diff --git a/src/jqLite.js b/src/jqLite.js
index 8305f0c30f2c..6c493dc887af 100644
--- a/src/jqLite.js
+++ b/src/jqLite.js
@@ -718,7 +718,14 @@ forEach({
   },
 
   next: function(element) {
-    return element.nextSibling;
+    if (element.nextElementSibling) {
+      return element.nextElementSibling;
+    }
+    var elm = element.nextSibling;
+    while (elm != null && elm.nodeType !== 1) {
+      elm = elm.nextSibling;
+    }
+    return elm;
   },
 
   find: function(element, selector) {
diff --git a/test/jqLiteSpec.js b/test/jqLiteSpec.js
index 01f9b9ae8138..2c6e9d01e3a2 100644
--- a/test/jqLiteSpec.js
+++ b/test/jqLiteSpec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 describe('jqLite', function() {
   var scope, a, b, c;
 
@@ -1068,7 +1067,7 @@ describe('jqLite', function() {
 
   describe('next', function() {
     it('should return next sibling', function() {
-      var element = jqLite('<div><b>b</b><i>i</i></div>');
+      var element = jqLite('<div><b>b</b>TextNode<i>i</i></div>');
       var b = element.find('b');
       var i = element.find('i');
       expect(b.next()).toJqEqual([i]);