diff --git a/src/ng1/directives/stateDirectives.ts b/src/ng1/directives/stateDirectives.ts
index e014c0b8b..c2f39abba 100644
--- a/src/ng1/directives/stateDirectives.ts
+++ b/src/ng1/directives/stateDirectives.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ function clickHook(el: IAugmentedJQuery, $state: StateService, $timeout: ITimeou
         $state.go(target.state, target.params, target.options);
       });
       e.preventDefault();
-      e.stopPropagation();
 
       // if the state has no URL, ignore one preventDefault from the <a> directive.
       var ignorePreventDefaultCount = type.isAnchor && !target.href ? 1: 0;