diff --git a/lib/jquery/rails/version.rb b/lib/jquery/rails/version.rb
index dd8d7578..dac0af8b 100644
--- a/lib/jquery/rails/version.rb
+++ b/lib/jquery/rails/version.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ module Rails
     VERSION = "2.0.1"
     JQUERY_VERSION = "1.7.2"
     JQUERY_UI_VERSION  = "1.8.18"
-    JQUERY_UJS_VERSION = "82292010fb1743f038ab72b1f1e994e91be3eda3"
+    JQUERY_UJS_VERSION = "caabad7f7ba6c35de1588ea263295ed5bc166a43"
   end
 end
diff --git a/vendor/assets/javascripts/jquery_ujs.js b/vendor/assets/javascripts/jquery_ujs.js
index 06b4e0b5..2cbbeeb4 100644
--- a/vendor/assets/javascripts/jquery_ujs.js
+++ b/vendor/assets/javascripts/jquery_ujs.js
@@ -99,14 +99,18 @@
       return $.ajax(options);
     },
 
+    // Default way to get an element's href. May be overridden at $.rails.href.
+    href: function(element) {
+      return element.attr('href');
+    },
+
     // Submits "remote" forms and links with ajax
     handleRemote: function(element) {
-      var method, url, data,
-        crossDomain = element.data('cross-domain') || null,
-        dataType = element.data('type') || ($.ajaxSettings && $.ajaxSettings.dataType),
-        options;
+      var method, url, data, crossDomain, dataType, options;
 
       if (rails.fire(element, 'ajax:before')) {
+        crossDomain = element.data('cross-domain') || null;
+        dataType = element.data('type') || ($.ajaxSettings && $.ajaxSettings.dataType);
 
         if (element.is('form')) {
           method = element.attr('method');
@@ -125,7 +129,7 @@
           if (element.data('params')) data = data + "&" + element.data('params');
         } else {
           method = element.data('method');
-          url = element.attr('href');
+          url = rails.href(element);
           data = element.data('params') || null;
         }
 
@@ -160,7 +164,7 @@
     // Handles "data-method" on links such as:
     // <a href="/users/5" data-method="delete" rel="nofollow" data-confirm="Are you sure?">Delete</a>
     handleMethod: function(link) {
-      var href = link.attr('href'),
+      var href = rails.href(link),
         method = link.data('method'),
         target = link.attr('target'),
         csrf_token = $('meta[name=csrf-token]').attr('content'),