diff --git a/tests/.jshintrc b/tests/.jshintrc
index 7c79a5c04..c196d86ef 100644
--- a/tests/.jshintrc
+++ b/tests/.jshintrc
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 		"Globalize",
 		"module",
 		"notEqual",
+		"notDeepEqual",
 		"notStrictEqual",
 		"ok",
 		"QUnit",
diff --git a/tests/jquery.simulate.js b/tests/jquery.simulate.js
index 0ae88c20f..6e2f3ba8e 100644
--- a/tests/jquery.simulate.js
+++ b/tests/jquery.simulate.js
@@ -277,18 +277,30 @@ function findCenter( elem ) {
 	};
 }
 
+function findCorner( elem ) {
+	var offset,
+		document = $( elem.ownerDocument );
+	elem = $( elem );
+	offset = elem.offset();
+
+	return {
+		x: offset.left - document.scrollLeft(),
+		y: offset.top - document.scrollTop()
+	};
+}
+
 $.extend( $.simulate.prototype, {
 	simulateDrag: function() {
 		var i = 0,
 			target = this.target,
 			options = this.options,
-			center = findCenter( target ),
+			center = options.handle === "corner" ? findCorner( target ) : findCenter( target ),
 			x = Math.floor( center.x ),
 			y = Math.floor( center.y ),
-			dx = options.dx || 0,
-			dy = options.dy || 0,
-			moves = options.moves || 3,
-			coord = { clientX: x, clientY: y };
+			coord = { clientX: x, clientY: y },
+			dx = options.dx || ( options.x !== undefined ? options.x - x : 0 ),
+			dy = options.dy || ( options.y !== undefined ? options.y - y : 0 ),
+			moves = options.moves || 3;
 
 		this.simulateEvent( target, "mousedown", coord );
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/draggable/draggable.html b/tests/unit/draggable/draggable.html
index 50bed8caf..6380f3e85 100644
--- a/tests/unit/draggable/draggable.html
+++ b/tests/unit/draggable/draggable.html
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 
 	<script src="../../jquery.js"></script>
 	<link rel="stylesheet" href="../../../external/qunit.css">
-	
+
 	<style>
 		/* See #9077 */
 		#draggable3, #draggable4 { z-index: 100; }
 	</style>
-	
+
 	<script src="../../../external/qunit.js"></script>
 	<script src="../../jquery.simulate.js"></script>
 	<script src="../testsuite.js"></script>
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 			"ui/jquery.ui.widget.js",
 			"ui/jquery.ui.mouse.js",
 			"ui/jquery.ui.resizable.js",
-			"ui/jquery.ui.draggable.js"
+			"ui/jquery.ui.draggable.js",
+			"ui/jquery.ui.droppable.js"
 		]
 	});
 	</script>
@@ -45,15 +46,12 @@
 <h2 id="qunit-userAgent"></h2>
 <ol id="qunit-tests"></ol>
 <div id="qunit-fixture">
-<div id="main"></div>
-
-<div id="draggable1" style="background: green; width: 200px; height: 100px;">Relative</div>
-<div id="draggable2" style="background: green; width: 200px; height: 100px; position: absolute; top: 10px; left: 10px;"><span>Absolute</span></div>
-<div style='width: 1px; height: 1000px;'></div>
-<div style="position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 2000px;"></div>
-<div id="draggable3"></div>
-<div id="draggable4"></div>
-
+	<div id="main"></div>
+	<div id="draggable1" style="background: green; width: 200px; height: 100px;">Relative</div>
+	<div id="draggable2" style="background: green; width: 200px; height: 100px; position: absolute; top: 10px; left: 10px;"><span>Absolute</span></div>
+	<div id="droppable" style="background: green; width: 200px; height: 100px; position: absolute; top: 110px; left: 110px;"><span>Absolute</span></div>
+	<div style="width: 1px; height: 1000px;"></div>
+	<div style="position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 2000px;"></div>
 </div>
 
 </body>
diff --git a/tests/unit/draggable/draggable_common.js b/tests/unit/draggable/draggable_common.js
index 7c6961af2..5abd09e49 100644
--- a/tests/unit/draggable/draggable_common.js
+++ b/tests/unit/draggable/draggable_common.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 TestHelpers.commonWidgetTests( "draggable", {
 	defaults: {
-		addClasses: true,
 		appendTo: "parent",
 		axis: false,
 		cancel: "input,textarea,button,select,option",
@@ -8,13 +7,10 @@ TestHelpers.commonWidgetTests( "draggable", {
 		containment: false,
 		cursor: "auto",
 		cursorAt: false,
-		delay: 0,
 		disabled: false,
-		distance: 1,
 		grid: false,
 		handle: false,
 		helper: "original",
-		iframeFix: false,
 		opacity: false,
 		refreshPositions: false,
 		revert: false,
@@ -29,6 +25,12 @@ TestHelpers.commonWidgetTests( "draggable", {
 		stack: false,
 		zIndex: false,
 
+		//todo: remove the following option checks when interactions are rewritten:
+		addClasses: true,
+		delay: 0,
+		distance: 1,
+		iframeFix: false,
+
 		// callbacks
 		create: null,
 		drag: null,
diff --git a/tests/unit/draggable/draggable_core.js b/tests/unit/draggable/draggable_core.js
index 00d914194..2090f2fd9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/draggable/draggable_core.js
+++ b/tests/unit/draggable/draggable_core.js
@@ -2,24 +2,40 @@
  * draggable_core.js
  */
 
-(function($) {
+(function( $ ) {
 
-module("draggable");
+var relativeElement, absoluteElement;
 
-test("element types", function() {
-	var typeNames = ("p,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,blockquote,ol,ul,dl,div,form" +
-		",table,fieldset,address,ins,del,em,strong,q,cite,dfn,abbr" +
-		",acronym,code,samp,kbd,var,img,hr" +
-		",input,button,label,select,iframe").split(",");
+module( "draggable: core", {
+	setup: function() {
+		relativeElement = $("<div style='width: 200px; height: 100px;'>Relative</div>").appendTo("#qunit-fixture");
+		absoluteElement = $("<div style='background: green; width: 200px; height: 100px; position: absolute; top: 10px; left: 10px;'><span>Absolute</span></div>").appendTo("#qunit-fixture");
+	},
+	teardown: function() {
+		relativeElement.remove();
+		absoluteElement.remove();
+	}
+});
+
+test( "element types", function() {
+	var typeNames = (
+			"p,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,blockquote,ol,ul,dl,div,form" +
+			",table,fieldset,address,ins,del,em,strong,q,cite,dfn,abbr" +
+			",acronym,code,samp,kbd,var,img,hr" +
+			",input,button,label,select,iframe"
+		).split(",");
 
 	expect( typeNames.length * 2 );
 
