diff --git a/src/html.js b/src/html.js
index bd90b2b..8982ec7 100644
--- a/src/html.js
+++ b/src/html.js
@@ -93,22 +93,35 @@ function processChildren(stream, children, options, callback) {
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		let _callback = function() {
+			let res = callback.apply(null, arguments);
+			let next = i + 1;
+			if(next < children.length) {
+				let remainder = children.slice(next);
+				if(nonBlocking) {
+					process.nextTick(_ =>
+						processChildren(stream, remainder, options, callback));
+				} else {
+					processChildren(stream, remainder, options, callback);
+				}
+			}
+			return res;
+		};
+
 		let { nonBlocking, log, _idRegistry } = options;
 		let generatorOptions = { nonBlocking, log, _idRegistry };
 		if(child.length !== 1) { // element generator -- XXX: brittle heuristic (arity)
-			child(stream, generatorOptions, callback);
-			continue;
+			if(nonBlocking) {
+				child(stream, generatorOptions, _callback);
+				break;
+			} else {
+				child(stream, generatorOptions, callback);
+				continue;
+			}
 		}
 
 		// deferred child element
-		let fn = element => {
-			element(stream, generatorOptions, callback);
-			let next = i + 1;
-			if(next < children.length) {
-				let remainder = children.slice(next);
-				processChildren(stream, remainder, options, callback);
-			}
-		};
+		let fn = element => element(stream, generatorOptions, _callback);
 
 		if(!nonBlocking) { // ensure deferred child element is synchronous
 			let invoked = false;
diff --git a/test/test_renderer.js b/test/test_renderer.js
index 05943ee..ed09325 100644
--- a/test/test_renderer.js
+++ b/test/test_renderer.js
@@ -42,6 +42,18 @@ describe("renderer", _ => {
 		done();
 	});
 
+	it("should support non-blocking mode", done => {
+		let { renderer, stream } = setup();
+
+		/* eslint-disable indent */
+		renderer.renderView(NonBlockingContainer, null, stream, { fragment: true }, _ => {
+			assert.equal(stream.read(),
+				"<div><p>…</p><p><i>lorem ipsum</i></p><p>…</p></div>");
+			done();
+		});
+		/* eslint-enable indent */
+	});
+
 	it("should detect non-blocking child elements in blocking mode", done => {
 		let { renderer, stream } = setup();