diff --git a/lib/Deserializer/functions.php b/lib/Deserializer/functions.php
index 62d4d0e..7a16ec9 100644
--- a/lib/Deserializer/functions.php
+++ b/lib/Deserializer/functions.php
@@ -215,6 +215,9 @@ function valueObject(Reader $reader, string $className, string $namespace)
                 // Ignore property
                 $reader->next();
             }
+        } elseif (Reader::ELEMENT === $reader->nodeType) {
+            // Skipping element from different namespace
+            $reader->next();
         } else {
             if (Reader::END_ELEMENT !== $reader->nodeType && !$reader->read()) {
                 break;
diff --git a/tests/Sabre/Xml/Deserializer/ValueObjectTest.php b/tests/Sabre/Xml/Deserializer/ValueObjectTest.php
index 47d0ded..7cb5e31 100644
--- a/tests/Sabre/Xml/Deserializer/ValueObjectTest.php
+++ b/tests/Sabre/Xml/Deserializer/ValueObjectTest.php
@@ -81,6 +81,43 @@ public function testDeserializeValueObjectIgnoredElement()
         );
     }
 
+    public function testDeserializeValueObjectIgnoredNamespace()
+    {
+        $input = <<<XML
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<foo xmlns="urn:foo" xmlns:alien="urn:example.com">
+   <firstName>Harry</firstName>
+   <alien:email>harry@example.org</alien:email>
+   <lastName>Turtle</lastName>
+</foo>
+XML;
+
+        $reader = new Reader();
+        $reader->xml($input);
+        $reader->elementMap = [
+            '{urn:foo}foo' => function (Reader $reader) {
+                return valueObject($reader, 'Sabre\\Xml\\Deserializer\\TestVo', 'urn:foo');
+            },
+        ];
+
+        $output = $reader->parse();
+
+        $vo = new TestVo();
+        $vo->firstName = 'Harry';
+        $vo->lastName = 'Turtle';
+
+        $expected = [
+            'name' => '{urn:foo}foo',
+            'value' => $vo,
+            'attributes' => [],
+        ];
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            $expected,
+            $output
+        );
+    }
+
     public function testDeserializeValueObjectAutoArray()
     {
         $input = <<<XML