diff --git a/src/standard/utils.html b/src/standard/utils.html
index 4311f32357..5d4488f464 100644
--- a/src/standard/utils.html
+++ b/src/standard/utils.html
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
     },
 
     queryAllEffectiveChildren: function(slctr) {
-      return Polymer.dom(this).queryAllDistributedElements(slctr);
+      return Polymer.dom(this).queryDistributedElements(slctr);
     },
 
     /**
diff --git a/test/unit/utils-content.html b/test/unit/utils-content.html
index 61b17552a6..ba82594e5b 100644
--- a/test/unit/utils-content.html
+++ b/test/unit/utils-content.html
@@ -124,6 +124,18 @@
         assert.equal(text.replace(/\s/g, ''), 'abcde');
       });
 
+      test('queryAllEffectiveChildren', function() {
+        var nodes = elt7.$.content.queryAllEffectiveChildren('div:not(.a)');
+        var aNode = elt7.$.content.queryAllEffectiveChildren('.a');
+        assert.equal(nodes.length, 4);
+        assert.equal(aNode.length, 1);
+        assert.ok(nodes[0].classList.contains('b'));
+        assert.ok(nodes[1].classList.contains('c'));
+        assert.ok(nodes[2].classList.contains('d'));
+        assert.ok(nodes[3].classList.contains('e'));
+      });
+
+
     });
 
     suite('isLight/Local descendant utils', function() {