diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/Makefile.in b/dlls/mshtml/Makefile.in
index 9878bea742b..2a7b1fabcd7 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/Makefile.in
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/Makefile.in
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ C_SRCS = \
 	htmlelem.c \
 	htmlelem2.c \
 	htmlevent.c \
+	htmlgeneric.c \
 	htmlimg.c \
 	htmlinput.c \
 	htmllocation.c \
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/htmldoc.c b/dlls/mshtml/htmldoc.c
index 189ea43085a..3a457cb2342 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/htmldoc.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/htmldoc.c
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLDocument_createElement(IHTMLDocument2 *iface, BSTR eTa
         return E_FAIL;
     }
 
-    elem = HTMLElement_Create(This, (nsIDOMNode*)nselem);
+    elem = HTMLElement_Create(This, (nsIDOMNode*)nselem, TRUE);
     nsIDOMElement_Release(nselem);
 
     *newElem = HTMLELEM(elem);
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/htmlelem.c b/dlls/mshtml/htmlelem.c
index b06d6c39123..d4e1d4d129b 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/htmlelem.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/htmlelem.c
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ void HTMLElement_Init(HTMLElement *This)
         init_dispex(&This->node.dispex, (IUnknown*)HTMLELEM(This), &HTMLElement_dispex);
 }
 
-HTMLElement *HTMLElement_Create(HTMLDocument *doc, nsIDOMNode *nsnode)
+HTMLElement *HTMLElement_Create(HTMLDocument *doc, nsIDOMNode *nsnode, BOOL use_generic)
 {
     nsIDOMHTMLElement *nselem;
     HTMLElement *ret = NULL;
@@ -1433,6 +1433,8 @@ HTMLElement *HTMLElement_Create(HTMLDocument *doc, nsIDOMNode *nsnode)
         ret = HTMLTable_Create(nselem);
     else if(!strcmpW(class_name, wszTEXTAREA))
         ret = HTMLTextAreaElement_Create(nselem);
+    else if(use_generic)
+        ret = HTMLGenericElement_Create(nselem);
 
