diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/qute-reference.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/qute-reference.adoc
index fed88390ff54f3..b86c6edcdb7dd8 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/qute-reference.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/qute-reference.adoc
@@ -1143,10 +1143,10 @@ Then, we can call the tag like this:
 <1> `item` is resolved to an iteration element and can be referenced using the `it` key in the tag template.
 <2> Tag content injected using the `nested-content` key in the tag template.
 
-By default, the tag template can reference data from the parent context.
-For example, the tag above could use the following expression `{items.size}`.
-However, sometimes it might be useful to disable this behavior and execute the tag as an _isolated_ template, i.e. without access to the context of the template that calls the tag.
-In this case, just add `_isolated` or `_isolated=true` argument to the call site, e.g. `{#itemDetail item showImage=true _isolated /}`.
+By default, a tag template cannot reference the data from the parent context.
+Qute executes the tag as an _isolated_ template, i.e. without access to the context of the template that calls the tag.
+However, sometimes it might be useful to change the default behavior and disable the isolation.
+In this case, just add `_isolated=false` to the call site, for example `{#itemDetail item showImage=true _isolated=false /}`.
 
 User tags can also make use of the template inheritance in the same way as regular `{#include}` sections do.
 
diff --git a/independent-projects/qute/core/src/main/java/io/quarkus/qute/IncludeSectionHelper.java b/independent-projects/qute/core/src/main/java/io/quarkus/qute/IncludeSectionHelper.java
index d3e6489f497d51..c54f46311113f3 100644
--- a/independent-projects/qute/core/src/main/java/io/quarkus/qute/IncludeSectionHelper.java
+++ b/independent-projects/qute/core/src/main/java/io/quarkus/qute/IncludeSectionHelper.java
@@ -134,8 +134,9 @@ protected String getTemplateId(SectionInitContext context) {
 
         @Override
         protected IncludeSectionHelper newHelper(Supplier<Template> template, Map<String, Expression> params,
-                Map<String, SectionBlock> extendingBlocks, boolean isolated, SectionInitContext context) {
-            return new IncludeSectionHelper(template, extendingBlocks, params, isolated);
+                Map<String, SectionBlock> extendingBlocks, boolean isolatedValue, SectionInitContext context) {
+            return new IncludeSectionHelper(template, extendingBlocks, params, isolatedValue ? true
+                    : Boolean.parseBoolean(context.getParameterOrDefault(ISOLATED, ISOLATED_DEFAULT_VALUE)));
         }
 
     }
@@ -151,9 +152,13 @@ public boolean treatUnknownSectionsAsBlocks() {
             return true;
         }
 
+        String isolatedDefaultValue() {
+            return ISOLATED_DEFAULT_VALUE;
+        }
+
         void addDefaultParams(ParametersInfo.Builder builder) {
             builder
-                    .addParameter(Parameter.builder(ISOLATED).defaultValue(ISOLATED_DEFAULT_VALUE).optional()
+                    .addParameter(Parameter.builder(ISOLATED).defaultValue(isolatedDefaultValue()).optional()
                             .valuePredicate(new Predicate<String>() {
 
                                 @Override
@@ -161,7 +166,7 @@ public boolean test(String v) {
                                     return ISOLATED.equals(v);
                                 }
                             }).build())
-                    .addParameter(Parameter.builder(IGNORE_FRAGMENTS).defaultValue(ISOLATED_DEFAULT_VALUE).optional()
+                    .addParameter(Parameter.builder(IGNORE_FRAGMENTS).defaultValue("false").optional()
                             .valuePredicate(new Predicate<String>() {
 
                                 @Override
@@ -292,9 +297,7 @@ public Template get() {
                     return template;
                 }
             };
-
-            return newHelper(template, params, extendingBlocks, isolatedValue ? true
-                    : Boolean.parseBoolean(context.getParameterOrDefault(ISOLATED, ISOLATED_DEFAULT_VALUE)), context);
+            return newHelper(template, params, extendingBlocks, isolatedValue, context);
         }
 
         protected abstract String getTemplateId(SectionInitContext context);
@@ -342,7 +345,7 @@ protected boolean isSinglePart(String value) {
         protected abstract boolean ignoreParameterInit(String key, String value);
 
         protected abstract T newHelper(Supplier<Template> template, Map<String, Expression> params,
-                Map<String, SectionBlock> extendingBlocks, boolean isolated, SectionInitContext context);
+                Map<String, SectionBlock> extendingBlocks, boolean isolatedValue, SectionInitContext context);
     }
 
     enum Code implements ErrorCode {
diff --git a/independent-projects/qute/core/src/main/java/io/quarkus/qute/UserTagSectionHelper.java b/independent-projects/qute/core/src/main/java/io/quarkus/qute/UserTagSectionHelper.java
index d4b9777ab48605..378af4c89e9bee 100644
--- a/independent-projects/qute/core/src/main/java/io/quarkus/qute/UserTagSectionHelper.java
+++ b/independent-projects/qute/core/src/main/java/io/quarkus/qute/UserTagSectionHelper.java
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ private boolean isNestedContent(Expression expr) {
     public static class Factory extends IncludeSectionHelper.AbstractIncludeFactory<UserTagSectionHelper> {
 
         private static final String IT = "it";
+        // Unlike regular includes user tags are isolated by default
+        private static final String ISOLATED_DEFAULT_VALUE = "true";
 
         private final String name;
         private final String templateId;
@@ -61,6 +63,11 @@ public List<String> getDefaultAliases() {
             return ImmutableList.of(name);
         }
 
