diff --git a/tests/jquery.simulate.js b/tests/jquery.simulate.js
index 3e7ca1090..81d7f62bf 100644
--- a/tests/jquery.simulate.js
+++ b/tests/jquery.simulate.js
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ $.extend($.simulate.prototype, {
 		this.simulateEvent(document, "mousemove", coord);
 		this.simulateEvent(document, "mousemove", coord);
 		this.simulateEvent(target, "mouseup", coord);
+		this.simulateEvent(target, "click", coord);
 	},
 	findCenter: function(el) {
 		var el = $(this.target), o = el.offset();
diff --git a/tests/unit/sortable/sortable_tickets.js b/tests/unit/sortable/sortable_tickets.js
index e265c2f3a..3edc8c04c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/sortable/sortable_tickets.js
+++ b/tests/unit/sortable/sortable_tickets.js
@@ -36,4 +36,48 @@ test("#3019: Stop fires too early", function() {
 
 });
 
+test('#4752: link event firing on sortable with connect list', function () {
+    var fired = {},
+        hasFired = function (type) { return (type in fired) && (true === fired[type]); };
+
+    $('#sortable').clone().attr('id', 'sortable2').insertAfter('#sortable');
+
+    $('#main ul').sortable({
+        connectWith: '#main ul',
+        change: function (e, ui) {
+            fired.change = true;
+        },
+        receive: function (e, ui) {
+            fired.receive = true;
+        },
+        remove: function (e, ui) {
+            fired.remove = true;
+        }
+    });
+
+    $('#main ul li').live('click.ui-sortable-test', function () {
+        fired.click = true;
+    });
+
+    $('#sortable li:eq(0)').simulate('click');
+    ok(!hasFired('change'), 'Click only, change event should not have fired');
+    ok(hasFired('click'), 'Click event should have fired');
+
+    // Drag an item within the first list
+    fired = {};
+    $('#sortable li:eq(0)').simulate('drag', { dx: 0, dy: 40 });
+    ok(hasFired('change'), '40px drag, change event should have fired');
+    ok(!hasFired('receive'), 'Receive event should not have fired');
+    ok(!hasFired('remove'), 'Remove event should not have fired');
+    ok(!hasFired('click'), 'Click event should not have fired');
+
+    // Drag an item from the first list to the second, connected list
+    fired = {};
+    $('#sortable li:eq(0)').simulate('drag', { dx: 0, dy: 150 });
+    ok(hasFired('change'), '150px drag, change event should have fired');
+    ok(hasFired('receive'), 'Receive event should have fired');
+    ok(hasFired('remove'), 'Remove event should have fired');
+    ok(!hasFired('click'), 'Click event should not have fired');
+});
+
 })(jQuery);
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.mouse.js b/ui/jquery.ui.mouse.js
index d0c82f83f..bfe8640a2 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.mouse.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.mouse.js
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ $.widget("ui.mouse", {
 				return self._mouseDown(event);
 			})
 			.bind('click.'+this.widgetName, function(event) {
-				if(self._preventClickEvent) {
-					self._preventClickEvent = false;
+				if (true === $.data(event.target, self.widgetName + '.preventClickEvent')) {
+				    $.removeData(event.target, self.widgetName + '.preventClickEvent');
 					event.stopImmediatePropagation();
 					return false;
 				}
@@ -118,7 +118,11 @@ $.widget("ui.mouse", {
 
 		if (this._mouseStarted) {
 			this._mouseStarted = false;
-			this._preventClickEvent = (event.target == this._mouseDownEvent.target);
+
+			if (event.target == this._mouseDownEvent.target) {
+			    $.data(event.target, this.widgetName + '.preventClickEvent', true);
+			}
+
 			this._mouseStop(event);
 		}