diff --git a/lib/parsers/ltx.js b/lib/parsers/ltx.js
index 4ba23d29..3ee888be 100644
--- a/lib/parsers/ltx.js
+++ b/lib/parsers/ltx.js
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter
 var unescapeXML = require('../escape').unescapeXML
 
 var STATE_TEXT = 0
-var STATE_IGNORE_TAG = 1
-var STATE_TAG_NAME = 2
-var STATE_TAG = 3
-var STATE_ATTR_NAME = 4
-var STATE_ATTR_EQ = 5
-var STATE_ATTR_QUOT = 6
-var STATE_ATTR_VALUE = 7
+var STATE_IGNORE_COMMENT = 1
+var STATE_IGNORE_INSTRUCTION = 2
+var STATE_TAG_NAME = 3
+var STATE_TAG = 4
+var STATE_ATTR_NAME = 5
+var STATE_ATTR_EQ = 6
+var STATE_ATTR_QUOT = 7
+var STATE_ATTR_VALUE = 8
 
 var SaxLtx = module.exports = function SaxLtx () {
   EventEmitter.call(this)
@@ -60,7 +61,6 @@ var SaxLtx = module.exports = function SaxLtx () {
 
     for (; pos < data.length; pos++) {
       var c = data.charCodeAt(pos)
-      // console.log("state", state, "c", c, data[pos])
       switch (state) {
         case STATE_TEXT:
           if (c === 60 /* < */) {
@@ -77,18 +77,33 @@ var SaxLtx = module.exports = function SaxLtx () {
           if (c === 47 /* / */ && recordStart === pos) {
             recordStart = pos + 1
             endTag = true
-          } else if (c === 33 /* ! */ || c === 63 /* ? */) {
+          } else if (c === 33 /* ! */) {
             recordStart = undefined
-            state = STATE_IGNORE_TAG
+            state = STATE_IGNORE_COMMENT
+          } else if (c === 63 /* ? */) {
+            recordStart = undefined
+            state = STATE_IGNORE_INSTRUCTION
           } else if (c <= 32 || c === 47 /* / */ || c === 62 /* > */) {
             tagName = endRecording()
             pos--
             state = STATE_TAG
           }
           break
-        case STATE_IGNORE_TAG:
+        case STATE_IGNORE_COMMENT:
           if (c === 62 /* > */) {
-            state = STATE_TEXT
+            var prevFirst = data.charCodeAt(pos - 1)
+            var prevSecond = data.charCodeAt(pos - 2)
+            if (prevFirst === 45 /* - */ && prevSecond === 45 /* - */) {
+              state = STATE_TEXT
+            }
+          }
+          break
+        case STATE_IGNORE_INSTRUCTION:
+          if (c === 62 /* > */) {
+            var prev = data.charCodeAt(pos - 1)
+            if (prev === 63 /* ? */) {
+              state = STATE_TEXT
+            }
           }
           break
         case STATE_TAG:
diff --git a/test/parse-test.js b/test/parse-test.js
index 51fa16ae..2d65bed7 100644
--- a/test/parse-test.js
+++ b/test/parse-test.js
@@ -156,6 +156,24 @@ parsers.forEach(function (Parser) {
             xmlns: 'urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-sasl'
           }
         })
+      },
+      'bug: elements in comments': function () {
+        var parser = new Parser()
+        var events = []
+        parser.on('startElement', function (name, attrs) {
+          events.push({ start: name, attrs: attrs })
+        })
+        parser.on('endElement', function (name) {
+          events.push({ end: name })
+        })
+        parser.on('comment', function (s) {
+          events.push({ comment: s })
+        })
+        parser.write("<?xml version='1.0'?><!-- <foo></foo><bar></bar> --><root></root>")
+        assert.deepEqual(events, [
+          { start: 'root', attrs: {} },
+          { end: 'root' }
+        ])
       }
     }
   }).export(module)