diff --git a/src/js/packages/@reactpy/client/src/vdom.tsx b/src/js/packages/@reactpy/client/src/vdom.tsx
index cae706787..73db8f72e 100644
--- a/src/js/packages/@reactpy/client/src/vdom.tsx
+++ b/src/js/packages/@reactpy/client/src/vdom.tsx
@@ -198,6 +198,24 @@ function createEventHandler(
   name: string,
   { target, preventDefault, stopPropagation }: ReactPyVdomEventHandler,
 ): [string, () => void] {
+  if (target.indexOf("__javascript__: ") == 0) {
+    return [
+      name,
+      function (...args: any[]) {
+        function handleEvent(...args: any[]) {
+          const evalResult = eval(target.replace("__javascript__: ", ""));
+          if (typeof evalResult == "function") {
+            return evalResult(...args);
+          }
+        }
+        if (args.length > 0 && args[0] instanceof Event) {
+          return handleEvent.call(args[0].target, ...args);
+        } else {
+          return handleEvent(...args);
+        }
+      },
+    ];
+  }
   return [
     name,
     function (...args: any[]) {
diff --git a/src/reactpy/core/layout.py b/src/reactpy/core/layout.py
index a32f97083..db399fdc9 100644
--- a/src/reactpy/core/layout.py
+++ b/src/reactpy/core/layout.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     ComponentType,
     Context,
     EventHandlerDict,
+    JavaScript,
     Key,
     LayoutEventMessage,
     LayoutUpdateMessage,
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ async def deliver(self, event: LayoutEventMessage | dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         # we just ignore the event.
         handler = self._event_handlers.get(event["target"])
 
-        if handler is not None:
+        if handler is not None and not isinstance(handler, JavaScript):
             try:
                 await handler.function(event["data"])
             except Exception:
@@ -277,16 +278,23 @@ def _render_model_attributes(
 
         model_event_handlers = new_state.model.current["eventHandlers"] = {}
         for event, handler in handlers_by_event.items():
-            if event in old_state.targets_by_event:
-                target = old_state.targets_by_event[event]
+            if isinstance(handler, JavaScript):
+                target = "__javascript__: " + handler
+                prevent_default = False
+                stop_propagation = False
             else:
-                target = uuid4().hex if handler.target is None else handler.target
+                prevent_default = handler.prevent_default
+                stop_propagation = handler.stop_propagation
+                if event in old_state.targets_by_event:
+                    target = old_state.targets_by_event[event]
+                else:
+                    target = uuid4().hex if handler.target is None else handler.target
             new_state.targets_by_event[event] = target
             self._event_handlers[target] = handler
             model_event_handlers[event] = {
                 "target": target,
-                "preventDefault": handler.prevent_default,
-                "stopPropagation": handler.stop_propagation,
+                "preventDefault": prevent_default,
+                "stopPropagation": stop_propagation,
             }
 
         return None
@@ -301,13 +309,20 @@ def _render_model_event_handlers_without_old_state(
 
         model_event_handlers = new_state.model.current["eventHandlers"] = {}
         for event, handler in handlers_by_event.items():
-            target = uuid4().hex if handler.target is None else handler.target
+            if isinstance(handler, JavaScript):
+                target = "__javascript__: " + handler
+                prevent_default = False
+                stop_propagation = False
+            else:
+                target = uuid4().hex if handler.target is None else handler.target
+                prevent_default = handler.prevent_default
+                stop_propagation = handler.stop_propagation
             new_state.targets_by_event[event] = target
             self._event_handlers[target] = handler
             model_event_handlers[event] = {
                 "target": target,
-                "preventDefault": handler.prevent_default,
-                "stopPropagation": handler.stop_propagation,
+                "preventDefault": prevent_default,
+                "stopPropagation": stop_propagation,
             }
 
         return None
diff --git a/src/reactpy/core/vdom.py b/src/reactpy/core/vdom.py
index 7ecddcf0e..3f6cf92d9 100644
--- a/src/reactpy/core/vdom.py
+++ b/src/reactpy/core/vdom.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
+import re
 from collections.abc import Mapping, Sequence
 from typing import (
     Any,
@@ -23,12 +24,15 @@
     EventHandlerDict,
     EventHandlerType,
     ImportSourceDict,
+    JavaScript,
     VdomAttributes,
     VdomChildren,
     VdomDict,
     VdomJson,
 )
 