-	$.each(typeNames, function(i) {
+	$.each( typeNames, function( i ) {
 		var offsetBefore, offsetAfter,
-			typeName = typeNames[i],
-			el = $(document.createElement(typeName)).appendTo("#qunit-fixture");
+			typeName = typeNames[ i ],
+			el = $( document.createElement( typeName ) ).appendTo("#qunit-fixture");
+
+		if ( typeName === "table" ) {
+			el.append("<tr><td>content</td></tr>");
+		}
 
-		(typeName === "table" && el.append("<tr><td>content</td></tr>"));
 		el.draggable({ cancel: "" });
 		offsetBefore = el.offset();
 		el.simulate( "drag", {
@@ -27,39 +43,38 @@ test("element types", function() {
 			dy: 50
 		});
 		offsetAfter = el.offset();
-		// there are some rounding errors in FF, Chrome, and IE9, so we can't say equal, we have to settle for close enough
-		closeEnough(offsetBefore.left, offsetAfter.left - 50, 1, "dragged[50, 50] " + "<" + typeName + ">");
-		closeEnough(offsetBefore.top, offsetAfter.top - 50, 1, "dragged[50, 50] " + "<" + typeName + ">");
+
+		// Support: FF, Chrome, and IE9,
+		// there are some rounding errors in so we can't say equal, we have to settle for close enough
+		closeEnough( offsetBefore.left, offsetAfter.left - 50, 1, "dragged[50, 50] " + "<" + typeName + ">" );
+		closeEnough( offsetBefore.top, offsetAfter.top - 50, 1, "dragged[50, 50] " + "<" + typeName + ">" );
 		el.draggable("destroy");
 		el.remove();
 	});
 });
 
-test("No options, relative", function() {
+test( "No options, relative", function() {
 	expect( 1 );
-	var el = $("#draggable1").draggable();
-	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldMove(el);
+	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldMove( relativeElement.draggable() );
 });
 
-test("No options, absolute", function() {
+test( "No options, absolute", function() {
 	expect( 1 );
-	var el = $("#draggable2").draggable();
-	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldMove(el);
+	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldMove( absoluteElement.draggable() );
 });
 
-test("resizable handle with complex markup (#8756 / #8757)", function() {
+test( "resizable handle with complex markup (#8756 / #8757)", function() {
 	expect( 2 );
 
-	$("#draggable1")
+	relativeElement
 		.append(
 			$("<div>")
-				.addClass("ui-resizable-handle")
-				.addClass("ui-resizable-w")
-				.append($("<div>"))
+				.addClass("ui-resizable-handle ui-resizable-w")
+				.append( $("<div>") )
 		);
 
 	var handle = $(".ui-resizable-w div"),
-		target = $("#draggable1").draggable().resizable({ handles: "all" });
+		target = relativeElement.draggable().resizable({ handles: "all" });
 
 	// todo: fix resizable so it doesn't require a mouseover
 	handle.simulate("mouseover").simulate( "drag", { dx: -50 } );
@@ -70,4 +85,4 @@ test("resizable handle with complex markup (#8756 / #8757)", function() {
 	equal( target.width(), 200, "compare width" );
 });
 
-})(jQuery);
+})( jQuery );
diff --git a/tests/unit/draggable/draggable_events.js b/tests/unit/draggable/draggable_events.js
index f4ab3a8ea..199561be3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/draggable/draggable_events.js
+++ b/tests/unit/draggable/draggable_events.js
@@ -1,99 +1,125 @@
 /*
  * draggable_events.js
  */
-(function($) {
+(function( $ ) {
 
-module("draggable: events");
+var element;
 
-test("callbacks occurrence count", function() {
+module( "draggable: events", {
+	setup: function() {
+		element = $("<div>").appendTo("#qunit-fixture");
+	},
+	teardown: function() {
+		element.draggable("destroy");
+	}
+});
 
-	expect(3);
+test( "callbacks occurrence count", function() {
+	expect( 3 );
 
 	var start = 0,
 		stop = 0,
-		dragc = 0,
-		el = $("#draggable2").draggable({
-			start: function() { start++; },
-			drag: function() { dragc++; },
-			stop: function() { stop++; }
-		});
+		dragc = 0;
 
-	el.simulate( "drag", {
+	element.draggable({
+		start: function() {
+			start++;
+		},
+		drag: function() {
+			dragc++;
+		},
+		stop: function() {
+			stop++;
+		}
+	});
+
+	element.simulate( "drag", {
 		dx: 10,
 		dy: 10
 	});
 
-	equal(start, 1, "start callback should happen exactly once");
-	equal(dragc, 3, "drag callback should happen exactly once per mousemove");
-	equal(stop, 1, "stop callback should happen exactly once");
-
+	equal( start, 1, "start callback should happen exactly once" );
+	equal( dragc, 3, "drag callback should happen exactly once per mousemove" );
+	equal( stop, 1, "stop callback should happen exactly once" );
 });
 
-test("stopping the start callback", function() {
-
-	expect(3);
+test( "stopping the start callback", function() {
+	expect( 3 );
 
 	var start = 0,
 		stop = 0,
-		dragc = 0,
-		el = $("#draggable2").draggable({
-			start: function() { start++; return false; },
-			drag: function() { dragc++; },
-			stop: function() { stop++; }
-		});
+		dragc = 0;
 
-	el.simulate( "drag", {
+	element.draggable({
+		start: function() {
+			start++;
+			return false;
+		},
+		drag: function() {
+			dragc++;
+		},
+		stop: function() {
+			stop++;
+		}
+	});
+
+	element.simulate( "drag", {
 		dx: 10,
 		dy: 10
 	});
 
-	equal(start, 1, "start callback should happen exactly once");
-	equal(dragc, 0, "drag callback should not happen at all");
-	equal(stop, 0, "stop callback should not happen if there wasnt even a start");
-
+	equal( start, 1, "start callback should happen exactly once" );
+	equal( dragc, 0, "drag callback should not happen at all" );
+	equal( stop, 0, "stop callback should not happen if there wasnt even a start" );
 });
 
