diff --git a/compiler-jx/src/main/java/org/apache/royale/compiler/internal/driver/js/royale/JSCSSCompilationSession.java b/compiler-jx/src/main/java/org/apache/royale/compiler/internal/driver/js/royale/JSCSSCompilationSession.java
index e2e30860c..5790aae5d 100644
--- a/compiler-jx/src/main/java/org/apache/royale/compiler/internal/driver/js/royale/JSCSSCompilationSession.java
+++ b/compiler-jx/src/main/java/org/apache/royale/compiler/internal/driver/js/royale/JSCSSCompilationSession.java
@@ -506,6 +506,14 @@ protected boolean keepRule(ICSSRule newRule)
     	if (!sp.contains("defaults.css"))
     		return true;
     	
+    	// might need to loop over all selectors in selector group
+    	if (newRule.getSelectorGroup().size() > 0)
+    	{
+	    	String elementName = newRule.getSelectorGroup().get(0).getElementName();
+	    	if (elementName != null)
+	    		if (htmlElementNames.contains(elementName))
+	    			return true;
+    	}
         return false;
     }