diff --git a/src/ejabberd_http_ws.erl b/src/ejabberd_http_ws.erl
index 0d0cdcb52..2bb1e7fb4 100644
--- a/src/ejabberd_http_ws.erl
+++ b/src/ejabberd_http_ws.erl
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ parsed_items(List) ->
           when element(1, El) == xmlel;
                element(1, El) == xmlstreamstart;
                element(1, El) == xmlstreamelement;
+               element(1, El) == xmlstreamcdata;
                element(1, El) == xmlstreamend ->
             parsed_items([El | List]);
         {'$gen_event', {xmlstreamerror, _}} ->