diff --git a/ext/dom/node.c b/ext/dom/node.c
index 202307370571c..38b3ffdf03f73 100644
--- a/ext/dom/node.c
+++ b/ext/dom/node.c
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ int dom_node_node_value_read(dom_object *obj, zval *retval)
 	switch (nodep->type) {
 		case XML_ATTRIBUTE_NODE:
 		case XML_TEXT_NODE:
-		case XML_ELEMENT_NODE:
 		case XML_COMMENT_NODE:
 		case XML_CDATA_SECTION_NODE:
 		case XML_PI_NODE:
diff --git a/ext/dom/tests/bug28721.phpt b/ext/dom/tests/bug28721.phpt
index 464498ef808a0..cd55150087935 100644
--- a/ext/dom/tests/bug28721.phpt
+++ b/ext/dom/tests/bug28721.phpt
@@ -119,66 +119,65 @@ print_node_r($p);
 
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
-
-name (value): p ( t1 X t2  xxx )
+name (value): p ()
 parent: NULL
 previousSibling: NULL
 nextSibling: NULL
 
   name (value): #text ( t1 )
-  parent: name (value): p ( t1 X t2  xxx )
+  parent: name (value): p ()
   previousSibling: NULL
-  nextSibling: name (value): b (X)
+  nextSibling: name (value): b ()
 
-  name (value): b (X)
-  parent: name (value): p ( t1 X t2  xxx )
+  name (value): b ()
+  parent: name (value): p ()
   previousSibling: name (value): #text ( t1 )
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( t2 )
 
     name (value): #text (X)
-    parent: name (value): b (X)
+    parent: name (value): b ()
     previousSibling: NULL
     nextSibling: NULL
 
   name (value): #text ( t2 )
-  parent: name (value): p ( t1 X t2  xxx )
-  previousSibling: name (value): b (X)
+  parent: name (value): p ()
+  previousSibling: name (value): b ()
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( xxx )
 
   name (value): #text ( xxx )
-  parent: name (value): p ( t1 X t2  xxx )
+  parent: name (value): p ()
   previousSibling: name (value): #text ( t2 )
   nextSibling: NULL
 
 Append t1 to p:
 
-name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1 )
+name (value): p ()
 parent: NULL
 previousSibling: NULL
 nextSibling: NULL
 
-  name (value): b (X)
-  parent: name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1 )
+  name (value): b ()
+  parent: name (value): p ()
   previousSibling: NULL
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( t2 )
 
     name (value): #text (X)
-    parent: name (value): b (X)
+    parent: name (value): b ()
     previousSibling: NULL
     nextSibling: NULL
 
   name (value): #text ( t2 )
-  parent: name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1 )
-  previousSibling: name (value): b (X)
+  parent: name (value): p ()
+  previousSibling: name (value): b ()
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( xxx )
 
   name (value): #text ( xxx )
-  parent: name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1 )
+  parent: name (value): p ()
   previousSibling: name (value): #text ( t2 )
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( t1 )
 
   name (value): #text ( t1 )
-  parent: name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1 )
+  parent: name (value): p ()
   previousSibling: name (value): #text ( xxx )
   nextSibling: NULL
 
@@ -186,18 +185,18 @@ t1 == ret: bool(true)
 
 div:
 
-name (value): div ( t3  t4  xxx )
+name (value): div ()
 parent: NULL
 previousSibling: NULL
 nextSibling: NULL
 
   name (value): #text ( t3 )
-  parent: name (value): div ( t3  t4  xxx )
+  parent: name (value): div ()
   previousSibling: NULL
   nextSibling: name (value): b ()
 
   name (value): b ()
-  parent: name (value): div ( t3  t4  xxx )
+  parent: name (value): div ()
   previousSibling: name (value): #text ( t3 )
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( t4 )
 
@@ -207,34 +206,34 @@ nextSibling: NULL
     nextSibling: NULL
 
   name (value): #text ( t4 )
-  parent: name (value): div ( t3  t4  xxx )
+  parent: name (value): div ()
   previousSibling: name (value): b ()
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( xxx )
 
   name (value): #text ( xxx )
-  parent: name (value): div ( t3  t4  xxx )
+  parent: name (value): div ()
   previousSibling: name (value): #text ( t4 )
   nextSibling: NULL
 
