diff --git a/text.go b/text.go
index 9bd08ad..860e0b0 100644
--- a/text.go
+++ b/text.go
@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@ func NewText(textType, content string) (Text, error) {
 	case "html":
 		return &PlainText{Type: textType, Text: html.EscapeString(content)}, nil
 	case "xhtml":
-		return &XHTMLText{Type: textType, XHTMLDiv: content}, nil
+		return &XHTMLText{
+			Type: textType,
+			XHTMLDiv: XHTMLDiv{
+				XMLNS:   "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml",
+				Content: content,
+			},
+		}, nil
 	case "":
 		return &PlainText{Type: "text", Text: content}, nil
 	default:
diff --git a/xhtmlText.go b/xhtmlText.go
index 59139a4..9965738 100644
--- a/xhtmlText.go
+++ b/xhtmlText.go
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 package atomfeed
 
-import "errors"
+import (
+	"encoding/xml"
+	"errors"
+)
+
+type XHTMLDiv struct {
+	XMLName xml.Name `xml:"div"`
+	XMLNS   string   `xml:"xmlns,attr"`
+	Content string   `xml:",innerxml"`
+}
 
 type XHTMLText struct {
 	*CommonAttributes
 	Type     string `xml:"type,attr"` // Must be xhtml
-	XHTMLDiv string `xml:"div"`
+	XHTMLDiv XHTMLDiv
 }
 
 func (x *XHTMLText) IsText() bool { return true }
@@ -15,8 +24,8 @@ func (x *XHTMLText) Check() error {
 		return errors.New("type attribute of xhtml text must be xhtml")
 	}
 
-	if x.XHTMLDiv == "" {
-		return errors.New("xhtmlDiv element of xhtml text empty")
+	if x.XHTMLDiv.XMLNS != "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" {
+		return errors.New("xmlns attribute of xhtml text must be http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml")
 	}
 
 	return nil