+EVENT_ATTRIBUTE_PATTERN = re.compile(r"^on[A-Z]")
+
 VDOM_JSON_SCHEMA = {
     "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema",
     "$ref": "#/definitions/element",
@@ -216,14 +220,16 @@ def separate_attributes_and_event_handlers(
     attributes: Mapping[str, Any],
 ) -> tuple[VdomAttributes, EventHandlerDict]:
     _attributes: VdomAttributes = {}
-    _event_handlers: dict[str, EventHandlerType] = {}
+    _event_handlers: dict[str, EventHandlerType | JavaScript] = {}
 
     for k, v in attributes.items():
-        handler: EventHandlerType
+        handler: EventHandlerType | JavaScript
 
         if callable(v):
             handler = EventHandler(to_event_handler_function(v))
-        elif isinstance(v, EventHandler):
+        elif EVENT_ATTRIBUTE_PATTERN.match(k) and isinstance(v, str):
+            handler = JavaScript(v)
+        elif isinstance(v, (EventHandler, JavaScript)):
             handler = v
         else:
             _attributes[k] = v
diff --git a/src/reactpy/types.py b/src/reactpy/types.py
index ba8ce31f0..0523b390a 100644
--- a/src/reactpy/types.py
+++ b/src/reactpy/types.py
@@ -885,6 +885,10 @@ class JsonImportSource(TypedDict):
     fallback: Any
 
 
+class JavaScript(str):
+    pass
+
+
 class EventHandlerFunc(Protocol):
     """A coroutine which can handle event data"""
 
@@ -919,7 +923,7 @@ class EventHandlerType(Protocol):
 EventHandlerMapping = Mapping[str, EventHandlerType]
 """A generic mapping between event names to their handlers"""
 
-EventHandlerDict: TypeAlias = dict[str, EventHandlerType]
+EventHandlerDict: TypeAlias = dict[str, EventHandlerType | JavaScript]
 """A dict mapping between event names to their handlers"""
 
 
diff --git a/src/reactpy/web/templates/react.js b/src/reactpy/web/templates/react.js
index 366be4fd0..b6914c6bc 100644
--- a/src/reactpy/web/templates/react.js
+++ b/src/reactpy/web/templates/react.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export function bind(node, config) {
 function wrapEventHandlers(props) {
   const newProps = Object.assign({}, props);
   for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(props)) {
-    if (typeof value === "function") {
+    if (typeof value === "function" && value.toString().includes(".sendMessage")) {
       newProps[key] = makeJsonSafeEventHandler(value);
     }
   }
diff --git a/tests/test_core/test_events.py b/tests/test_core/test_events.py
index 310ddc880..262570a74 100644
--- a/tests/test_core/test_events.py
+++ b/tests/test_core/test_events.py
@@ -221,3 +221,97 @@ def outer_click_is_not_triggered(event):
     await inner.click()
 