+        @Override
+        String isolatedDefaultValue() {
+            return ISOLATED_DEFAULT_VALUE;
+        }
+
         @Override
         public ParametersInfo getParameters() {
             ParametersInfo.Builder builder = ParametersInfo.builder().addParameter(Parameter.builder(IT).defaultValue(IT));
@@ -85,9 +92,12 @@ protected String getTemplateId(SectionInitContext context) {
 
         @Override
         protected UserTagSectionHelper newHelper(Supplier<Template> template, Map<String, Expression> params,
-                Map<String, SectionBlock> extendingBlocks, boolean isolated, SectionInitContext context) {
+                Map<String, SectionBlock> extendingBlocks, boolean isolatedValue, SectionInitContext context) {
             boolean isNestedContentNeeded = !context.getBlock(SectionHelperFactory.MAIN_BLOCK_NAME).isEmpty();
-            return new UserTagSectionHelper(template, extendingBlocks, params, isolated, isNestedContentNeeded);
+            return new UserTagSectionHelper(template, extendingBlocks, params,
+                    isolatedValue ? true
+                            : Boolean.parseBoolean(context.getParameterOrDefault(ISOLATED, ISOLATED_DEFAULT_VALUE)),
+                    isNestedContentNeeded);
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/independent-projects/qute/core/src/test/java/io/quarkus/qute/IncludeTest.java b/independent-projects/qute/core/src/test/java/io/quarkus/qute/IncludeTest.java
index e8b762996d2ad0..3e9162933a6aa9 100644
--- a/independent-projects/qute/core/src/test/java/io/quarkus/qute/IncludeTest.java
+++ b/independent-projects/qute/core/src/test/java/io/quarkus/qute/IncludeTest.java
@@ -237,4 +237,17 @@ public void testOptionalEndTag() {
                 engine.parse("{#include super}{#let foo=1} {foo}").render());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testIsolation() {
+        Engine engine = Engine.builder()
+                .addDefaults()
+                .strictRendering(false)
+                .build();
+
+        Template foo = engine.parse("{name}");
+        engine.putTemplate("foo", foo);
+        assertEquals("Dorka", engine.parse("{#include foo /}").data("name", "Dorka").render());
+        assertEquals("NOT_FOUND", engine.parse("{#include foo _isolated /}").data("name", "Dorka").render());
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/independent-projects/qute/core/src/test/java/io/quarkus/qute/UserTagTest.java b/independent-projects/qute/core/src/test/java/io/quarkus/qute/UserTagTest.java
index 23a163190afc1a..43f0269f842d94 100644
--- a/independent-projects/qute/core/src/test/java/io/quarkus/qute/UserTagTest.java
+++ b/independent-projects/qute/core/src/test/java/io/quarkus/qute/UserTagTest.java
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ public void testUserTag() {
         assertEquals("nope",
                 engine.parse("{#each this}{#myTag showImage=false /}{/each}").render(Collections.singletonMap("order", order)));
         assertEquals("Herbert",
-                engine.parse("{#each this}{#myTag it showImage=true /}{/each}").render(Collections.singletonList(order)));
+                engine.parse("{#each this}{#myTag it showImage=true _isolated=false /}{/each}")
+                        .render(Collections.singletonList(order)));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -45,7 +46,8 @@ public void testUserTagWithNestedContent() {
         Map<String, Object> order = new HashMap<>();
         order.put("name", "Herbert");
         assertEquals("<b>Herbert</b>",
-                engine.parse("{#myTag showImage=true}{order.name}{/}").render(Collections.singletonMap("order", order)));
+                engine.parse("{#myTag showImage=true _isolated=false}{order.name}{/}")
+                        .render(Collections.singletonMap("order", order)));
         assertEquals("nope", engine.parse("{#myTag}{order.name}{/}").render(Collections.singletonMap("order", order)));
         assertEquals("nope",
                 engine.parse("{#myTag showImage=false}{order.name}{/}").render(Collections.singletonMap("order", order)));
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ public void testUserTagWithNestedContent() {
                 engine.parse("{#each this}{#myTag showImage=false}{it.name}{/}{/each}")
                         .render(Collections.singletonMap("order", order)));
         assertEquals("<b>Herbert</b>",
-                engine.parse("{#each this}{#myTag showImage=true}{it.name}{/}{/each}")
+                engine.parse("{#each this}{#myTag showImage=true _isolated=false}{it.name}{/}{/each}")
                         .render(Collections.singletonList(order)));
     }
 
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ public void testEval() {
         engine.putTemplate("my-tag-id", tag);
 
         assertEquals("10 kg",
-                engine.parse("{#itemDetail itemId=1 myNestedContent=\"{item.quantity} {item.unit}\" /}")
+                engine.parse("{#itemDetail itemId=1 myNestedContent=\"{item.quantity} {item.unit}\" _isolated=false /}")
                         .data("items", Map.of(1, Map.of("quantity", 10, "unit", "kg"))).render());
     }
 
@@ -140,4 +142,18 @@ public void testInsertSections() {
         assertEquals("Baz!", engine.parse("{#myTag2}Baz!{/myTag2}").render());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testIsolation() {
+        Engine engine = Engine.builder()
+                .addDefaults()
+                .addSectionHelper(new UserTagSectionHelper.Factory("myTag", "my-tag-id"))
+                .strictRendering(false)
+                .build();
+
+        Template tag = engine.parse("{name}");
+        engine.putTemplate("my-tag-id", tag);
+        assertEquals("NOT_FOUND", engine.parse("{#myTag /}").data("name", "Dorka").render());
+        assertEquals("Dorka", engine.parse("{#myTag _isolated=false /}").data("name", "Dorka").render());
+    }
+
 }