diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.core.js b/js/jquery.mobile.core.js
index e4f9e9a4..952dd061 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.core.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.core.js
@@ -109,4 +109,15 @@
 			}, 150 );
 		}
 	});
+
+	// Monkey-patching Sizzle to filter the :jqdata selector
+	var oldFind = jQuery.find;
+
+	jQuery.find = function( selector, context, ret ) {
+		selector = selector.replace(/:jqdata\((.*)\)/g, "[data-" + (jQuery.mobile.ns || "") + "$1]");
+
+		return oldFind.call( this, selector, context, ret );
+	};
+
+	jQuery.extend( jQuery.find, oldFind );
 })( jQuery, this );