diff --git a/lib/liquid/block_body.rb b/lib/liquid/block_body.rb
index 9908aae4..f452bc77 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/block_body.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/block_body.rb
@@ -297,7 +297,11 @@ module Liquid
     def render_to_output_buffer(context, output)
       freeze unless frozen?
 
-      context.resource_limits.increment_render_score(@nodelist.length)
+      resource_limits = context.resource_limits
+      resource_limits.increment_render_score(@nodelist.length)
+
+      # Check if we need per-node write score tracking
+      check_write = resource_limits.render_length_limit || resource_limits.last_capture_length
 
       idx = 0
       while (node = @nodelist[idx])
@@ -312,7 +316,7 @@ module Liquid
         end
         idx += 1
 
-        context.resource_limits.increment_write_score(output)
+        resource_limits.increment_write_score(output) if check_write
       end
 
       output
diff --git a/lib/liquid/resource_limits.rb b/lib/liquid/resource_limits.rb
index 70fac24b..bb4086ea 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/resource_limits.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/resource_limits.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 module Liquid
   class ResourceLimits
     attr_accessor :render_length_limit, :render_score_limit, :assign_score_limit
-    attr_reader :render_score, :assign_score
+    attr_reader :render_score, :assign_score, :last_capture_length
 
     def initialize(limits)
       @render_length_limit = limits[:render_length_limit]