diff --git a/lib/view_component/slot.rb b/lib/view_component/slot.rb
index 993555f620..df48a6e32a 100644
--- a/lib/view_component/slot.rb
+++ b/lib/view_component/slot.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 module ViewComponent
   class Slot
-    attr_accessor :content
+    def _view_component_internal_content=(content)
+      @_view_component_internal_content = content
+    end
+
+    def to_s
+      @_view_component_internal_content
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/view_component/slotable_v2.rb b/lib/view_component/slotable_v2.rb
index e728521ed7..3afa692edc 100644
--- a/lib/view_component/slotable_v2.rb
+++ b/lib/view_component/slotable_v2.rb
@@ -132,11 +132,6 @@ def validate_slot_name(slot_name)
           if self.registered_slots.key?(slot_name)
             raise ArgumentError.new("#{slot_name} slot declared multiple times")
           end
-
-          # Ensure slot name is not :content
-          if slot_name == :content
-            raise ArgumentError.new ":content is a reserved slot name. Please use another name, such as ':body'"
-          end
         end
       end
 
@@ -175,7 +170,7 @@ def set_slot(slot_name, *args, **kwargs, &block)
         end
 
         if block_given?
-          slot_instance.content = view_context.capture(&block)
+          slot_instance._view_component_internal_content = view_context.capture(&block)
         end
 
         if slot[:collection]
diff --git a/test/app/components/slots_v2_component.html.erb b/test/app/components/slots_v2_component.html.erb
index 90a1c192bd..7f88e24b28 100644
--- a/test/app/components/slots_v2_component.html.erb
+++ b/test/app/components/slots_v2_component.html.erb
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 <div class="card <%= @class_names %>">
   <div class="title">
-    <%= title.content %>
+    <%= title %>
   </div>
   <div class="subtitle">
-    <%= subtitle.content %>
+    <%= subtitle %>
   </div>
   <div class="nav">
     <%= tabs.inspect %>
     <% if tabs.any? %>
       <% tabs.each do |tab| %>
         <div class="tab">
-          <%= tab.content %>
+          <%= tab %>
         </div>
       <% end %>
     <% else %>
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <% if items.any? %>
       <% items.each do |item| %>
         <div class="item <%= item.class_names %>">
-          <%= item.content %>
+          <%= item %>
         </div>
       <% end %>
     <% else %>
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@
     <% end %>
   </div>
   <div class="footer <%= footer.class_names %>">
-    <%= footer.content %>
+    <%= footer %>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/test/app/components/slots_v2_with_pos_arg_component.html.erb b/test/app/components/slots_v2_with_pos_arg_component.html.erb
index a9b4018b95..2272d06bc2 100644
--- a/test/app/components/slots_v2_with_pos_arg_component.html.erb
+++ b/test/app/components/slots_v2_with_pos_arg_component.html.erb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <h1 class="<%= item.class_names %>"><%= item.title %></h1>
 
     <div class="item-content">
-      <%= item.content %>
+      <%= item %>
     </div>
   </div>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/test/view_component/slotable_v2_test.rb b/test/view_component/slotable_v2_test.rb
index d6bf1293d9..20297d1c92 100644
--- a/test/view_component/slotable_v2_test.rb
+++ b/test/view_component/slotable_v2_test.rb
@@ -86,14 +86,6 @@ def test_with_slot_raise_with_duplicate_slot_name
     assert_includes exception.message, "title slot declared multiple times"
   end
 
-  def test_with_slot_raise_with_content_keyword
-    exception = assert_raises ArgumentError do
-      SlotsV2Component.renders_one :content
-    end
-
-    assert_includes exception.message, ":content is a reserved slot name"
-  end
-
   def test_with_slot_with_positional_args
     render_inline(SlotsV2WithPosArgComponent.new(class_names: "mt-4")) do |component|
       component.item("my item", class_names: "hello") { "My rad item" }