diff --git a/src/manipulation.js b/src/manipulation.js
index 3de597f0f..738864293 100644
--- a/src/manipulation.js
+++ b/src/manipulation.js
@@ -314,7 +314,11 @@ jQuery.fn.extend({
 		return access( this, function( value ) {
 			return value === undefined ?
 				jQuery.text( this ) :
-				this.empty().append( ( this[ 0 ] && this[ 0 ].ownerDocument || document ).createTextNode( value ) );
+				this.empty().each(function() {
+					if ( this.nodeType === 1 || this.nodeType === 11 || this.nodeType === 9 ) {
+						this.textContent = value;
+					}
+				});
 		}, null, value, arguments.length );
 	},
 
diff --git a/test/unit/manipulation.js b/test/unit/manipulation.js
index ad89bd1be..ca84d4bc1 100644
--- a/test/unit/manipulation.js
+++ b/test/unit/manipulation.js
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ test( "text(undefined)", function() {
 
 function testText( valueObj ) {
 
-	expect( 4 );
+	expect( 7 );
 
-	var val, j;
+	var val, j, expected, $multipleElements, $parentDiv, $childDiv;
 
 	val = valueObj("<div><b>Hello</b> cruel world!</div>");
 	equal( jQuery("#foo").text(val)[ 0 ].innerHTML.replace(/>/g, "&gt;"), "&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hello&lt;/b&gt; cruel world!&lt;/div&gt;", "Check escaped text" );
@@ -79,6 +79,24 @@ function testText( valueObj ) {
 
 	// Blackberry 4.6 doesn't maintain comments in the DOM
 	equal( jQuery("#nonnodes")[ 0 ].childNodes.length < 3 ? 8 : j[ 2 ].nodeType, 8, "Check node,textnode,comment with text()" );
+
+	// Update multiple elements #11809
+	expected = "New";
+
+	$multipleElements = jQuery( "<div>Hello</div>" ).add( "<div>World</div>" );
+	$multipleElements.text( expected );
+
+	equal( $multipleElements.eq(0).text(), expected, "text() updates multiple elements (#11809)" );
+	equal( $multipleElements.eq(1).text(), expected, "text() updates multiple elements (#11809)" );
+
+	// Prevent memory leaks #11809
+	$childDiv = jQuery( "<div/>" );
+	$childDiv.data("leak", true);
+	$parentDiv = jQuery( "<div/>" );
+	$parentDiv.append( $childDiv );
+	$parentDiv.text("Dry off");
+	
+	equal( $childDiv.data("leak"), undefined, "Check for leaks (#11809)" );
 }
 
 test( "text(String)", function() {