diff --git a/jquery.ui.touch-punch.js b/jquery.ui.touch-punch.js
index 16ce41d..1f52484 100755
--- a/jquery.ui.touch-punch.js
+++ b/jquery.ui.touch-punch.js
@@ -35,28 +35,32 @@
       return;
     }
 
+    if ($(event.target).is("input") || $(event.target).is("textarea") || $(event.target).is("button")) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     event.preventDefault();
 
     var touch = event.originalEvent.changedTouches[0],
         simulatedEvent = document.createEvent('MouseEvents');
-    
+
     // Initialize the simulated mouse event using the touch event's coordinates
     simulatedEvent.initMouseEvent(
       simulatedType,    // type
-      true,             // bubbles                    
-      true,             // cancelable                 
-      window,           // view                       
-      1,                // detail                     
-      touch.screenX,    // screenX                    
-      touch.screenY,    // screenY                    
-      touch.clientX,    // clientX                    
-      touch.clientY,    // clientY                    
-      false,            // ctrlKey                    
-      false,            // altKey                     
-      false,            // shiftKey                   
-      false,            // metaKey                    
-      0,                // button                     
-      null              // relatedTarget              
+      true,             // bubbles
+      true,             // cancelable
+      window,           // view
+      1,                // detail
+      touch.screenX,    // screenX
+      touch.screenY,    // screenY
+      touch.clientX,    // clientX
+      touch.clientY,    // clientY
+      false,            // ctrlKey
+      false,            // altKey
+      false,            // shiftKey
+      false,            // metaKey
+      0,                // button
+      null              // relatedTarget
     );
 
     // Dispatch the simulated event to the target element
@@ -145,7 +149,7 @@
    * original mouse event handling methods.
    */
   mouseProto._mouseInit = function () {
-    
+
     var self = this;
 
     // Delegate the touch handlers to the widget's element
@@ -163,7 +167,7 @@
    * Remove the touch event handlers
    */
   mouseProto._mouseDestroy = function () {
-    
+
     var self = this;
 
     // Delegate the touch handlers to the widget's element
@@ -177,4 +181,4 @@
     _mouseDestroy.call(self);
   };
 
-})(jQuery);
\ No newline at end of file
+})(jQuery);