diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 6e13734032e..580c3cab509 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ This serves two purposes:
 - Minor: The documentation article component now supports disabling the semantic rendering using a falsy value in https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1566
 - Minor: Changed the default build task message to make it more concise in https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1659
 - Minor: Data collection files are now validated for syntax errors during discovery in https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1732
+- Minor: Methods in the `Includes` facade now return `HtmlString` objects instead of `string` in https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1738. For more information, see below.
 - The `hasFeature` method on the Hyde facade and HydeKernel now only accepts a Feature enum value instead of a string for its parameter.
 - Changed how the documentation search is generated, to be an `InMemoryPage` instead of a post-build task.
 - Media asset files are now copied using the new build task instead of the deprecated `BuildService::transferMediaAssets()` method.
@@ -223,6 +224,22 @@ For example, if you triggered the media transfer with a build service method cal
 (new TransferMediaAssets())->run();
 ```
 
+### Includes facade changes
+
+The following methods in the `Includes` facade now return `HtmlString` objects instead of `string`:
+
+- `Includes::html()`
+- `Includes::blade()`
+- `Includes::markdown()`
+
+- This means that you no longer need to use `{!! !!}` to render the output of these methods in Blade templates, instead just use `{{ }}`.
+- If you have used the return value of these methods in custom code, you may need to adjust your code to work with the new return type.
+- **Note:** Remember that this means that includes are **no longer escaped** by default, so make sure to escape the output if necessary, for example if the content is user-generated.
+  - (Use `{{ e(Includes::html('foo')) }}` instead of `{{ Includes::html('foo') }}` to escape the output, matching the previous behavior.)
+
+For more information, see the RFC that proposed this change: https://github.com/hydephp/develop/issues/1734
+The RFC wasd implemented in https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1738
+
 ### DataCollection API changes
 
 The DataCollection feature has been reworked to improve the developer experience and make it more consistent with the rest of the API.
diff --git a/docs/digging-deeper/helpers.md b/docs/digging-deeper/helpers.md
index 20984bd12eb..8cde4e71f1d 100644
--- a/docs/digging-deeper/helpers.md
+++ b/docs/digging-deeper/helpers.md
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ All methods will return `null` if the file does not exist.
 However, you can supply a default value as the second argument to be used instead.
 Remember that Markdown and Blade defaults will also be rendered to HTML.
 
+Includes are particularly useful in Blade views, as you can echo them directly. You do not need to import the namespace, as it is already aliased.
+
+```blade
+<footer>
+    {{ Includes::markdown('footer.md') }}
+</footer>
+```
+
 ```php
 use Hyde\Support\Includes;
 
diff --git a/packages/framework/src/Support/Includes.php b/packages/framework/src/Support/Includes.php
index 6e88fb4506f..182ce218c7b 100644
--- a/packages/framework/src/Support/Includes.php
+++ b/packages/framework/src/Support/Includes.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 use Hyde\Hyde;
 use Hyde\Facades\Filesystem;
+use Illuminate\Support\HtmlString;
 use Hyde\Markdown\Models\MarkdownDocument;
 use Hyde\Markdown\Models\Markdown;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Blade;
@@ -61,17 +62,17 @@ public static function get(string $filename, ?string $default = null): ?string
      *
      * @param  string  $filename  The name of the partial file, with or without the extension.
      * @param  string|null  $default  The default value to return if the partial is not found.
-     * @return string|null The raw contents of the partial file, or the default value if not found.
+     * @return HtmlString|null The contents of the partial file, or the default value if not found.
      */
-    public static function html(string $filename, ?string $default = null): ?string
+    public static function html(string $filename, ?string $default = null): ?HtmlString
     {
         $path = static::normalizePath($filename, '.html');
 
         if (! Filesystem::exists($path)) {
-            return $default === null ? null : $default;
+            return $default === null ? null : new HtmlString($default);
         }
 
-        return Filesystem::get($path);
+        return new HtmlString(Filesystem::get($path));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -79,17 +80,17 @@ public static function html(string $filename, ?string $default = null): ?string
      *
      * @param  string  $filename  The name of the partial file, with or without the extension.
      * @param  string|null  $default  The default value to return if the partial is not found.
-     * @return string|null The rendered contents of the partial file, or the default value if not found.
+     * @return HtmlString|null The rendered contents of the partial file, or the default value if not found.
      */
-    public static function markdown(string $filename, ?string $default = null): ?string
+    public static function markdown(string $filename, ?string $default = null): ?HtmlString
     {
         $path = static::normalizePath($filename, '.md');
 
         if (! Filesystem::exists($path)) {
-            return $default === null ? null : trim(Markdown::render($default, MarkdownDocument::class));
+            return $default === null ? null : new HtmlString(trim(Markdown::render($default, MarkdownDocument::class)));
         }
 