     if(!ret) {
         ret = heap_alloc_zero(sizeof(HTMLElement));
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/htmlgeneric.c b/dlls/mshtml/htmlgeneric.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..71f434de88d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/htmlgeneric.c
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2008 Jacek Caban for CodeWeavers
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
+ */
+
+
+#include <stdarg.h>
+
+#define COBJMACROS
+
+#include "windef.h"
+#include "winbase.h"
+#include "winuser.h"
+#include "ole2.h"
+
+#include "wine/debug.h"
+
+#include "mshtml_private.h"
+
+WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(mshtml);
+
+typedef struct {
+    HTMLElement element;
+
+    const IHTMLGenericElementVtbl *lpHTMLGenericElementVtbl;
+} HTMLGenericElement;
+
+#define HTMLGENERIC(x)  ((IHTMLGenericElement*)  &(x)->lpHTMLGenericElementVtbl)
+
+#define HTMLGENERIC_THIS(iface) DEFINE_THIS(HTMLGenericElement, HTMLGenericElement, iface)
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLGenericElement_QueryInterface(IHTMLGenericElement *iface, REFIID riid, void **ppv)
+{
+    HTMLGenericElement *This = HTMLGENERIC_THIS(iface);
+
+    return IHTMLDOMNode_QueryInterface(HTMLDOMNODE(&This->element.node), riid, ppv);
+}
+
+static ULONG WINAPI HTMLGenericElement_AddRef(IHTMLGenericElement *iface)
+{
+    HTMLGenericElement *This = HTMLGENERIC_THIS(iface);
+
+    return IHTMLDOMNode_AddRef(HTMLDOMNODE(&This->element.node));
+}
+
+static ULONG WINAPI HTMLGenericElement_Release(IHTMLGenericElement *iface)
+{
+    HTMLGenericElement *This = HTMLGENERIC_THIS(iface);
+
+    return IHTMLDOMNode_Release(HTMLDOMNODE(&This->element.node));
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLGenericElement_GetTypeInfoCount(IHTMLGenericElement *iface, UINT *pctinfo)
+{
+    HTMLGenericElement *This = HTMLGENERIC_THIS(iface);
+    FIXME("(%p)->(%p)\n", This, pctinfo);
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLGenericElement_GetTypeInfo(IHTMLGenericElement *iface, UINT iTInfo,
+                                              LCID lcid, ITypeInfo **ppTInfo)
+{
+    HTMLGenericElement *This = HTMLGENERIC_THIS(iface);
+    FIXME("(%p)->(%u %u %p)\n", This, iTInfo, lcid, ppTInfo);
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLGenericElement_GetIDsOfNames(IHTMLGenericElement *iface, REFIID riid,
+        LPOLESTR *rgszNames, UINT cNames, LCID lcid, DISPID *rgDispId)
+{
+    HTMLGenericElement *This = HTMLGENERIC_THIS(iface);
+    FIXME("(%p)->(%s %p %u %u %p)\n", This, debugstr_guid(riid), rgszNames, cNames,
+          lcid, rgDispId);
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLGenericElement_Invoke(IHTMLGenericElement *iface, DISPID dispIdMember,
+        REFIID riid, LCID lcid, WORD wFlags, DISPPARAMS *pDispParams,
+        VARIANT *pVarResult, EXCEPINFO *pExcepInfo, UINT *puArgErr)
+{
+    HTMLGenericElement *This = HTMLGENERIC_THIS(iface);
+    FIXME("(%p)->(%d %s %d %d %p %p %p %p)\n", This, dispIdMember, debugstr_guid(riid),
+          lcid, wFlags, pDispParams, pVarResult, pExcepInfo, puArgErr);
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLGenericElement_get_recordset(IHTMLGenericElement *iface, IDispatch **p)
+{
+    HTMLGenericElement *This = HTMLGENERIC_THIS(iface);
+    FIXME("(%p)->(%p)\n", This, p);
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLGenericElement_namedRecordset(IHTMLGenericElement *iface,
+        BSTR dataMember, VARIANT *hierarchy, IDispatch **ppRecordset)
+{
+    HTMLGenericElement *This = HTMLGENERIC_THIS(iface);
+    FIXME("(%p)->(%s %p %p)\n", This, debugstr_w(dataMember), hierarchy, ppRecordset);
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static const IHTMLGenericElementVtbl HTMLGenericElementVtbl = {
+    HTMLGenericElement_QueryInterface,
+    HTMLGenericElement_AddRef,
+    HTMLGenericElement_Release,
+    HTMLGenericElement_GetTypeInfoCount,
+    HTMLGenericElement_GetTypeInfo,
+    HTMLGenericElement_GetIDsOfNames,
+    HTMLGenericElement_Invoke,
+    HTMLGenericElement_get_recordset,
+    HTMLGenericElement_namedRecordset
+};
+
+#define HTMLGENERIC_NODE_THIS(iface) DEFINE_THIS2(HTMLGenericElement, element.node, iface)
+
+static HRESULT HTMLGenericElement_QI(HTMLDOMNode *iface, REFIID riid, void **ppv)
+{
+    HTMLGenericElement *This = HTMLGENERIC_NODE_THIS(iface);
+
+    *ppv = NULL;
+
+    if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IHTMLGenericElement, riid)) {
+        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IHTMLGenericElement %p)\n", This, ppv);
+        *ppv = HTMLGENERIC(This);
+    }else {
+        return HTMLElement_QI(&This->element.node, riid, ppv);
+    }
+
+    IUnknown_AddRef((IUnknown*)*ppv);
+    return S_OK;
+}
+
+static void HTMLGenericElement_destructor(HTMLDOMNode *iface)
+{
+    HTMLGenericElement *This = HTMLGENERIC_NODE_THIS(iface);
+
+    HTMLElement_destructor(&This->element.node);
+}
+
+#undef HTMLGENERIC_NODE_THIS
+
+static const NodeImplVtbl HTMLGenericElementImplVtbl = {
+    HTMLGenericElement_QI,
+    HTMLGenericElement_destructor
+};
+
+HTMLElement *HTMLGenericElement_Create(nsIDOMHTMLElement *nselem)
+{
+    HTMLGenericElement *ret;
+
+    ret = heap_alloc_zero(sizeof(HTMLGenericElement));
+
+    ret->lpHTMLGenericElementVtbl = &HTMLGenericElementVtbl;
+    ret->element.node.vtbl = &HTMLGenericElementImplVtbl;
+
+    HTMLElement_Init(&ret->element);
+
+    return &ret->element;
+}
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/htmlnode.c b/dlls/mshtml/htmlnode.c
index b18b09dcafc..afcf363c49b 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/htmlnode.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/htmlnode.c
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ static HTMLDOMNode *create_node(HTMLDocument *doc, nsIDOMNode *nsnode)
 
     switch(node_type) {
     case ELEMENT_NODE:
-        ret = &HTMLElement_Create(doc, nsnode)->node;
+        ret = &HTMLElement_Create(doc, nsnode, FALSE)->node;
         break;
     case TEXT_NODE:
         ret = HTMLDOMTextNode_Create(doc, nsnode);
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/mshtml_private.h b/dlls/mshtml/mshtml_private.h
index 099f1c3169b..e14d9465673 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/mshtml_private.h
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/mshtml_private.h
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ void detach_ranges(HTMLDocument*);
 
 HTMLDOMNode *HTMLDOMTextNode_Create(HTMLDocument*,nsIDOMNode*);
 
-HTMLElement *HTMLElement_Create(HTMLDocument*,nsIDOMNode*);
+HTMLElement *HTMLElement_Create(HTMLDocument*,nsIDOMNode*,BOOL);
 HTMLElement *HTMLCommentElement_Create(HTMLDocument*,nsIDOMNode*);
 HTMLElement *HTMLAnchorElement_Create(nsIDOMHTMLElement*);
 HTMLElement *HTMLBodyElement_Create(nsIDOMHTMLElement*);
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ HTMLElement *HTMLScriptElement_Create(nsIDOMHTMLElement*);
 HTMLElement *HTMLSelectElement_Create(nsIDOMHTMLElement*);
 HTMLElement *HTMLTable_Create(nsIDOMHTMLElement*);
 HTMLElement *HTMLTextAreaElement_Create(nsIDOMHTMLElement*);
+HTMLElement *HTMLGenericElement_Create(nsIDOMHTMLElement*);
 
 void HTMLDOMNode_Init(HTMLDocument*,HTMLDOMNode*,nsIDOMNode*);
 void HTMLElement_Init(HTMLElement*);