diff --git a/example/index.html b/example/index.html
index f059d4a..20fed14 100644
--- a/example/index.html
+++ b/example/index.html
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ <h2>Elements</h2>
                 <span class="key">key: k8</span>
                 <input type="button" name="span1" value="Bind"/>
                 <input type="button" name="span1" value="Unbind"/>
-                <span       data-key="k8" id="span1">ss</span>
+                <span       data-key="k8" id="span1" contenteditable="true">ss</span>
             </div>
 
             <div>
@@ -127,4 +127,4 @@ <h2>Console</h2>
         <!-- filled dynamically -->
     </div>
 </body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>
diff --git a/src/DataBind.js b/src/DataBind.js
index 55b5ce6..0b1b6d3 100755
--- a/src/DataBind.js
+++ b/src/DataBind.js
@@ -481,6 +481,13 @@
             return result;
         }
 
+        if (el.attributes && el.attributes.contenteditable && el.attributes.contenteditable.value === "true") {
+            if (isSetter) {
+                el.innerHTML = newVal;
+            }
+            return el.innerHTML;
+        }
+
         // else assume non-input element
         if (isSetter) {
             el.innerText = newVal;
@@ -521,6 +528,9 @@
         if (['text', 'textarea'].indexOf(el.type) >= 0) {
             return 'input';
         }
+        if (el.attributes && el.attributes.contenteditable && el.attributes.contenteditable.value === "true") {
+            return 'keyup';
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/test/DataBind.spec.js b/test/DataBind.spec.js
index fe357fc..5ee3d72 100644
--- a/test/DataBind.spec.js
+++ b/test/DataBind.spec.js
@@ -156,6 +156,23 @@ describe("DataBind", function() {
             expect( $(elem).text() ).toBe( 'value2' );
         });
 
+        it("should span (inline el) be 2-way bound if it has contenteditable", function() {
+            var elem = document.getElementById('spanEditable');
+            $(elem).attr('data-key', 'k1');
+            var model = {k1: 'value1'};
+            DataBind.bind(elem, model);
+            expect( $(elem).text() ).toBe( model.k1 );
+
+            model.k1 = 'value2';
+            expect( $(elem).text() ).toBe( 'value2' );
+
+            $(elem).text('changed via elem.');
+            // simulate as if the change was a user input
+            fireEvent(elem, 'keyup');
+            expect( model.k1 ).toBe( 'changed via elem.' );
+
+        });
+
         it("should email be 2-way bound", function() {
             var elem = document.createElement('input');
             $(elem).attr('type', 'email');
@@ -615,4 +632,4 @@ describe("DataBind", function() {
     });
 
 
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index b5d4116..cc95355 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     </select>
     <div   style="display:inline;"     data-key="k7" id="div1">dd</div>
     <span       data-key="k8" id="span1">ss</span>
+    <span       data-key="k8" id="spanEditable" contenteditable="true">ss</span>
     <span       data-key="k9.k91" id="span2">ss2</span>
 
     <div id="has-children">
@@ -73,4 +74,4 @@
 </div>
 
 </body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>