diff --git a/src/manipulation.js b/src/manipulation.js
index 0b068aff0..4371b2493 100644
--- a/src/manipulation.js
+++ b/src/manipulation.js
@@ -138,6 +138,101 @@ function fixCloneNodeIssues( src, dest ) {
 	}
 }
 
+function domManip( collection, args, callback, ignored ) {
+
+	// Flatten any nested arrays
+	args = concat.apply( [], args );
+
+	var first, node, hasScripts,
+		scripts, doc, fragment,
+		i = 0,
+		l = collection.length,
+		iNoClone = l - 1,
+		value = args[0],
+		isFunction = jQuery.isFunction( value );
+
+	// We can't cloneNode fragments that contain checked, in WebKit
+	if ( isFunction ||
+			( l > 1 && typeof value === "string" &&
+				!support.checkClone && rchecked.test( value ) ) ) {
+		return collection.each(function( index ) {
+			var self = collection.eq( index );
+			if ( isFunction ) {
+				args[0] = value.call( this, index, self.html() );
+			}
+			domManip( self, args, callback, ignored );
+		});
+	}
+
+	if ( l ) {
+		fragment = buildFragment( args, collection[ 0 ].ownerDocument, false, collection, ignored );
+		first = fragment.firstChild;
+
+		if ( fragment.childNodes.length === 1 ) {
+			fragment = first;
+		}
+
+		// Require either new content or an interest in ignored elements to invoke the callback
+		if ( first || ignored ) {
+			scripts = jQuery.map( getAll( fragment, "script" ), disableScript );
+			hasScripts = scripts.length;
+
+			// Use the original fragment for the last item
+			// instead of the first because it can end up
+			// being emptied incorrectly in certain situations (#8070).
+			for ( ; i < l; i++ ) {
+				node = fragment;
+
+				if ( i !== iNoClone ) {
+					node = jQuery.clone( node, true, true );
+
+					// Keep references to cloned scripts for later restoration
+					if ( hasScripts ) {
+						// Support: Android<4.1, PhantomJS<2
+						// push.apply(_, arraylike) throws on ancient WebKit
+						jQuery.merge( scripts, getAll( node, "script" ) );
+					}
+				}
+
+				callback.call( collection[i], node, i );
+			}
+
+			if ( hasScripts ) {
+				doc = scripts[ scripts.length - 1 ].ownerDocument;
+
+				// Reenable scripts
+				jQuery.map( scripts, restoreScript );
+
+				// Evaluate executable scripts on first document insertion
+				for ( i = 0; i < hasScripts; i++ ) {
+					node = scripts[ i ];
+					if ( rscriptType.test( node.type || "" ) &&
+						!jQuery._data( node, "globalEval" ) &&
+						jQuery.contains( doc, node ) ) {
+
+						if ( node.src ) {
+							// Optional AJAX dependency, but won't run scripts if not present
+							if ( jQuery._evalUrl ) {
+								jQuery._evalUrl( node.src );
+							}
+						} else {
+							jQuery.globalEval(
+								( node.text || node.textContent || node.innerHTML || "" )
+									.replace( rcleanScript, "" )
+							);
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Fix #11809: Avoid leaking memory
+			fragment = first = null;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return collection;
+}
+
 jQuery.extend({
 	htmlPrefilter: function( html ) {
 		return html.replace( rxhtmlTag, "<$1></$2>" );
@@ -266,7 +361,7 @@ jQuery.fn.extend({
 	},
 
 	append: function() {
-		return this.domManip( arguments, function( elem ) {
+		return domManip( this, arguments, function( elem ) {
 			if ( this.nodeType === 1 || this.nodeType === 11 || this.nodeType === 9 ) {
 				var target = manipulationTarget( this, elem );
 				target.appendChild( elem );
@@ -275,7 +370,7 @@ jQuery.fn.extend({
 	},
 
 	prepend: function() {
-		return this.domManip( arguments, function( elem ) {
+		return domManip( this, arguments, function( elem ) {
 			if ( this.nodeType === 1 || this.nodeType === 11 || this.nodeType === 9 ) {
 				var target = manipulationTarget( this, elem );
 				target.insertBefore( elem, target.firstChild );
@@ -284,7 +379,7 @@ jQuery.fn.extend({
 	},
 
