1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/beautifulsoup/element.py b/beautifulsoup/element.py
index 7ecd482..b2e0e12 100644
--- a/beautifulsoup/element.py
+++ b/beautifulsoup/element.py
@@ -370,6 +370,11 @@ class Declaration(NavigableString):
     def decodeGivenEventualEncoding(self, eventualEncoding):
         return u'<!' + self + u'>'
 
+class Doctype(NavigableString):
+
+    def decodeGivenEventualEncoding(self, eventualEncoding):
+        return u'<!DOCTYPE ' + self + u'>'
+
 class Tag(PageElement, Entities):
 
     """Represents a found HTML tag with its attributes and contents."""