diff --git a/src/jqLite.js b/src/jqLite.js
index cf63c5df5952..7677d59e9ee0 100644
--- a/src/jqLite.js
+++ b/src/jqLite.js
@@ -171,7 +171,10 @@ function JQLite(element) {
 }
 
 function JQLiteClone(element) {
-  return element.cloneNode(true);
+  var clone = element.cloneNode(true);
+  clone.originalNode = element
+  clone.isClone = true
+  return clone
 }
 
 function JQLiteDealoc(element){
@@ -310,6 +313,9 @@ function JQLiteInheritedData(element, name, value) {
 
   while (element.length) {
     if (value = element.data(name)) return value;
+    if (element[0].isClone) {
+      if (value = jqLite(element[0].originalNode).inheritedData(name)) return value
+    }
     element = element.parent();
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/jqLiteSpec.js b/test/jqLiteSpec.js
index b1fa6b058207..fb5c34e7f608 100644
--- a/test/jqLiteSpec.js
+++ b/test/jqLiteSpec.js
@@ -123,6 +123,14 @@ describe('jqLite', function() {
         dealoc(doc);
       }
     );
+
+    it('should find data on originalNode if a clone', function() {
+      var element = jqLite('<i>foo</i>');
+      element.data('myData', 'abc');
+      var clone = element.clone()
+      expect(clone.inheritedData('myData')).toBe('abc');
+      dealoc(element);
+    })
   });