diff --git a/.changeset/shiny-pots-render.md b/.changeset/shiny-pots-render.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2002c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shiny-pots-render.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@solidjs/meta": patch
+---
+
+Render nullish children as an empty tag during SSR instead of the literal string `"undefined"`. `escape` passes non-string values through untouched, so `<Title>{value?.title}</Title>` emitted `<title>undefined</title>` when `value` had not resolved yet.
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index a10da4e..00ccd51 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -253,12 +253,15 @@ function renderTags(tags: Array<TagDescription>) {
         )
         .join("");
 
-      const children = flattenChildren(tag.props.children);
+      // nullish children would otherwise be interpolated into the tag as the
+      // literal string "undefined" / "null", since `escape` passes non-strings
+      // through untouched
+      const children = flattenChildren(tag.props.children) ?? "";
 
       if (tag.setting?.close) {
         return `<${tag.tag} data-sm="${tag.id}"${props}>${
           // @ts-expect-error
-          tag.setting?.escape ? escape(children) : children || ""
+          tag.setting?.escape ? escape(children) : children
         }</${tag.tag}>`;
       }
       return `<${tag.tag} data-sm="${tag.id}"${props}/>`;