diff --git a/autoload/zencoding/lang/haml.vim b/autoload/zencoding/lang/haml.vim
index b9c9c22..5999358 100644
--- a/autoload/zencoding/lang/haml.vim
+++ b/autoload/zencoding/lang/haml.vim
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ function! zencoding#lang#haml#toString(settings, current, type, inline, filters,
           let str .= "\n" . indent . line . " |"
         endfor
       endif
+    elseif len(current.child) == 0
+      let str .= '${cursor}'
     endif
     if len(current.child) == 1 && len(current.child[0].name) == 0
       let text = current.child[0].value[1:-2]
diff --git a/autoload/zencoding/lang/slim.vim b/autoload/zencoding/lang/slim.vim
index 3ad97ed..2d78ed5 100644
--- a/autoload/zencoding/lang/slim.vim
+++ b/autoload/zencoding/lang/slim.vim
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ function! zencoding#lang#slim#toString(settings, current, type, inline, filters,
       for line in split(text, "\n")
         let str .= indent . "| " . line . "\n"
       endfor
+    elseif len(current.child) == 0
+      let str .= '${cursor}'
     endif
     if len(current.child) == 1 && len(current.child[0].name) == 0
       let str .= "\n"