diff --git a/ui/source/ui.draggable.js b/ui/source/ui.draggable.js
index f012e6f53..ac74ae00a 100644
--- a/ui/source/ui.draggable.js
+++ b/ui/source/ui.draggable.js
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
 			this.helperProportions = { width: this.helper.outerWidth(), height: this.helper.outerHeight() };//Recache the helper size
 			if ($.ui.ddmanager && !o.dropBehaviour) $.ui.ddmanager.prepareOffsets(this, e);
 			
+			this.helper.addClass("ui-draggable-dragging");
 			this.mouseDrag(e); //Execute the drag once - this causes the helper not to be visible before getting its correct position
 			return true;
 		},
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@
 			return false;
 		},
 		clear: function() {
+			this.helper.removeClass("ui-draggable-dragging");
 			if(this.options.helper != 'original' && !this.cancelHelperRemoval) this.helper.remove();
 			if($.ui.ddmanager) $.ui.ddmanager.current = null;
 			this.helper = null;
diff --git a/ui/source/ui.droppable.js b/ui/source/ui.droppable.js
index 7dcd86b28..546eda7ff 100644
--- a/ui/source/ui.droppable.js
+++ b/ui/source/ui.droppable.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 			if (!draggable || (draggable.currentItem || draggable.element)[0] == this.element[0]) return false; // Bail if draggable and droppable are same element
 			
 			var childrenIntersection = false;
-			this.element.find(".ui-droppable").each(function() {
+			this.element.find(".ui-droppable").not(".ui-draggable-dragging").each(function() {
 				var inst = $.data(this, 'droppable');
 				if(inst.options.greedy && $.ui.intersect(draggable, $.extend(inst, { offset: inst.element.offset() }), inst.options.tolerance)) {
 					childrenIntersection = true; return false;