diff --git a/qutebrowser/javascript/webelem.js b/qutebrowser/javascript/webelem.js
index 3b0e324dd..f9bd7d1af 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/javascript/webelem.js
+++ b/qutebrowser/javascript/webelem.js
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ window._qutebrowser.webelem = (function() {
var out = {
"id": id,
- "text": elem.text,
"value": elem.value,
"outer_xml": elem.outerHTML,
"rects": [], // Gets filled up later
@@ -72,6 +71,12 @@ window._qutebrowser.webelem = (function() {
out.class_name = "";
}
+ if (typeof elem.textContent === "string") {
+ out.text = elem.textContent;
+ } else if (typeof elem.text === "string") {
+ out.text = elem.text;
+ } // else: don't add the text at all
+
var attributes = {};
for (var i = 0; i < elem.attributes.length; ++i) {
var attr = elem.attributes[i];
diff --git a/tests/end2end/data/issue2569.html b/tests/end2end/data/issue2569.html
index 4bff70e14..8f613be2d 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/data/issue2569.html
+++ b/tests/end2end/data/issue2569.html
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
+
Form with tagName child
-
+
+
+