diff --git a/src/jquery/coreTest.js b/src/jquery/coreTest.js
index 0f1e0f5a8..28ba00702 100644
--- a/src/jquery/coreTest.js
+++ b/src/jquery/coreTest.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ test("get(Number)", function() {
 
 test("add(String|Element|Array)", function() {
 	isSet( $("#sndp").add("#en").add("#sap").get(), q("sndp", "en", "sap"), "Check elements from document" );
-	
+	isSet( $("#sndp").add( $("#en")[0] ).add( $("#sap") ).get(), q("sndp", "en", "sap"), "Check elements from document" );
 	ok( $([]).add($("#form")[0].elements).length > 13, "Check elements from array" );
 	
 	var x = $([]).add($("<p id='x1'>xxx</p>")).add($("<p id='x2'>xxx</p>"));
diff --git a/src/jquery/jquery.js b/src/jquery/jquery.js
index ca4051f3d..f756b67ab 100644
--- a/src/jquery/jquery.js
+++ b/src/jquery/jquery.js
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ jQuery.fn = jQuery.prototype = {
 	add: function(t) {
 		return this.pushStack( jQuery.merge(
 			this.get(),
-			typeof t == "string" ? jQuery(t).get() : t )
+			typeof t == "string" ? jQuery(t).get() : t.length ? t : [t] )
 		);
 	},