diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js
index 79cd9af58a..0327639788 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher.prototype =
         backdropLabelOuter.style.marginTop = "4px";
         backdropLabelOuter.style.marginBottom = "4px";
         
+        this._setEventHandlers(backdropLabelOuter);
+
         // Inner Label - for Rico Corners
         //
         var backdropLabel = document.createElement('p');
@@ -191,9 +193,10 @@ OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher.prototype =
     _setEventHandlers : function(element, labelDiv) {
 
         // We only want to respond to a mousedown event.
-        element.onclick = this.ignoreEvent.bindAsEventListener(this);
-        element.ondblclick = this.ignoreEvent.bindAsEventListener(this);
-        element.onmousedown = this.singleClick.bindAsEventListener(this);
+        element.onclick = this.singleClick.bindAsEventListener(this);
+        element.ondblclick = this.singleClick.bindAsEventListener(this);
+        element.onmouseup = this.ignoreEvent.bindAsEventListener(this);
+        element.onmousedown = this.ignoreEvent.bindAsEventListener(this);
 
         // If we are operating on a corner span we need to store a
         // reference to the actual tab. (See comment about OL #57 fix above.)