diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/function/error/internal/InvalidExpressionEvalException.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/function/error/internal/InvalidExpressionEvalException.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ee5f7ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/function/error/internal/InvalidExpressionEvalException.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.error.internal
+
+import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.expression.ComposedExpression
+import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.expression.Expression
+import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.value.NodeValue
+import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.value.ValueFactory
+
+/**
+ * An exception thrown when an [Expression] cannot be evaluated.
+ * Most commonly, this is thrown when a [NodeValue] appears in a [ComposedExpression],
+ * hence the content must be parsed as Markdown instead of expression.
+ * @see ValueFactory.eval
+ */
+class InvalidExpressionEvalException : Exception()
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/function/expression/visitor/AppendExpressionVisitor.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/function/expression/visitor/AppendExpressionVisitor.kt
index a08af759..e597b25c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/function/expression/visitor/AppendExpressionVisitor.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/function/expression/visitor/AppendExpressionVisitor.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.expression.visitor
 
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.call.FunctionCall
+import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.error.internal.InvalidExpressionEvalException
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.expression.ComposedExpression
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.expression.Expression
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.expression.append
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.value.VoidValue
 class AppendExpressionVisitor(private val other: Expression) : ExpressionVisitor<Expression> {
     /**
      * @return string result of the concatenation between [this] and [other]
+     * @throws InvalidExpressionEvalException if either [this] or [other] is a [NodeValue] (see [eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.value.ValueFactory.eval])
      */
     private fun Value<*>.concatenate(): InputValue<*> {
         val otherEval = other.eval() // Evaluate the next expression.
@@ -69,9 +71,12 @@ class AppendExpressionVisitor(private val other: Expression) : ExpressionVisitor
         if (this is VoidValue) return otherEval as InputValue<*>
         if (otherEval is VoidValue) return this as InputValue<*>
 
-        // A NodeValue, which is only an OutputValue and not an InputValue, is appended to a lazy collection of values.
-        if (this is OutputValue<*> && (this is NodeValue || otherEval is NodeValue)) {
-            return visit(GeneralCollectionValue(listOf(this)))
+        // Whenever a NodeValue appears in a composed expression, it means the expected output is strictly meant to be
+        // a pure Markdown output node. Therefore, the thrown error is caught at eval-time and the expression
+        // is re-processed as Markdown content.
+        // See ValueFactory.eval for more information.
+        if (this is NodeValue || otherEval is NodeValue) {
+            throw InvalidExpressionEvalException()
         }
 
         // If the other value is a collection, add the current value to it as the first element.
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/function/value/ValueFactory.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/function/value/ValueFactory.kt
index bc42b9f5..94ab5db2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/function/value/ValueFactory.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/function/value/ValueFactory.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.context.MutableContext
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.document.page.Size
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.document.page.SizeUnit
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.document.page.Sizes
+import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.error.internal.InvalidExpressionEvalException
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.expression.ComposedExpression
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.expression.Expression
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.expression.eval
@@ -342,4 +343,31 @@ object ValueFactory {
             },
         )
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Evaluates an expression from a raw string input.
+     * @param raw string input that may contain both static values and function calls (e.g. `"2 + 2 is .sum {2} {2}"`)
+     * @param context context to retrieve the pipeline from
+     * @param fallback value to return if the expression is invalid or an error occurs during the evaluation.
+     * A common example of an invalid expression evaluation is when a [NodeValue] is present in a [ComposedExpression], hence the expected output is a pure Markdown output node.
+     * The fallback function defaults to returning a block-Markdown content node.
+     * @return the result of the evaluation of the expression (in the previous example: `ComposedExpression(DynamicValue("2 + 2 is "), FunctionCall(sum, 2, 2))`),
+     *         or the result of the fallback function if the expression is invalid
+     */
+    fun eval(
+        raw: String,
+        context: Context,
+        fallback: () -> OutputValue<*> = { blockMarkdown(raw, context).asNodeValue() },
+    ): OutputValue<*> {
+        val expression = expression(raw, context) ?: return fallback()
+
+        return try {
+            expression.eval().let {
+                it as? OutputValue<*>
+                    ?: throw IllegalStateException("The result of the expression is not a suitable OutputValue: $it")
+            }
+        } catch (e: InvalidExpressionEvalException) {
+            fallback()
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/function/value/data/Lambda.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/function/value/data/Lambda.kt
index 8c72ddcb..8beff5fd 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/function/value/data/Lambda.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/function/value/data/Lambda.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.value.data
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.context.Context
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.SimpleFunction
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.error.InvalidLambdaArgumentCountException
-import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.expression.eval
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.library.Library
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.reflect.DynamicValueConverter
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.reflect.FromDynamicType
@@ -68,14 +67,8 @@ class Lambda(
         // Register the arguments in the context, which can be accessed as function calls.
         context.libraries += createLambdaParametersLibrary(*arguments)
 
-        val output =
-            ValueFactory.expression(action(arguments), context)?.eval()
-                ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("Cannot invoke dynamically-typed lambda: null result")
-
-        return when (output) {
-            is OutputValue<*> -> output
-            else -> DynamicValue(output)
-        }
+        // The result of the lambda action is evaluated.
+        return ValueFactory.eval(action(arguments), context)
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/stdlib/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/stdlib/Flow.kt b/stdlib/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/stdlib/Flow.kt
index 8171dce3..0b009cf8 100644
--- a/stdlib/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/stdlib/Flow.kt
+++ b/stdlib/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/stdlib/Flow.kt
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ fun function(
             val args = this.links.values.map { it.value }.toTypedArray()
 
             // The final result is evaluated and returned as a dynamic, hence it can be used as any type.
-            val result = body.invokeDynamic(*args)
-            DynamicValue(result.unwrappedValue)
+            body.invokeDynamic(*args)
         }
 
     // The function is registered and ready to be called.