diff --git a/jquery.ui.touch-punch.js b/jquery.ui.touch-punch.js
index 16ce41d..1197f26 100755
--- a/jquery.ui.touch-punch.js
+++ b/jquery.ui.touch-punch.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-/*!
+/*!
  * jQuery UI Touch Punch 0.2.3
  *
- * Copyright 2011–2014, Dave Furfero
+ * Copyright 2011-2014, Dave Furfero
  * Dual licensed under the MIT or GPL Version 2 licenses.
  *
  * Depends:
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
   var mouseProto = $.ui.mouse.prototype,
       _mouseInit = mouseProto._mouseInit,
       _mouseDestroy = mouseProto._mouseDestroy,
-      touchHandled;
+      _mouseDown = mouseProto._mouseDown,
+      _mouseMove = mouseProto._mouseMove,
+      touchEvent,
+      touchHandled,
+      touchStartDefaultPrevented;
 
   /**
    * Simulate a mouse event based on a corresponding touch event
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@
       return;
     }
 
-    event.preventDefault();
+    touchEvent = event;
 
     var touch = event.originalEvent.changedTouches[0],
         simulatedEvent = document.createEvent('MouseEvents');
@@ -63,6 +67,17 @@
     event.target.dispatchEvent(simulatedEvent);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the x,y position of a touch event
+   * @param {Object} event A touch event
+   */
+  function getTouchCoords (event) {
+    return {
+      x: event.originalEvent.changedTouches[0].pageX,
+      y: event.originalEvent.changedTouches[0].pageY
+    };
+  }
+
   /**
    * Handle the jQuery UI widget's touchstart events
    * @param {Object} event The widget element's touchstart event
@@ -79,8 +94,10 @@
     // Set the flag to prevent other widgets from inheriting the touch event
     touchHandled = true;
 
+    touchStartDefaultPrevented = false;
+
     // Track movement to determine if interaction was a click
-    self._touchMoved = false;
+    self._startPos = getTouchCoords(event);
 
     // Simulate the mouseover event
     simulateMouseEvent(event, 'mouseover');
@@ -103,9 +120,6 @@
       return;
     }
 
-    // Interaction was not a click
-    this._touchMoved = true;
-
     // Simulate the mousemove event
     simulateMouseEvent(event, 'mousemove');
   };
@@ -121,17 +135,21 @@
       return;
     }
 
-    // Simulate the mouseup event
-    simulateMouseEvent(event, 'mouseup');
+    if (touchStartDefaultPrevented) {
 
-    // Simulate the mouseout event
-    simulateMouseEvent(event, 'mouseout');
+      // Simulate the mouseup event
+      simulateMouseEvent(event, 'mouseup');
 
-    // If the touch interaction did not move, it should trigger a click
-    if (!this._touchMoved) {
+      // Simulate the mouseout event
+      simulateMouseEvent(event, 'mouseout');
 
-      // Simulate the click event
-      simulateMouseEvent(event, 'click');
+      // If the touch interaction did not move, it should trigger a click
+      var endPos = getTouchCoords(event);
+      if ((Math.abs(endPos.x - this._startPos.x) < 10) && (Math.abs(endPos.y - this._startPos.y) < 10)) {
+
+        // Simulate the click event
+        simulateMouseEvent(event, 'click');
+      }
     }
 
     // Unset the flag to allow other widgets to inherit the touch event
@@ -177,4 +195,37 @@
     _mouseDestroy.call(self);
   };
 
