diff --git a/main/src/com/google/refine/importers/XmlImportUtilities.java b/main/src/com/google/refine/importers/XmlImportUtilities.java
index 96738cc6b..35c573152 100644
--- a/main/src/com/google/refine/importers/XmlImportUtilities.java
+++ b/main/src/com/google/refine/importers/XmlImportUtilities.java
@@ -181,11 +181,6 @@ public class XmlImportUtilities extends TreeImportUtilities {
             // e.printStackTrace();
         }
 
-        if (textNodeCount > 0 && childElementNodeCount > 0) {
-            // This is a mixed element
-            return null;
-        }
-
         if (immediateChildCandidateMap.size() > 0) {
             List<RecordElementCandidate> immediateChildCandidates = new ArrayList<RecordElementCandidate>(immediateChildCandidateMap.size());
             for (Entry<String, Integer> entry : immediateChildCandidateMap.entrySet()) {
diff --git a/main/tests/server/src/com/google/refine/tests/importers/XmlImporterTests.java b/main/tests/server/src/com/google/refine/tests/importers/XmlImporterTests.java
index dca46df2d..bd14f4af5 100644
--- a/main/tests/server/src/com/google/refine/tests/importers/XmlImporterTests.java
+++ b/main/tests/server/src/com/google/refine/tests/importers/XmlImporterTests.java
@@ -84,7 +84,12 @@ public class XmlImporterTests extends RefineTest {
         RunTest(getMixedElementSample());
 
         log(project);
-        assertProjectCreated(project, 0, 0); //nothing imported
+        assertProjectCreated(project, 4, 6);
+        
+        Row row = project.rows.get(0);
+        Assert.assertNotNull(row);
+        Assert.assertNotNull(row.getCell(2));
+        Assert.assertEquals(row.getCell(2).value, "Author 1, The");
     }
 
     @Test