diff --git a/src/ol/control/zoom.js b/src/ol/control/zoom.js
index 583532e567..efc5be3c70 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/zoom.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/zoom.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ goog.inherits(ol.control.Zoom, ol.control.Control);
  * @private
  */
 ol.control.Zoom.prototype.handleIn_ = function(browserEvent) {
-  browserEvent.stopPropagation();
+  // prevent #zoomIn anchor from getting appended to the url
   browserEvent.preventDefault();
   this.getMap().zoom(this.delta_);
 };
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ ol.control.Zoom.prototype.handleIn_ = function(browserEvent) {
  * @private
  */
 ol.control.Zoom.prototype.handleOut_ = function(browserEvent) {
-  browserEvent.stopPropagation();
+  // prevent #zoomOut anchor from getting appended to the url
   browserEvent.preventDefault();
   this.getMap().zoom(-this.delta_);
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index 18a15bad87..876e29a147 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -151,10 +151,11 @@ ol.Map = function(container, mapOptionsLiteral) {
    */
   this.overlayContainer_ = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.DIV,
       'ol-overlaycontainer');
-  goog.events.listen(this.overlayContainer_,
-      ol.BrowserFeature.HAS_TOUCH ?
-          goog.events.EventType.TOUCHSTART : goog.events.EventType.MOUSEDOWN,
-      goog.events.Event.stopPropagation);
+  goog.events.listen(this.overlayContainer_, [
+    goog.events.EventType.CLICK,
+    ol.BrowserFeature.HAS_TOUCH ?
+        goog.events.EventType.TOUCHSTART : goog.events.EventType.MOUSEDOWN
+  ], goog.events.Event.stopPropagation);
   goog.dom.appendChild(this.viewport_, this.overlayContainer_);
 
   var mapBrowserEventHandler = new ol.MapBrowserEventHandler(this);