diff --git a/src/touch.js b/src/touch.js
index ea3f9d258..7d7bec09c 100644
--- a/src/touch.js
+++ b/src/touch.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
   }
 
   $(document).ready(function(){
-    var now, delta, firstTouch
+    var now, delta, deltaX = 0, deltaY = 0, firstTouch
 
     if ('MSGesture' in window) {
       gesture = new MSGesture()
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@
         cancelLongTap()
         touch.x2 = firstTouch.pageX
         touch.y2 = firstTouch.pageY
+
+        deltaX += Math.abs(touch.x1 - touch.x2)
+        deltaY += Math.abs(touch.y1 - touch.y2)
       })
       .on('touchend MSPointerUp', function(e){
         if(e.type == 'MSPointerUp' && !isPrimaryTouch(e)) return;
@@ -95,31 +98,39 @@
 
         // normal tap
         else if ('last' in touch)
-          // delay by one tick so we can cancel the 'tap' event if 'scroll' fires
-          // ('tap' fires before 'scroll')
-          tapTimeout = setTimeout(function() {
-
-            // trigger universal 'tap' with the option to cancelTouch()
-            // (cancelTouch cancels processing of single vs double taps for faster 'tap' response)
-            var event = $.Event('tap')
-            event.cancelTouch = cancelAll
-            touch.el.trigger(event)
-
-            // trigger double tap immediately
-            if (touch.isDoubleTap) {
-              touch.el.trigger('doubleTap')
-              touch = {}
-            }
-
-            // trigger single tap after 250ms of inactivity
-            else
-              touchTimeout = setTimeout(function(){
-                touchTimeout = null
-                touch.el.trigger('singleTap')
+          // don't fire tap when delta position changed by more than 30 pixels,
+          // for instance when moving to a point and back to origin
+          if (deltaX < 30 && deltaY < 30) {
+            // delay by one tick so we can cancel the 'tap' event if 'scroll' fires
+            // ('tap' fires before 'scroll')
+            tapTimeout = setTimeout(function() {
+
+              // trigger universal 'tap' with the option to cancelTouch()
+              // (cancelTouch cancels processing of single vs double taps for faster 'tap' response)
+              var event = $.Event('tap')
+              event.cancelTouch = cancelAll
+              touch.el.trigger(event)
+
+              // trigger double tap immediately
+              if (touch.isDoubleTap) {
+                touch.el.trigger('doubleTap')
                 touch = {}
-              }, 250)
+              }
+
+              // trigger single tap after 250ms of inactivity
+              else {
+                touchTimeout = setTimeout(function(){
+                  touchTimeout = null
+                  touch.el.trigger('singleTap')
+                  touch = {}
+                }, 250)
+              }
+            }, 0)
+          } else {
+            touch = {}
+          }
+          deltaX = deltaY = 0
 
-          }, 0)
       })
       // when the browser window loses focus,
       // for example when a modal dialog is shown,
diff --git a/test/touch.html b/test/touch.html
index 1d7a35772..fea08f8a8 100644
--- a/test/touch.html
+++ b/test/touch.html
@@ -255,6 +255,30 @@ <h1>Touch tests</h1>
             }, 50)
           })
         }, 50)
+      },
+
+      testTapDoNotFireWhenMoveToPointAndBack: function (t) {
+        var tapCount = 0, element = $('#test').get(0)
+
+        $('#test').on('tap', function(){
+          tapCount++
+        })
+        down(element, 10, 10)
+        move(element, 60, 10)
+
+        t.pause()
+        setTimeout(function(){
+          t.resume(function(){
+            move(element, 10, 10)
+            up(element)
+            t.pause()
+            setTimeout(function(){
+              t.resume( function () {
+                t.assertEqual(0, tapCount)
+              })
+            }, 100)
+          })
+        }, 100)
       }
 
       // TODO: test swipes in specific directions