diff --git a/src/jquery/coreTest.js b/src/jquery/coreTest.js
index 25cb69b30..c20d4068d 100644
--- a/src/jquery/coreTest.js
+++ b/src/jquery/coreTest.js
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ test("wrap(String|Element)", function() {
 });
 
 test("append(String|Element|Array<Element>|jQuery)", function() {
-	expect(10);
+	expect(11);
 	var defaultText = 'Try them out:'
 	var result = $('#first').append('<b>buga</b>');
 	ok( result.text() == defaultText + 'buga', 'Check if text appending works' );
@@ -238,6 +238,10 @@ test("append(String|Element|Array&lt;Element&gt;|jQuery)", function() {
 	$("#sap").append( 5 );
 	ok( $("#sap")[0].innerHTML.match( /5$/ ), "Check for appending a number" );
 
+	reset();
+	$("#sap").append( " text with spaces " );
+	ok( $("#sap")[0].innerHTML.match(/ text with spaces $/), "Check for appending text with spaces" );
+
 	reset();
 	ok( $("#sap").append([]), "Check for appending an empty array." );
 	ok( $("#sap").append(""), "Check for appending an empty string." );
@@ -698,4 +702,4 @@ test("click() context", function() {
 	    //console.log( close[0]); // it's the <a> and not a <span> element
 	    return false;
 	}).click();
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/src/jquery/jquery.js b/src/jquery/jquery.js
index 5780ba76b..48740377c 100644
--- a/src/jquery/jquery.js
+++ b/src/jquery/jquery.js
@@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@ jQuery.extend({
 					[0,"",""];
 
 				// Go to html and back, then peel off extra wrappers
-				div.innerHTML = wrap[1] + s + wrap[2];
+				div.innerHTML = wrap[1] + arg + wrap[2];
 				
 				// Move to the right depth
 				while ( wrap[0]-- )