diff --git a/src/standard/gestures.html b/src/standard/gestures.html
index 799dfa0f5b..a592f76159 100644
--- a/src/standard/gestures.html
+++ b/src/standard/gestures.html
@@ -391,10 +391,9 @@
 
       // forward `preventDefault` in a clean way
       if (ev.defaultPrevented) {
-        var se = detail.sourceEvent;
-        // sourceEvent may be a touch, which is not preventable this way
-        if (se && se.preventDefault) {
-          se.preventDefault();
+        var preventer = detail.preventer || detail.sourceEvent;
+        if (preventer && preventer.preventDefault) {
+          preventer.preventDefault();
         }
       }
     },
@@ -461,16 +460,17 @@
       this.fire('down', t, e);
     },
     touchstart: function(e) {
-      this.fire('down', Gestures.findOriginalTarget(e), e.changedTouches[0]);
+      this.fire('down', Gestures.findOriginalTarget(e), e.changedTouches[0], e);
     },
     touchend: function(e) {
-      this.fire('up', Gestures.findOriginalTarget(e), e.changedTouches[0]);
+      this.fire('up', Gestures.findOriginalTarget(e), e.changedTouches[0], e);
     },
-    fire: function(type, target, event) {
+    fire: function(type, target, event, preventer) {
       Gestures.fire(target, type, {
         x: event.clientX,
         y: event.clientY,
         sourceEvent: event,
+        preventer: preventer,
         prevent: function(e) {
           return Gestures.prevent(e);
         }
@@ -596,11 +596,11 @@
         // reset started state on up
         this.info.state = 'end';
         this.info.addMove({x: ct.clientX, y: ct.clientY});
-        this.fire(t, ct);
+        this.fire(t, ct, e);
       }
     },
 
-    fire: function(target, touch) {
+    fire: function(target, touch, preventer) {
       var secondlast = this.info.moves[this.info.moves.length - 2];
       var lastmove = this.info.moves[this.info.moves.length - 1];
       var dx = lastmove.x - this.info.x;
@@ -619,6 +619,7 @@
         ddx: ddx,
         ddy: ddy,
         sourceEvent: touch,
+        preventer: preventer,
         hover: function() {
           return Gestures.deepTargetFind(touch.clientX, touch.clientY);
         }
@@ -662,13 +663,13 @@
     },
 
     touchstart: function(e) {
-      this.save(e.changedTouches[0]);
+      this.save(e.changedTouches[0], e);
     },
     touchend: function(e) {
-      this.forward(e.changedTouches[0]);
+      this.forward(e.changedTouches[0], e);
     },
 
-    forward: function(e) {
+    forward: function(e, preventer) {
       var dx = Math.abs(e.clientX - this.info.x);
       var dy = Math.abs(e.clientY - this.info.y);
       var t = Gestures.findOriginalTarget(e);
@@ -679,7 +680,8 @@
           Gestures.fire(t, 'tap', {
             x: e.clientX,
             y: e.clientY,
-            sourceEvent: e
+            sourceEvent: e,
+            preventer: preventer
           });
         }
       }