diff --git a/src/css.js b/src/css.js
index 2a82b3845..0c966c6f4 100644
--- a/src/css.js
+++ b/src/css.js
@@ -437,12 +437,21 @@ jQuery.cssHooks.marginRight = addGetHookIf( support.reliableMarginRight,
 jQuery.cssHooks.marginLeft = addGetHookIf( support.reliableMarginLeft,
 	function( elem, computed ) {
 		if ( computed ) {
-			return ( parseFloat( curCSS( elem, "marginLeft" ) ) ||
-				elem.getBoundingClientRect().left -
-					swap( elem, { marginLeft: 0 }, function() {
-						return elem.getBoundingClientRect().left;
-					} )
-				) + "px";
+			return (
+				parseFloat( curCSS( elem, "marginLeft" ) ) ||
+
+				// Support: IE<=11+
+				// Running getBoundingClientRect on a disconnected node in IE throws an error
+				// Support: IE8 only
+				// getClientRects() errors on disconnected elems
+				( jQuery.contains( elem.ownerDocument, elem ) ?
+					elem.getBoundingClientRect().left -
+						swap( elem, { marginLeft: 0 }, function() {
+							return elem.getBoundingClientRect().left;
+						} ) :
+					0
+				)
+			) + "px";
 		}
 	}
 );