-test("stopping the drag callback", function() {
-
-	expect(3);
+test( "stopping the drag callback", function() {
+	expect( 2 );
 
 	var start = 0,
 		stop = 0,
-		dragc = 0,
-		el = $("#draggable2").draggable({
-			start: function() { start++;},
-			drag: function() { dragc++; return false;  },
-			stop: function() { stop++; }
-		});
+		dragc = 0;
 
-	el.simulate( "drag", {
+	element.draggable({
+		start: function() {
+			start++;
+		},
+		drag: function() {
+			dragc++;
+			return false;
+		},
+		stop: function() {
+			stop++;
+		}
+	});
+
+	element.simulate( "drag", {
 		dx: 10,
 		dy: 10
 	});
 
-	equal(start, 1, "start callback should happen exactly once");
-	equal(dragc, 1, "drag callback should happen exactly once");
-	equal(stop, 1, "stop callback should happen, as we need to actively stop the drag");
-
+	equal( start, 1, "start callback should happen exactly once" );
+	equal( stop, 1, "stop callback should happen, as we need to actively stop the drag" );
 });
 
-test("stopping the stop callback", function() {
+test( "stopping the stop callback", function() {
+	expect( 1 );
 
-	expect(1);
-
-	var el = $("#draggable2").draggable({
+	element.draggable({
 		helper: "clone",
-		stop: function() { return false; }
+		stop: function() {
+			return false;
+		}
 	});
 
-	el.simulate( "drag", {
+	element.simulate( "drag", {
 		dx: 10,
 		dy: 10
 	});
 
-	ok($("#draggable2").data("ui-draggable").helper, "the clone should not be deleted if the stop callback is stopped");
+	ok( element.data("ui-draggable").helper, "the clone should not be deleted if the stop callback is stopped" );
 
 
 });
 
-})(jQuery);
+})( jQuery );
diff --git a/tests/unit/draggable/draggable_methods.js b/tests/unit/draggable/draggable_methods.js
index 43db285ce..901c261d6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/draggable/draggable_methods.js
+++ b/tests/unit/draggable/draggable_methods.js
@@ -1,94 +1,99 @@
 /*
  * draggable_methods.js
  */
-(function($) {
+(function( $ ) {
 
-module("draggable: methods");
+var element;
 
-test("init", function() {
-	expect(5);
+module( "draggable: methods", {
+	setup: function() {
+		element = $("<div style='background: green; width: 200px; height: 100px; position: absolute; top: 10px; left: 10px;'><span>Absolute</span></div>").appendTo("#qunit-fixture");
+	},
+	teardown: function() {
+		element.remove();
+	}
+});
 
-	$("<div></div>").appendTo("body").draggable().remove();
-	ok(true, ".draggable() called on element");
+test( "init", function() {
+	expect( 5 );
+
+	element.draggable();
+	ok( true, ".draggable() called on element" );
 
 	$([]).draggable();
-	ok(true, ".draggable() called on empty collection");
+	ok( true, ".draggable() called on empty collection" );
 
 	$("<div></div>").draggable();
-	ok(true, ".draggable() called on disconnected DOMElement");
+	ok( true, ".draggable() called on disconnected DOMElement" );
 
-	$("<div></div>").draggable().draggable("option", "foo");
-	ok(true, "arbitrary option getter after init");
+	element.draggable( "option", "foo" );
+	ok( true, "arbitrary option getter after init" );
 
-	$("<div></div>").draggable().draggable("option", "foo", "bar");
-	ok(true, "arbitrary option setter after init");
+	element.draggable( "option", "foo", "bar" );
+	ok( true, "arbitrary option setter after init" );
 });
 
-test("destroy", function() {
-	expect(4);
-	$("<div></div>").appendTo("body").draggable().draggable("destroy").remove();
-	ok(true, ".draggable('destroy') called on element");
+test( "destroy", function() {
+	expect( 4 );
+
+	element.draggable().draggable("destroy");
+	ok( true, ".draggable('destroy') called on element" );
 
 	$([]).draggable().draggable("destroy");
-	ok(true, ".draggable('destroy') called on empty collection");
+	ok( true, ".draggable('destroy') called on empty collection" );
 
-	$("<div></div>").draggable().draggable("destroy");
-	ok(true, ".draggable('destroy') called on disconnected DOMElement");
+	element.draggable().draggable("destroy");
+	ok( true, ".draggable('destroy') called on disconnected DOMElement" );
 
-	var expected = $("<div></div>").draggable(),
+	var expected = element.draggable(),
 		actual = expected.draggable("destroy");
-	equal(actual, expected, "destroy is chainable");
+	equal( actual, expected, "destroy is chainable" );
 });
 
-test("enable", function() {
-	expect(7);
+test( "enable", function() {
+	expect( 7 );
 
-	var expected, actual, el;
+	element.draggable({ disabled: true });
+	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldNotMove( element, ".draggable({ disabled: true })" );
 
-	el = $("#draggable2").draggable({ disabled: true });
-	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldNotMove(el, ".draggable({ disabled: true })");
+	element.draggable("enable");
+	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldMove( element, ".draggable('enable')" );
+	equal( element.draggable( "option", "disabled" ), false, "disabled option getter" );
 
-	el.draggable("enable");
-	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldMove(el, ".draggable('enable')");
-	equal(el.draggable("option", "disabled"), false, "disabled option getter");
+	element.draggable("destroy");
+	element.draggable({ disabled: true });
+	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldNotMove( element, ".draggable({ disabled: true })" );
 
-	el.draggable("destroy");
-	el.draggable({ disabled: true });
-	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldNotMove(el, ".draggable({ disabled: true })");
+	element.draggable( "option", "disabled", false );
+	equal(element.draggable( "option", "disabled" ), false, "disabled option setter" );
+	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldMove( element, ".draggable('option', 'disabled', false)" );
 
-	el.draggable("option", "disabled", false);
-	equal(el.draggable("option", "disabled"), false, "disabled option setter");
-	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldMove(el, ".draggable('option', 'disabled', false)");
-
-	expected = $("<div></div>").draggable(),
-	actual = expected.draggable("enable");
-	equal(actual, expected, "enable is chainable");
+	var expected = element.draggable(),
+		actual = expected.draggable("enable");
+	equal( actual, expected, "enable is chainable" );
 });
 