+  /**
+   * Hook the $.ui.mouse _mouseDown method so that we can call preventDefault
+   * on the original touch event if and only if the default handler called
+   * preventDefault on the simulated mouse event.
+   */
+  mouseProto._mouseDown = function (event) {
+
+    var self = this;
+
+    _mouseDown.call(self, event);
+
+    if (event.isDefaultPrevented() && touchEvent) {
+      touchEvent.preventDefault();
+      touchStartDefaultPrevented = true;
+    }
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Hook the $.ui.mouse _mouseMove method so that we can call preventDefault
+   * on the original touch event if and only if the default handler called
+   * preventDefault on the simulated mouse event.
+   */
+  mouseProto._mouseMove = function (event) {
+
+    var self = this;
+
+    _mouseMove.call(self, event);
+
+    if (event.isDefaultPrevented() && touchEvent) {
+      touchEvent.preventDefault();
+    }
+  };
+
 })(jQuery);
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diff --git a/jquery.ui.touch-punch.min.js b/jquery.ui.touch-punch.min.js
index 31272ce..fe5caa7 100644
--- a/jquery.ui.touch-punch.min.js
+++ b/jquery.ui.touch-punch.min.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-/*!
- * jQuery UI Touch Punch 0.2.3
- *
- * Copyright 2011–2014, Dave Furfero
- * Dual licensed under the MIT or GPL Version 2 licenses.
- *
- * Depends:
- *  jquery.ui.widget.js
- *  jquery.ui.mouse.js
- */
-!function(a){function f(a,b){if(!(a.originalEvent.touches.length>1)){a.preventDefault();var c=a.originalEvent.changedTouches[0],d=document.createEvent("MouseEvents");d.initMouseEvent(b,!0,!0,window,1,c.screenX,c.screenY,c.clientX,c.clientY,!1,!1,!1,!1,0,null),a.target.dispatchEvent(d)}}if(a.support.touch="ontouchend"in document,a.support.touch){var e,b=a.ui.mouse.prototype,c=b._mouseInit,d=b._mouseDestroy;b._touchStart=function(a){var b=this;!e&&b._mouseCapture(a.originalEvent.changedTouches[0])&&(e=!0,b._touchMoved=!1,f(a,"mouseover"),f(a,"mousemove"),f(a,"mousedown"))},b._touchMove=function(a){e&&(this._touchMoved=!0,f(a,"mousemove"))},b._touchEnd=function(a){e&&(f(a,"mouseup"),f(a,"mouseout"),this._touchMoved||f(a,"click"),e=!1)},b._mouseInit=function(){var b=this;b.element.bind({touchstart:a.proxy(b,"_touchStart"),touchmove:a.proxy(b,"_touchMove"),touchend:a.proxy(b,"_touchEnd")}),c.call(b)},b._mouseDestroy=function(){var b=this;b.element.unbind({touchstart:a.proxy(b,"_touchStart"),touchmove:a.proxy(b,"_touchMove"),touchend:a.proxy(b,"_touchEnd")}),d.call(b)}}}(jQuery);
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+/*!
+ * jQuery UI Touch Punch 0.2.3
+ *
+ * Copyright 2011-2014, Dave Furfero
+ * Dual licensed under the MIT or GPL Version 2 licenses.
+ *
+ * Depends:
+ *  jquery.ui.widget.js
+ *  jquery.ui.mouse.js
+ */
+(function(e){e.support.touch="ontouchend" in document;if(!e.support.touch){return;}var d=e.ui.mouse.prototype,h=d._mouseInit,i=d._mouseDestroy,f=d._mouseDown,j=d._mouseMove,b,k,c;function a(m,n){if(m.originalEvent.touches.length>1){return;}b=m;var o=m.originalEvent.changedTouches[0],l=document.createEvent("MouseEvents");l.initMouseEvent(n,true,true,window,1,o.screenX,o.screenY,o.clientX,o.clientY,false,false,false,false,0,null);m.target.dispatchEvent(l);}function g(l){return{x:l.originalEvent.changedTouches[0].pageX,y:l.originalEvent.changedTouches[0].pageY};}d._touchStart=function(m){var l=this;if(k||!l._mouseCapture(m.originalEvent.changedTouches[0])){return;}k=true;c=false;l._startPos=g(m);a(m,"mouseover");a(m,"mousemove");a(m,"mousedown");};d._touchMove=function(l){if(!k){return;}a(l,"mousemove");};d._touchEnd=function(m){if(!k){return;}if(c){a(m,"mouseup");a(m,"mouseout");var l=g(m);if((Math.abs(l.x-this._startPos.x)<10)&&(Math.abs(l.y-this._startPos.y)<10)){a(m,"click");}}k=false;};d._mouseInit=function(){var l=this;l.element.bind({touchstart:e.proxy(l,"_touchStart"),touchmove:e.proxy(l,"_touchMove"),touchend:e.proxy(l,"_touchEnd")});h.call(l);};d._mouseDestroy=function(){var l=this;l.element.unbind({touchstart:e.proxy(l,"_touchStart"),touchmove:e.proxy(l,"_touchMove"),touchend:e.proxy(l,"_touchEnd")});i.call(l);};d._mouseDown=function(m){var l=this;f.call(l,m);if(m.isDefaultPrevented()&&b){b.preventDefault();c=true;}};d._mouseMove=function(m){var l=this;j.call(l,m);if(m.isDefaultPrevented()&&b){b.preventDefault();}};})(jQuery);
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