diff --git a/src/typeahead/typeahead.js b/src/typeahead/typeahead.js
index 8547c6f587..0c6699158a 100644
--- a/src/typeahead/typeahead.js
+++ b/src/typeahead/typeahead.js
@@ -222,7 +222,8 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.typeahead', ['ui.bootstrap.position', 'ui.bootstrap
         resetMatches();
 
         //return focus to the input element if a mach was selected via a mouse click event
-        element[0].focus();
+        // use timeout to avoid $rootScope:inprog error
+        $timeout(function() { element[0].focus(); }, 0, false);
       };
 
       //bind keyboard events: arrows up(38) / down(40), enter(13) and tab(9), esc(27)
@@ -346,4 +347,4 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.typeahead', ['ui.bootstrap.position', 'ui.bootstrap
     return function(matchItem, query) {
       return query ? ('' + matchItem).replace(new RegExp(escapeRegexp(query), 'gi'), '<strong>$&</strong>') : matchItem;
     };
-  });
\ No newline at end of file
+  });