-test("disable", function() {
-	expect(7);
+test( "disable", function() {
+	expect( 7 );
 
-	var expected, actual, el;
+	element = $("#draggable2").draggable({ disabled: false });
+	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldMove( element, ".draggable({ disabled: false })" );
 
-	el = $("#draggable2").draggable({ disabled: false });
-	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldMove(el, ".draggable({ disabled: false })");
+	element.draggable("disable");
+	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldNotMove( element, ".draggable('disable')" );
+	equal( element.draggable( "option", "disabled" ), true, "disabled option getter" );
 
-	el.draggable("disable");
-	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldNotMove(el, ".draggable('disable')");
-	equal(el.draggable("option", "disabled"), true, "disabled option getter");
+	element.draggable("destroy");
+	element.draggable({ disabled: false });
+	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldMove( element, ".draggable({ disabled: false })" );
 
-	el.draggable("destroy");
+	element.draggable( "option", "disabled", true );
+	equal( element.draggable( "option", "disabled" ), true, "disabled option setter" );
+	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldNotMove( element, ".draggable('option', 'disabled', true)" );
 
-	el.draggable({ disabled: false });
-	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldMove(el, ".draggable({ disabled: false })");
-
-	el.draggable("option", "disabled", true);
-	equal(el.draggable("option", "disabled"), true, "disabled option setter");
-	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldNotMove(el, ".draggable('option', 'disabled', true)");
-
-	expected = $("<div></div>").draggable(),
-	actual = expected.draggable("disable");
-	equal(actual, expected, "disable is chainable");
+	var expected = element.draggable(),
+		actual = expected.draggable("disable");
+	equal( actual, expected, "disable is chainable" );
 });
 
-})(jQuery);
+})( jQuery );
diff --git a/tests/unit/draggable/draggable_options.js b/tests/unit/draggable/draggable_options.js
index 8496d6182..0ab41b1f1 100644
--- a/tests/unit/draggable/draggable_options.js
+++ b/tests/unit/draggable/draggable_options.js
@@ -5,23 +5,8 @@
 
 module("draggable: options");
 
-test("{ addClasses: true }, default", function() {
-	expect( 1 );
-	var el = $("<div></div>").draggable({ addClasses: true });
-	ok(el.is(".ui-draggable"), "'ui-draggable' class added");
-
-	el.draggable("destroy");
-});
-
-test("{ addClasses: false }", function() {
-	expect( 1 );
-	var el = $("<div></div>").draggable({ addClasses: false });
-	ok(!el.is(".ui-draggable"), "'ui-draggable' class not added");
-
-	el.draggable("destroy");
-});
-
-test("{ appendTo: 'parent' }, default", function() {
+// TODO: This doesn't actually test whether append happened, possibly remove
+test("{ appendTo: 'parent' }, default, no clone", function() {
 	expect( 2 );
 	var el = $("#draggable2").draggable({ appendTo: "parent" });
 	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldMove(el);
@@ -31,16 +16,19 @@ test("{ appendTo: 'parent' }, default", function() {
 
 });
 
-test("{ appendTo: Element }", function() {
+// TODO: This doesn't actually test whether append happened, possibly remove
+test("{ appendTo: Element }, no clone", function() {
 	expect( 2 );
-	var el = $("#draggable2").draggable({ appendTo: $("#draggable2").parent()[0] });
+	var el = $("#draggable2").draggable({appendTo: $("#draggable2").parent()[0] });
+
 	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldMove(el);
 
 	el = $("#draggable1").draggable({ appendTo: $("#draggable2").parent()[0] });
 	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldMove(el);
 });
 
-test("{ appendTo: Selector }", function() {
+// TODO: This doesn't actually test whether append happened, possibly remove
+test("{ appendTo: Selector }, no clone", function() {
 	expect( 2 );
 	var el = $("#draggable2").draggable({ appendTo: "#main" });
 	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldMove(el);
@@ -49,6 +37,83 @@ test("{ appendTo: Selector }", function() {
 	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldMove(el);
 });
 
+test("{ appendTo: 'parent' }, default", function() {
+
+	expect(2);
+
+	var el = $("#draggable1").draggable();
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.trackAppendedParent(el);
+
+	equal( el.draggable( "option", "appendTo" ), "parent" );
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.move(el, 1, 1);
+	equal( el.data("last_dragged_parent"), $("#qunit-fixture")[0] );
+
+});
+
+test("{ appendTo: Element }", function() {
+
+	expect(1);
+
+	var appendTo = $("#draggable2").parent()[0],
+		el = $("#draggable1").draggable({ appendTo: appendTo });
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.trackAppendedParent(el);
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.move(el, 1, 1);
+	equal( el.data("last_dragged_parent"), appendTo );
+
+});
+
+test("{ appendTo: jQuery }", function() {
+
+	expect(1);
+
+	var appendTo = $("#draggable2").parent(),
+		el = $("#draggable1").draggable({ appendTo: appendTo });
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.trackAppendedParent(el);
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.move(el, 1, 1);
+	equal( el.data("last_dragged_parent"), appendTo[0] );
+
+});
+test("{ appendTo: Selector }", function() {
+
+	expect(1);
+
+
+	var appendTo = "#main",
+		el = $("#draggable1").draggable({ appendTo: appendTo });
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.trackAppendedParent(el);
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.move(el, 1, 1);
+	equal( el.data("last_dragged_parent"), $(appendTo)[0] );
+
+});
+
+
+test("appendTo, default, switching after initialization", function() {
+
+	expect(2);
+
+	var el = $("#draggable1").draggable({ helper : "clone" });
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.trackAppendedParent(el);
+
+	// Move and make sure el was appended to fixture
+	TestHelpers.draggable.move(el, 1, 1);
+	equal( el.data("last_dragged_parent"), $("#qunit-fixture")[0] );
+
+	// Move and make sure el was appended to main
+	el.draggable( "option", "appendTo", $("#main") );
+	TestHelpers.draggable.move(el, 2, 2);
+	equal( el.data("last_dragged_parent"), $("#main")[0] );
+
+});
+
 test("{ axis: false }, default", function() {
 	expect( 1 );
 	var el = $("#draggable2").draggable({ axis: false });
@@ -87,6 +152,26 @@ test("{ axis: ? }, unexpected", function() {
 	});
 });
 
