diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Click.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Click.js
index 04546c43c3..744d412f2e 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Click.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Click.js
@@ -346,6 +346,10 @@ OpenLayers.Handler.Click = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Handler, {
                 // already received a click
                 if (this.last.touches && this.last.touches.length === 1) {
                     // touch device, no dblclick event - this may be a double
+                    if (this["double"]) {
+                        // on Android don't let the browser zoom on the page
+                        OpenLayers.Event.stop(evt);
+                    }
                     this.handleDouble(evt);
                 }
                 // if we're not in a touch environment we clear the click timer