-        return trim(Markdown::render(Filesystem::get($path), MarkdownDocument::class));
+        return new HtmlString(trim(Markdown::render(Filesystem::get($path), MarkdownDocument::class)));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -97,17 +98,17 @@ public static function markdown(string $filename, ?string $default = null): ?str
      *
      * @param  string  $filename  The name of the partial file, with or without the extension.
      * @param  string|null  $default  The default value to return if the partial is not found.
-     * @return string|null The rendered contents of the partial file, or the default value if not found.
+     * @return HtmlString|null The rendered contents of the partial file, or the default value if not found.
      */
-    public static function blade(string $filename, ?string $default = null): ?string
+    public static function blade(string $filename, ?string $default = null): ?HtmlString
     {
         $path = static::normalizePath($filename, '.blade.php');
 
         if (! Filesystem::exists($path)) {
-            return $default === null ? null : Blade::render($default);
+            return $default === null ? null : new HtmlString(Blade::render($default));
         }
 
-        return Blade::render(Filesystem::get($path));
+        return new HtmlString(Blade::render(Filesystem::get($path)));
     }
 
     protected static function normalizePath(string $filename, string $extension): string
diff --git a/packages/framework/tests/Feature/IncludesFacadeTest.php b/packages/framework/tests/Feature/IncludesFacadeTest.php
index 860467c5656..92ccdd2cb9a 100644
--- a/packages/framework/tests/Feature/IncludesFacadeTest.php
+++ b/packages/framework/tests/Feature/IncludesFacadeTest.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use Hyde\Support\Includes;
 use Hyde\Hyde;
 use Hyde\Testing\TestCase;
+use Illuminate\Support\HtmlString;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Blade;
 
 /**
@@ -58,20 +59,20 @@ public function testHtmlReturnsRenderedPartial()
     {
         $expected = '<h1>foo bar</h1>';
         file_put_contents(Hyde::path('resources/includes/foo.html'), '<h1>foo bar</h1>');
-        $this->assertSame($expected, Includes::html('foo.html'));
+        $this->assertHtmlStringIsSame($expected, Includes::html('foo.html'));
         Filesystem::unlink('resources/includes/foo.html');
     }
 
     public function testHtmlReturnsEfaultValueWhenNotFound()
     {
         $this->assertNull(Includes::html('foo.html'));
-        $this->assertSame('<h1>default</h1>', Includes::html('foo.html', '<h1>default</h1>'));
+        $this->assertHtmlStringIsSame('<h1>default</h1>', Includes::html('foo.html', '<h1>default</h1>'));
     }
 
     public function testHtmlWithAndWithoutExtension()
     {
         file_put_contents(Hyde::path('resources/includes/foo.html'), '# foo bar');
-        $this->assertSame(Includes::html('foo.html'), Includes::html('foo'));
+        $this->assertHtmlStringIsSame(Includes::html('foo.html'), Includes::html('foo'));
         Filesystem::unlink('resources/includes/foo.html');
     }
 
@@ -79,20 +80,20 @@ public function testMarkdownReturnsRenderedPartial()
     {
         $expected = '<h1>foo bar</h1>';
         file_put_contents(Hyde::path('resources/includes/foo.md'), '# foo bar');
-        $this->assertSame($expected, Includes::markdown('foo.md'));
+        $this->assertHtmlStringIsSame($expected, Includes::markdown('foo.md'));
         Filesystem::unlink('resources/includes/foo.md');
     }
 
     public function testMarkdownReturnsRenderedDefaultValueWhenNotFound()
     {
         $this->assertNull(Includes::markdown('foo.md'));
-        $this->assertSame('<h1>default</h1>', Includes::markdown('foo.md', '# default'));
+        $this->assertHtmlStringIsSame('<h1>default</h1>', Includes::markdown('foo.md', '# default'));
     }
 
     public function testMarkdownWithAndWithoutExtension()
     {
         file_put_contents(Hyde::path('resources/includes/foo.md'), '# foo bar');
-        $this->assertSame(Includes::markdown('foo.md'), Includes::markdown('foo'));
+        $this->assertHtmlStringIsSame(Includes::markdown('foo.md'), Includes::markdown('foo'));
         Filesystem::unlink('resources/includes/foo.md');
     }
 
