diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Feature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Feature.js
index 38415862c7..a66e74699c 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Feature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Feature.js
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ OpenLayers.Handler.Feature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Handler, {
      * {Boolean} If stopUp is set to true, handled mouseups do not
      *      propagate to other mouseup listeners. Otherwise, handled mouseups
      *      do propagate. Unhandled mouseups always propagate, whatever the
-     *      value of stopUp. Defaults to true.
+     *      value of stopUp. Defaults to false.
      */
-    stopUp: true,
+    stopUp: false,
 
     /**
      * Property: layerIndex