diff --git a/test/test_parsing.py b/test/test_parsing.py
index 75ed8ebf3..880c41a34 100644
--- a/test/test_parsing.py
+++ b/test/test_parsing.py
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ def test_get_element_text_and_html_by_tag(self):
         self.assertIsNone(get_element_text_and_html_by_tag('article', html))
 
     def test_get_elements_text_and_html_by_tag(self):
+        class StrictParser(MatchingElementParser):
+            STRICT = True
+
         test_string = '''
             <img src="a.png">
             <img src="b.png" />
@@ -194,6 +197,10 @@ def test_get_elements_text_and_html_by_tag(self):
         items = get_elements_text_and_html_by_tag('img', test_string)
         self.assertListEqual(items, [('', '<img src="a.png">'), ('', '<img src="b.png" />')])
 
+        self.assertEqual(
+            StrictParser.get_element_text_and_html_by_tag('use', '<use><img></use>'),
+            ('<img>', '<use><img></use>'))
+
     def test_get_element_text_and_html_by_tag_malformed(self):
         inner_text = 'inner text'
         malnested_elements = f'<malnested_a><malnested_b>{inner_text}</malnested_a></malnested_b>'
diff --git a/yt_dlp/parsing.py b/yt_dlp/parsing.py
index bcc48c4d3..8fbb4db14 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/parsing.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/parsing.py
@@ -185,17 +185,19 @@ def handle_starttag(self, tag, attrs):
             tag_text = HTMLTagParser.ANY_TAG_REGEX.match(self.rawdata[self._offset:]).group()
 
         tag_obj = tag
+        tag_is_open = not (tag_text.endswith('/>') or tag in self.VOID_TAGS)
         if self.predicate(tag, attrs):
             tag_obj = self.Tag(tag, string=self.rawdata, attrs=attrs)
             tag_obj.openrange(self._offset, len(tag_text))
-            if tag_text.endswith('/>') or tag in self.VOID_TAGS:
+            if tag_is_open:
+                nesting = []
+                self._nestedtags[-1].append(nesting)
+                self._nestedtags.append(nesting)
+            else:
                 self._nestedtags[-1].append(tag_obj)
                 self.callback(tag_obj)
-                return
-            nesting = []
-            self._nestedtags[-1].append(nesting)
-            self._nestedtags.append(nesting)
-        self.tagstack.appendleft(tag_obj)
+        if tag_is_open:
+            self.tagstack.appendleft(tag_obj)
 
     handle_startendtag = handle_starttag