diff --git a/src/lib/diff/record-content-mutator.hpp b/src/lib/diff/record-content-mutator.hpp
index 05b79dfee..e0b93d109 100644
--- a/src/lib/diff/record-content-mutator.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/diff/record-content-mutator.hpp
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ namespace diff{
           pos = attribs.begin();
         }
       
+      void
+      jumpToChildScope()
+        {
+          pos = children.begin();
+        }
+      
       void
       preAllocateStorage(size_t attribCnt, size_t childrenCnt)
         {
diff --git a/src/lib/diff/record.hpp b/src/lib/diff/record.hpp
index 7fe87d1e0..98633e32b 100644
--- a/src/lib/diff/record.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/diff/record.hpp
@@ -439,6 +439,14 @@ namespace diff{
           return *this;
         }
       
+      Mutator&
+      appendAttrib (VAL const& newAttrib)
+        {
+          REQUIRE (Rec::isAttribute(newAttrib));
+          record_.attribs_.push_back (newAttrib);
+          return *this;
+        }
+      
       Mutator&
       appendChild (VAL const& newChild)
         {
diff --git a/src/lib/diff/tree-diff-application.hpp b/src/lib/diff/tree-diff-application.hpp
index b782ad986..d5152beef 100644
--- a/src/lib/diff/tree-diff-application.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/diff/tree-diff-application.hpp
@@ -95,7 +95,14 @@ namespace diff{
       void
       ins (GenNode const& n)  override
         {
-          UNIMPLEMENTED("insert node");
+          if (n.isNamed())
+            target_.appendAttrib(n);
+          else
+            {
+              target_.appendChild(n);
+              if (content_.currIsAttrib())
+                content_.jumpToChildScope();
+            }
         }
       
       void
diff --git a/tests/library/diff/generic-record-update-test.cpp b/tests/library/diff/generic-record-update-test.cpp
index 582e210da..ea61e6ee5 100644
--- a/tests/library/diff/generic-record-update-test.cpp
+++ b/tests/library/diff/generic-record-update-test.cpp
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ namespace test{
           CHECK (rawElm == & *content.pos);
           ++content;
           CHECK ("b = β" == *content.pos);
+          content.jumpToChildScope();
+          CHECK ("γ" == *content.pos);
+          CHECK (!content.currIsAttrib());
+          CHECK (content.currIsChild());
           
           CHECK ( isnil (mut));
           CHECK (!isnil (content));