diff --git a/packages/happy-dom/src/query-selector/QuerySelector.ts b/packages/happy-dom/src/query-selector/QuerySelector.ts
index b0c702022..7bf78ad8c 100644
--- a/packages/happy-dom/src/query-selector/QuerySelector.ts
+++ b/packages/happy-dom/src/query-selector/QuerySelector.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,14 @@ export default class QuerySelector {
 		const selector = new SelectorItem(selectorParts[0]);
 		const result = selector.match(<IElement>currentNode);
 
-		if ((targetNode === currentNode || !currentNode.parentElement) && !result.matches) {
+		if (result.matches && selectorParts.length === 1) {
+			return {
+				priorityWeight: priorityWeight + result.priorityWeight,
+				matches: true
+			};
+		}
+
+		if (!currentNode.parentElement || (targetNode === currentNode && !result.matches)) {
 			return { priorityWeight: 0, matches: false };
 		}
 
diff --git a/packages/happy-dom/test/nodes/element/Element.test.ts b/packages/happy-dom/test/nodes/element/Element.test.ts
index 0d6b551a7..f35e87e1d 100644
--- a/packages/happy-dom/test/nodes/element/Element.test.ts
+++ b/packages/happy-dom/test/nodes/element/Element.test.ts
@@ -713,6 +713,19 @@ describe('Element', () => {
 			expect(element.matches('.nonexistent-class div.active')).toBe(false);
 		});
 
+		it('Checks if a detached element matches with a descendant combinator', () => {
+			const parentElement = document.createElement('div');
+			parentElement.setAttribute('role', 'status');
+
+			const element = document.createElement('div');
+			element.className = 'active';
+			parentElement.appendChild(element);
+
+			expect(element.matches('div[role="status"] div.active')).toBe(true);
+			expect(element.matches('div[role="article"] div.active')).toBe(false);
+			expect(parentElement.matches('.nonexistent-class div[role="status"]')).toBe(false);
+		});
+
 		it('Checks if the element matches with a child combinator', () => {
 			const grandparentElement = document.createElement('div');
 			grandparentElement.setAttribute('role', 'alert');
@@ -727,6 +740,7 @@ describe('Element', () => {
 
 			expect(element.matches('div[role="status"] > div.active')).toBe(true);
 			expect(element.matches('div[role="alert"] > div.active')).toBe(false);
+			expect(grandparentElement.matches('div > div[role="alert"]')).toBe(false);
 		});
 	});