diff --git a/lisp/org-element.el b/lisp/org-element.el
index a3d909290..e8a8b60e7 100644
--- a/lisp/org-element.el
+++ b/lisp/org-element.el
@@ -7702,7 +7702,15 @@ the cache."
                               (when org-element-cache-map-continue-from
                                 (goto-char org-element-cache-map-continue-from))
                               (when (> (point) start)
-                                (move-start-to-next-match nil))
+                                (move-start-to-next-match nil)
+                                ;; (point) inside matching element.
+                                ;; Go further.
+                                (when (> (point) start)
+                                  (setq data (element-match-at-point))
+                                  (if (not data)
+                                      (cache-walk-abort)
+                                    (goto-char (next-element-start))
+                                    (move-start-to-next-match next-element-re))))
                               ;; Drop nil.
                               (unless (car result) (pop result)))
                             ;; If FUNC did not move the point and we
diff --git a/testing/lisp/test-org.el b/testing/lisp/test-org.el
index ed56fafab..e69452b25 100644
--- a/testing/lisp/test-org.el
+++ b/testing/lisp/test-org.el
@@ -2740,7 +2740,27 @@ SCHEDULED: <2014-03-04 tue.>"
                    (setq org-map-continue-from
                          (org-element-property
                           :begin (org-element-at-point))))))
-              (buffer-string)))))
+              (buffer-string))))
+  (should
+   (= 1
+      (org-test-with-temp-text "* H1\n** H1.1\n** H1.2\n"
+        (let (acc)
+          (org-map-entries
+           (lambda ()
+             (push (org-element-property :title (org-element-at-point)) acc)
+             (setq org-map-continue-from
+                   (org-element-property :end (org-element-at-point)))))
+          (length acc)))))
+  (should
+   (= 2
+      (org-test-with-temp-text "* H1\n** H1.1\n** H1.2\n"
+        (let (acc)
+          (org-map-entries
+           (lambda ()
+             (push (org-element-property :title (org-element-at-point)) acc)
+             (setq org-map-continue-from
+                   (line-end-position 2))))
+          (length acc))))))
 
 (ert-deftest test-org/edit-headline ()
   "Test `org-edit-headline' specifications."