diff --git a/js/ext/angular/test/list.html b/js/ext/angular/test/list.html
index 69a787286a7..a40a973eb45 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/test/list.html
+++ b/js/ext/angular/test/list.html
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ <h1 class="title">List Tests</h1>
 
       <content has-header="true">
 
+        <div contenteditable="true">
+          Hello!
+
+          Hello!
+        </div>
+
         <list show-delete="isDeletingItems"
               show-reorder="isReorderingItems"
               on-refresh-holding="refreshHolding()"
diff --git a/js/views/scrollView.js b/js/views/scrollView.js
index 8e22eb678db..b28087eec82 100644
--- a/js/views/scrollView.js
+++ b/js/views/scrollView.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+var IS_INPUT_LIKE_REGEX = /input|textarea|select/i;
 /*
  * Scroller
  * http://github.com/zynga/scroller
@@ -613,17 +614,19 @@ ionic.views.Scroll = ionic.views.View.inherit({
       e.stopPropagation();
     });
 
+    function shouldIgnorePress(e) {
+      // Don't react if initial down happens on a form element
+      return e.target.tagName.match(IS_INPUT_LIKE_REGEX) ||
+        e.target.isContentEditable;
+    }
+
+
     if ('ontouchstart' in window) {
 
       container.addEventListener("touchstart", function(e) {
-        if (e.defaultPrevented) {
-          return;
-        }
-        // Don't react if initial down happens on a form element
-        if (e.target.tagName.match(/input|textarea|select/i)) {
+        if (e.defaultPrevented || shouldIgnorePress(e)) {
           return;
         }
-
         self.doTouchStart(e.touches, e.timeStamp);
         e.preventDefault();
       }, false);
@@ -644,14 +647,9 @@ ionic.views.Scroll = ionic.views.View.inherit({
       var mousedown = false;
 
       container.addEventListener("mousedown", function(e) {
-        if (e.defaultPrevented) {
-          return;
-        }
-        // Don't react if initial down happens on a form element
-        if (e.target.tagName.match(/input|textarea|select/i)) {
+        if (e.defaultPrevented || shouldIgnorePress(e)) {
           return;
         }
-
         self.doTouchStart([{
           pageX: e.pageX,
           pageY: e.pageY