diff --git a/libs/core/langchain_core/output_parsers/xml.py b/libs/core/langchain_core/output_parsers/xml.py
index f74bd4c1050f9..40d72953d485b 100644
--- a/libs/core/langchain_core/output_parsers/xml.py
+++ b/libs/core/langchain_core/output_parsers/xml.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import re
+import xml
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 from typing import Any, AsyncIterator, Dict, Iterator, List, Optional, Union
 
@@ -81,33 +82,52 @@ def _transform(
                     continue
             # feed buffer to parser
             parser.feed(buffer)
+
             buffer = ""
             # yield all events
-            for event, elem in parser.read_events():
-                if event == "start":
-                    # update current path
-                    current_path.append(elem.tag)
-                    current_path_has_children = False
-                elif event == "end":
-                    # remove last element from current path
-                    current_path.pop()
-                    # yield element
-                    if not current_path_has_children:
-                        yield nested_element(current_path, elem)
-                    # prevent yielding of parent element
-                    if current_path:
-                        current_path_has_children = True
-                    else:
-                        xml_started = False
+            try:
+                for event, elem in parser.read_events():
+                    if event == "start":
+                        # update current path
+                        current_path.append(elem.tag)
+                        current_path_has_children = False
+                    elif event == "end":
+                        # remove last element from current path
+                        #
+                        current_path.pop()
+                        # yield element
+                        if not current_path_has_children:
+                            yield nested_element(current_path, elem)
+                        # prevent yielding of parent element
+                        if current_path:
+                            current_path_has_children = True
+                        else:
+                            xml_started = False
+            except xml.etree.ElementTree.ParseError:
+                # This might be junk at the end of the XML input.
+                # Let's check whether the current path is empty.
+                if not current_path:
+                    # If it is empty, we can ignore this error.
+                    break
+                else:
+                    raise
+
         # close parser
-        parser.close()
+        try:
+            parser.close()
+        except xml.etree.ElementTree.ParseError:
+            # Ignore. This will ignore any incomplete XML at the end of the input
+            pass
 
     async def _atransform(
         self, input: AsyncIterator[Union[str, BaseMessage]]
     ) -> AsyncIterator[AddableDict]:
+        xml_start_re = re.compile(r"<[a-zA-Z:_]")
         parser = ET.XMLPullParser(["start", "end"])
+        xml_started = False
         current_path: List[str] = []
         current_path_has_children = False
+        buffer = ""
         async for chunk in input:
             if isinstance(chunk, BaseMessage):
                 # extract text
@@ -115,24 +135,54 @@ async def _atransform(
                 if not isinstance(chunk_content, str):
                     continue
                 chunk = chunk_content
-            # pass chunk to parser
-            parser.feed(chunk)
+            # add chunk to buffer of unprocessed text
+            buffer += chunk
+            # if xml string hasn't started yet, continue to next chunk
+            if not xml_started:
+                if match := xml_start_re.search(buffer):
+                    # if xml string has started, remove all text before it
+                    buffer = buffer[match.start() :]
+                    xml_started = True
+                else:
+                    continue
+            # feed buffer to parser
+            parser.feed(buffer)
+
+            buffer = ""
             # yield all events
-            for event, elem in parser.read_events():
-                if event == "start":
-                    # update current path
-                    current_path.append(elem.tag)
-                    current_path_has_children = False
-                elif event == "end":
-                    # remove last element from current path
-                    current_path.pop()
-                    # yield element
-                    if not current_path_has_children:
-                        yield nested_element(current_path, elem)
-                    # prevent yielding of parent element
-                    current_path_has_children = True
+            try:
+                for event, elem in parser.read_events():
+                    if event == "start":
+                        # update current path
+                        current_path.append(elem.tag)
+                        current_path_has_children = False
+                    elif event == "end":
+                        # remove last element from current path
+                        #
+                        current_path.pop()
+                        # yield element
+                        if not current_path_has_children:
+                            yield nested_element(current_path, elem)
+                        # prevent yielding of parent element
+                        if current_path:
+                            current_path_has_children = True
+                        else:
+                            xml_started = False
+            except xml.etree.ElementTree.ParseError:
+                # This might be junk at the end of the XML input.
+                # Let's check whether the current path is empty.
+                if not current_path:
+                    # If it is empty, we can ignore this error.
+                    break
+                else:
+                    raise
+
         # close parser
-        parser.close()
+        try:
+            parser.close()
+        except xml.etree.ElementTree.ParseError:
+            # Ignore. This will ignore any incomplete XML at the end of the input
+            pass
 
