diff --git a/js/events/touch.js b/js/events/touch.js
index ef3aed9f220..9f03d87b85d 100644
--- a/js/events/touch.js
+++ b/js/events/touch.js
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ $.event.special.swipe = {
 					}
 				}
 				// prevent scrolling
-				if ( Math.abs( start.coords[ 0 ] - stop.coords[ 0 ] ) > $.event.special.swipe.scrollSupressionThreshold ) {
+				if ( supportTouch && Math.abs( start.coords[ 0 ] - stop.coords[ 0 ] ) > $.event.special.swipe.scrollSupressionThreshold ) {
 					event.preventDefault();
 				}
 			};
diff --git a/tests/unit/event/event_core.js b/tests/unit/event/event_core.js
index 2c6f7d7ed57..8cf263990ec 100644
--- a/tests/unit/event/event_core.js
+++ b/tests/unit/event/event_core.js
@@ -125,6 +125,13 @@ var forceTouchSupport = function() {
 	} );
 };
 
+var forceNoTouchSupport = function() {
+	$.mobile.support.touch = false;
+	$.each( components, function( index, value ) {
+		$.testHelper.reloadLib( value );
+	} );
+};
+
 QUnit.asyncTest( "long press fires tap hold after taphold duration", function( assert ) {
 	var taphold = false,
 		target;
@@ -477,6 +484,41 @@ QUnit.asyncTest( "scrolling prevented when coordinate change > 10", function( as
 	$( "#qunit-fixture" ).trigger( "touchmove" );
 } );
 
+QUnit.asyncTest( "mouse action not prevented when coordinate change > 10", function( assert ) {
+	assert.expect( 0 );
+
+	forceNoTouchSupport();
+
+	// Ensure the swipe custome event is setup
+	$( "#qunit-fixture" ).bind( "swipe", function() {} );
+
+	$.Event.prototype.preventDefault = function() {
+		assert.ok( false, "prevent default called" );
+	};
+
+	$( "#qunit-fixture" ).one( "mouseup", function() {
+		QUnit.start();
+	} );
+
+	// NOTE bypass the trigger source check
+	$.testHelper.mockOriginalEvent( {
+		clientX: 0,
+		clientY: 0
+	} );
+
+	$( "#qunit-fixture" ).trigger( "mousedown" );
+
+	// NOTE bypass the trigger source check
+	$.testHelper.mockOriginalEvent( {
+		clientX: 200,
+		clientY: 0
+	} );
+
+	$( "#qunit-fixture" ).trigger( "mousemove" );
+
+	$( "#qunit-fixture" ).trigger( "mouseup" );
+} );
+
 QUnit.test( "Swipe get cords returns proper values", function( assert ) {
 	var location,
 		event = {