1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/jqLite.js b/src/jqLite.js
index 79f22e62..007deaa8 100644
--- a/src/jqLite.js
+++ b/src/jqLite.js
@@ -279,6 +279,13 @@ function JQLiteController(element, name) {
 
 function JQLiteInheritedData(element, name, value) {
   element = jqLite(element);
+
+  // if element is the document object work with the html element instead
+  // this makes $(document).scope() possible
+  if(element[0].nodeType == 9) {
+    element = element.find('html');
+  }
+
   while (element.length) {
     if (value = element.data(name)) return value;
     element = element.parent();