@@ -100,21 +101,21 @@ public function testBladeReturnsRenderedPartial()
     {
         $expected = 'foo bar';
         file_put_contents(Hyde::path('resources/includes/foo.blade.php'), '{{ "foo bar" }}');
-        $this->assertSame($expected, Includes::blade('foo.blade.php'));
+        $this->assertHtmlStringIsSame($expected, Includes::blade('foo.blade.php'));
         Filesystem::unlink('resources/includes/foo.blade.php');
     }
 
     public function testBladeWithAndWithoutExtension()
     {
         file_put_contents(Hyde::path('resources/includes/foo.blade.php'), '# foo bar');
-        $this->assertSame(Includes::blade('foo.blade.php'), Includes::blade('foo'));
+        $this->assertHtmlStringIsSame(Includes::blade('foo.blade.php'), Includes::blade('foo'));
         Filesystem::unlink('resources/includes/foo.blade.php');
     }
 
     public function testBladeReturnsRenderedDefaultValueWhenNotFound()
     {
         $this->assertNull(Includes::blade('foo.blade.php'));
-        $this->assertSame('default', Includes::blade('foo.blade.php', '{{ "default" }}'));
+        $this->assertHtmlStringIsSame('default', Includes::blade('foo.blade.php', '{{ "default" }}'));
     }
 
     public function testTorchlightAttributionIsNotInjectedToMarkdownPartials()
@@ -126,8 +127,8 @@ public function testTorchlightAttributionIsNotInjectedToMarkdownPartials()
 
         $attribution = 'Syntax highlighting by <a href="https://torchlight.dev/" rel="noopener nofollow">Torchlight.dev</a>';
 
-        $this->assertStringNotContainsString($attribution, $rendered);
-        $this->assertSame("<p>$placeholder</p>", $rendered);
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString($attribution, $rendered->toHtml());
+        $this->assertHtmlStringIsSame("<p>$placeholder</p>", $rendered);
     }
 
     public function testAdvancedMarkdownDocumentIsCompiledToHtml()
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ public function testAdvancedMarkdownDocumentIsCompiledToHtml()
         HTML;
 
         $this->file('resources/includes/advanced.md', $markdown);
-        $this->assertSame($expected, Includes::markdown('advanced.md'));
+        $this->assertHtmlStringIsSame($expected, Includes::markdown('advanced.md'));
     }
 
     public function testAdvancedBladePartialIsCompiledToHtml()
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ public function testAdvancedBladePartialIsCompiledToHtml()
         HTML;
 
         $this->file('resources/includes/advanced.blade.php', $blade);
-        $this->assertSame($expected, Includes::blade('advanced.blade.php'));
+        $this->assertHtmlStringIsSame($expected, Includes::blade('advanced.blade.php'));
     }
 
     public function testIncludesUsageFromBladeView()
@@ -257,11 +258,17 @@ public function testIncludesUsageFromBladeView()
         <h1>Compiled Markdown</h1>
 
         // With escaped
-        &lt;h1&gt;Literal HTML&lt;/h1&gt;
-        &lt;h1&gt;Rendered Blade&lt;/h1&gt;
-        &lt;h1&gt;Compiled Markdown&lt;/h1&gt;
+        <h1>Literal HTML</h1>
+        <h1>Rendered Blade</h1>
+        <h1>Compiled Markdown</h1>
         HTML;
 
         $this->assertSame($expected, Blade::render($view));
     }
+
+    protected function assertHtmlStringIsSame(string|HtmlString $expected, mixed $actual): void
+    {
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(HtmlString::class, $actual);
+        $this->assertSame((string) $expected, $actual->toHtml());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/packages/framework/tests/Unit/IncludesFacadeUnitTest.php b/packages/framework/tests/Unit/IncludesFacadeUnitTest.php
index 7abd16eb9a4..dfd6c1b8a12 100644
--- a/packages/framework/tests/Unit/IncludesFacadeUnitTest.php
+++ b/packages/framework/tests/Unit/IncludesFacadeUnitTest.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use Hyde\Hyde;
 use Hyde\Support\Includes;
 use Hyde\Testing\UnitTestCase;
+use Illuminate\Support\HtmlString;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Blade;
 use Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem;
 
