diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d116c72..a4322c0 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ This means you can pass selectors instead of locators to all Se2Lib methods that
 - for maintainability and readability, you should pass selectors to Se2Lib methods, not locators.
 - if you write your own helper methods for finding or interacting with elements allow them to be passed 
 locators *and* selectors.
+- You can also pass an instance of a selenium WebElement to Se2Lib methods instead of a selector or locator
 
 #### Looking up elements from the end of a list
 
@@ -494,7 +495,8 @@ we don't actually need a reference to the WebElement because all page objects gi
 so from within your page object you can call them on `self`.
 
 If, for some reason, you need a direct reference to a WebElement you can get it by passing a locator/selector to 
-`find_element` or `find_element`,  which is also on every page object. When at all possible, however, 
+`find_element` or `find_element`,  which is also on every page object.  You can then use this reference when 
+invoking Se2Lib keywords instead of a locator/selector.  When at all possible, however, 
 work at the Selenium2Library level, not at the WebElement level. For example:
 
     ...
diff --git a/robotpageobjects/base.py b/robotpageobjects/base.py
index 509d2d5..4ec82fa 100755
--- a/robotpageobjects/base.py
+++ b/robotpageobjects/base.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from selenium import webdriver
 from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
 from selenium.common.exceptions import WebDriverException
+from selenium.webdriver.remote.webelement import WebElement
 from Selenium2Library import Selenium2Library
 from Selenium2Library.keywords.keywordgroup import KeywordGroupMetaClass
 from . import abstractedlogger
@@ -920,11 +921,18 @@ def _element_find(self, locator, *args, **kwargs):
 
         Try to use _element_find with the
         locator as is, then if a selector exists, try that.
-        :param locator: The Selenium2Library-style locator, or IFT selector.
-        :type locator: str
+
+        ``locator`` can also be a WebElement if an element has been identified already
+        and it is desired to perform actions on that element
+
+        :param locator: The Selenium2Library-style locator, or IFT selector
+                        or WebElement (if the element has already been identified).
+        :type locator: str or WebElement
         :returns: WebElement or list
         """
 
+        if isinstance(locator, WebElement):
+            return locator
 
         our_wait = self.selenium_implicit_wait if kwargs.get("wait") is None else kwargs["wait"]
 
diff --git a/tests/scenarios/test_find_elements_with_selector.py b/tests/scenarios/test_find_elements_with_selector.py
index f6658a0..3ca8d0e 100644
--- a/tests/scenarios/test_find_elements_with_selector.py
+++ b/tests/scenarios/test_find_elements_with_selector.py
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ def test_find_element(self):
     def test_find_element_multiple(self):
         self.page.find_element("inputs")
 
+    def test_find_element_webelement(self):
+        element_found_by_selector = self.page.find_element("search-button")
+        self.page.click_element(element_found_by_selector)
+        self.page.location_should_be("/site/result.html?q=search%20term")
+
     def tearDown(self):
         self.page.close()