diff --git a/library/src/layout/mod.rs b/library/src/layout/mod.rs
index 7f395545b..6c01759cb 100644
--- a/library/src/layout/mod.rs
+++ b/library/src/layout/mod.rs
@@ -433,9 +433,10 @@ impl<'a, 'v, 't> Builder<'a, 'v, 't> {
             if self.doc.is_none() {
                 bail!(span, "not allowed here");
             }
-            if !self.flow.0.is_empty()
-                || !self.par.0.is_empty()
-                || !self.list.items.is_empty()
+            if styles.is_none()
+                && (!self.flow.0.is_empty()
+                    || !self.par.0.is_empty()
+                    || !self.list.items.is_empty())
             {
                 bail!(span, "must appear before any content");
             }
diff --git a/tests/ref/meta/document.png b/tests/ref/meta/document.png
index bc0a95bfa..aa3da1637 100644
Binary files a/tests/ref/meta/document.png and b/tests/ref/meta/document.png differ
diff --git a/tests/typ/meta/document.typ b/tests/typ/meta/document.typ
index bbe8dafa7..e8d536505 100644
--- a/tests/typ/meta/document.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/meta/document.typ
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 ---
 // This is okay.
-// Ref: false
 #set document(title: "Hello")
+What's up?
 
 ---
 Hello