diff --git a/reflex/components/component.py b/reflex/components/component.py
index c79ba20595..b0a907b898 100644
--- a/reflex/components/component.py
+++ b/reflex/components/component.py
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ def validate_valid_child(child_name):
             if self.valid_children:
                 validate_valid_child(name)
 
-    def _get_custom_code(self) -> Optional[str]:
+    def _get_custom_code(self) -> str | None:
         """Get custom code for the component.
 
         Returns:
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ def get_custom_code(self) -> Set[str]:
         # Return the code.
         return code
 
-    def _get_dynamic_imports(self) -> Optional[str]:
+    def _get_dynamic_imports(self) -> str | None:
         """Get dynamic import for the component.
 
         Returns:
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ def _get_hooks_internal(self) -> Set[str]:
             if hook
         )
 
-    def _get_hooks(self) -> Optional[str]:
+    def _get_hooks(self) -> str | None:
         """Get the React hooks for this component.
 
         Downstream components should override this method to add their own hooks.
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ def get_hooks(self) -> Set[str]:
 
         return code
 
-    def get_ref(self) -> Optional[str]:
+    def get_ref(self) -> str | None:
         """Get the name of the ref for the component.
 
         Returns:
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ def get_refs(self) -> Set[str]:
         return refs
 
     def get_custom_components(
-        self, seen: Optional[Set[str]] = None
+        self, seen: set[str] | None = None
     ) -> Set[CustomComponent]:
         """Get all the custom components used by the component.
 
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ def get_props(cls) -> Set[str]:
         return set()
 
     def get_custom_components(
-        self, seen: Optional[Set[str]] = None
+        self, seen: set[str] | None = None
     ) -> Set[CustomComponent]:
         """Get all the custom components used by the component.
 
@@ -875,7 +875,10 @@ def _render(self) -> Tag:
         Returns:
             The tag to render.
         """
-        return Tag(name=self.tag).add_props(**self.props)
+        return Tag(
+            name=self.tag if not self.alias else self.alias,
+            special_props=self.special_props,
+        ).add_props(**self.props)
 
     def get_prop_vars(self) -> List[BaseVar]:
         """Get the prop vars.
@@ -914,6 +917,8 @@ def custom_component(
 
     @wraps(component_fn)
     def wrapper(*children, **props) -> CustomComponent:
+        # Remove the children from the props.
+        props.pop("children", None)
         return CustomComponent(component_fn=component_fn, children=children, **props)
 
     return wrapper
diff --git a/reflex/components/typography/markdown.py b/reflex/components/typography/markdown.py
index 9390112a8c..dc1c3712aa 100644
--- a/reflex/components/typography/markdown.py
+++ b/reflex/components/typography/markdown.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Union
 
 from reflex.compiler import utils
-from reflex.components.component import Component
+from reflex.components.component import Component, CustomComponent
 from reflex.components.datadisplay.list import ListItem, OrderedList, UnorderedList
 from reflex.components.navigation import Link
 from reflex.components.tags.tag import Tag
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 # Special vars used in the component map.
 _CHILDREN = Var.create_safe("children", is_local=False)
 _PROPS = Var.create_safe("...props", is_local=False)
+_MOCK_ARG = Var.create_safe("")
 
 # Special remark plugins.
 _REMARK_MATH = Var.create_safe("remarkMath", is_local=False)
@@ -122,6 +123,25 @@ def create(cls, *children, **props) -> Component:
         # Create the component.
         return super().create(src, component_map=component_map, **props)
 
+    def get_custom_components(
+        self, seen: set[str] | None = None
+    ) -> set[CustomComponent]:
+        """Get all the custom components used by the component.
+
+        Args:
+            seen: The tags of the components that have already been seen.
+
+        Returns:
+            The set of custom components.
+        """
+        custom_components = super().get_custom_components(seen=seen)
+
+        # Get the custom components for each tag.
+        for component in self.component_map.values():
+            custom_components |= component(_MOCK_ARG).get_custom_components(seen=seen)
+
+        return custom_components
+
     def _get_imports(self) -> imports.ImportDict:
         # Import here to avoid circular imports.
         from reflex.components.datadisplay.code import Code, CodeBlock
@@ -145,9 +165,7 @@ def _get_imports(self) -> imports.ImportDict:
 
         # Get the imports for each component.
         for component in self.component_map.values():
-            imports = utils.merge_imports(
-                imports, component(Var.create("")).get_imports()
-            )
+            imports = utils.merge_imports(imports, component(_MOCK_ARG).get_imports())
 
         # Get the imports for the code components.
         imports = utils.merge_imports(