Index: /CKEditor/branches/prototype/_source/core/dom/range.js
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--- /CKEditor/branches/prototype/_source/core/dom/range.js	(revision 2756)
+++ /CKEditor/branches/prototype/_source/core/dom/range.js	(revision 2757)
@@ -409,5 +409,9 @@
 
 			if ( start.equals( end ) )
+			{
+				if ( start.type == CKEDITOR.NODE_ELEMENT && this.endOffset == this.startOffset + 1 )
+					return start.getChild( this.startOffset );
 				return start;
+			}
 
 			if ( end.type == CKEDITOR.NODE_ELEMENT && end.contains( start ) )