diff --git a/js/utils/tap.js b/js/utils/tap.js
index ebf7075e908..36234d5a96b 100644
--- a/js/utils/tap.js
+++ b/js/utils/tap.js
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ var tapMouseResetTimer;
 var tapPointerMoved;
 var tapPointerStart;
 var tapTouchFocusedInput;
+var tapLastTouchTarget;
 
 var TAP_RELEASE_TOLERANCE = 6; // how much the coordinates can be off between start/end, but still a click
 
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ function tapMouseDown(e) {
     console.log('mousedown', 'stop event');
     e.stopPropagation();
 
-    if( !ionic.tap.isTextInput(e.target) ) {
+    if( !ionic.tap.isTextInput(e.target) || tapLastTouchTarget !== e.target ) {
       // If you preventDefault on a text input then you cannot move its text caret/cursor.
       // Allow through only the text input default. However, without preventDefault on an
       // input the 300ms delay can change focus on inputs after the keyboard shows up.
@@ -336,8 +337,13 @@ function tapTouchEnd(e) {
   tapEnableTouchEvents();
   if( !tapHasPointerMoved(e) ) {
     tapClick(e);
+
+    if( e.target.tagName === 'SELECT' ) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+    }
   }
 
+  tapLastTouchTarget = e.target;
   tapTouchCancel();
 }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/utils/tap.unit.js b/test/unit/utils/tap.unit.js
index b5fd1cb5e35..3c20c9dda6e 100644
--- a/test/unit/utils/tap.unit.js
+++ b/test/unit/utils/tap.unit.js
@@ -405,6 +405,26 @@ describe('Ionic Tap', function() {
     expect( e.dispatchedEvent ).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
+  it('Should preventDefault on touchend when the target is a select', function() {
+    var e = {
+      target: document.createElement('select'),
+      clientX: 100, clientY: 100,
+      dispatchEvent: function(){ this.dispatchedEvent = true; },
+      preventDefault:function(){ this.preventedDefault = true; }
+    };
+    tapTouchEnd(e);
+    expect( e.preventedDefault ).toEqual(true);
+
+    e = {
+      target: document.createElement('div'),
+      clientX: 100, clientY: 100,
+      dispatchEvent: function(){ this.dispatchedEvent = true; },
+      preventDefault:function(){ this.preventedDefault = true; }
+    };
+    tapTouchEnd(e);
+    expect( e.preventedDefault ).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
   it('Should cancel click when mousemove coordinates goes too far from mousedown coordinates', function() {
     var e = { clientX: 100, clientY: 100 };
     tapMouseDown(e);
@@ -442,6 +462,27 @@ describe('Ionic Tap', function() {
     expect( e.isTapHandled ).toEqual(false);
   });
 
+  it('Should preventDefault on mousedown if touchend target is different than mousedown target', function() {
+    tapLastTouchTarget = null;
+
+    var touchEndEvent = {
+      target: document.createElement('button'),
+      clientX: 100, clientY: 100,
+      preventDefault: function(){ this.defaultedPrevented = true; }
+    };
+    tapTouchEnd(touchEndEvent);
+    expect( tapLastTouchTarget ).toEqual(touchEndEvent.target);
+
+    var mouseDownEvent = {
+      target: document.createElement('textarea'),
+      clientX: 100, clientY: 100,
+      preventDefault: function(){ this.defaultedPrevented = true; },
+      stopPropagation: function(){ this.stoppedPropagation = true; }
+    };
+    tapMouseDown(mouseDownEvent);
+    expect( mouseDownEvent.defaultedPrevented ).toEqual(true);
+  });
+
   it('Should tapClick with touchend and fire immediately', function() {
     var e = {
       target: {