 	before: function() {
-		return this.domManip( arguments, function( elem ) {
+		return domManip( this, arguments, function( elem ) {
 			if ( this.parentNode ) {
 				this.parentNode.insertBefore( elem, this );
 			}
@@ -292,7 +387,7 @@ jQuery.fn.extend({
 	},
 
 	after: function() {
-		return this.domManip( arguments, function( elem ) {
+		return domManip( this, arguments, function( elem ) {
 			if ( this.parentNode ) {
 				this.parentNode.insertBefore( elem, this.nextSibling );
 			}
@@ -401,7 +496,7 @@ jQuery.fn.extend({
 		var ignored = [];
 
 		// Make the changes, replacing each non-ignored context element with the new content
-		return this.domManip( arguments, function( elem ) {
+		return domManip( this, arguments, function( elem ) {
 			var parent = this.parentNode;
 
 			if ( jQuery.inArray( this, ignored ) < 0 ) {
@@ -417,102 +512,6 @@ jQuery.fn.extend({
 
 	detach: function( selector ) {
 		return this.remove( selector, true );
-	},
-
-	domManip: function( args, callback, ignored ) {
-
-		// Flatten any nested arrays
-		args = concat.apply( [], args );
-
-		var first, node, hasScripts,
-			scripts, doc, fragment,
-			i = 0,
-			l = this.length,
-			set = this,
-			iNoClone = l - 1,
-			value = args[0],
-			isFunction = jQuery.isFunction( value );
-
-		// We can't cloneNode fragments that contain checked, in WebKit
-		if ( isFunction ||
-				( l > 1 && typeof value === "string" &&
-					!support.checkClone && rchecked.test( value ) ) ) {
-			return this.each(function( index ) {
-				var self = set.eq( index );
-				if ( isFunction ) {
-					args[0] = value.call( this, index, self.html() );
-				}
-				self.domManip( args, callback, ignored );
-			});
-		}
-
-		if ( l ) {
-			fragment = buildFragment( args, this[ 0 ].ownerDocument, false, this, ignored );
-			first = fragment.firstChild;
-
-			if ( fragment.childNodes.length === 1 ) {
-				fragment = first;
-			}
-
-			// Require either new content or an interest in ignored elements to invoke the callback
-			if ( first || ignored ) {
-				scripts = jQuery.map( getAll( fragment, "script" ), disableScript );
-				hasScripts = scripts.length;
-
-				// Use the original fragment for the last item
-				// instead of the first because it can end up
-				// being emptied incorrectly in certain situations (#8070).
-				for ( ; i < l; i++ ) {
-					node = fragment;
-
-					if ( i !== iNoClone ) {
-						node = jQuery.clone( node, true, true );
-
-						// Keep references to cloned scripts for later restoration
-						if ( hasScripts ) {
-							// Support: Android<4.1, PhantomJS<2
-							// push.apply(_, arraylike) throws on ancient WebKit
-							jQuery.merge( scripts, getAll( node, "script" ) );
-						}
-					}
-
-					callback.call( this[i], node, i );
-				}
-
-				if ( hasScripts ) {
-					doc = scripts[ scripts.length - 1 ].ownerDocument;
-
-					// Reenable scripts
-					jQuery.map( scripts, restoreScript );
-
-					// Evaluate executable scripts on first document insertion
-					for ( i = 0; i < hasScripts; i++ ) {
-						node = scripts[ i ];
-						if ( rscriptType.test( node.type || "" ) &&
-							!jQuery._data( node, "globalEval" ) &&
-							jQuery.contains( doc, node ) ) {
-
-							if ( node.src ) {
-								// Optional AJAX dependency, but won't run scripts if not present
-								if ( jQuery._evalUrl ) {
-									jQuery._evalUrl( node.src );
-								}
-							} else {
-								jQuery.globalEval(
-									( node.text || node.textContent || node.innerHTML || "" )
-										.replace( rcleanScript, "" )
-								);
-							}
-						}
-					}
-				}
-
-				// Fix #11809: Avoid leaking memory
-				fragment = first = null;
-			}
-		}
-
-		return this;
 	}
 });