diff --git a/jquery.validate.js b/jquery.validate.js
index c86bf6abe..d94cd25ff 100644
--- a/jquery.validate.js
+++ b/jquery.validate.js
@@ -480,6 +480,11 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
console.error( "%o has no name assigned", this);
}
+ // ignore elements of nested forms
+ if ( this.form !== validator.currentForm ) {
+ return false;
+ }
+
// select only the first element for each name, and only those with rules specified
if ( this.name in rulesCache || !validator.objectLength($(this).rules()) ) {
return false;
diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index bb9fc4ad8..52ceecf6e 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -318,6 +318,10 @@
+
+
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index cdfa3edb2..5571aa0a6 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -841,6 +841,18 @@ test('bypassing validation on form submission',function () {
equal($v.numberOfInvalids(), 1, "Validation failed correctly");
});
+test("elements() should ignore elements of nested forms", function() {
+ var validator,
+ $form = $( "#enclosingForm" );
+
+ $( " " ).appendTo( $form );
+ $( " " ).appendTo( $form );
+ $form[ 0 ].uname.value = "Test";
+
+ validator = $form.validate();
+
+ equal( validator.elements().length, 1, "Elements of nested forms are ignored" );
+});
module("misc");
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