+test("axis, default, switching after initialization", function() {
+
+	expect(3);
+
+	var el;
+
+	// Any direction
+	el = $("#draggable1").draggable({ axis : false });
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, el, 50, 50, 50, 50);
+
+	// Only horizontal
+	el.draggable("option", "axis", "x");
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, el, 50, 50, 50, 0);
+
+	// Vertical only
+	el.draggable("option", "axis", "y");
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, el, 50, 50, 0, 50);
+
+});
+
 test("{ cancel: 'input,textarea,button,select,option' }, default", function() {
 	expect( 2 );
 
@@ -114,7 +199,9 @@ test("{ cancel: 'span' }", function() {
 	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, "#draggable2 span", 50, 50, 0, 0);
 });
 
-test("{ cancel: ? }, unexpected", function() {
+test( "{ cancel: ? }, unexpected", function() {
+	expect( 6 );
+
 	var el,
 		unexpected = {
 			"true": true,
@@ -122,35 +209,121 @@ test("{ cancel: ? }, unexpected", function() {
 			"{}": {},
 			"[]": [],
 			"null": null,
-			"undefined": undefined,
-			"function() {return '';}": function() {return "";},
-			"function() {return true;}": function() {return true;},
-			"function() {return false;}": function() {return false;}
+			"undefined": undefined
 		};
 
-	expect( 9 );
-
-	$.each(unexpected, function(key, val) {
+	$.each( unexpected, function( key, val ) {
 		el = $("#draggable2").draggable({ cancel: val });
-		TestHelpers.draggable.shouldMove(el, "cancel: " + key);
+		TestHelpers.draggable.shouldMove( el, "cancel: " + key );
 		el.draggable("destroy");
 	});
 });
 
-/*
-test("{ containment: false }, default", function() {
-	expect( 1 );
+/**
+test("{ cancel: Selectors }, matching parent selector", function() {
+
+	expect( 5 );
+
+	var el = $("#draggable2").draggable({ cancel: "span a" });
+
+	$("#qunit-fixture").append( "<span id='wrapping'><a></a></span>" );
+
+	el.find( "span" ).append( "<a>" );
+
+	$("#wrapping a").append( el );
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, "#draggable2 span", 50, 50, 50, 50, "drag span child");
+	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldNotMove( $("#draggable2 span a") );
+	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldNotMove( $("#wrapping a") );
+
+	$("#draggable2").draggable( "option", "cancel", "span > a" );
+	$("#draggable2").find( "a" ).append( "<a>" );
+
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, $("#draggable2 span a").last(), 50, 50, 50, 50, "drag span child");
+	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldNotMove( $("#draggable2 span a").first() );
+
+});
+*/
+
+test("cancel, default, switching after initialization", function() {
+	expect( 3 );
+
+	$("<div id='draggable-option-cancel-default'><input type='text'></div>").appendTo("#main");
+
+	var input = $("#draggable-option-cancel-default input"),
+		el = $("#draggable-option-cancel-default").draggable();
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, input, 50, 50, 0, 0);
+
+	el.draggable("option", "cancel", "textarea" );
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, input, 50, 50, 50, 50);
+
+	el.draggable("option", "cancel", "input" );
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, input, 50, 50, 0, 0);
 
-	ok(false, "missing test - untested code is broken code");
 });
 
-test("{ containment: Element }", function() {
+/*
+
+test("{ connectToSortable: selector }, default", function() {
 	expect( 1 );
 
 	ok(false, "missing test - untested code is broken code");
 });
 */
 
+test( "{ containment: Element }", function() {
+	expect( 1 );
+
+	var offsetAfter,
+		el = $( "#draggable1" ).draggable({ containment: $( "#draggable1" ).parent()[ 0 ] }),
+		p = el.parent(),
+		po = p.offset(),
+		expected = {
+			left: po.left + TestHelpers.draggable.border(p, "left") + TestHelpers.draggable.margin(el, "left"),
+			top: po.top + TestHelpers.draggable.border(p, "top") + TestHelpers.draggable.margin(el, "top")
+		};
+
+	el.simulate( "drag", {
+		dx: -100,
+		dy: -100
+	});
+	offsetAfter = el.offset();
+	deepEqual(offsetAfter, expected, "compare offset to parent");
+});
+
+test( "{ containment: Selector }", function() {
+	expect( 1 );
+
+	var offsetAfter,
+		el = $( "#draggable1" ).draggable({ containment: $( "#qunit-fixture" ) }),
+		p = el.parent(),
+		po = p.offset(),
+		expected = {
+			left: po.left + TestHelpers.draggable.border(p, "left") + TestHelpers.draggable.margin(el, "left"),
+			top: po.top + TestHelpers.draggable.border(p, "top") + TestHelpers.draggable.margin(el, "top")
+		};
+
+	el.simulate( "drag", {
+		dx: -100,
+		dy: -100
+	});
+	offsetAfter = el.offset();
+	deepEqual(offsetAfter, expected, "compare offset to parent");
+});
+
+test( "{ containment: [x1, y1, x2, y2] }", function() {
+	expect( 1 );
+
+	var el = $( "#draggable1" ).draggable(),
+		eo = el.offset();
+
+	el.draggable( "option", "containment", [ eo.left, eo.top, eo.left + el.width() + 5, eo.left + el.width() + 5 ] );
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag( el, el, -100, -100, 0, 0 );
+});
+
 test("{ containment: 'parent' }, relative", function() {
 	expect( 1 );
 
@@ -191,32 +364,25 @@ test("{ containment: 'parent' }, absolute", function() {
 	deepEqual(offsetAfter, expected, "compare offset to parent");
 });
 
-/*
-test("{ containment: 'document' }", function() {
-	expect( 1 );
+test("containment, default, switching after initialization", function() {
+	expect( 2 );
+
+	var el = $("#draggable1").draggable({ containment: false });
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, el, -100, -100, -100, -100);
+
+	el.draggable( "option", "containment", "parent" )
+		.css({top:0,left:0})
+		.appendTo( $("#main") );
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, el, -100, -100, 0, 0);
+
+	// TODO: Switching back to false does not update to false
+	// el.draggable( "option", "containment", false );
+	// TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, el, -100, -100, -100, -100);
 
-	ok(false, "missing test - untested code is broken code");
 });
 