 Insert t4 before t3:
 
-name (value): div ( t4  t3  xxx )
+name (value): div ()
 parent: NULL
 previousSibling: NULL
 nextSibling: NULL
 
   name (value): #text ( t4 )
-  parent: name (value): div ( t4  t3  xxx )
+  parent: name (value): div ()
   previousSibling: NULL
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( t3 )
 
   name (value): #text ( t3 )
-  parent: name (value): div ( t4  t3  xxx )
+  parent: name (value): div ()
   previousSibling: name (value): #text ( t4 )
   nextSibling: name (value): b ()
 
   name (value): b ()
-  parent: name (value): div ( t4  t3  xxx )
+  parent: name (value): div ()
   previousSibling: name (value): #text ( t3 )
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( xxx )
 
@@ -244,40 +243,40 @@ nextSibling: NULL
     nextSibling: NULL
 
   name (value): #text ( xxx )
-  parent: name (value): div ( t4  t3  xxx )
+  parent: name (value): div ()
   previousSibling: name (value): b ()
   nextSibling: NULL
 
 
 p:
 
-name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1 )
+name (value): p ()
 parent: NULL
 previousSibling: NULL
 nextSibling: NULL
 
-  name (value): b (X)
-  parent: name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1 )
+  name (value): b ()
+  parent: name (value): p ()
   previousSibling: NULL
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( t2 )
 
     name (value): #text (X)
-    parent: name (value): b (X)
+    parent: name (value): b ()
     previousSibling: NULL
     nextSibling: NULL
 
   name (value): #text ( t2 )
-  parent: name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1 )
-  previousSibling: name (value): b (X)
+  parent: name (value): p ()
+  previousSibling: name (value): b ()
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( xxx )
 
   name (value): #text ( xxx )
-  parent: name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1 )
+  parent: name (value): p ()
   previousSibling: name (value): #text ( t2 )
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( t1 )
 
   name (value): #text ( t1 )
-  parent: name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1 )
+  parent: name (value): p ()
   previousSibling: name (value): #text ( xxx )
   nextSibling: NULL
 
@@ -291,73 +290,73 @@ nextSibling: NULL
   name (value): #text ( t5 )
   parent: name (value): #document-fragment ()
   previousSibling: NULL
-  nextSibling: name (value): i ( frob )
+  nextSibling: name (value): i ()
 
-  name (value): i ( frob )
+  name (value): i ()
   parent: name (value): #document-fragment ()
   previousSibling: name (value): #text ( t5 )
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( t6 )
 
     name (value): #text ( frob )
-    parent: name (value): i ( frob )
+    parent: name (value): i ()
     previousSibling: NULL
     nextSibling: NULL
 
   name (value): #text ( t6 )
   parent: name (value): #document-fragment ()
-  previousSibling: name (value): i ( frob )
+  previousSibling: name (value): i ()
   nextSibling: NULL
 
 Appending fragment to p:
 
-name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1  t5  frob  t6 )
+name (value): p ()
 parent: NULL
 previousSibling: NULL
 nextSibling: NULL
 
-  name (value): b (X)
-  parent: name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1  t5  frob  t6 )
+  name (value): b ()
+  parent: name (value): p ()
   previousSibling: NULL
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( t2 )
 
     name (value): #text (X)
-    parent: name (value): b (X)
+    parent: name (value): b ()
     previousSibling: NULL
     nextSibling: NULL
 
   name (value): #text ( t2 )
-  parent: name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1  t5  frob  t6 )
-  previousSibling: name (value): b (X)
+  parent: name (value): p ()
+  previousSibling: name (value): b ()
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( xxx )
 
   name (value): #text ( xxx )
-  parent: name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1  t5  frob  t6 )
+  parent: name (value): p ()
   previousSibling: name (value): #text ( t2 )
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( t1 )
 
   name (value): #text ( t1 )
-  parent: name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1  t5  frob  t6 )
+  parent: name (value): p ()
   previousSibling: name (value): #text ( xxx )
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( t5 )
 
   name (value): #text ( t5 )
-  parent: name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1  t5  frob  t6 )
+  parent: name (value): p ()
   previousSibling: name (value): #text ( t1 )
-  nextSibling: name (value): i ( frob )
+  nextSibling: name (value): i ()
 
