diff --git a/src/manipulation.js b/src/manipulation.js
index 7d7038ee2..910311130 100644
--- a/src/manipulation.js
+++ b/src/manipulation.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ var rinlinejQuery = / jQuery\d+="(?:\d+|null)"/g,
 		tr: [ 2, "<table><tbody>", "</tbody></table>" ],
 		td: [ 3, "<table><tbody><tr>", "</tr></tbody></table>" ],
 		col: [ 2, "<table><tbody></tbody><colgroup>", "</colgroup></table>" ],
+		area: [ 1, "<map>", "</map>" ],
 		_default: [ 0, "", "" ]
 	};
 
diff --git a/test/unit/manipulation.js b/test/unit/manipulation.js
index 75a1baa1f..44fafa92b 100644
--- a/test/unit/manipulation.js
+++ b/test/unit/manipulation.js
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ test("val(Function)", function() {
 })
 
 var testHtml = function(valueObj) {
-	expect(20);
+	expect(22);
 
 	jQuery.scriptorder = 0;
 
@@ -693,6 +693,10 @@ var testHtml = function(valueObj) {
 	equals( $div2.html("x" + insert).html(), "x" + insert, "Verify escaped insertion." );
 	equals( $div2.html(" " + insert).html(), " " + insert, "Verify escaped insertion." );
 
+	var map = jQuery("<map/>").html(valueObj("<area id='map01' shape='rect' coords='50,50,150,150' href='http://www.jquery.com/' alt='jQuery'>"));
+
+	equals( map[0].childNodes.length, 1, "The area was inserted." );
+	equals( map[0].firstChild.nodeName.toLowerCase(), "area", "The area was inserted." );
 
 	reset();