diff --git a/src/renderers/dom/client/utils/setTextContent.js b/src/renderers/dom/client/utils/setTextContent.js
index e85d863d623e1..03adef5d60cec 100644
--- a/src/renderers/dom/client/utils/setTextContent.js
+++ b/src/renderers/dom/client/utils/setTextContent.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var setInnerHTML = require('setInnerHTML');
 var setTextContent = function(node, text) {
   if (text) {
     var firstChild = node.firstChild;
-    
+
     if (firstChild && firstChild === node.lastChild && firstChild.nodeType === 3) {
       firstChild.nodeValue = text;
       return;
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ var setTextContent = function(node, text) {
 if (ExecutionEnvironment.canUseDOM) {
   if (!('textContent' in document.documentElement)) {
     setTextContent = function(node, text) {
+      if (node.nodeType === 3) {
+        node.nodeValue = text;
+        return;
+      }
       setInnerHTML(node, escapeTextContentForBrowser(text));
     };
   }