2 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/vendor/html-scanner/html/document.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/vendor/html-scanner/html/document.rb
index c8e07b884c..9949afb6c9 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/vendor/html-scanner/html/document.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/vendor/html-scanner/html/document.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module HTML #:nodoc:
     attr_reader :root
 
     # Create a new Document from the given text.
-    def initialize(text, strict=false)
+    def initialize(text, strict=false, xml=false)
       tokenizer = Tokenizer.new(text)
       @root = Node.new(nil)
       node_stack = [ @root ]
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ ignoring attempt to close #{node_stack.last.name} with #{node.name}
 EOF
               strict ? raise(msg) : warn(msg)
             end
-          elsif !node.childless? && node.closing != :close
+          elsif !node.childless?(xml) && node.closing != :close
             node_stack.push node
           end
         end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/vendor/html-scanner/html/node.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/vendor/html-scanner/html/node.rb
index 6d045b0367..f0f94d19cc 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/vendor/html-scanner/html/node.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/vendor/html-scanner/html/node.rb
@@ -271,7 +271,8 @@ module HTML #:nodoc:
     end
 
     # Returns non-+nil+ if this tag can contain child nodes.
-    def childless?
+    def childless?(xml = false)
+      return false if xml && @closing.nil?
       !@closing.nil? ||
         @name =~ /^(img|br|hr|link|meta|area|base|basefont|
                     col|frame|input|isindex|param)$/ox