-  name (value): i ( frob )
-  parent: name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1  t5  frob  t6 )
+  name (value): i ()
+  parent: name (value): p ()
   previousSibling: name (value): #text ( t5 )
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( t6 )
 
     name (value): #text ( frob )
-    parent: name (value): i ( frob )
+    parent: name (value): i ()
     previousSibling: NULL
     nextSibling: NULL
 
   name (value): #text ( t6 )
-  parent: name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1  t5  frob  t6 )
-  previousSibling: name (value): i ( frob )
+  parent: name (value): p ()
+  previousSibling: name (value): i ()
   nextSibling: NULL
 
 Fragment:
@@ -369,23 +368,23 @@ nextSibling: NULL
 
 div:
 
-name (value): div ( t4  t3  xxx )
+name (value): div ()
 parent: NULL
 previousSibling: NULL
 nextSibling: NULL
 
   name (value): #text ( t4 )
-  parent: name (value): div ( t4  t3  xxx )
+  parent: name (value): div ()
   previousSibling: NULL
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( t3 )
 
   name (value): #text ( t3 )
-  parent: name (value): div ( t4  t3  xxx )
+  parent: name (value): div ()
   previousSibling: name (value): #text ( t4 )
   nextSibling: name (value): b ()
 
   name (value): b ()
-  parent: name (value): div ( t4  t3  xxx )
+  parent: name (value): div ()
   previousSibling: name (value): #text ( t3 )
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( xxx )
 
@@ -395,30 +394,30 @@ nextSibling: NULL
     nextSibling: NULL
 
   name (value): #text ( xxx )
-  parent: name (value): div ( t4  t3  xxx )
+  parent: name (value): div ()
   previousSibling: name (value): b ()
   nextSibling: NULL
 
 Inserting fragment before t4
 Error (2) on line 109: DOMNode::insertBefore(): Document Fragment is empty
 
-name (value): div ( t4  t3  xxx )
+name (value): div ()
 parent: NULL
 previousSibling: NULL
 nextSibling: NULL
 
   name (value): #text ( t4 )
-  parent: name (value): div ( t4  t3  xxx )
+  parent: name (value): div ()
   previousSibling: NULL
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( t3 )
 
   name (value): #text ( t3 )
-  parent: name (value): div ( t4  t3  xxx )
+  parent: name (value): div ()
   previousSibling: name (value): #text ( t4 )
   nextSibling: name (value): b ()
 
   name (value): b ()
-  parent: name (value): div ( t4  t3  xxx )
+  parent: name (value): div ()
   previousSibling: name (value): #text ( t3 )
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( xxx )
 
@@ -428,58 +427,58 @@ nextSibling: NULL
     nextSibling: NULL
 
   name (value): #text ( xxx )
-  parent: name (value): div ( t4  t3  xxx )
+  parent: name (value): div ()
   previousSibling: name (value): b ()
   nextSibling: NULL
 
 p:
 
-name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1  t5  frob  t6 )
+name (value): p ()
 parent: NULL
 previousSibling: NULL
 nextSibling: NULL
 
-  name (value): b (X)
-  parent: name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1  t5  frob  t6 )
+  name (value): b ()
+  parent: name (value): p ()
   previousSibling: NULL
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( t2 )
 
     name (value): #text (X)
-    parent: name (value): b (X)
+    parent: name (value): b ()
     previousSibling: NULL
     nextSibling: NULL
 
   name (value): #text ( t2 )
-  parent: name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1  t5  frob  t6 )
-  previousSibling: name (value): b (X)
+  parent: name (value): p ()
+  previousSibling: name (value): b ()
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( xxx )
 
   name (value): #text ( xxx )
-  parent: name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1  t5  frob  t6 )
+  parent: name (value): p ()
   previousSibling: name (value): #text ( t2 )
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( t1 )
 
   name (value): #text ( t1 )
-  parent: name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1  t5  frob  t6 )
+  parent: name (value): p ()
   previousSibling: name (value): #text ( xxx )
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( t5 )
 
   name (value): #text ( t5 )
-  parent: name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1  t5  frob  t6 )
+  parent: name (value): p ()
   previousSibling: name (value): #text ( t1 )
-  nextSibling: name (value): i ( frob )
+  nextSibling: name (value): i ()
 
