diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js b/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js
index 69068730f1b..590d0bd2794 100755
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js
@@ -1177,6 +1177,12 @@
 
 		//add active state on vclick
 		$( document ).bind( "vclick", function( event ) {
+			// if this isn't a left click we don't care. Its important to note
+			// that when the virtual event is generated it will create
+			if ( event.which > 1 ){
+				return;
+			}
+
 			var link = findClosestLink( event.target );
 			if ( link ) {
 				if ( path.parseUrl( link.getAttribute( "href" ) || "#" ).hash !== "#" ) {
@@ -1191,7 +1197,10 @@
 		// click routing - direct to HTTP or Ajax, accordingly
 		$( document ).bind( "click", function( event ) {
 			var link = findClosestLink( event.target );
-			if ( !link ) {
+
+			// If there is no link associated with the click or its not a left
+			// click we want to ignore the click
+			if ( !link || event.which > 1) {
 				return;
 			}
 
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.pushstate.js b/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.pushstate.js
index 8b5a126e0e7..da0bb9db176 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.pushstate.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.pushstate.js
@@ -58,15 +58,15 @@
 		// NOTE this takes place *after* the vanilla navigation hash change
 		// handling has taken place and set the state of the DOM
 		onHashChange: function( e ) {
-			var href, state,
-				hash = location.hash,
-				isPath = $.mobile.path.isPath( hash );
-			hash = isPath ? hash.replace( "#", "" ) : hash;
-
 			// disable this hash change
 			if( self.onHashChangeDisabled ){
 				return;
 			}
+			
+			var href, state,
+				hash = location.hash,
+				isPath = $.mobile.path.isPath( hash );
+			hash = isPath ? hash.replace( "#", "" ) : hash;
 
 			// propulate the hash when its not available
 			state = self.state();
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.vmouse.js b/js/jquery.mobile.vmouse.js
index 47e9823afef..a4d381282db 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.vmouse.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.vmouse.js
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ function createVirtualEvent( event, eventType ) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// make sure that if the mouse and click virtual events are generated
+	// without a .which one is defined
+	if ( t.search(/mouse(down|up)|click/) > -1 && !event.which ){
+		event.which = 1;
+	}
+
 	if ( t.search(/^touch/) !== -1 ) {
 		ne = getNativeEvent( oe );
 		t = ne.touches;
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.widget.js b/js/jquery.mobile.widget.js
index 091faa011d7..919b1e154ef 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.widget.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.widget.js
@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@
 (function( $, undefined ) {
 
 $.widget( "mobile.widget", {
+	// decorate the parent _createWidget to trigger `widgetinit` for users
+	// who wish to do post post `widgetcreate` alterations/additions
+	//
+	// TODO create a pull request for jquery ui to trigger this event
+	// in the original _createWidget
+	_createWidget: function() {
+		$.Widget.prototype._createWidget.apply( this, arguments );
+		this._trigger( 'init' );
+	},
+
 	_getCreateOptions: function() {
 
 		var elem = this.element,
diff --git a/tests/unit/event/event_core.js b/tests/unit/event/event_core.js
index a42489d9d7b..453245d0635 100644
--- a/tests/unit/event/event_core.js
+++ b/tests/unit/event/event_core.js
@@ -528,4 +528,23 @@
 			.trigger( "resize" )
 			.trigger( "resize" );
 	});
+
+	asyncTest( "mousedown mouseup and click events should add a which when its not defined", function() {
+		var whichDefined = function( event ){
+			same(event.which, 1);
+		};
+
+		$( document ).bind( "vclick", whichDefined);
+		$( document ).trigger( "click" );
+
+		$( document ).bind( "vmousedown", whichDefined);
+		$( document ).trigger( "mousedown" );
+
+		$( document ).bind( "vmouseup", function( event ){
+			same(event.which, 1);
+			start();
+		});
+
+		$( document ).trigger( "mouseup" );
+	});
 })(jQuery);
diff --git a/tests/unit/navigation/index.html b/tests/unit/navigation/index.html
index feb2f278113..583cf49448d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/navigation/index.html
+++ b/tests/unit/navigation/index.html
@@ -263,5 +263,13 @@ <h1>Dialog</h1>
 		<a href="#active-state-page1" data-nstest-rel="back" data-nstest-role="button">back button</a>
 	</div>
 </div>
+
+
+
+<div id="odd-clicks-page" data-nstest-role="page">
+  <a href="#odd-clicks-page-dest" id="right-or-middle-click">foo</a>
+</div>
+
+<div id="odd-clicks-page-dest" data-nstest-role="page"></div>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/tests/unit/navigation/navigation_core.js b/tests/unit/navigation/navigation_core.js
index 421816f8b97..d53e2df5ec8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/navigation/navigation_core.js
+++ b/tests/unit/navigation/navigation_core.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
 			$.mobile.urlHistory.stack = [];
 			$.mobile.urlHistory.activeIndex = 0;
+			$.Event.prototype.which = undefined;
 		}
 	});
 
@@ -787,6 +788,38 @@
 		]);
 	});
 
+	asyncTest( "clicks with middle mouse button are ignored", function() {
+		$.testHelper.pageSequence([
+			function() {
+				$.testHelper.openPage( "#odd-clicks-page" );
+			},
+
+			function() {
+				$( "#right-or-middle-click" ).click();
+			},
+
+			// make sure the page is opening first without the mocked button click value
+			// only necessary to prevent issues with test specific fixtures
+			function() {
+				same($.mobile.activePage[0], $("#odd-clicks-page-dest")[0]);
+				$.testHelper.openPage( "#odd-clicks-page" );
+
+				// mock the which value to simulate a middle click
+				$.Event.prototype.which = 2;
+			},
+
+			function() {
+				$( "#right-or-middle-click" ).click();
+			},
+
+			function( timeout ) {
+				ok( timeout, "page event handler timed out due to ignored click" );
+				ok($.mobile.activePage[0] !== $("#odd-clicks-page-dest")[0], "pages are not the same");
+				start();
+			}
+		]);
+	});
+
 	asyncTest( "handling of button active state when navigating by clicking back button", 1, function(){
 		$.testHelper.pageSequence([
 			// open our test page
diff --git a/tests/unit/widget/index.html b/tests/unit/widget/index.html
index d33f51ad5fc..9dfa476b25f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/widget/index.html
+++ b/tests/unit/widget/index.html
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
 	<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
 	<title>jQuery Mobile Widget Test Suite</title>
 
+	<script src="../../../external/qunit.js"></script>
 	<script src="../../../js/jquery.js"></script>
+	<script src="widget_init.js"></script>
 	<script src="../../../js/"></script>
 
 	<link rel="stylesheet" href="../../../external/qunit.css"/>
-	<script src="../../../external/qunit.js"></script>
 
 	<script src="widget_core.js"></script>
 </head>
@@ -34,6 +35,5 @@ <h2 id="qunit-userAgent"></h2>
 <div id="foo"  data-role="page">
 </div>
 
-
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/tests/unit/widget/widget_init.js b/tests/unit/widget/widget_init.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2cd47073ed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/widget/widget_init.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * mobile widget unit tests
+ */
+(function($){
+	var initFired = false;
+
+	module( 'jquery.mobile.widget.js' );
+
+	$( "#foo" ).live( 'pageinit', function(){
+		initFired = true;
+	});
+
+	test( "widget init event is fired after markup enhancement has taken place", function() {
+		ok( initFired );
+	});
+})( jQuery );
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