diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/KML.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/KML.js
index b98d18f912..e8ccba5060 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/KML.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/KML.js
@@ -885,12 +885,18 @@ OpenLayers.Format.KML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             child = children[i];
             if(child.nodeType == 1) {
                 grandchildren = child.childNodes;
-                if(grandchildren.length == 1 || grandchildren.length == 3) {
+                if(grandchildren.length >= 1 || grandchildren.length <= 3) {
                     var grandchild;
                     switch (grandchildren.length) {
                         case 1:
                             grandchild = grandchildren[0];
                             break;
+                        case 2:
+                            var c1 = grandchildren[0];
+                            var c2 = grandchildren[1];
+                            grandchild = c1.nodeType == 3 || c1.nodeType == 4 ?
+                                c1 : c2;
+                            break;
                         case 3:
                         default:
                             grandchild = grandchildren[1];
diff --git a/tests/Format/KML.html b/tests/Format/KML.html
index c09724b3f5..8f294e4202 100644
--- a/tests/Format/KML.html
+++ b/tests/Format/KML.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
     function test_Format_KML_readCdataAttributes_20(t) {
         t.plan(2);
-        var cdata = '<kml xmlns="http://earth.google.com/kml/2.0"><Document><Placemark><name><![CDATA[Pezinok]]></name><description><![CDATA[Full of text.]]></description><styleUrl>#rel1.0</styleUrl><Point> <coordinates>17.266666, 48.283333</coordinates></Point></Placemark></Document></kml>';
+        var cdata = '<kml xmlns="http://earth.google.com/kml/2.0"><Document><Placemark><name><![CDATA[Pezinok]]> </name><description><![CDATA[Full of text.]]></description><styleUrl>#rel1.0</styleUrl><Point> <coordinates>17.266666, 48.283333</coordinates></Point></Placemark></Document></kml>';
         var features = (new OpenLayers.Format.KML()).read(cdata);
         t.eq(features[0].attributes.description, "Full of text.", "Description attribute in cdata read correctly");
         t.eq(features[0].attributes.name, "Pezinok", "title attribute in cdata read correctly");