diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e0eeb20..e2fd205 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
     "chalk": "^1.1.1",
     "cheerio": "^0.19.0",
     "css": "^2.2.1",
-    "escodegen": "1.7.1",
-    "esprima-fb": "^15001.1001.0-dev-harmony-fb",
+    "escodegen": "^1.8.0",
+    "esprima": "^2.7.1",
     "lodash": "^3.10.1",
     "optionator": "^0.8.0",
     "text-table": "^0.2.0"
diff --git a/src/reactTemplates.js b/src/reactTemplates.js
index 1a2503f..7cb78e9 100644
--- a/src/reactTemplates.js
+++ b/src/reactTemplates.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 var cheerio = require('cheerio');
 var _ = require('lodash');
-var esprima = require('esprima-fb');
+var esprima = require('esprima');
 var escodegen = require('escodegen');
 var reactDOMSupport = require('./reactDOMSupport');
 var reactNativeSupport = require('./reactNativeSupport');
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ var classAttr = 'class';
 var scopeAttr = 'rt-scope';
 var propsAttr = 'rt-props';
 var templateNode = 'rt-template';
+var virtualNode = 'rt-virtual';
 
 /**
  * @param {Options} options
@@ -346,7 +347,7 @@ function convertHtmlToReact(node, context) {
             data.item = arr[0].trim();
             data.collection = arr[1].trim();
             validateJS(data.item, node, context);
-            validateJS(data.collection, node, context);
+            validateJS("(" + data.collection + ")", node, context);
             stringUtils.addIfMissing(context.boundParams, data.item);
             stringUtils.addIfMissing(context.boundParams, `${data.item}Index`);
         }
@@ -374,13 +375,20 @@ function convertHtmlToReact(node, context) {
             }
         }
 
-        data.children = utils.concatChildren(_.map(node.children, function (child) {
+        var children = _.map(node.children, function (child) {
             var code = convertHtmlToReact(child, context);
             validateJS(code, child, context);
             return code;
-        }));
+        });
 
-        data.body = _.template(getTagTemplateString(!hasNonSimpleChildren(node), reactSupport.shouldUseCreateElement(context)))(data);
+        data.children = utils.concatChildren(children);
+
+        if (node.name === virtualNode) { //eslint-disable-line wix-editor/prefer-ternary
+            data.body = "[" + _.compact(children).join(',') + "]"
+        }
+        else {
+            data.body = _.template(getTagTemplateString(!hasNonSimpleChildren(node), reactSupport.shouldUseCreateElement(context)))(data);
+        }
 
         if (node.attribs[scopeAttr]) {
             var functionBody = _.values(data.innerScope.innerMapping).join('\n') + `return ${data.body}`;
@@ -522,6 +530,8 @@ function convertRT(html, reportContext, options) {
     });
     if (firstTag === null) {
         throw RTCodeError.build(context, rootNode.root()[0], 'Document should have a single root element');
+    } else if (firstTag.name === virtualNode) {
+        throw RTCodeError.build(context, firstTag, `Document should not have <${virtualNode}> as root element`);
     }
     var body = convertHtmlToReact(firstTag, context);
     var requirePaths = _(defines)
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 087f313..cd2f872 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 var _ = require('lodash');
-var esprima = require('esprima-fb');
+var esprima = require('esprima');
 var rtError = require('./RTCodeError');
 var RTCodeError = rtError.RTCodeError;
 
diff --git a/test/data/div.rt.es6.js b/test/data/div.rt.es6.js
index 4f40316..9c4e38c 100644
--- a/test/data/div.rt.es6.js
+++ b/test/data/div.rt.es6.js
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ import React from 'react/addons';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 export default function () {
     return React.createElement('div', {});
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/invalid-virtual.rt b/test/data/invalid-virtual.rt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8498bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/invalid-virtual.rt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<rt-virtual>
+   <div>This is not allowed</div>
+</rt-virtual>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/repeat-literal-collection.rt b/test/data/repeat-literal-collection.rt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebc5fb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/repeat-literal-collection.rt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<div>
+  <div rt-repeat="items in {a:1, b:2}">
+    {items}
+  </div>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/repeat-literal-collection.rt.html b/test/data/repeat-literal-collection.rt.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0364ab2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/repeat-literal-collection.rt.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<div><div>1</div><div>2</div></div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/virtual.rt b/test/data/virtual.rt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e26676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/virtual.rt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<div>
+  <rt-virtual rt-scope="'rendered' as verb">
+    <rt-virtual rt-if="1<0">
+        <div>this is not {verb}</div>
+    </rt-virtual>
+    <rt-virtual rt-if="1>0">
+        <div>this is {verb}</div>
+    </rt-virtual>
+    <rt-virtual rt-repeat="n in [1,2]">
+        <div>{verb} {n}-a</div>
+        <div>{verb} {n}-b</div>
+    </rt-virtual>
+  </rt-virtual>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/virtual.rt.html b/test/data/virtual.rt.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b35812
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/virtual.rt.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<div><div>this is rendered</div><div>rendered 1-a</div><div>rendered 1-b</div><div>rendered 2-a</div><div>rendered 2-b</div></div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/src/test.js b/test/src/test.js
index fb412d6..a3cf90f 100644
--- a/test/src/test.js
+++ b/test/src/test.js
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ var invalidFiles = [
     {file: 'invalid-repeat.rt', issue: new RTCodeError('rt-repeat invalid \'in\' expression \'a in b in c\'', 0, 35, 1, 1)},
     {file: 'invalid-rt-require.rt', issue: new RTCodeError("rt-require needs 'dependency' and 'as' attributes", 0, 14, 1, 1)},
     {file: 'invalid-brace.rt', issue: new RTCodeError('Unexpected end of input', 128, 163, 5, 11)},
-    {file: 'invalid-style.rt', issue: new RTCodeError('Unexpected token ILLEGAL', 10, 39, 2, 5)}
+    {file: 'invalid-style.rt', issue: new RTCodeError('Unexpected token ILLEGAL', 10, 39, 2, 5)},
+    {file: 'invalid-virtual.rt', issue: new RTCodeError('Document should not have <rt-virtual> as root element', 0, 60, 1, 1)}
 ];
 
 test('invalid tests', function (t) {
@@ -182,10 +183,28 @@ test('convert jsrt and test source results', function (t) {
 });
 
 test('html tests', function (t) {
-    var files = ['scope.rt', 'scope-trailing-semicolon.rt', 'scope-variable-references.rt', 'lambda.rt', 'eval.rt', 'props.rt', 'custom-element.rt', 'style.rt', 'concat.rt',
-                 'js-in-attr.rt', 'props-class.rt', 'rt-class.rt', 'className.rt', 'svg.rt',
-                 'scope-evaluated-after-repeat.rt', 'scope-evaluated-after-repeat2.rt', 'scope-evaluated-after-if.rt', 'scope-obj.rt'
-    ];
+  var files = [
+    "scope.rt",
+    "scope-trailing-semicolon.rt",
+    "scope-variable-references.rt",
+    "lambda.rt",
+    "eval.rt",
+    "props.rt",
+    "custom-element.rt",
+    "style.rt",
+    "concat.rt",
+    "js-in-attr.rt",
+    "props-class.rt",
+    "rt-class.rt",
+    "className.rt",
+    "svg.rt",
+    "virtual.rt",
+    "scope-evaluated-after-repeat.rt",
+    "scope-evaluated-after-repeat2.rt",
+    "scope-evaluated-after-if.rt",
+    "scope-obj.rt",
+    "repeat-literal-collection.rt"
+  ];
     t.plan(files.length);
 
     files.forEach(check);