diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js
index 748850fb9b..01f78dc523 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js
@@ -321,6 +321,12 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.VML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements, {
         if (id) {
             node.setAttribute('id', id);
         }
+        
+        // IE hack to make elements unselectable, to prevent 'blue flash'
+        // while dragging vectors; #1410
+        node.setAttribute('unselectable', 'on', 0);
+        node.onselectstart = function() { return(false); };
+        
         return node;    
     },