diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.mouse.js b/ui/jquery.ui.mouse.js
index f5e8b58c0..bfe4a7578 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.mouse.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.mouse.js
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ $.widget("ui.mouse", {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Click event may never have fired (Gecko & Opera)
+		if (true === $.data(event.target, this.widgetName + '.preventClickEvent')) {
+			$.removeData(event.target, this.widgetName + '.preventClickEvent');
+		}
+
 		// these delegates are required to keep context
 		this._mouseMoveDelegate = function(event) {
 			return self._mouseMove(event);