diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/GetFeature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/GetFeature.js
index d7a50b3461..b53bdb5b25 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/GetFeature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/GetFeature.js
@@ -59,8 +59,10 @@ OpenLayers.Control.GetFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
 
     /**
      * APIProperty: click
-     * {Boolean} Use a click handler for selecting/unselecting features.
-     *     Default is true.
+     * {Boolean} Use a click handler for selecting/unselecting features. If
+     *     both <click> and <box> are set to true, the click handler takes
+     *     precedence over the box handler if a box with zero extent was
+     *     selected.  If both clicks and Default is true.
      */
     click: true,
     
@@ -305,7 +307,11 @@ OpenLayers.Control.GetFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
             );
             
         } else {
-            bounds = this.pixelToBounds(position); 
+            if(this.click) {
+                // box without extent - let the click handler take care of it
+                return;
+            }
+            bounds = this.pixelToBounds(position);
         }
         this.setModifiers(this.handlers.box.dragHandler.evt);
         this.request(bounds);