-test("{ containment: 'window' }", function() {
-	expect( 1 );
-
-	ok(false, "missing test - untested code is broken code");
-});
-
-test("{ containment: Selector }", function() {
-	expect( 1 );
-
-	ok(false, "missing test - untested code is broken code");
-});
-
-test("{ containment: [x1, y1, x2, y2] }", function() {
-	expect( 1 );
-
-	ok(false, "missing test - untested code is broken code");
-});
-*/
-
 test("{ cursor: 'auto' }, default", function() {
 	function getCursor() { return $("#draggable2").css("cursor"); }
 
@@ -270,6 +436,27 @@ test("{ cursor: 'move' }", function() {
 
 });
 
+test("cursor, default, switching after initialization", function() {
+
+	expect(3);
+
+	var el = $("#draggable1").draggable();
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.trackMouseCss( el );
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.move( el, 1, 1 );
+	equal( el.data("last_dragged_cursor"), "auto" );
+
+	el.draggable( "option", "cursor", "move" );
+	TestHelpers.draggable.move( el, 1, 1 );
+	equal( el.data("last_dragged_cursor"), "move" );
+
+	el.draggable( "option", "cursor", "ns-resize" );
+	TestHelpers.draggable.move( el, 1, 1 );
+	equal( el.data("last_dragged_cursor"), "ns-resize" );
+
+});
+
 test( "cursorAt", function() {
 	expect( 24 );
 
@@ -311,15 +498,67 @@ test( "cursorAt", function() {
 	});
 });
 
-test("{ distance: 10 }", function() {
+test( "cursorAt, switching after initialization", function() {
+
+	expect( 24 );
+
+	var deltaX = -3,
+		deltaY = -3,
+		tests = {
+			"false": { cursorAt : false },
+			"{ left: -5, top: -5 }": { x: -5, y: -5, cursorAt : { left: -5, top: -5 } },
+			"[ 10, 20 ]": { x: 10, y: 20, cursorAt : [ 10, 20 ] },
+			"'10 20'": { x: 10, y: 20, cursorAt : "10 20" },
+			"{ left: 20, top: 40 }": { x: 20, y: 40, cursorAt : { left: 20, top: 40 } },
+			"{ right: 10, bottom: 20 }": { x: 10, y: 20, cursorAt : { right: 10, bottom: 20 } }
+		};
+
+	$.each( tests, function( testName, testData ) {
+		$.each( [ "relative", "absolute" ], function( i, position ) {
+			var el = $( "#draggable" + ( i + 1 ) );
+
+			el.draggable({
+					drag: function( event, ui ) {
+						if( !testData.cursorAt ) {
+							equal( ui.position.left - ui.originalPosition.left, deltaX, testName + " " + position + " left" );
+							equal( ui.position.top - ui.originalPosition.top, deltaY, testName + " " + position + " top" );
+						} else if( testData.cursorAt.right ) {
+							equal( ui.helper.width() - ( event.clientX - ui.offset.left ), testData.x - TestHelpers.draggable.unreliableOffset, testName + " " + position + " left" );
+							equal( ui.helper.height() - ( event.clientY - ui.offset.top ), testData.y - TestHelpers.draggable.unreliableOffset, testName + " " +position + " top" );
+						} else {
+							equal( event.clientX - ui.offset.left, testData.x + TestHelpers.draggable.unreliableOffset, testName + " " + position + " left" );
+							equal( event.clientY - ui.offset.top, testData.y + TestHelpers.draggable.unreliableOffset, testName + " " + position + " top" );
+						}
+					}
+			});
+
+			el.draggable( "option", "cursorAt", false );
+			el.draggable( "option", "cursorAt", testData.cursorAt );
+
+			el.simulate( "drag", {
+				moves: 1,
+				dx: deltaX,
+				dy: deltaY
+			});
+		});
+	});
+
+});
+
+
+test( "disabled", function() {
+
 	expect( 3 );
 
-	var el = $("#draggable2").draggable({ distance: 10 });
-	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, el, -9, -9, 0, 0, "distance not met");
+	var el = $("#draggable1").draggable();
 
-	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, el, -10, -10, -10, -10, "distance met");
+	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldMove(el);
 
-	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, el, 9, 9, 0, 0, "distance not met");
+	el.draggable( "option", "disabled", true );
+	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldNotMove(el);
+
+	el.draggable( "option", "disabled", false );
+	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldMove(el);
 
 });
 
@@ -339,6 +578,22 @@ test("{ grid: [50, 50] }, absolute", function() {
 	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, el, 26, 25, 50, 50);
 });
 
+test("grid, switching after initialization", function() {
+
+	expect( 4 );
+
+	var el = $("#draggable1").draggable();
+	// Forward
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, el, 24, 24, 24, 24);
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, el, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+
+	el.draggable( "option", "grid", [50,50] );
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, el, 24, 24, 0, 0);
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, el, 26, 25, 50, 50);
+
+});
+
 test("{ handle: 'span' }", function() {
 	expect( 2 );
 
@@ -348,6 +603,65 @@ test("{ handle: 'span' }", function() {
 	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldNotMove(el, "drag element");
 });
 
+/*
+test("{ handle: Selectors }, matching parent selector", function() {
+
+	expect( 4 );
+
+	var el = $("#draggable2").draggable({ handle: "span a" });
+
+	$("#qunit-fixture").append( "<span id='wrapping'><a></a></span>" );
+
+	el.find( "span" ).append( "<a>" );
+
+	$("#wrapping a").append( el );
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, "#draggable2 span a", 50, 50, 50, 50, "drag span child");
+	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldNotMove( $("#wrapping a") );
+
+	$("#draggable2").draggable( "option", "handle", "span > a" );
+	$("#draggable2").find( "a" ).append( "<a>" );
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, $("#draggable2 span a").first(), 50, 50, 50, 50, "drag span child");
+	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldNotMove( $("#draggable2 span a").last() );
+
+});
+*/
+
+test("handle, default, switching after initialization", function() {
+	expect( 6 );
+
+	var el = $("#draggable2").draggable();
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, el, 50, 50, 50, 50);
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, "#draggable2 span", 100, 100, 100, 100);
+
+	// Switch
+	el.draggable( "option", "handle", "span" );
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, el, 50, 50, 0, 0);
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, "#draggable2 span", 100, 100, 100, 100);
+
+	// And back
+	el.draggable( "option", "handle", false );
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, el, 50, 50, 50, 50);
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag(el, "#draggable2 span", 100, 100, 100, 100);
+
+});
+
+test("helper, default, switching after initialization", function() {
+	expect( 3 );
+
+	var el = $("#draggable1").draggable();
+	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldMove(el);
+
+	el.draggable( "option", "helper", "clone" );
+	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldNotMove(el);
+
+	el.draggable( "option", "helper", "original" );
+	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldMove(el);
+
+});
+
 test("{ helper: 'clone' }, relative", function() {
 	expect( 1 );
 
