diff --git a/src/typeahead/test/typeahead.spec.js b/src/typeahead/test/typeahead.spec.js
index 0675f257a1..1c374f40fe 100644
--- a/src/typeahead/test/typeahead.spec.js
+++ b/src/typeahead/test/typeahead.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 describe('typeahead tests', function () {
 
-  var $scope, $compile, $document;
+  var $scope, $compile, $document, $timeout;
   var changeInputValueTo;
 
   beforeEach(module('ui.bootstrap.typeahead'));
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe('typeahead tests', function () {
       };
     });
   }));
-  beforeEach(inject(function (_$rootScope_, _$compile_, _$document_, $sniffer) {
+  beforeEach(inject(function (_$rootScope_, _$compile_, _$document_, _$timeout_, $sniffer) {
     $scope = _$rootScope_;
     $scope.source = ['foo', 'bar', 'baz'];
     $scope.states = [
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ describe('typeahead tests', function () {
     ];
     $compile = _$compile_;
     $document = _$document_;
+    $timeout = _$timeout_;
     changeInputValueTo = function (element, value) {
       var inputEl = findInput(element);
       inputEl.val(value);
@@ -396,6 +397,25 @@ describe('typeahead tests', function () {
       expect(inputEl.val()).toEqual('bar@host.com');
     });
 
+    it('issue 964 - should not show popup with matches if an element is not focused', function () {
+
+      $scope.items = function(viewValue) {
+        return $timeout(function(){
+          return [viewValue];
+        });
+      };
+      var element = prepareInputEl("<div><input ng-model='result' typeahead='item for item in items($viewValue)'></div>");
+      var inputEl = findInput(element);
+
+      changeInputValueTo(element, 'match');
+      $scope.$digest();
+
+      inputEl.blur();
+      $timeout.flush();
+
+      expect(element).toBeClosed();
+    });
+
     it('does not close matches popup on click in input', function () {
       var element = prepareInputEl("<div><input ng-model='result' typeahead='item for item in source | filter:$viewValue'></div>");
       var inputEl = findInput(element);
diff --git a/src/typeahead/typeahead.js b/src/typeahead/typeahead.js
index aba06a3d73..97d67b646c 100644
--- a/src/typeahead/typeahead.js
+++ b/src/typeahead/typeahead.js
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.typeahead', ['ui.bootstrap.position', 'ui.bootstrap
       //expressions used by typeahead
       var parserResult = typeaheadParser.parse(attrs.typeahead);
 
+      var hasFocus;
 
       //pop-up element used to display matches
       var popUpEl = angular.element('<typeahead-popup></typeahead-popup>');
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.typeahead', ['ui.bootstrap.position', 'ui.bootstrap
 
           //it might happen that several async queries were in progress if a user were typing fast
           //but we are interested only in responses that correspond to the current view value
-          if (inputValue === modelCtrl.$viewValue) {
+          if (inputValue === modelCtrl.$viewValue && hasFocus) {
             if (matches.length > 0) {
 
               scope.activeIdx = 0;
@@ -145,6 +146,8 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.typeahead', ['ui.bootstrap.position', 'ui.bootstrap
       //$parsers kick-in on all the changes coming from the view as well as manually triggered by $setViewValue
       modelCtrl.$parsers.unshift(function (inputValue) {
 
+        hasFocus = true;
+
         if (inputValue && inputValue.length >= minSearch) {
           if (waitTime > 0) {
             if (timeoutPromise) {
@@ -250,6 +253,10 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.typeahead', ['ui.bootstrap.position', 'ui.bootstrap
         }
       });
 
+      element.bind('blur', function (evt) {
+        hasFocus = false;
+      });
+
       // Keep reference to click handler to unbind it.
       var dismissClickHandler = function (evt) {
         if (element[0] !== evt.target) {