diff --git a/js/devtoolsBackground.js b/js/devtoolsBackground.js
index ae4057b..ffc83f1 100644
--- a/js/devtoolsBackground.js
+++ b/js/devtoolsBackground.js
@@ -1,11 +1,23 @@
-var panels = chrome.devtools.panels;
+var panels = chrome && chrome.devtools && chrome.devtools.panels;
+
+function getScope(node) {
+  var scope = window.angular.element(node).scope();
+  if (!scope) {
+    // Might be a child of a DocumentFragment...
+    while (node && node.nodeType === 1) node = node.parentNode;
+    if (node && node.nodeType === 11) node = (node.parentNode || node.host);
+    return getScope(node);
+  }
+  return scope;
+}
 
 // The function below is executed in the context of the inspected page.
 
 var getPanelContents = function () {
   if (window.angular && $0) {
     //TODO: can we move this scope export into updateElementProperties
-    var scope = window.angular.element($0).scope();
+    var scope = getScope($0);
+
     // Export $scope to the console
     window.$scope = scope;
     return (function (scope) {
@@ -29,17 +41,19 @@ var getPanelContents = function () {
   }
 };
 
-panels.elements.createSidebarPane(
-  "AngularJS Properties",
-  function (sidebar) {
-    panels.elements.onSelectionChanged.addListener(function updateElementProperties() {
-      sidebar.setExpression("(" + getPanelContents.toString() + ")()");
+if (panels) {
+  panels.elements.createSidebarPane(
+    "AngularJS Properties",
+    function (sidebar) {
+      panels.elements.onSelectionChanged.addListener(function updateElementProperties() {
+        sidebar.setExpression("(" + getPanelContents.toString() + ")()");
+      });
     });
-  });
 
-// Angular panel
-var angularPanel = panels.create(
-  "AngularJS",
-  "img/angular.png",
-  "panel.html"
-);
+  // Angular panel
+  var angularPanel = panels.create(
+    "AngularJS",
+    "img/angular.png",
+    "panel.html"
+  );
+}
diff --git a/karma.conf b/karma.conf
index efe647b..8d70440 100644
--- a/karma.conf
+++ b/karma.conf
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ files = [
   'js/directives/*.js',
   'js/filters/*.js',
   'js/services/*.js',
+  'js/devtoolsBackground.js'
 
   'test/mock/*.js',
   'test/*.js'
diff --git a/karma.e2e.conf b/karma.e2e.conf
index efe647b..0fc712a 100644
--- a/karma.e2e.conf
+++ b/karma.e2e.conf
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ files = [
   'js/directives/*.js',
   'js/filters/*.js',
   'js/services/*.js',
+  'js/devtoolsBackground.js',
 
   'test/mock/*.js',
   'test/*.js'
diff --git a/test/ElementsPanelSpec.js b/test/ElementsPanelSpec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..337f074
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ElementsPanelSpec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+describe('elements panel', function() {
+  beforeEach(module(function($provide) {
+    $provide.factory('chromeExtension', createChromeExtensionMock);
+  }));
+
+  afterEach(function() {
+    $0 = null;
+  });
+
+
+  describe('angular properties sidebar', function() {
+    describe('getPanelContents()', function() {
+      it('should return properties for scope of selected element', inject(function($rootScope) {
+        var element = angular.element('<div><p>Hello, world</p></div>');
+        element.data('$scope', $rootScope);
+        $rootScope.text = "Hello, world!";
+        $0 = element[0];
+        expect (getPanelContents().text).toBe("Hello, world!");
+        $0 = element.children().eq(0)[0];
+        expect (getPanelContents().text).toBe("Hello, world!");
+      }));
+
+
+      it('should cross shadow DOM barrier via DocumentFragment#host', inject(function($rootScope) {
+        var parent = document.createElement('div'),
+            fragment = document.createDocumentFragment(),
+            child = document.createElement('p');
+        fragment.host = parent;
+        fragment.appendChild(child);
+        parent.appendChild(fragment);
+
+        parent = angular.element(parent);
+        parent.data('$scope', $rootScope);
+        $rootScope.text = "Fragmented fun for everyone";
+
+        $0 = child;
+        expect(getPanelContents().text).toBe("Fragmented fun for everyone");
+      }));
+    });
+  });
+});