diff --git a/src/jqLite.js b/src/jqLite.js
index 8660ce49a155..60c156e46607 100644
--- a/src/jqLite.js
+++ b/src/jqLite.js
@@ -279,12 +279,13 @@ function JQLiteData(element, key, value) {
 }
 
 function JQLiteHasClass(element, selector) {
+  if (!element.getAttribute) return false;
   return ((" " + (element.getAttribute('class') || '') + " ").replace(/[\n\t]/g, " ").
       indexOf( " " + selector + " " ) > -1);
 }
 
 function JQLiteRemoveClass(element, cssClasses) {
-  if (cssClasses) {
+  if (cssClasses && element.setAttribute) {
     forEach(cssClasses.split(' '), function(cssClass) {
       element.setAttribute('class', trim(
           (" " + (element.getAttribute('class') || '') + " ")
@@ -296,7 +297,7 @@ function JQLiteRemoveClass(element, cssClasses) {
 }
 
 function JQLiteAddClass(element, cssClasses) {
-  if (cssClasses) {
+  if (cssClasses && element.setAttribute) {
     var existingClasses = (' ' + (element.getAttribute('class') || '') + ' ')
                             .replace(/[\n\t]/g, " ");
 
diff --git a/test/jqLiteSpec.js b/test/jqLiteSpec.js
index de9c74da71bb..24920273e42f 100644
--- a/test/jqLiteSpec.js
+++ b/test/jqLiteSpec.js
@@ -493,6 +493,16 @@ describe('jqLite', function() {
     });
 
 
+    it('should ignore comment elements', function() {
+      var comment = jqLite(document.createComment('something'));
+
+      comment.addClass('whatever');
+      comment.hasClass('whatever');
+      comment.toggleClass('whatever');
+      comment.removeClass('whatever');
+    });
+
+
     describe('hasClass', function() {
       it('should check class', function() {
         var selector = jqLite([a, b]);