diff --git a/blueprintcompiler/outputs/xml/xml_emitter.py b/blueprintcompiler/outputs/xml/xml_emitter.py
index ea91e03..d34eff4 100644
--- a/blueprintcompiler/outputs/xml/xml_emitter.py
+++ b/blueprintcompiler/outputs/xml/xml_emitter.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class XmlEmitter:
         self._needs_newline = False
 
     def put_cdata(self, text: str):
+        text = text.replace("]]>", "]]]]><![CDATA[>")
         self.result += f"<![CDATA[{text}]]>"
         self._needs_newline = False
 
diff --git a/tests/samples/list_factory_nested.blp b/tests/samples/list_factory_nested.blp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86a59b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/samples/list_factory_nested.blp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using Gtk 4.0;
+
+Gtk.ListView {
+  factory: Gtk.BuilderListItemFactory list_item_factory {
+    template ListItem {
+      child: Gtk.ListView {
+        factory: Gtk.BuilderListItemFactory list_item_factory {
+          template ListItem {
+            child: Gtk.Label {
+              label: bind template.item as <$MyObject>.name;
+            };
+          }
+        };
+      };
+    }
+  };
+}
diff --git a/tests/samples/list_factory_nested.ui b/tests/samples/list_factory_nested.ui
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44cdb2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/samples/list_factory_nested.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+DO NOT EDIT!
+This file was @generated by blueprint-compiler. Instead, edit the
+corresponding .blp file and regenerate this file with blueprint-compiler.
+-->
+<interface>
+  <requires lib="gtk" version="4.0"/>
+  <object class="GtkListView">
+    <property name="factory">
+      <object class="GtkBuilderListItemFactory" id="list_item_factory">
+        <property name="bytes"><![CDATA[<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<interface>
+  <template class="GtkListItem">
+    <property name="child">
+      <object class="GtkListView">
+        <property name="factory">
+          <object class="GtkBuilderListItemFactory" id="list_item_factory">
+            <property name="bytes"><![CDATA[<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<interface>
+  <template class="GtkListItem">
+    <property name="child">
+      <object class="GtkLabel">
+        <binding name="label">
+          <lookup name="name" type="MyObject">
+            <lookup name="item" type="GtkListItem">
+              <constant>GtkListItem</constant>
+            </lookup>
+          </lookup>
+        </binding>
+      </object>
+    </property>
+  </template>
+</interface>]]]]><![CDATA[></property>
+          </object>
+        </property>
+      </object>
+    </property>
+  </template>
+</interface>]]></property>
+      </object>
+    </property>
+  </object>
+</interface>
diff --git a/tests/samples/list_factory_nested_dec.blp b/tests/samples/list_factory_nested_dec.blp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..755491c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/samples/list_factory_nested_dec.blp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+using Gtk 4.0;
+
+ListView {
+  factory: BuilderListItemFactory list_item_factory {
+    template ListItem {
+      child: ListView {
+        factory: BuilderListItemFactory list_item_factory {
+          template ListItem {
+            child: Label {
+              label: bind template.item as <$MyObject>.name;
+            };
+          }
+        };
+      };
+    }
+  };
+}
+