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ public function testHtmlReturnsRenderedPartial()
             $filesystem->shouldReceive('get')->with($this->includesPath($filename))->andReturn($expected);
         });
 
-        $this->assertSame($expected, Includes::html($filename));
+        $this->assertHtmlStringIsSame($expected, Includes::html($filename));
     }
 
     public function testHtmlReturnsDefaultValueWhenNotFound()
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ public function testHtmlReturnsDefaultValueWhenNotFound()
         });
 
         $this->assertNull(Includes::html($filename));
-        $this->assertSame($default, Includes::html($filename, $default));
+        $this->assertHtmlStringIsSame($default, Includes::html($filename, $default));
     }
 
     public function testHtmlWithAndWithoutExtension()
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ public function testHtmlWithAndWithoutExtension()
             $filesystem->shouldReceive('get')->with($this->includesPath($filename))->andReturn($content);
         });
 
-        $this->assertSame(Includes::html('foo.html'), Includes::html('foo'));
+        $this->assertHtmlStringIsSame(Includes::html('foo.html'), Includes::html('foo'));
     }
 
     public function testMarkdownReturnsRenderedPartial()
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ public function testMarkdownReturnsRenderedPartial()
             $filesystem->shouldReceive('get')->with($this->includesPath($filename))->andReturn($content);
         });
 
-        $this->assertSame($expected, Includes::markdown($filename));
+        $this->assertHtmlStringIsSame($expected, Includes::markdown($filename));
     }
 
     public function testMarkdownReturnsRenderedDefaultValueWhenNotFound()
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ public function testMarkdownReturnsRenderedDefaultValueWhenNotFound()
         });
 
         $this->assertNull(Includes::markdown($filename));
-        $this->assertSame($expected, Includes::markdown($filename, $default));
+        $this->assertHtmlStringIsSame($expected, Includes::markdown($filename, $default));
     }
 
     public function testMarkdownWithAndWithoutExtension()
@@ -152,9 +153,9 @@ public function testMarkdownWithAndWithoutExtension()
             $filesystem->shouldReceive('get')->with($this->includesPath($filename))->andReturn($content);
         });
 
-        $this->assertSame($expected, Includes::markdown('foo.md'));
-        $this->assertSame(Includes::markdown('foo.md'), Includes::markdown('foo'));
-        $this->assertSame(Includes::markdown('foo.md'), Includes::markdown('foo.md'));
+        $this->assertHtmlStringIsSame($expected, Includes::markdown('foo.md'));
+        $this->assertHtmlStringIsSame(Includes::markdown('foo.md'), Includes::markdown('foo'));
+        $this->assertHtmlStringIsSame(Includes::markdown('foo.md'), Includes::markdown('foo.md'));
     }
 
     public function testBladeReturnsRenderedPartial()
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ public function testBladeReturnsRenderedPartial()
             Blade::shouldReceive('render')->with($content)->andReturn($expected);
         });
 
-        $this->assertSame($expected, Includes::blade($filename));
+        $this->assertHtmlStringIsSame($expected, Includes::blade($filename));
     }
 
     public function testBladeWithAndWithoutExtension()
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ public function testBladeWithAndWithoutExtension()
             Blade::shouldReceive('render')->with($content)->andReturn($expected);
         });
 
-        $this->assertSame(Includes::blade('foo.blade.php'), Includes::blade('foo'));
+        $this->assertHtmlStringIsSame(Includes::blade('foo.blade.php'), Includes::blade('foo'));
     }
 
     public function testBladeReturnsDefaultValueWhenNotFound()
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ public function testBladeReturnsDefaultValueWhenNotFound()
         });
 
         $this->assertNull(Includes::blade($filename));
-        $this->assertSame($expected, Includes::blade($filename, $default));
+        $this->assertHtmlStringIsSame($expected, Includes::blade($filename, $default));
     }
 
     protected function mockFilesystem(Closure $config): void
@@ -219,4 +220,10 @@ protected function includesPath(string $filename): string
     {
         return Hyde::path('resources/includes/'.$filename);
     }
+
+    protected function assertHtmlStringIsSame(string|HtmlString $expected, mixed $actual): void
+    {
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(HtmlString::class, $actual);
+        $this->assertSame((string) $expected, $actual->toHtml());
+    }
 }