diff --git a/fsl/test/src/mocks.fx b/fsl/test/src/mocks.fx
index a0c7323..be0a42f 100644
--- a/fsl/test/src/mocks.fx
+++ b/fsl/test/src/mocks.fx
@@ -21,8 +21,18 @@ export async function renderComponent(
   component: unknown,
   props?: Record<string, unknown>
 ): Promise<RenderResult> {
-  // TODO: Mount the component using the Forge runtime in test mode
   const container = document.createElement('div')
+
+  let element: Element
+  if (component instanceof Element) {
+    element = component
+  } else if (typeof component === 'function') {
+    element = (component as (props: Record<string, unknown>) => Element)(props ?? {})
+  } else {
+    throw new TypeError(`renderComponent: expected a component function or an Element, got ${typeof component}`)
+  }
+  container.appendChild(element)
+
   document.body.appendChild(container)
 
   return {
diff --git a/fsl/test/tests/test.test.fx b/fsl/test/tests/test.test.fx
index ffab7b5..b638133 100644
--- a/fsl/test/tests/test.test.fx
+++ b/fsl/test/tests/test.test.fx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // forge:test self-tests
 // These tests verify the test runner's own assertion API.
-import { describe, it, expect } from '../src/index.fx'
+import { describe, it, expect, renderComponent } from '../src/index.fx'
 
 describe('expect().toBe', () => {
   it('passes for identical primitives', () => {
@@ -28,3 +28,31 @@ describe('expect().toThrow', () => {
     expect(() => { throw new Error('boom') }).toThrow('boom')
   })
 })
+
+describe('renderComponent', () => {
+  it('mounts a component and renders its output', async () => {
+    // Dummy component function mimicking compiled Forge output
+    const MyComponent = (props: { title?: string } = {}) => {
+      const el = document.createElement('div')
+      el.textContent = props.title ?? 'Hello World'
+      return el
+    }
+
+    const { getByText, unmount } = await renderComponent(MyComponent, { title: 'Test Component' })
+
+    expect(getByText('Test Component')).toBeDefined()
+
+    unmount()
+  })
+
+  it('mounts a pre-constructed Element directly', async () => {
+    const element = document.createElement('p')
+    element.textContent = 'Pre-built element'
+
+    const { getByText, unmount } = await renderComponent(element)
+
+    expect(getByText('Pre-built element')).toBeDefined()
+
+    unmount()
+  })
+})