-  name (value): i ( frob )
-  parent: name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1  t5  frob  t6 )
+  name (value): i ()
+  parent: name (value): p ()
   previousSibling: name (value): #text ( t5 )
   nextSibling: name (value): #text ( t6 )
 
     name (value): #text ( frob )
-    parent: name (value): i ( frob )
+    parent: name (value): i ()
     previousSibling: NULL
     nextSibling: NULL
 
   name (value): #text ( t6 )
-  parent: name (value): p (X t2  xxx  t1  t5  frob  t6 )
-  previousSibling: name (value): i ( frob )
+  parent: name (value): p ()
+  previousSibling: name (value): i ()
   nextSibling: NULL
diff --git a/ext/dom/tests/bug42082.phpt b/ext/dom/tests/bug42082.phpt
index b5fc8931636a8..98fa638ba5a2e 100644
--- a/ext/dom/tests/bug42082.phpt
+++ b/ext/dom/tests/bug42082.phpt
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ DOMNodeList
 int(0)
 bool(true)
 bool(true)
-string(0) ""
-bool(true)
+NULL
 bool(true)
 bool(false)
 bool(false)
+bool(false)
 ===DONE===
 	
diff --git a/ext/dom/tests/bug69846.phpt b/ext/dom/tests/bug69846.phpt
index 08e35cdcf6b85..a667a897d560f 100644
--- a/ext/dom/tests/bug69846.phpt
+++ b/ext/dom/tests/bug69846.phpt
@@ -81,11 +81,7 @@ object(DOMElement)#%d (17) {
   ["nodeName"]=>
   string(5) "form1"
   ["nodeValue"]=>
-  string(39) "
-    Value A
-    Value B
-    Value C
-  "
+  NULL
   ["nodeType"]=>
   int(1)
   ["parentNode"]=>
diff --git a/ext/dom/tests/bug70029.phpt b/ext/dom/tests/bug70029.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..55244c66e5d44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/dom/tests/bug70029.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--TEST--
+Bug #70029 (nodeValue of DOMElement list content of children nodes)
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php require_once('skipif.inc'); ?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$doc = new DOMDocument();
+$doc->loadXml('<tag><childtag>myString</childtag></tag>');
+var_dump($doc->documentElement->nodeValue);
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+NULL
diff --git a/ext/dom/tests/dom001.phpt b/ext/dom/tests/dom001.phpt
index a0c78fbb0a19f..13e8fbf76fa4d 100644
--- a/ext/dom/tests/dom001.phpt
+++ b/ext/dom/tests/dom001.phpt
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Num Children: 4
 Node Name: title
 Node Type: 1
 Num Children: 1
-Node Content: Title
+Node Content: 
 
 Node Name: #text
 Node Type: 3
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ Num Children: 4
 Node Name: title
 Node Type: 1
 Num Children: 1
-Node Content: Title
+Node Content: 
 
 Node Name: #text
 Node Type: 3
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ Node Content: en
 Node Name: Silly
 Node Type: 1
 Num Children: 1
-Node Content: Symphony
+Node Content: 
 
 <?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
 <!DOCTYPE chapter SYSTEM "/share/sgml/Norman_Walsh/db3xml10/db3xml10.dtd" [
@@ -214,24 +214,24 @@ Node Content: Symphony
 Node Name: Silly
 Node Type: 1
 Num Children: 1
-Node Content: Symphony
+Node Content: 
 
     Using elem
 Node Name: Silly
 Node Type: 1
 Num Children: 1
-Node Content: Symphony
+Node Content: 
 
 --------- Unlink Node
 Node Name: Silly
 Node Type: 1
 Num Children: 1
-Node Content: Symphony
+Node Content: 
 
 Node Name: title
 Node Type: 1
 Num Children: 1
-Node Content: Title
+Node Content: 
 
 Node Name: #text
 Node Type: 3