diff --git a/docs/v4/2.XMLparseOptions.md b/docs/v4/2.XMLparseOptions.md
index be66db7a..407dff35 100644
--- a/docs/v4/2.XMLparseOptions.md
+++ b/docs/v4/2.XMLparseOptions.md
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ const xmlDataStr = `
         <empty />
         <unpaired>
         <unpaired />
-        <unpaired></unpaired>
+        <unpaired>
     </rootNode>`;  
 
 const options = {
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ Output
     }
 }
 ```
-
+**Note**: Unpaired tag can't be used as closing tag e.g. `</unpaired>` is not allowed.
 ## updateTag
 
 This property allow you to change tag name when you send different name, skip a tag from the parsing result when you return false, or to change attributes.
diff --git a/spec/unpairedTags_spec.js b/spec/unpairedTags_spec.js
index e1058927..ff5c1f82 100644
--- a/spec/unpairedTags_spec.js
+++ b/spec/unpairedTags_spec.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ describe("unpaired and empty tags", function() {
             <unpaired>
             <unpaired />
             <unpaired>
-            <unpaired></unpaired>
+            <unpaired />
             <unpaired>
         </rootNode>`;
 
@@ -317,3 +317,114 @@ describe("unpaired and empty tags", function() {
 
   });
 });
+
+describe("unpaired tas position", function() {
+  it(" when appears last in nested tag", function() {
+      const xmlData = `<root><a><u></a><b>w</b></root>`;
+      const expected = {
+          "root": {
+              "a": {
+                  "u": "",
+              },
+              "b":"w"
+          }
+      };
+      const options = {
+          unpairedTags: ["u"]
+      };
+      const parser = new XMLParser(options);
+      // const parser = new XMLParser({ updateTag});
+      let result = parser.parse(xmlData);
+
+      // console.log(JSON.stringify(result,null,4));
+      expect(result).toEqual(expected);
+
+  });
+  it(" when unpair then unpair self closed", function() {
+      const xmlData = `<root><v><v/><u></root>`;
+      const expected = {
+          "root": {
+              "v": ["",""],
+              "u": ""
+          }
+      }
+      const options = {
+          unpairedTags: ["u","v"]
+      };
+      const parser = new XMLParser(options);
+      // const parser = new XMLParser({ updateTag});
+      let result = parser.parse(xmlData);
+
+      // console.log(JSON.stringify(result,null,4));
+      expect(result).toEqual(expected);
+
+  });
+  it("when unpair then unpair", function() {
+      const xmlData = `<root><v><v></root>`;
+      const expected = {
+          "root": {
+              "v": ["",""]
+          }
+      }
+      const options = {
+          unpairedTags: ["u","v"]
+      };
+      const parser = new XMLParser(options);
+      // const parser = new XMLParser({ updateTag});
+      let result = parser.parse(xmlData);
+
+      // console.log(JSON.stringify(result,null,4));
+      expect(result).toEqual(expected);
+
+  });
+  it(" when 2 unpaired then unpaired self closed", function() {
+      const xmlData = `<root><v><v><v/></root>`;
+      const expected = {
+          "root": {
+              "v": ["","",""]
+          }
+      }
+      const options = {
+          unpairedTags: ["u","v"]
+      };
+      const parser = new XMLParser(options);
+      // const parser = new XMLParser({ updateTag});
+      let result = parser.parse(xmlData);
+
+      // console.log(JSON.stringify(result,null,4));
+      expect(result).toEqual(expected);
+
+  });
+  it(" when unpaired followed by normal self closed", function() {
+      const xmlData = `<root><v><a/></root>`;
+      const expected = {
+          "root": {
+              "v": "",
+              "a": ""
+          }
+      }
+      const options = {
+          unpairedTags: ["u","v"]
+      };
+      const parser = new XMLParser(options);
+      // const parser = new XMLParser({ updateTag});
+      let result = parser.parse(xmlData);
+
+      // console.log(JSON.stringify(result,null,4));
+      expect(result).toEqual(expected);
+
+  });
+  it(" when unpaired is used as closing tag then it's error", function() {
+      const xmlData = `<root><v><a/></v></root>`;
+      const options = {
+          unpairedTags: ["u","v"]
+      };
+      const parser = new XMLParser(options);
+
+      expect(() =>{
+          parser.parse(xmlData);
+      }).toThrowError("Unpaired tag can not be used as closing tag: </v>")
+
+  });
+  
+});
diff --git a/src/xmlparser/OrderedObjParser.js b/src/xmlparser/OrderedObjParser.js
index 9af9f5e9..db11a8c0 100644
--- a/src/xmlparser/OrderedObjParser.js
+++ b/src/xmlparser/OrderedObjParser.js
@@ -208,10 +208,13 @@ const parseXml = function(xmlData) {
 
         //check if last tag of nested tag was unpaired tag
         const lastTagName = jPath.substring(jPath.lastIndexOf(".")+1);
+        if(tagName && this.options.unpairedTags.indexOf(tagName) !== -1 ){
+          throw new Error(`Unpaired tag can not be used as closing tag: </${tagName}>`);
+        }
         let propIndex = 0
         if(lastTagName && this.options.unpairedTags.indexOf(lastTagName) !== -1 ){
           propIndex = jPath.lastIndexOf('.', jPath.lastIndexOf('.')-1)
-          if(propIndex < 1) propIndex = jPath.lastIndexOf(".");
+          this.tagsNodeStack.pop();
         }else{
           propIndex = jPath.lastIndexOf(".");
         }