diff --git a/ui/ui.draggable.js b/ui/ui.draggable.js
index 8e670244b..d58e54100 100644
--- a/ui/ui.draggable.js
+++ b/ui/ui.draggable.js
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ $.widget("ui.draggable", $.extend($.ui.mouse, {
 		if (this.helper || o.disabled || $(e.target).is('.ui-resizable-handle')) return false;
 		
 		var handle = !this.options.handle || !$(this.options.handle, this.element).length ? true : false;
-		if(!handle) $(this.options.handle, this.element).each(function() {
+		
+	
+		$(this.options.handle, this.element).find("*").andSelf().each(function() {
 			if(this == e.target) handle = true;
 		});
 		if (!handle) return false;
diff --git a/ui/ui.sortable.js b/ui/ui.sortable.js
index a433805e8..cbfdd6623 100644
--- a/ui/ui.sortable.js
+++ b/ui/ui.sortable.js
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ $.widget("ui.sortable", $.extend($.ui.mouse, {
 		if(!currentItem) return false;
 		if(this.options.handle && !overrideHandle) {
 			var validHandle = false;
-			$(this.options.handle, currentItem).each(function() { if(this == e.target) validHandle = true; });
+			$(this.options.handle, currentItem).find("*").andSelf().each(function() { if(this == e.target) validHandle = true; });
 			if(!validHandle) return false;
 		}