diff --git a/changelog_unreleased/handlebars/13691.md b/changelog_unreleased/handlebars/13691.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ab836c2d16dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog_unreleased/handlebars/13691.md
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#### Preserve self-closing tags (#13691 by @dcyriller)
+
+
+```hbs
+{{! Input }}
+
Hello
@@ -91,5 +100,14 @@ printWidth: 80
@prop4={{true}}
as |thing|
/>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
================================================================================
`;
diff --git a/tests/format/handlebars/element-node/element-node.hbs b/tests/format/handlebars/element-node/element-node.hbs
index 0c12a8da0aad..c4ed2d380765 100644
--- a/tests/format/handlebars/element-node/element-node.hbs
+++ b/tests/format/handlebars/element-node/element-node.hbs
@@ -36,3 +36,12 @@
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/tests/format/handlebars/html-whitespace-sensitivity/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap b/tests/format/handlebars/html-whitespace-sensitivity/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap
index 33cc64a9404a..73daa2ee6685 100644
--- a/tests/format/handlebars/html-whitespace-sensitivity/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap
+++ b/tests/format/handlebars/html-whitespace-sensitivity/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ printWidth: 40
=====================================input======================================
|
=====================================output=====================================
-
|
+
|
================================================================================
`;
diff --git a/tests/format/handlebars/single-quote-option/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap b/tests/format/handlebars/single-quote-option/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap
index 4229856d7e11..a26517e85ba6 100644
--- a/tests/format/handlebars/single-quote-option/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap
+++ b/tests/format/handlebars/single-quote-option/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ singleQuote: false
-
-
+
+
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ singleQuote: false
class="padding
{{if foo (if fooAgain 'bar' (if fooAgainAgain 'bar' 'foo'))}}
baz"
->
+/>
================================================================================
`;
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ singleQuote: true