diff --git a/src/Angular.js b/src/Angular.js
index 2affd5efb6ac..4685dbde3abd 100644
--- a/src/Angular.js
+++ b/src/Angular.js
@@ -90,6 +90,30 @@ var /** holds major version number for IE or NaN for real browsers */
  * @param {Object=} context Object to become context (`this`) for the iterator function.
  * @returns {Object|Array} Reference to `obj`.
  */
+
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ * @param {*} obj
+ * @return {boolean} Returns true if `obj` is an array or array-like object (NodeList, Arguments, ...)
+ */
+function isArrayLike(obj) {
+  if (!obj || (typeof obj.length !== 'number')) return false;
+
+  // We have on object which has length property. Should we treat it as array?
+  if (typeof obj.hasOwnProperty != 'function' &&
+      typeof obj.constructor != 'function') {
+    // This is here for IE8: it is a bogus object treat it as array;
+    return true;
+  } else  {
+    return obj instanceof JQLite ||                      // JQLite
+           (jQuery && obj instanceof jQuery) ||          // jQuery
+           toString.call(obj) !== '[object Object]' ||   // some browser native object
+           typeof obj.callee === 'function';              // arguments (on IE8 looks like regular obj)
+  }
+}
+
+
 function forEach(obj, iterator, context) {
   var key;
   if (obj) {
@@ -101,7 +125,7 @@ function forEach(obj, iterator, context) {
       }
     } else if (obj.forEach && obj.forEach !== forEach) {
       obj.forEach(iterator, context);
-    } else if (isObject(obj) && isNumber(obj.length)) {
+    } else if (isArrayLike(obj)) {
       for (key = 0; key < obj.length; key++)
         iterator.call(context, obj[key], key);
     } else {
diff --git a/test/AngularSpec.js b/test/AngularSpec.js
index 09bc902fec73..e29bb16bb58b 100644
--- a/test/AngularSpec.js
+++ b/test/AngularSpec.js
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ describe('angular', function() {
       function MyObj() {
         this.bar = 'barVal';
         this.baz = 'bazVal';
-      };
+      }
       MyObj.prototype.foo = 'fooVal';
 
       var obj = new MyObj(),
@@ -267,6 +267,77 @@ describe('angular', function() {
 
       expect(log).toEqual(['bar:barVal', 'baz:bazVal']);
     });
+
+
+    it('should handle JQLite and jQuery objects like arrays', function() {
+      var jqObject = jqLite("<p><span>s1</span><span>s2</span></p>").find("span"),
+          log = [];
+
+      forEach(jqObject, function(value, key) { log.push(key + ':' + value.innerHTML)});
+      expect(log).toEqual(['0:s1', '1:s2']);
+    });
+
+
+    it('should handle NodeList objects like arrays', function() {
+      var nodeList = jqLite("<p><span>a</span><span>b</span><span>c</span></p>")[0].childNodes,
+          log = [];
+
+
+      forEach(nodeList, function(value, key) { log.push(key + ':' + value.innerHTML)});
+      expect(log).toEqual(['0:a', '1:b', '2:c']);
+    });
+
+
+    it('should handle HTMLCollection objects like arrays', function() {
+      document.body.innerHTML = "<p>" +
+                                  "<a name='x'>a</a>" +
+                                  "<a name='y'>b</a>" +
+                                  "<a name='x'>c</a>" +
+                                "</p>";
+
+      var htmlCollection = document.getElementsByName('x'),
+          log = [];
+
+      forEach(htmlCollection, function(value, key) { log.push(key + ':' + value.innerHTML)});
+      expect(log).toEqual(['0:a', '1:c']);
+    });
+
+
+    it('should handle arguments objects like arrays', function() {
+      var args,
+          log = [];
+
+      (function(){ args = arguments}('a', 'b', 'c'));
+
+      forEach(args, function(value, key) { log.push(key + ':' + value)});
+      expect(log).toEqual(['0:a', '1:b', '2:c']);
+    });
+
+
+    it('should handle objects with length property as objects', function() {
+      var obj = {
+            'foo' : 'bar',
+            'length': 2
+          },
+          log = [];
+
+      forEach(obj, function(value, key) { log.push(key + ':' + value)});
+      expect(log).toEqual(['foo:bar', 'length:2']);
+    });
+
+
+    it('should handle objects of custom types with length property as objects', function() {
+      function CustomType() {
+        this.length = 2;
+        this.foo = 'bar'
+      }
+
+      var obj = new CustomType(),
+          log = [];
+
+      forEach(obj, function(value, key) { log.push(key + ':' + value)});
+      expect(log).toEqual(['length:2', 'foo:bar']);
+    });
   });