diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 431fa2a..0db1c2d 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aurelia-ui-virtualization",
-  "version": "0.4.3",
+  "version": "0.4.4",
   "description": "A plugin that provides a virtualized repeater and other virtualization services.",
   "keywords": [
     "aurelia",
diff --git a/dist/amd/utilities.js b/dist/amd/utilities.js
index d8d3b1f..0252f6f 100644
--- a/dist/amd/utilities.js
+++ b/dist/amd/utilities.js
@@ -23,7 +23,13 @@ define(['exports', 'aurelia-templating-resources/repeat-utilities'], function (e
     var viewStart = view.firstChild;
     var element = viewStart.nextSibling;
     var viewEnd = view.lastChild;
-    var parentElement = bottomBuffer.parentElement;
+    var parentElement = void 0;
+
+    if (bottomBuffer.parentElement) {
+      parentElement = bottomBuffer.parentElement;
+    } else if (bottomBuffer.parentNode) {
+      parentElement = bottomBuffer.parentNode;
+    }
 
     parentElement.insertBefore(viewEnd, bottomBuffer);
     parentElement.insertBefore(element, viewEnd);
diff --git a/dist/aurelia-ui-virtualization.js b/dist/aurelia-ui-virtualization.js
index bd000dd..eaec254 100644
--- a/dist/aurelia-ui-virtualization.js
+++ b/dist/aurelia-ui-virtualization.js
@@ -36,7 +36,13 @@ export function insertBeforeNode(view: View, bottomBuffer: number): void {
   let viewStart = view.firstChild;
   let element = viewStart.nextSibling;
   let viewEnd = view.lastChild;
-  let parentElement = bottomBuffer.parentElement;
+  let parentElement;
+
+  if (bottomBuffer.parentElement) {
+    parentElement = bottomBuffer.parentElement;
+  } else if (bottomBuffer.parentNode) {
+    parentElement = bottomBuffer.parentNode;
+  }
 
   parentElement.insertBefore(viewEnd, bottomBuffer);
   parentElement.insertBefore(element, viewEnd);
diff --git a/dist/commonjs/utilities.js b/dist/commonjs/utilities.js
index 0317020..37d2098 100644
--- a/dist/commonjs/utilities.js
+++ b/dist/commonjs/utilities.js
@@ -25,7 +25,13 @@ function insertBeforeNode(view, bottomBuffer) {
   var viewStart = view.firstChild;
   var element = viewStart.nextSibling;
   var viewEnd = view.lastChild;
-  var parentElement = bottomBuffer.parentElement;
+  var parentElement = void 0;
+
+  if (bottomBuffer.parentElement) {
+    parentElement = bottomBuffer.parentElement;
+  } else if (bottomBuffer.parentNode) {
+    parentElement = bottomBuffer.parentNode;
+  }
 
   parentElement.insertBefore(viewEnd, bottomBuffer);
   parentElement.insertBefore(element, viewEnd);
diff --git a/dist/es2015/utilities.js b/dist/es2015/utilities.js
index f2865f1..237870a 100644
--- a/dist/es2015/utilities.js
+++ b/dist/es2015/utilities.js
@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@ export function insertBeforeNode(view, bottomBuffer) {
   let viewStart = view.firstChild;
   let element = viewStart.nextSibling;
   let viewEnd = view.lastChild;
-  let parentElement = bottomBuffer.parentElement;
+  let parentElement;
+
+  if (bottomBuffer.parentElement) {
+    parentElement = bottomBuffer.parentElement;
+  } else if (bottomBuffer.parentNode) {
+    parentElement = bottomBuffer.parentNode;
+  }
 
   parentElement.insertBefore(viewEnd, bottomBuffer);
   parentElement.insertBefore(element, viewEnd);
diff --git a/dist/system/utilities.js b/dist/system/utilities.js
index 79ebde3..2c051bf 100644
--- a/dist/system/utilities.js
+++ b/dist/system/utilities.js
@@ -21,7 +21,13 @@ System.register(['aurelia-templating-resources/repeat-utilities'], function (_ex
         var viewStart = view.firstChild;
         var element = viewStart.nextSibling;
         var viewEnd = view.lastChild;
-        var parentElement = bottomBuffer.parentElement;
+        var parentElement = void 0;
+
+        if (bottomBuffer.parentElement) {
+          parentElement = bottomBuffer.parentElement;
+        } else if (bottomBuffer.parentNode) {
+          parentElement = bottomBuffer.parentNode;
+        }
 
         parentElement.insertBefore(viewEnd, bottomBuffer);
         parentElement.insertBefore(element, viewEnd);
diff --git a/dist/temp/aurelia-ui-virtualization.js b/dist/temp/aurelia-ui-virtualization.js
index 236d4c7..441f595 100644
--- a/dist/temp/aurelia-ui-virtualization.js
+++ b/dist/temp/aurelia-ui-virtualization.js
@@ -116,7 +116,13 @@ function insertBeforeNode(view, bottomBuffer) {
   var viewStart = view.firstChild;
   var element = viewStart.nextSibling;
   var viewEnd = view.lastChild;
-  var parentElement = bottomBuffer.parentElement;
+  var parentElement = void 0;
+
+  if (bottomBuffer.parentElement) {
+    parentElement = bottomBuffer.parentElement;
+  } else if (bottomBuffer.parentNode) {
+    parentElement = bottomBuffer.parentNode;
+  }
 
   parentElement.insertBefore(viewEnd, bottomBuffer);
   parentElement.insertBefore(element, viewEnd);
diff --git a/doc/CHANGELOG.md b/doc/CHANGELOG.md
index 68d3eb0..bb8898b 100644
--- a/doc/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/doc/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+### 0.4.4 (2016-04-28)
+
+
+#### Bug Fixes
+
+* **utilities:** undefined parentElement in IE11 ([c7bb7857](http://github.com/aurelia/ui-virtualization/commit/c7bb78576cf584c203cddb2e9374ff9df4284caf))
+
+
 ### 0.4.3 (2016-04-21)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 53aa8d0..43d9218 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aurelia-ui-virtualization",
-  "version": "0.4.3",
+  "version": "0.4.4",
   "description": "A plugin that provides a virtualized repeater and other virtualization services.",
   "keywords": [
     "aurelia",