     def _root_to_dict(self, root: ET.Element) -> Dict[str, List[Any]]:
         """Converts xml tree to python dictionary."""
diff --git a/libs/core/tests/unit_tests/output_parsers/test_xml_parser.py b/libs/core/tests/unit_tests/output_parsers/test_xml_parser.py
index 222c8bf759610..48e7372b98a3d 100644
--- a/libs/core/tests/unit_tests/output_parsers/test_xml_parser.py
+++ b/libs/core/tests/unit_tests/output_parsers/test_xml_parser.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 """Test XMLOutputParser"""
+from typing import AsyncIterator, Iterable
+
 import pytest
 
 from langchain_core.exceptions import OutputParserException
 from langchain_core.output_parsers.xml import XMLOutputParser
 
-DEF_RESULT_ENCODING = """<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+DATA = """
  <foo>
     <bar>
         <baz></baz>
@@ -13,6 +15,25 @@
     <baz>tag</baz>
 </foo>"""
 
+WITH_XML_HEADER = f"""<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+{DATA}"""
+
+
+IN_XML_TAGS_WITH_XML_HEADER = f"""
+```xml
+{WITH_XML_HEADER}
+```
+"""
+
+IN_XML_TAGS_WITH_HEADER_AND_TRAILING_JUNK = f"""
+Some random text
+```xml
+{WITH_XML_HEADER}
+```
+More random text
+"""
+
+
 DEF_RESULT_EXPECTED = {
     "foo": [
         {"bar": [{"baz": None}, {"baz": "slim.shady"}]},
@@ -24,23 +45,13 @@
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "result",
     [
-        DEF_RESULT_ENCODING,
-        DEF_RESULT_ENCODING[DEF_RESULT_ENCODING.find("\n") :],
-        f"""
-```xml
-{DEF_RESULT_ENCODING}
-```
-""",
-        f"""
-Some random text
-```xml
-{DEF_RESULT_ENCODING}
-```
-More random text
-""",
+        DATA,  # has no xml header
+        WITH_XML_HEADER,
+        IN_XML_TAGS_WITH_XML_HEADER,
+        IN_XML_TAGS_WITH_HEADER_AND_TRAILING_JUNK,
     ],
 )
-def test_xml_output_parser(result: str) -> None:
+async def test_xml_output_parser(result: str) -> None:
     """Test XMLOutputParser."""
 
     xml_parser = XMLOutputParser()
@@ -48,12 +59,23 @@ def test_xml_output_parser(result: str) -> None:
     xml_result = xml_parser.parse(result)
     assert DEF_RESULT_EXPECTED == xml_result
 
-    # TODO(Eugene): Fix this test for newer python version
-    # assert list(xml_parser.transform(iter(result))) == [
-    #     {"foo": [{"bar": [{"baz": None}]}]},
-    #     {"foo": [{"bar": [{"baz": "slim.shady"}]}]},
-    #     {"foo": [{"baz": "tag"}]},
-    # ]
+    assert list(xml_parser.transform(iter(result))) == [
+        {"foo": [{"bar": [{"baz": None}]}]},
+        {"foo": [{"bar": [{"baz": "slim.shady"}]}]},
+        {"foo": [{"baz": "tag"}]},
+    ]
+
+    async def _as_iter(iterable: Iterable[str]) -> AsyncIterator[str]:
+        for item in iterable:
+            yield item
+
+    chunks = [chunk async for chunk in xml_parser.atransform(_as_iter(result))]
+
+    assert list(chunks) == [
+        {"foo": [{"bar": [{"baz": None}]}]},
+        {"foo": [{"bar": [{"baz": "slim.shady"}]}]},
+        {"foo": [{"baz": "tag"}]},
+    ]
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("result", ["foo></foo>", "<foo></foo", "foo></foo", "foofoo"])