diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/component_ref.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/component_ref.ts
index 5cca900962a..4baea34e9f6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/component_ref.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/component_ref.ts
@@ -193,6 +193,15 @@ function createHostElement(componentDef: ComponentDef<unknown>, renderer: Render
   return createElementNode(renderer, tagName, namespace);
 }
 
+function assertNotScriptHostElement(tagName: string | null | undefined): void {
+  if (tagName?.toLowerCase() === 'script') {
+    throw new RuntimeError(
+      RuntimeErrorCode.UNSAFE_VALUE_IN_SCRIPT,
+      ngDevMode && `"<script>" tag is not allowed as a component host element.`,
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Infers the tag name that should be used for a component based on its definition.
  * @param componentDef Definition for which to resolve the tag name.
@@ -283,6 +292,7 @@ export class ComponentFactory<T> extends AbstractComponentFactory<T> {
             rootViewInjector,
           )
         : createHostElement(cmpDef, hostRenderer);
+      assertNotScriptHostElement(hostElement?.tagName);
       const hasInputBindings =
         componentBindings?.some(isInputBinding) ||
         directives?.some((d) => typeof d !== 'function' && d.bindings.some(isInputBinding));
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts
index a2b9268e495..6e611a62717 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import {stringify} from '../../util/stringify';
 import {assertFirstCreatePass, assertHasParent, assertLView} from '../assert';
 import {attachPatchData} from '../context_discovery';
 import {getNodeInjectable, getOrCreateNodeInjectorForNode} from '../di';
-import {RuntimeError, RuntimeErrorCode} from '../../errors';
 import {throwMultipleComponentError} from '../errors';
 import {ComponentDef, ComponentTemplate, DirectiveDef, RenderFlags} from '../interfaces/definition';
 import {
@@ -178,12 +177,6 @@ export function locateHostElement(
   // projection.
   const preserveContent = preserveHostContent || encapsulation === ViewEncapsulation.ShadowDom;
   const rootElement = renderer.selectRootElement(elementOrSelector, preserveContent);
-  if (rootElement.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'script') {
-    throw new RuntimeError(
-      RuntimeErrorCode.UNSAFE_VALUE_IN_SCRIPT,
-      ngDevMode && `"<script>" tag is not allowed as a component host element.`,
-    );
-  }
   applyRootElementTransform(rootElement as HTMLElement);
   return rootElement;
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/security_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/security_spec.ts
index 1277e7b26f7..8207fba3c67 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/security_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/security_spec.ts
@@ -807,6 +807,19 @@ describe('innerHTML processing', () => {
   });
 });
 describe('Component host element validation', () => {
+  it('should throw an error when dynamically creating a component with a script selector', () => {
+    @Component({
+      selector: 'script',
+      template: '',
+    })
+    class ScriptHost {}
+
+    const environmentInjector = TestBed.inject(EnvironmentInjector);
+    expect(() => {
+      createComponent(ScriptHost, {environmentInjector});
+    }).toThrowError(/"<script>" tag is not allowed as a component host element/);
+  });
+
   it('should throw an error when dynamically mounting a component onto a script tag', () => {
     @Component({
       selector: 'my-sink',
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/animations-standalone/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/animations-standalone/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index ab8628db628..59ca1450e31 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/animations-standalone/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/animations-standalone/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@
       "areAnimationSupported",
       "arrRemove",
       "assertNotDestroyed",
+      "assertNotScriptHostElement",
       "attachPatchData",
       "balancePreviousStylesIntoKeyframes",
       "balanceProperties",
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/defer/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/defer/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index da834e72bd9..06a7c51664d 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/defer/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/defer/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@
       "areAnimationSupported",
       "arrRemove",
       "assertNotDestroyed",
+      "assertNotScriptHostElement",
       "attachPatchData",
       "bind",
       "bindingUpdated",
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_reactive/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_reactive/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 3995800407d..8f6f8410f77 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_reactive/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_reactive/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@
       "assertAllValuesPresent",
       "assertControlPresent",
       "assertNotDestroyed",
+      "assertNotScriptHostElement",
       "assertPlatform",
       "attachPatchData",
       "baseElement",
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_template_driven/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_template_driven/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index d04f68c0d7a..4a90694b0d2 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_template_driven/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_template_driven/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@
       "assertAllValuesPresent",
       "assertControlPresent",
       "assertNotDestroyed",
+      "assertNotScriptHostElement",
       "assertPlatform",
       "attachPatchData",
       "baseElement",
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/hydration/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/hydration/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 95e129d3fd2..ffdeb85ee69 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/hydration/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/hydration/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@
       "areAnimationSupported",
       "arrRemove",
       "assertNotDestroyed",
+      "assertNotScriptHostElement",
       "attachPatchData",
       "baseElement",
       "bind",
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 4c455073c98..bd1c601b631 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@
       "arrRemove",
       "arrayEquals",
       "assertNotDestroyed",
+      "assertNotScriptHostElement",
       "attachPatchData",
       "baseElement",
       "bind",
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/standalone_bootstrap/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/standalone_bootstrap/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 48aa7202a51..09c050f0035 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/standalone_bootstrap/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/standalone_bootstrap/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@
       "areAnimationSupported",
       "arrRemove",
       "assertNotDestroyed",
+      "assertNotScriptHostElement",
       "attachPatchData",
       "baseElement",
       "bind",