diff --git a/src/prototype/lang/string.js b/src/prototype/lang/string.js
index 433a1c0b1..b4785fe3b 100644
--- a/src/prototype/lang/string.js
+++ b/src/prototype/lang/string.js
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ Object.extend(String.prototype, (function() {
    *      // -> 'a link'
   **/
   function stripTags() {
-    return this.replace(/<\w+(\s+("[^"]*"|'[^']*'|[^>])+)?(\/)?>|<\/\w+>/gi, '');
+    return this.replace(/<\w+(\s+("[^"]*"|'[^']*'|[^>'"])+)?\s*("[^">]*|'[^'>])?(\/)?>|<\/\w+>/gi, '');
   }
 
   /**