     await poll(lambda: clicked.current).until_is(True)
+
+
+async def test_javascript_event_as_arrow_function(display: DisplayFixture):
+    @reactpy.component
+    def App():
+        return reactpy.html.div(
+            reactpy.html.div(
+                reactpy.html.button(
+                    {
+                        "id": "the-button",
+                        "onClick": '(e) => e.target.innerText = "Thank you!"',
+                    },
+                    "Click Me",
+                ),
+                reactpy.html.div({"id": "the-parent"}),
+            )
+        )
+
+    await display.show(lambda: App())
+
+    button = await display.page.wait_for_selector("#the-button", state="attached")
+    assert await button.inner_text() == "Click Me"
+    await button.click()
+    assert await button.inner_text() == "Thank you!"
+
+
+async def test_javascript_event_as_this_statement(display: DisplayFixture):
+    @reactpy.component
+    def App():
+        return reactpy.html.div(
+            reactpy.html.div(
+                reactpy.html.button(
+                    {
+                        "id": "the-button",
+                        "onClick": 'this.innerText = "Thank you!"',
+                    },
+                    "Click Me",
+                ),
+                reactpy.html.div({"id": "the-parent"}),
+            )
+        )
+
+    await display.show(lambda: App())
+
+    button = await display.page.wait_for_selector("#the-button", state="attached")
+    assert await button.inner_text() == "Click Me"
+    await button.click()
+    assert await button.inner_text() == "Thank you!"
+
+
+async def test_javascript_event_after_state_update(display: DisplayFixture):
+    @reactpy.component
+    def App():
+        click_count, set_click_count = reactpy.hooks.use_state(0)
+        return reactpy.html.div(
+            {"id": "the-parent"},
+            reactpy.html.button(
+                {
+                    "id": "button-with-reactpy-event",
+                    "onClick": lambda _: set_click_count(click_count + 1),
+                },
+                "Click Me",
+            ),
+            reactpy.html.button(
+                {
+                    "id": "button-with-javascript-event",
+                    "onClick": """javascript: () => {
+                    let parent = document.getElementById("the-parent");
+                    parent.appendChild(document.createElement("div"));
+                }""",
+                },
+                "No, Click Me",
+            ),
+            *[reactpy.html.div("Clicked") for _ in range(click_count)],
+        )
+
+    await display.show(lambda: App())
+
+    button1 = await display.page.wait_for_selector(
+        "#button-with-reactpy-event", state="attached"
+    )
+    await button1.click()
+    await button1.click()
+    await button1.click()
+    button2 = await display.page.wait_for_selector(
+        "#button-with-javascript-event", state="attached"
+    )
+    await button2.click()
+    await button2.click()
+    await button2.click()
+    parent = await display.page.wait_for_selector("#the-parent", state="attached")
+    generated_divs = await parent.query_selector_all("div")
+
+    assert len(generated_divs) == 6
diff --git a/tests/test_web/js_fixtures/callable-prop.js b/tests/test_web/js_fixtures/callable-prop.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83ff1fc41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_web/js_fixtures/callable-prop.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { h, render } from "https://unpkg.com/preact?module";
+import htm from "https://unpkg.com/htm?module";
+
+const html = htm.bind(h);
+
+export function bind(node, config) {
+  return {
+    create: (type, props, children) => h(type, props, ...children),
+    render: (element) => render(element, node),
+    unmount: () => render(null, node),
+  };
+}
+
+// The intention here is that Child components are passed in here so we check that the
+// children of "the-parent" are "child-1" through "child-N"
+export function Component(props) {
+  var text = "DEFAULT";
+  if (props.setText && typeof props.setText === "function") {
+    text = props.setText("PREFIX TEXT: ");
+  }
+  return html`
+    <div id="${props.id}">
+    ${text}
+    </div>
+  `;
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_web/test_module.py b/tests/test_web/test_module.py
index 9594be4ae..5eb67f1e5 100644
--- a/tests/test_web/test_module.py
+++ b/tests/test_web/test_module.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     assert_reactpy_did_not_log,
     poll,
 )
+from reactpy.types import JavaScript
 from reactpy.web.module import NAME_SOURCE, WebModule
 
 JS_FIXTURES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent / "js_fixtures"
@@ -389,6 +390,27 @@ async def test_subcomponent_notation_as_obj_attrs(display: DisplayFixture):
     assert len(form_label) == 1
 
 
+async def test_callable_prop_with_javacript(display: DisplayFixture):
+    module = reactpy.web.module_from_file(
+        "callable-prop", JS_FIXTURES_DIR / "callable-prop.js"
+    )
+    Component = reactpy.web.export(module, "Component")
+
+    @reactpy.component
+    def App():
+        return Component(
+            {
+                "id": "my-div",
+                "setText": JavaScript('(prefixText) => prefixText + "TEST 123"'),
+            }
+        )
+
+    await display.show(lambda: App())
+
+    my_div = await display.page.wait_for_selector("#my-div", state="attached")
+    assert await my_div.inner_text() == "PREFIX TEXT: TEST 123"
+
+
 def test_module_from_string():
     reactpy.web.module_from_string("temp", "old")
     with assert_reactpy_did_log(r"Existing web module .* will be replaced with"):