diff --git a/src/core.js b/src/core.js
index 771a30f80..72f4de2a0 100644
--- a/src/core.js
+++ b/src/core.js
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ jQuery.fn = jQuery.prototype = {
 
 	constructor: jQuery,
 
+	// Start with an empty selector
+	selector: "",
+
 	// The default length of a jQuery object is 0
 	length: 0,
 
@@ -70,6 +73,7 @@ jQuery.fn = jQuery.prototype = {
 
 		// Add the old object onto the stack (as a reference)
 		ret.prevObject = this;
+		ret.context = this.context;
 
 		// Return the newly-formed element set
 		return ret;
diff --git a/src/core/init.js b/src/core/init.js
index a00d58791..915d992b3 100644
--- a/src/core/init.js
+++ b/src/core/init.js
@@ -79,9 +79,12 @@ var rootjQuery,
 					if ( elem ) {
 
 						// Inject the element directly into the jQuery object
-						this[ 0 ] = elem;
 						this.length = 1;
+						this[0] = elem;
 					}
+
+					this.context = document;
+					this.selector = selector;
 					return this;
 				}
 
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ var rootjQuery,
 
 		// HANDLE: $(DOMElement)
 		} else if ( selector.nodeType ) {
-			this[ 0 ] = selector;
+			this.context = this[0] = selector;
 			this.length = 1;
 			return this;
 
@@ -111,6 +114,11 @@ var rootjQuery,
 				selector( jQuery );
 		}
 
+		if ( selector.selector !== undefined ) {
+			this.selector = selector.selector;
+			this.context = selector.context;
+		}
+
 		return jQuery.makeArray( selector, this );
 	};
 
diff --git a/src/traversing/findFilter.js b/src/traversing/findFilter.js
index ee76a57a7..7d4b2cab9 100644
--- a/src/traversing/findFilter.js
+++ b/src/traversing/findFilter.js
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ jQuery.fn.extend( {
 			jQuery.find( selector, self[ i ], ret );
 		}
 
-		return this.pushStack( len > 1 ? jQuery.uniqueSort( ret ) : ret );
+		// Needed because $( selector, context ) becomes $( context ).find( selector )
+		ret = this.pushStack( len > 1 ? jQuery.unique( ret ) : ret );
+		ret.selector = this.selector ? this.selector + " " + selector : selector;
+		return ret;
 	},
 	filter: function( selector ) {
 		return this.pushStack( winnow( this, selector || [], false ) );
diff --git a/test/unit/core.js b/test/unit/core.js
index 49ad24023..528d5f593 100644
--- a/test/unit/core.js
+++ b/test/unit/core.js
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ QUnit.test( "jQuery()", function( assert ) {
 
 	// Basic constructor's behavior
 	assert.equal( jQuery().length, 0, "jQuery() === jQuery([])" );
-	assert.equal( jQuery( undefined ).length, 0, "jQuery(undefined) === jQuery([])" );
-	assert.equal( jQuery( null ).length, 0, "jQuery(null) === jQuery([])" );
-	assert.equal( jQuery( "" ).length, 0, "jQuery('') === jQuery([])" );
-	assert.deepEqual( jQuery( obj ).get(), obj.get(), "jQuery(jQueryObj) == jQueryObj" );
+	assert.equal( jQuery(undefined).length, 0, "jQuery(undefined) === jQuery([])" );
+	assert.equal( jQuery(null).length, 0, "jQuery(null) === jQuery([])" );
+	assert.equal( jQuery("").length, 0, "jQuery('') === jQuery([])" );
+	assert.equal( jQuery(obj).selector, "div", "jQuery(jQueryObj) == jQueryObj" );
 
 	// Invalid #id goes to Sizzle which will throw an error (gh-1682)
 	try {
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ QUnit.test( "globalEval", function( assert ) {
 	assert.equal( window.globalEvalTest, 3, "Test context (this) is the window object" );
 } );
 
+
 QUnit.test( "globalEval with 'use strict'", function( assert ) {
 	assert.expect( 1 );
 	Globals.register( "strictEvalTest" );
diff --git a/test/unit/offset.js b/test/unit/offset.js
index 88e75950b..2ee0c12ea 100644
--- a/test/unit/offset.js
+++ b/test/unit/offset.js
@@ -496,10 +496,10 @@ testIframe( "offset/body", "body", function( $, window, document, assert ) {
 QUnit.test( "chaining", function( assert ) {
 	assert.expect( 3 );
 	var coords = { "top":  1, "left":  1 };
-	assert.equal( jQuery( "#absolute-1" ).offset( coords ).jquery, jQuery.fn.jquery, "offset(coords) returns jQuery object" );
-	assert.equal( jQuery( "#non-existent" ).offset( coords ).jquery, jQuery.fn.jquery, "offset(coords) with empty jQuery set returns jQuery object" );
-	assert.equal( jQuery( "#absolute-1" ).offset( undefined ).jquery, jQuery.fn.jquery, "offset(undefined) returns jQuery object (#5571)" );
-} );
+	assert.equal( jQuery("#absolute-1").offset(coords).selector, "#absolute-1", "offset(coords) returns jQuery object" );
+	assert.equal( jQuery("#non-existent").offset(coords).selector, "#non-existent", "offset(coords) with empty jQuery set returns jQuery object" );
+	assert.equal( jQuery("#absolute-1").offset(undefined).selector, "#absolute-1", "offset(undefined) returns jQuery object (#5571)" );
+});
 
 QUnit.test( "offsetParent", function( assert ) {
 	assert.expect( 13 );