diff --git a/packages/core-macro/tests/ifmt.rs b/packages/core-macro/tests/ifmt.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52ac347b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-macro/tests/ifmt.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use std::borrow::Borrow;
+
+use dioxus_core_macro::*;
+
+#[test]
+fn formatting_compiles() {
+    let x = (0, 1);
+    // escape sequences work
+    assert_eq!(
+        format_args_f!("{x:?} {{}}}}").to_string(),
+        format!("{:?} {{}}}}", x).to_string()
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        format_args_f!("{{{{}} {x:?}").to_string(),
+        format!("{{{{}} {:?}", x).to_string()
+    );
+
+    // paths in formating works
+    assert_eq!(
+        format_args_f!("{x.0}").to_string(),
+        format!("{}", x.0).to_string()
+    );
+
+    // function calls in formatings work
+    assert_eq!(
+        format_args_f!("{x.borrow():?}").to_string(),
+        format!("{:?}", x.borrow()).to_string()
+    );
+}
diff --git a/packages/rsx/src/ifmt.rs b/packages/rsx/src/ifmt.rs
index 2d77a243f..58d52c7d1 100644
--- a/packages/rsx/src/ifmt.rs
+++ b/packages/rsx/src/ifmt.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub fn format_args_f_impl(input: IfmtInput) -> Result<TokenStream> {
     let mut expr_counter = 0;
     for segment in input.segments.iter() {
         match segment {
-            Segment::Literal(s) => format_literal += s,
+            Segment::Literal(s) => format_literal += &s.replace('{', "{{").replace('}', "}}"),
             Segment::Formatted {
                 format_args,
                 segment,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ impl FromStr for IfmtInput {
                 while let Some(c) = chars.next() {
                     if c == ':' {
                         let mut current_format_args = String::new();
-                        for c in chars.by_ref() {
+                        while let Some(c) = chars.next() {
                             if c == '}' {
                                 segments.push(Segment::Formatted {
                                     format_args: current_format_args,
@@ -116,6 +116,17 @@ impl FromStr for IfmtInput {
                     current_captured.push(c);
                 }
             } else {
+                if '}' == c {
+                    if let Some(c) = chars.next_if(|c| *c == '}') {
+                        current_literal.push(c);
+                        continue;
+                    } else {
+                        return Err(Error::new(
+                            Span::call_site(),
+                            "unmatched closing '}' in format string",
+                        ));
+                    }
+                }
                 current_literal.push(c);
             }
         }
@@ -146,7 +157,6 @@ impl FormattedSegment {
                 return Ok(Self::Ident(ident));
             }
         }
-        // if let Ok(expr) = parse_str(&("{".to_string() + input + "}")) {
         if let Ok(expr) = parse_str(input) {
             Ok(Self::Expr(Box::new(expr)))
         } else {