diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 64acb201..da842173 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 [Squint](https://github.com/squint-cljs/squint): Light-weight ClojureScript dialect
 
+## Unreleased
+
+- `defmulti` defines the multimethod with `defonce`, so a REPL or vite HMR module reload keeps the registered methods, like CLJS
+
 ## 0.14.206
 
 - Fix [#960](https://github.com/squint-cljs/squint/issues/960): the nREPL server no longer logs requests, responses and eval errors by default. Enable with `--debug` (CLI), `:debug` in squint.edn, or `:debug` (`startServer`)
diff --git a/e2e/browser_repl_test.cljs b/e2e/browser_repl_test.cljs
index e5cacf6b..fefa6363 100644
--- a/e2e/browser_repl_test.cljs
+++ b/e2e/browser_repl_test.cljs
@@ -114,6 +114,25 @@
          (str/includes? (await (.innerHTML page "#plain")) "3px dashed"))
   (check "hot swap without page reload" true (await (.evaluate page "!!window.__e2e_no_reload"))))
 
+(defn ^:async check-multimethod-hmr
+  "defmulti is defonce, like CLJS: hot-swapping the module that defines the
+  multimethod (shared.cljs) must keep methods registered from other modules
+  (the defmethod in plain.cljs), not reset to an empty method table."
+  [page shared-file orig-shared]
+  (check "multimethod cross-module dispatch" "circle-label"
+         (await (.textContent page "#mm")))
+  (.writeFileSync fs shared-file (str/replace orig-shared "(+ 1 2 3)" "(+ 3 4)"))
+  (await (with-timeout 20000 "shared.cljs hot swap"
+                       (.waitForFunction page "document.querySelector('#reagami').textContent.includes('Shared: 7')")))
+  ;; a stale #mm would still show the old text after a broken swap (the render
+  ;; throws before setting innerHTML), so force a fresh render through the
+  ;; multimethod: click the counter and require the new count to appear
+  (await (.click page "#plain button"))
+  (await (with-timeout 20000 "plain render after provider hot swap"
+                       (.waitForFunction page "document.querySelector('#plain').textContent.includes('Counted: 2')")))
+  (check "multimethod survives provider hot swap" "circle-label"
+         (await (.textContent page "#mm"))))
+
 ;; ------------------------------------------------------------------ run ----
 
 ;; Hard safety net: never let the process hang past 2 min (unref'd so a fast
@@ -134,12 +153,15 @@
         macro-file (path/join EXDIR "src" "e2e_macros.cljc")
         consumer-file (path/join EXDIR "src" "plain.cljs")
         ui-file (path/join EXDIR "src" "ui.cljs")
+        shared-file (path/join EXDIR "src" "shared.cljs")
         orig-macro (.readFileSync fs macro-file "utf8")
         orig-consumer (.readFileSync fs consumer-file "utf8")
         orig-ui (.readFileSync fs ui-file "utf8")
+        orig-shared (.readFileSync fs shared-file "utf8")
         restore-files! (fn [] (try (.writeFileSync fs macro-file orig-macro)
                                    (.writeFileSync fs consumer-file orig-consumer)
                                    (.writeFileSync fs ui-file orig-ui)
+                                   (.writeFileSync fs shared-file orig-shared)
                                    (catch :default _ nil)))
         ;; safety net: the hard-timeout path calls process.exit and skips the
         ;; finally below, so restore on exit too (sync, idempotent)
@@ -170,6 +192,7 @@
         (await (check-counter page "reagami (hiccup)" "#reagami"))
         (await (check-macro-reload page macro-file consumer-file orig-consumer))
         (await (check-after-load page ui-file orig-ui))
+        (await (check-multimethod-hmr page shared-file orig-shared))
         (let [client (await (with-timeout 10000 "nrepl connect" (make-client NREPL-PORT)))
               clone (await (with-timeout 10000 "nrepl clone" (nrepl-request client #js {:op "clone"})))
               session (some (fn [m] (aget m "new-session")) (js/Array.from clone))
diff --git a/examples/browser-repl/src/plain.cljs b/examples/browser-repl/src/plain.cljs
index 34a0acc4..696050f9 100644
--- a/examples/browser-repl/src/plain.cljs
+++ b/examples/browser-repl/src/plain.cljs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 (ns plain
-  (:require [ui :refer [btn]])
+  (:require [shared]
+            [ui :refer [btn]])
   (:require-macros [e2e-macros :refer [tag]]))
 
