diff --git a/src/tap-click/tap-click.ts b/src/tap-click/tap-click.ts
index e3aaaeaad2e..74c0c51f967 100644
--- a/src/tap-click/tap-click.ts
+++ b/src/tap-click/tap-click.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ export class TapClick {
     this.lastTouchEnd = 0;
     this.dispatchClick = true;
 
+    if (this.plt.doc() === ev.target) {
+      this.startCoord = pointerCoord(ev);
+      return true;
+    }
+
     let activatableEle = getActivatableTarget(ev.target);
     if (!activatableEle) {
       this.startCoord = null;
@@ -97,7 +102,7 @@ export class TapClick {
     if (!this.startCoord) {
       return;
     }
-    if (this.activator) {
+    if (this.activator && ev.target !== this.plt.doc()) {
       let activatableEle = getActivatableTarget(ev.target);
       if (activatableEle) {
         this.activator.upAction(ev, activatableEle, this.startCoord);
@@ -133,7 +138,7 @@ export class TapClick {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (this.activator) {
+    if (this.activator && this.plt.doc() !== ev.target) {
       // cool, a click is gonna happen, let's tell the activator
       // so the element can get the given "active" style
       const activatableEle = getActivatableTarget(ev.target);
@@ -235,7 +240,7 @@ export const isActivatable = function (ele: HTMLElement) {
   }
 
   for (let i = 0, l = ACTIVATABLE_ATTRIBUTES.length; i < l; i++) {
-    if (ele.hasAttribute(ACTIVATABLE_ATTRIBUTES[i])) {
+    if (ele.hasAttribute && ele.hasAttribute(ACTIVATABLE_ATTRIBUTES[i])) {
       return true;
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/tap-click/test/tap-click.spec.ts b/src/tap-click/test/tap-click.spec.ts
index 87aee2e9af1..d0d1b47a848 100644
--- a/src/tap-click/test/tap-click.spec.ts
+++ b/src/tap-click/test/tap-click.spec.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ describe('TapClick', () => {
       expect( isActivatable(ele) ).toBe(true);
     });
 
+    it('should be not activatable on element without "hasAttribute" function', () => {
+      let doc = document.createDocumentFragment();
+      expect( isActivatable(<any>doc) ).toBe(false);
+    });
+
   });
 
 });