diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/icu_logic/TEST_CASES.json b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/icu_logic/TEST_CASES.json
index 03adc3f01bf..fbdb17762e3 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/icu_logic/TEST_CASES.json
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/icu_logic/TEST_CASES.json
@@ -231,6 +231,20 @@
           ]
         }
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "should handle ICUs with element tags, as the root message",
+      "inputFiles": [
+        "icu_root.ts"
+      ],
+      "expectations": [
+        {
+          "extraChecks": [
+            "verifyPlaceholdersIntegrity",
+            "verifyUniqueConsts"
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/icu_logic/icu_root.js b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/icu_logic/icu_root.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b4a4cdf92e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/icu_logic/icu_root.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+consts: () => {
+	let i18n_0;
+	if (typeof ngI18nClosureMode !== "undefined" && ngI18nClosureMode) {
+		/**
+		 * @desc someText1
+		 */
+		const MSG_EXTERNAL_4505060179465988919$$ICU_WHITESPACE_TS_1 = goog.getMsg("{VAR_SELECT, select, WEBSITE {{START_TAG_STRONG}someText{CLOSE_TAG_STRONG}\n      }}");
+		i18n_0 = MSG_EXTERNAL_4505060179465988919$$ICU_WHITESPACE_TS_1;
+	} else {
+        …
+	} i18n_0 = i0.ɵɵi18nPostprocess(i18n_0, { "CLOSE_TAG_STRONG": "</strong>", "START_TAG_STRONG": "<strong>", "VAR_SELECT": "\uFFFD0\uFFFD" });
+	let i18n_2;
+	if (typeof ngI18nClosureMode !== "undefined" && ngI18nClosureMode) {
+		/**
+		 * @suppress {msgDescriptions}
+		 */
+		const MSG_EXTERNAL_4505060179465988919$$ICU_WHITESPACE_TS_3 = goog.getMsg("{VAR_SELECT, select, WEBSITE {{START_TAG_STRONG}someText{CLOSE_TAG_STRONG}\n      }}");
+		i18n_2 = MSG_EXTERNAL_4505060179465988919$$ICU_WHITESPACE_TS_3;
+	} else {
+        …
+	}
+	i18n_2 = i0.ɵɵi18nPostprocess(i18n_2, { "CLOSE_TAG_STRONG": "</strong>", "START_TAG_STRONG": "<strong>", "VAR_SELECT": "\uFFFD0\uFFFD" });
+	return [i18n_0, i18n_2];
+}
+…
+
+function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) {
+	if (rf & 1) {
+		i0.ɵɵelementStart(0, "span");
+		i0.ɵɵi18n(1, 0);
+		i0.ɵɵelementEnd();
+		i0.ɵɵelementStart(2, "span");
+		i0.ɵɵtext(3, " ");
+		i0.ɵɵi18n(4, 1);
+		i0.ɵɵtext(5, " ");
+		i0.ɵɵelementEnd();
+	} if (rf & 2) {
+		i0.ɵɵadvance(1);
+		i0.ɵɵi18nExp(ctx.someField);
+		i0.ɵɵi18nApply(1);
+		i0.ɵɵadvance(3);
+		i0.ɵɵi18nExp(ctx.someField);
+		i0.ɵɵi18nApply(4);
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/icu_logic/icu_root.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/icu_logic/icu_root.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c119ea331f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/test_cases/r3_view_compiler_i18n/icu_logic/icu_root.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'my-component',
+  standalone: true,
+  template: `
+    <span i18n="someText1">{
+      someField,
+      select,
+      WEBSITE {
+        <strong>someText</strong>
+      }
+    }</span>
+
+    <span>
+    {
+      someField,
+      select,
+      WEBSITE {
+        <strong>someText</strong>
+      }
+    }
+    </span>
+`,
+})
+export class MyComponent {
+  someField!: any;
+}
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