diff --git a/sorting/datetime-moment.js b/sorting/datetime-moment.js
index 35af232..0ac9abe 100644
--- a/sorting/datetime-moment.js
+++ b/sorting/datetime-moment.js
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
  *    $('#example').DataTable();
  */
 
+function strip(html) {
+   var tmp = document.createElement("DIV");
+   tmp.innerHTML = html;
+   return tmp.textContent || tmp.innerText || "";
+}
+
 (function($) {
 
 $.fn.dataTable.moment = function ( format, locale ) {
@@ -32,7 +38,7 @@ $.fn.dataTable.moment = function ( format, locale ) {
 			return 'moment-'+format;
 		}
 
-		return moment( d, format, locale, true ).isValid() ?
+		return moment( strip(d), format, locale, true ).isValid() ?
 			'moment-'+format :
 			null;
 	} );
@@ -41,7 +47,7 @@ $.fn.dataTable.moment = function ( format, locale ) {
 	types.order[ 'moment-'+format+'-pre' ] = function ( d ) {
 		return d === '' || d === null ?
 			-Infinity :
-			parseInt( moment( d, format, locale, true ).format( 'x' ), 10 );
+			parseInt( moment( strip(d), format, locale, true ).format( 'x' ), 10 );
 	};
 };