diff --git a/cocos/ui/UIRichText.cpp b/cocos/ui/UIRichText.cpp
index 824468f04a..e3708c6364 100644
--- a/cocos/ui/UIRichText.cpp
+++ b/cocos/ui/UIRichText.cpp
@@ -526,12 +526,14 @@ bool RichText::initWithXML(const std::string& origxml)
         //  - makes sure that the xml well formed and starts with an element
         auto xml = "<font face=\"Verdana\" size=\"12\" color=\"#ffffff\">" + origxml + "</font>";
 
-        if (document.Parse(xml.c_str(), xml.length()) == tinyxml2::XML_SUCCESS)
+        auto error = document.Parse(xml.c_str(), xml.length());
+        if (error == tinyxml2::XML_SUCCESS)
         {
             MyXMLVisitor visitor(this);
             document.Accept(&visitor);
             return true;
         }
+        CCLOG("cocos2d: UI::RichText: Error parsing xml: %s, %s", document.GetErrorStr1(), document.GetErrorStr2());
     }
     return false;
 }
diff --git a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/UITest/CocoStudioGUITest/UIRichTextTest/UIRichTextTest.cpp b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/UITest/CocoStudioGUITest/UIRichTextTest/UIRichTextTest.cpp
index 0cc13bc70e..a75d34c22e 100644
--- a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/UITest/CocoStudioGUITest/UIRichTextTest/UIRichTextTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/UITest/CocoStudioGUITest/UIRichTextTest/UIRichTextTest.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ UIRichTextTests::UIRichTextTests()
     ADD_TEST_CASE(UIRichTextXMLUrl);
     ADD_TEST_CASE(UIRichTextXMLFace);
     ADD_TEST_CASE(UIRichTextXMLBR);
+    ADD_TEST_CASE(UIRichTextXMLInvalid);
 }
 
 
@@ -797,3 +798,41 @@ void UIRichTextXMLBR::touchEvent(Ref *pSender, Widget::TouchEventType type)
             break;
     }
 }
+
+//
+// UIRichTextXMLInvalid
+//
+bool UIRichTextXMLInvalid::init()
+{
+    if (UIScene::init())
+    {
+        Size widgetSize = _widget->getContentSize();
+
+        // Add the alert
+        Text *alert = Text::create("Invalid XML test", "fonts/Marker Felt.ttf", 30);
+        alert->setColor(Color3B(159, 168, 176));
+        alert->setPosition(Vec2(widgetSize.width / 2.0f, widgetSize.height / 2.0f - alert->getContentSize().height * 3.125));
+        _widget->addChild(alert);
+
+
+        // RichText
+        _richText = RichText::createWithXML("this is an invalid xml. <i>no closing tag");
+        if (_richText)
+        {
+            _richText->ignoreContentAdaptWithSize(false);
+            _richText->setContentSize(Size(100, 100));
+
+            _richText->setPosition(Vec2(widgetSize.width / 2, widgetSize.height / 2));
+            _richText->setLocalZOrder(10);
+
+
+            _widget->addChild(_richText);
+
+            // test remove all children, this call won't effect the test
+            _richText->removeAllChildren();
+        }
+        return true;        
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/UITest/CocoStudioGUITest/UIRichTextTest/UIRichTextTest.h b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/UITest/CocoStudioGUITest/UIRichTextTest/UIRichTextTest.h
index bca79d5654..d6c6264381 100644
--- a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/UITest/CocoStudioGUITest/UIRichTextTest/UIRichTextTest.h
+++ b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/UITest/CocoStudioGUITest/UIRichTextTest/UIRichTextTest.h
@@ -139,6 +139,17 @@ protected:
     cocos2d::ui::RichText* _richText;
 };
 
+class UIRichTextXMLInvalid : public UIScene
+{
+public:
+    CREATE_FUNC(UIRichTextXMLInvalid);
+
+    bool init() override;
+
+protected:
+    cocos2d::ui::RichText* _richText;
+};
+
 
 
 #endif /* defined(__TestCpp__UIRichTextTest__) */