+(defmethod shared/shape-label :circle [_] "circle-label")
+
 ;; Plain squint, no framework: build an HTML string with #html, set it as
 ;; innerHTML, and re-attach the click listener on each render. State is an atom;
 ;; add-watch re-renders. (The most manual of the three.)
@@ -14,6 +17,7 @@
                  [:div {:style (assoc ui/label :color "#0a7d5a")} "plain squint - #html"]
                  [:div {:style ui/counted} "Counted: " @state]
                  [:div {:id "macro-tag"} (tag)]
+                 [:div {:id "mm"} (shared/shape-label {:type :circle})]
                  [:button {:id "plain-btn" :style btn} "Click me!"]])
     (.addEventListener (.querySelector el "#plain-btn") "click"
                        (fn [_] (swap! state inc)))))
diff --git a/examples/browser-repl/src/shared.cljs b/examples/browser-repl/src/shared.cljs
index e23b1690..8a7c3b86 100644
--- a/examples/browser-repl/src/shared.cljs
+++ b/examples/browser-repl/src/shared.cljs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 (ns shared)
 
 (defn shared-function []
-  (+ 1 2 3 ))
+  (+ 1 2 3))
+
+(defmulti shape-label :type)
diff --git a/src/squint/compiler_common.cljc b/src/squint/compiler_common.cljc
index 66ed32c5..d8109661 100644
--- a/src/squint/compiler_common.cljc
+++ b/src/squint/compiler_common.cljc
@@ -1835,7 +1835,14 @@ break;}" body)
           outer-html? (:outer-html (meta expr))]
       (when unsafe-html? (reset! has-dynamic-expr? true))
       (if (and (not html?) (:jsx env) (:jsx-runtime env))
-        (let [single-child? (= 1 (count elts))]
+        (let [single-child? (= 1 (count elts))
+              ;; on a DOM tag, a literal map value of a well-known attr is a
+              ;; plain-JS contract too: ::js makes cherry emit a JS object
+              ;; literal (no-op for squint). Only literals: dynamic values and
+              ;; component props are left to the user.
+              attrs (if (and (keyword? tag) (map? attrs) (map? (:style attrs)))
+                      (update attrs :style vary-meta assoc ::js true)
+                      attrs)]
           (emit (list (if single-child?
                         '_jsx '_jsxs)
                       (cond fragment? "_Fragment"
@@ -1847,10 +1854,15 @@ break;}" body)
                             children
                             (if single-child?
                               (first elts)
-                              (vec elts))]
-                        (cond-> (or attrs {})
-                          (seq children)
-                          (assoc :children children))))
+                              ;; the jsx runtime wants a plain JS children array;
+                              ;; ::js makes cherry emit one (no-op for squint)
+                              (with-meta (vec elts) {::js true}))]
+                        ;; props are a plain-JS contract for the jsx runtime;
+                        ;; ::js makes cherry emit a JS object (no-op for squint)
+                        (-> (cond-> (or attrs {})
+                              (seq children)
+                              (assoc :children children))
+                            (vary-meta assoc ::js true))))
                 env))
         (let [expr-env* (assoc (expr-env env) :unsafe-html unsafe-html?)
               ret (str
diff --git a/src/squint/internal/multi.cljc b/src/squint/internal/multi.cljc
index fc3b73bb..b935e949 100644
--- a/src/squint/internal/multi.cljc
+++ b/src/squint/internal/multi.cljc
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@
                   (contains? opts :hierarchy) (assoc "hierarchy" (:hierarchy opts)))
         m (merge (if docstring {:doc docstring} {}) attr-map)
         mm-name* (if (seq m) (with-meta mm-name m) mm-name)]
-    `(def ~mm-name* ~(multi-call "defmulti" [(str mm-name) dispatch-fn opts-js]))))
+    ;; defonce so a module re-run (REPL reload, vite HMR hot swap) keeps the
+    ;; method table and cross-module defmethods alive, like CLJS
+    `(defonce ~mm-name* ~(multi-call "defmulti" [(str mm-name) dispatch-fn opts-js]))))
 
 (core/defn core-defmethod
   "(defmethod multifn dispatch-val [args*] body)"
diff --git a/test/squint/multi_test.cljs b/test/squint/multi_test.cljs
index 7a07c27a..77e7d9c5 100644
--- a/test/squint/multi_test.cljs
+++ b/test/squint/multi_test.cljs
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@
 (deftest vector-dispatch-and-remove-test
   (t/async done
     (-> (eval-repl "
-(defmulti conv (fn [from to _] [from to]))
-(defmethod conv [:km :m] [_ _ x] (* x 1000))
-(defmethod conv [:m :cm] [_ _ x] (* x 100))
-(let [before (count (methods conv))
-      a (conv :km :m 5)
-      _ (remove-method conv [:m :cm])
-      after (count (methods conv))]
+(defmulti conv2 (fn [from to _] [from to]))
+(defmethod conv2 [:km :m] [_ _ x] (* x 1000))
+(defmethod conv2 [:m :cm] [_ _ x] (* x 100))
+(let [before (count (methods conv2))
+      a (conv2 :km :m 5)
+      _ (remove-method conv2 [:m :cm])
+      after (count (methods conv2))]
   [a before after])")
         (.then (fn [v] (is (= [5000 2 1] (vec v)))))
         (.finally done))))