diff --git a/src/ng/animate.js b/src/ng/animate.js
index bb08410ccc67..b662d9c18cdf 100644
--- a/src/ng/animate.js
+++ b/src/ng/animate.js
@@ -99,13 +99,14 @@ var $AnimateProvider = ['$provide', function($provide) {
        *   inserted into the DOM
        */
       enter : function(element, parent, after, done) {
-        var afterNode = after && after[after.length - 1];
-        var parentNode = parent && parent[0] || afterNode && afterNode.parentNode;
-        // IE does not like undefined so we have to pass null.
-        var afterNextSibling = (afterNode && afterNode.nextSibling) || null;
-        forEach(element, function(node) {
-          parentNode.insertBefore(node, afterNextSibling);
-        });
+        if (after) {
+          after.after(element);
+        } else {
+          if (!parent || !parent[0]) {
+            parent = after.parent();
+          }
+          parent.append(element);
+        }
         done && $timeout(done, 0, false);
       },
 
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/ngIncludeSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/ngIncludeSpec.js
index aba71e44ce9c..59f8b4aebc48 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/ngIncludeSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/ngIncludeSpec.js
@@ -312,6 +312,31 @@ describe('ngInclude', function() {
   }));
 
 
+  it('should exec scripts when jQuery is included', inject(function($compile, $rootScope, $httpBackend) {
+    if (!jQuery) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    element = $compile('<div><span ng-include="includeUrl"></span></div>')($rootScope);
+
+    // the element needs to be appended for the script to run
+    element.appendTo(document.body);
+    window._ngIncludeCausesScriptToRun = false;
+    $httpBackend.expect('GET', 'url1').respond('<script>window._ngIncludeCausesScriptToRun = true;</script>');
+    $rootScope.includeUrl = 'url1';
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    $httpBackend.flush();
+
+    expect(window._ngIncludeCausesScriptToRun).toBe(true);
+
+    // IE8 doesn't like deleting properties of window
+    window._ngIncludeCausesScriptToRun = undefined;
+    try {
+      delete window._ngIncludeCausesScriptToRun;
+    } catch (e) {}
+  }));
+
+
   describe('autoscroll', function() {
     var autoScrollSpy;