diff --git a/src/ExtendedXmlSerializer/ExtensionModel/Xml/XmlContent.cs b/src/ExtendedXmlSerializer/ExtensionModel/Xml/XmlContent.cs
index deb3ec47..954d4a17 100644
--- a/src/ExtendedXmlSerializer/ExtensionModel/Xml/XmlContent.cs
+++ b/src/ExtendedXmlSerializer/ExtensionModel/Xml/XmlContent.cs
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ public bool MoveNext()
 		{
 			var attributes = _attributes;
 			var content    = _elements;
-			var result     = (attributes?.MoveNext() ?? false) || (content?.MoveNext() ?? false);
-			return result;
+			return content?.IsEmpty() ?? false ? (bool)content?.MoveNext() : Next(in attributes, in content);
 		}
 
+		static bool Next(in XmlAttributes? attributes, in XmlElements? content)
+			=> (attributes?.MoveNext() ?? false) || (content?.MoveNext() ?? false);
+
 		public object Current => null;
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/src/ExtendedXmlSerializer/ExtensionModel/Xml/XmlElements.cs b/src/ExtendedXmlSerializer/ExtensionModel/Xml/XmlElements.cs
index 712df7f9..cd731111 100644
--- a/src/ExtendedXmlSerializer/ExtensionModel/Xml/XmlElements.cs
+++ b/src/ExtendedXmlSerializer/ExtensionModel/Xml/XmlElements.cs
@@ -14,5 +14,7 @@ public XmlElements(System.Xml.XmlReader reader, int depth)
 		public bool MoveNext() => _reader.Read() && _reader.IsStartElement() && _reader.Depth == _depth;
 
 		public object Current => _reader;
+
+		public bool IsEmpty() => _reader.IsEmptyElement;
 	}
 }
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