diff --git a/js/utils/gestures.js b/js/utils/gestures.js
index ea77e3a179d..0ed1ef442a6 100644
--- a/js/utils/gestures.js
+++ b/js/utils/gestures.js
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@
       doubletap_interval	: 300
     },
     handler: function tapGesture(ev, inst) {
-      if(ev.eventType == ionic.Gestures.EVENT_END) {
+      if(ev.eventType == ionic.Gestures.EVENT_END && ev.srcEvent.type != 'touchcancel') {
         // previous gesture, for the double tap since these are two different gesture detections
         var prev = ionic.Gestures.detection.previous,
         did_doubletap = false;
diff --git a/js/utils/tap.js b/js/utils/tap.js
index 109f8419d86..dea63a6cf61 100644
--- a/js/utils/tap.js
+++ b/js/utils/tap.js
@@ -47,9 +47,10 @@
     var e = orgEvent.gesture.srcEvent; // evaluate the actual source event, not the created event by gestures.js
     var ele = e.target;
 
-    if( isRecentTap(e) ) {
-      // if a tap in the same area just happened, don't continue
-      console.debug('tapPolyfill', 'isRecentTap', ele.tagName);
+    if( isRecentTap(e) || e.type === 'touchcancel' ) {
+      // if a tap in the same area just happened,
+      // or it was a touchcanel event, don't continue
+      console.debug('tapPolyfill', 'isRecentTap', ele.tagName, 'type:', e.type);
       return stopEvent(e);
     }