@@ -701,8 +1015,267 @@ test("{ opacity: 0.5 }", function() {
 
 });
 
-test("{ zIndex: 10 }", function() {
+test("opacity, default, switching after initialization", function() {
 
+	expect(3);
+
+	var opacity = null,
+		el = $("#draggable2").draggable({
+			start: function() {
+				opacity = $(this).css("opacity");
+			}
+		});
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.move( el, 1, 1 );
+	equal( opacity, 1 );
+
+	el.draggable( "option", "opacity", 0.5 );
+	TestHelpers.draggable.move( el, 2, 1 );
+	equal( opacity, 0.5 );
+
+	el.draggable( "option", "opacity", false );
+	TestHelpers.draggable.move( el, 3, 1 );
+	equal( opacity, 1 );
+
+});
+
+asyncTest( "revert and revertDuration", function() {
+	expect( 4 );
+
+	var el = $( "#draggable2" ).draggable({
+		revert: true,
+		revertDuration: 0
+	});
+	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldNotMove( el, "revert: true, revertDuration: 0 should revert immediately" );
+
+	$( "#draggable2" ).draggable( "option", "revert", "invalid" );
+	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldNotMove( el, "revert: invalid, revertDuration: 0 should revert immediately" );
+
+	$( "#draggable2" ).draggable( "option", "revert", false );
+	TestHelpers.draggable.shouldMove( el, "revert: false should allow movement" );
+
+	$( "#draggable2" ).draggable( "option", {
+		revert: true,
+		revertDuration: 200,
+		stop: function() {
+			start();
+		}
+	});
+	// animation are async, so test for it asynchronously
+	TestHelpers.draggable.move( el, 50, 50 );
+	setTimeout( function() {
+		ok( $( "#draggable2" ).is( ":animated" ), "revert: true with revertDuration should animate" );
+	});
+});
+
+test( "revert: valid", function() {
+	expect( 1 );
+
+	var el = $( "#draggable2" ).draggable({
+			revert: "valid",
+			revertDuration: 0
+		});
+
+	$( "#droppable" ).droppable();
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag( el, el, 100, 100, 0, 0, "revert: valid reverts when dropped on a droppable" );
+});
+
+test( "scope", function() {
+	expect( 2 );
+
+	var el = $( "#draggable2" ).draggable({
+		scope: "tasks",
+		revert: "valid",
+		revertDuration: 0
+	});
+
+	$( "#droppable" ).droppable({ scope: "tasks" });
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag( el, el, 100, 100, 0, 0, "revert: valid reverts when dropped on a droppable" );
+
+	$( "#droppable" ).droppable("destroy").droppable({ scope: "nottasks" });
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.testDrag( el, el, 100, 100, 100, 100, "revert: valid reverts when dropped on a droppable" );
+});
+
+test( "scroll, scrollSensitivity, and scrollSpeed", function() {
+	expect( 2 );
+
+	var viewportHeight = $( window ).height(),
+		el = $( "#draggable1" ).draggable({ scroll: true }),
+		scrollSensitivity = el.draggable( "option", "scrollSensitivity" ),
+		scrollSpeed = el.draggable( "option", "scrollSpeed" );
+
+	el.offset({
+		top: viewportHeight - scrollSensitivity - 1,
+		left: 1
+	});
+
+	el.simulate( "drag", {
+		dx: 1,
+		y: viewportHeight - scrollSensitivity - 1,
+		moves: 1
+	});
+
+	ok( $( window ).scrollTop() === 0, "scroll: true doesn't scroll when the element is dragged outside of scrollSensitivity" );
+
+	el.draggable( "option", "scrollSensitivity", scrollSensitivity + 10 );
+
+	el.offset({
+		top: viewportHeight - scrollSensitivity - 1,
+		left: 1
+	});
+
+	el.simulate( "drag", {
+		dx: 1,
+		y: viewportHeight - scrollSensitivity - 1,
+		moves: 1
+	});
+
+	ok( $( window ).scrollTop() === scrollSpeed, "scroll: true scrolls when the element is dragged within scrollSensitivity" );
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.restoreScroll( document );
+});
+
+test( "snap, snapMode, and snapTolerance", function() {
+	expect( 9 );
+
+	var newX, newY,
+		snapTolerance = 15,
+		el = $( "#draggable1" ).draggable({
+			snap: true,
+			snapMode: "both",
+			snapTolerance: snapTolerance
+		}),
+		element2 = $( "#draggable2" ).draggable();
+
+	el.offset({
+		top: 1,
+		left: 1
+	});
+
+	newX = element2.offset().left - el.outerWidth() - snapTolerance - 1;
+	newY = element2.offset().top;
+
+	el.simulate( "drag", {
+		handle: "corner",
+		x: newX,
+		y: newY,
+		moves: 1
+	});
+
+	deepEqual( el.offset(), { top: newY, left: newX }, "doesn't snap outside the snapTolerance" );
+
+	newX += 2;
+
+	el.simulate( "drag", {
+		handle: "corner",
+		x: newX,
+		y: newY,
+		moves: 1
+	});
+
+	notDeepEqual( el.offset(), { top: newY, left: newX }, "snaps inside the snapTolerance" );
+
+	el.draggable( "option", "snap", "#draggable2" );
+
+	el.simulate( "drag", {
+		handle: "corner",
+		x: newX,
+		y: newY,
+		moves: 1
+	});
+
+	notDeepEqual( el.offset(), { top: newY, left: newX }, "snaps based on selector" );
+
+	el.draggable( "option", "snap", "#draggable3" );
+
+	el.simulate( "drag", {
+		handle: "corner",
+		x: newX,
+		y: newY,
+		moves: 1
+	});
+
+	deepEqual( el.offset(), { top: newY, left: newX }, "doesn't snap based on invalid selector" );
+
+	el.draggable( "option", "snap", true );
+	el.draggable( "option", "snapTolerance", snapTolerance - 2 );
+	el.simulate( "drag", {
+		handle: "corner",
+		x: newX,
+		y: newY,
+		moves: 1
+	});
+
+	deepEqual( el.offset(), { top: newY, left: newX }, "doesn't snap outside the modified snapTolerance" );
+
+	el.draggable( "option", "snapTolerance", snapTolerance );
+	el.draggable( "option", "snapMode", "inner" );
+
+	el.simulate( "drag", {
+		handle: "corner",
+		x: newX,
+		y: newY,
+		moves: 1
+	});
+
+	deepEqual( el.offset(), { top: newY, left: newX }, "doesn't snap inside the outer snapTolerance area when snapMode is inner" );
+
+	newX = element2.offset().left - snapTolerance - 1;
+	newY = element2.offset().top;
+
+	el.simulate( "drag", {
+		handle: "corner",
+		x: newX,
+		y: newY,
+		moves: 1
+	});
+
+	deepEqual( el.offset(), { top: newY, left: newX }, "doesn't snap inside the outer snapTolerance area when snapMode is inner" );
+
+	newX++;
+
+	el.simulate( "drag", {
+		handle: "corner",
+		x: newX,
+		y: newY,
+		moves: 1
+	});
+
+	notDeepEqual( el.offset(), { top: newY, left: newX }, "snaps inside the inner snapTolerance area when snapMode is inner" );
+
+	el.draggable( "option", "snapMode", "outer" );
+
+	el.simulate( "drag", {
+		handle: "corner",
+		x: newX,
+		y: newY,
+		moves: 1
+	});
+
+	deepEqual( el.offset(), { top: newY, left: newX }, "doesn't snap on the inner snapTolerance area when snapMode is outer" );
+});
+
+test( "stack", function() {
+	expect( 2 );
+
+	var element = $( "#draggable1" ).draggable({
+			stack: "#draggable1, #draggable2"
+		}),
+		element2 = $( "#draggable2" ).draggable({
+			stack: "#draggable1, #draggable2"
+		});
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.move( element, 1, 1 );
+	equal( element.css( "zIndex" ), "2", "stack increments zIndex correctly" );
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.move( element2, 1, 1 );
+	equal( element2.css( "zIndex" ), "3", "stack increments zIndex correctly" );
+});
+
+test("{ zIndex: 10 }", function() {
 	expect(1);
 
