diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Drag.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Drag.js
index 339dcfe758..d9603b0a90 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Drag.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Drag.js
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ OpenLayers.Handler.Drag = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Handler, {
      * {Boolean} Let the event propagate.
      */
     mouseout: function (evt) {
-        if (this.started && OpenLayers.Util.mouseLeft(evt, this.map.div)) {
+        if (this.started && OpenLayers.Util.mouseLeft(evt, this.map.viewPortDiv)) {
             if(this.documentDrag === true) {
                 this.addDocumentEvents();
             } else {
diff --git a/tests/Handler/Drag.html b/tests/Handler/Drag.html
index 581ffcca14..09e5d42a35 100644
--- a/tests/Handler/Drag.html
+++ b/tests/Handler/Drag.html
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
             t.ok(evt.xy.x == testEvents.done.xy.x &&
                  evt.xy.y == testEvents.done.xy.y,
                  "mouseout calls Util.mouseLeft with the correct event");
-            t.eq(element.id, map.div.id,
+            t.eq(element.id, map.viewPortDiv.id,
                  "mouseout calls Util.mouseLeft with the correct element");
             return true;
         }