diff --git a/src/typeahead/typeahead.js b/src/typeahead/typeahead.js
index 19df80a1d3..db73a064df 100644
--- a/src/typeahead/typeahead.js
+++ b/src/typeahead/typeahead.js
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.typeahead', ['ui.bootstrap.position', 'ui.bootstrap
 
         //return focus to the input element if a mach was selected via a mouse click event
         // use timeout to avoid $rootScope:inprog error
-        setTimeout(function() { element[0].focus(); }, 1);
+        $timeout(function() { element[0].focus(); }, 1, true);
       };
 
       //bind keyboard events: arrows up(38) / down(40), enter(13) and tab(9), esc(27)