diff --git a/accessible/src/base/nsAccessible.cpp b/accessible/src/base/nsAccessible.cpp
index 305d0019cf05..83eee48822cd 100644
--- a/accessible/src/base/nsAccessible.cpp
+++ b/accessible/src/base/nsAccessible.cpp
@@ -1624,11 +1624,16 @@ nsAccessible::AppendFlatStringFromSubtreeRecurse(nsIContent *aContent,
   // Append all the text into one flat string
   PRUint32 numChildren = 0;
   nsCOMPtr<nsIDOMXULSelectControlElement> selectControlEl(do_QueryInterface(aContent));
-  
-  if (!selectControlEl && aContent->Tag() != nsAccessibilityAtoms::textarea) {
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIAtom> tag = aContent->Tag();
+
+  if (!selectControlEl && 
+      tag != nsAccessibilityAtoms::textarea && 
+      tag != nsAccessibilityAtoms::select) {
     // Don't walk children of elements with options, just get label directly.
     // Don't traverse the children of a textarea, we want the value, not the
     // static text node.
+    // Don't traverse the children of a select element, we only want the
+    // current value.
     numChildren = aContent->GetChildCount();
   }
 
diff --git a/accessible/tests/mochitest/test_nsIAccessible_name.html b/accessible/tests/mochitest/test_nsIAccessible_name.html
index 253479dd1176..ec354aef7b9b 100644
--- a/accessible/tests/mochitest/test_nsIAccessible_name.html
+++ b/accessible/tests/mochitest/test_nsIAccessible_name.html
@@ -128,6 +128,11 @@
 
       testName("textareawithchild", "Story: Bar");
 
+      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // label with nested combobox
+
+      testName("comboinmiddle", "Subscribe to ATOM feed.");
+	   
       SimpleTest.finish();
     }
 
@@ -281,5 +286,17 @@
     </label>
   </form>
 
+  <!-- A label with a nested control in the middle -->
+  <form>
+    <label id="comboinmiddle">
+      Subscribe to
+      <select id="combo3" name="occupation">
+        <option>ATOM</option>
+        <option>RSS</option>
+      </select>
+      feed.
+    </label>
+  </form>
+
 </body>
 </html>