diff --git a/inc/roots-cleanup.php b/inc/roots-cleanup.php
index 5c4951d..76fc1f0 100644
--- a/inc/roots-cleanup.php
+++ b/inc/roots-cleanup.php
@@ -448,9 +448,9 @@ add_action('admin_init', 'roots_notice_tagline_ignore');
 // was set in wp-config.php to avoid DB bloat
 if (!defined('WP_POST_REVISIONS')) define('WP_POST_REVISIONS', 5);
 
-// allow more tags in TinyMCE including iframes
+// allow more tags in TinyMCE including <iframe> and <script>
 function roots_change_mce_options($options) {
-  $ext = 'pre[id|name|class|style],iframe[align|longdesc|name|width|height|frameborder|scrolling|marginheight|marginwidth|src]';
+  $ext = 'pre[id|name|class|style],iframe[align|longdesc|name|width|height|frameborder|scrolling|marginheight|marginwidth|src],script[charset|defer|language|src|type]';
   if (isset($initArray['extended_valid_elements'])) {
     $options['extended_valid_elements'] .= ',' . $ext;
   } else {