);
+    c1.push(vn2);
+    if (!context['onClick']) {
+        throw new Error('Missing handler \\\\'' + 'onClick' + \`\\\\' when evaluating template 'test'\`)
+    }
+    extra.handlers['click' + 2] = extra.handlers['click' + 2] || context['onClick'].bind(owner);
+    p2.on['click'] = extra.handlers['click' + 2];
+    var _3 = context['text'];
+    if (_3 || _3 === 0) {
+        c2.push({text: _3});
+    }
+    return vn1;
+}"
+`;
+
+exports[`t-on t-on combined with t-raw 1`] = `
+"function anonymous(context,extra
+) {
+    let utils = this.constructor.utils;
+    let owner = context;
+    var h = this.h;
+    let c1 = [], p1 = {key:1};
+    var vn1 = h('div', p1, c1);
+    let c2 = [], p2 = {key:2,on:{}};
+    var vn2 = h('button', p2, c2);
+    c1.push(vn2);
+    if (!context['onClick']) {
+        throw new Error('Missing handler \\\\'' + 'onClick' + \`\\\\' when evaluating template 'test'\`)
+    }
+    extra.handlers['click' + 2] = extra.handlers['click' + 2] || context['onClick'].bind(owner);
+    p2.on['click'] = extra.handlers['click' + 2];
+    var _3 = context['html'];
+    if (_3 || _3 === 0) {
+        var frag4 = utils.getFragment(_3)
+        var p5 = {hook: {
+          insert: n => n.elm.parentNode.replaceChild(frag4, n.elm),
+        }};
+        var vn5 = h('div', p5)
+        c2.push(vn5);
+    }
+    return vn1;
+}"
+`;
+
 exports[`t-on t-on with prevent and self modifiers (order matters) 1`] = `
 "function anonymous(context,extra
 ) {
diff --git a/tests/qweb/qweb.test.ts b/tests/qweb/qweb.test.ts
index 0849de7e..451e20fb 100644
--- a/tests/qweb/qweb.test.ts
+++ b/tests/qweb/qweb.test.ts
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ describe("foreach", () => {
 
 describe("misc", () => {
   test("global", () => {
-    qweb.addTemplate("_callee-asc", `<Año t-att-falló="'agüero'" t-raw="0"/>`);
+    qweb.addTemplate("_callee-asc", `<año t-att-falló="'agüero'" t-raw="0"/>`);
     qweb.addTemplate("_callee-uses-foo", `<span t-esc="foo">foo default</span>`);
     qweb.addTemplate("_callee-asc-toto", `<div t-raw="toto">toto default</div>`);
     qweb.addTemplate(
@@ -1118,6 +1118,44 @@ describe("t-on", () => {
 
     expect(steps).toEqual([1, 2]);
   });
+
+  test("t-on combined with t-esc", async () => {
+    expect.assertions(3);
+    qweb.addTemplate("test", `<div><button t-on-click="onClick" t-esc="text"/></div>`);
+    const steps:string[] = [];
+    const owner = {
+      text: 'Click here',
+      onClick() {
+        steps.push('onClick');
+      },
+    };
+
+    const node = <HTMLElement>renderToDOM(qweb, "test", owner, { handlers: [] });
+    expect(node.outerHTML).toBe(`<div><button>Click here</button></div>`);
+
+    node.querySelector("button")!.click();
+
+    expect(steps).toEqual(['onClick']);
+  });
+
+  test("t-on combined with t-raw", async () => {
+    expect.assertions(3);
+    qweb.addTemplate("test", `<div><button t-on-click="onClick" t-raw="html"/></div>`);
+    const steps:string[] = [];
+    const owner = {
+      html: 'Click <b>here</b>',
+      onClick() {
+        steps.push('onClick');
+      },
+    };
+
+    const node = <HTMLElement>renderToDOM(qweb, "test", owner, { handlers: [] });
+    expect(node.outerHTML).toBe(`<div><button>Click <b>here</b></button></div>`);
+
+    node.querySelector("button")!.click();
+
+    expect(steps).toEqual(['onClick']);
+  });
 });
 
 describe("t-ref", () => {