diff --git a/tinyxml2.cpp b/tinyxml2.cpp
index a7c2b1c..cd03772 100755
--- a/tinyxml2.cpp
+++ b/tinyxml2.cpp
@@ -981,13 +981,23 @@ char* XMLNode::ParseDeep( char* p, StrPair* parentEnd )
 
         XMLDeclaration* decl = node->ToDeclaration();
         if ( decl ) {
-                // A declaration can only be the first child of a document.
-                // Set error, if document already has children.
-                if ( !_document->NoChildren() ) {
-                        _document->SetError( XML_ERROR_PARSING_DECLARATION, decl->Value(), 0);
-                        DeleteNode( node );
+            // Declarations are only allowed at document level
+            bool wellLocated = ( ToDocument() != 0 );
+            if ( wellLocated ) {
+                // Multiple declarations are allowed but all declarations
+                // must occur before anything else
+                for ( const XMLNode* existingNode = _document->FirstChild(); existingNode; existingNode = existingNode->NextSibling() ) {
+                    if ( !existingNode->ToDeclaration() ) {
+                        wellLocated = false;
                         break;
+                    }
                 }
+            }
+            if ( !wellLocated ) {
+                _document->SetError( XML_ERROR_PARSING_DECLARATION, decl->Value(), 0 );
+                DeleteNode( node );
+                break;
+            }
         }
 
         XMLElement* ele = node->ToElement();
diff --git a/xmltest.cpp b/xmltest.cpp
index f474951..141694d 100644
--- a/xmltest.cpp
+++ b/xmltest.cpp
@@ -1570,22 +1570,31 @@ int main( int argc, const char ** argv )
 	}
 
 	{
-		// Check that declarations are parsed only as the FirstChild
+		// Check that declarations are allowed only at beginning of document
 	    const char* xml0 = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" ?>"
 	                       "   <!-- xml version=\"1.1\" -->"
 	                       "<first />";
 	    const char* xml1 = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" ?>"
-	                       "   <?xml version=\"1.1\" ?>"
+	                       "<?xml-stylesheet type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"Anything.xsl\"?>"
 	                       "<first />";
 	    const char* xml2 = "<first />"
 	                       "<?xml version=\"1.0\" ?>";
+	    const char* xml3 = "<first></first>"
+	                       "<?xml version=\"1.0\" ?>";
+
+	    const char* xml4 = "<first><?xml version=\"1.0\" ?></first>";
+
 	    XMLDocument doc;
 	    doc.Parse(xml0);
 	    XMLTest("Test that the code changes do not affect normal parsing", doc.Error(), false);
 	    doc.Parse(xml1);
-	    XMLTest("Test that the second declaration throws an error", doc.ErrorID(), XML_ERROR_PARSING_DECLARATION);
+	    XMLTest("Test that the second declaration is allowed", doc.Error(), false);
 	    doc.Parse(xml2);
-	    XMLTest("Test that declaration after a child throws an error", doc.ErrorID(), XML_ERROR_PARSING_DECLARATION);
+	    XMLTest("Test that declaration after a child is not allowed", doc.ErrorID(), XML_ERROR_PARSING_DECLARATION);
+	    doc.Parse(xml3);
+	    XMLTest("Test that declaration after a child is not allowed", doc.ErrorID(), XML_ERROR_PARSING_DECLARATION);
+	    doc.Parse(xml4);
+	    XMLTest("Test that declaration inside a child is not allowed", doc.ErrorID(), XML_ERROR_PARSING_DECLARATION);
 	}
 
     {