 	var actual,
@@ -723,39 +1296,30 @@ test("{ zIndex: 10 }", function() {
 
 });
 
-test( "{ stack }", function() {
-	expect( 4 );
+test("zIndex, default, switching after initialization", function() {
 
-	var draggable1 = $( "#draggable1" ),
-		draggable2 = $( "#draggable2" ),
-		draggable3 = $( "#draggable3" ),
-		draggable4 = $( "#draggable4" );
+	expect(3);
 
-	// Set z-index as an inline style.
-	$( "#draggable1, #draggable2" )
-		.css( "zIndex", 100 )
-		.draggable({
-			stack: "#draggable1, #draggable2"
-		});
-	// Have z-index applied via CSS, see #9077
-	$( "#draggable3, #draggable4" )
-		.draggable({
-			stack: "#draggable3, #draggable4"
+	var zindex = null,
+		el = $("#draggable2").draggable({
+			start: function() {
+				zindex = $(this).css("z-index");
+			}
 		});
 
-	draggable1.simulate( "drag", {
-		dx: 1,
-		dy: 1
-	});
-	draggable3.simulate( "drag", {
-		dx: 1,
-		dy: 1
-	});
+	el.css( "z-index", 1 );
+
+	TestHelpers.draggable.move( el, 1, 1 );
+	equal( zindex, 1 );
+
+	el.draggable( "option", "zIndex", 5 );
+	TestHelpers.draggable.move( el, 2, 1 );
+	equal( zindex, 5 );
+
+	el.draggable( "option", "zIndex", false );
+	TestHelpers.draggable.move( el, 3, 1 );
+	equal( zindex, 1 );
 
-	equal( draggable1.css( "zIndex" ), 102);
-	equal( draggable2.css( "zIndex" ), 101);
-	equal( draggable3.css( "zIndex" ), 102);
-	equal( draggable4.css( "zIndex" ), 101);
 });
 
 })(jQuery);
diff --git a/tests/unit/draggable/draggable_test_helpers.js b/tests/unit/draggable/draggable_test_helpers.js
index c1ac0ab88..e1c79c6cc 100644
--- a/tests/unit/draggable/draggable_test_helpers.js
+++ b/tests/unit/draggable/draggable_test_helpers.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ TestHelpers.draggable = {
 		});
 		offsetAfter = el.offset();
 
-		actual = { left: offsetAfter.left, top: offsetAfter.top },
+		actual = { left: offsetAfter.left, top: offsetAfter.top };
 		expected = { left: offsetBefore.left + expectedDX, top: offsetBefore.top + expectedDY };
 
 		msg = msg ? msg + "." : "";
@@ -50,5 +50,29 @@ TestHelpers.draggable = {
 	},
 	margin: function(el, side) {
 		return parseInt(el.css("margin-" + side), 10) || 0;
+	},
+	move: function( el, x, y ) {
+
+		$( el ).simulate( "drag", {
+			dx: x,
+			dy: y
+		});
+
+	},
+	trackMouseCss : function( el ) {
+		el.on( "drag", function() {
+			el.data( "last_dragged_cursor", $("body").css("cursor") );
+		});
+	},
+	trackAppendedParent : function( el ) {
+
+		// appendTo ignored without being clone
+		el.draggable( "option", "helper", "clone" );
+
+		el.on( "drag", function(e,ui) {
+			// Get what parent is at time of drag
+			el.data( "last_dragged_parent", ui.helper.parent()[0] );
+		});
+
 	}
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.draggable.js b/ui/jquery.ui.draggable.js
index 27b6b4ef0..7c1fb3361 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.draggable.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.draggable.js
@@ -283,14 +283,12 @@ $.widget("ui.draggable", $.ui.mouse, {
 	_getHandle: function(event) {
 
 		var handle = !this.options.handle || !$(this.options.handle, this.element).length ? true : false;
-		$(this.options.handle, this.element)
-			.find("*")
-			.addBack()
-			.each(function() {
-				if(this === event.target) {
-					handle = true;
-				}
-			});
+
+		this.element.find( this.options.handle ).each(function() {
+			if(this === event.target) {
+				handle = true;
+			}
+		});
 
 		return handle;