diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/DragFeature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/DragFeature.js
index ff8084d336..012ac76142 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/DragFeature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/DragFeature.js
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.DragFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      * feature - {<OpenLayers.Feature.Vector>}
      */
     clickFeature: function(feature) {
-        if (!this.over && this.overFeature(feature)) {
+        if (this.handlers.feature.touch && !this.over && this.overFeature(feature)) {
             this.handlers.drag.dragstart(this.handlers.feature.evt);
             // to let the events propagate to the feature handler (click callback)
             this.handlers.drag.stopDown = false;
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.DragFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      * feature - {<OpenLayers.Feature.Vector>}
      */
     clickoutFeature: function(feature) {
-        if (this.over) {
+        if (this.handlers.feature.touch && this.over) {
             this.outFeature(feature);
             this.handlers.drag.stopDown = true;
         }