diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/OverviewMap.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/OverviewMap.js
index df33085aa7..582db53b98 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/OverviewMap.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/OverviewMap.js
@@ -221,11 +221,6 @@ OpenLayers.Control.OverviewMap = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
             OpenLayers.Event.observe(this.maximizeDiv, 
                           'click', 
                           this.maximizeControl.bindAsEventListener(this));
-            OpenLayers.Event.observe(this.maximizeDiv,
-                          'dblclick',
-                          function(e) {
-                              OpenLayers.Event.stop(e);
-                          });
             this.div.appendChild(this.maximizeDiv);
     
             // minimize button div
@@ -241,13 +236,21 @@ OpenLayers.Control.OverviewMap = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
             OpenLayers.Event.observe(this.minimizeDiv, 
                           'click', 
                           this.minimizeControl.bindAsEventListener(this));
-            OpenLayers.Event.observe(this.minimizeDiv,
-                          'dblclick',
-                          function(e) {
-                              OpenLayers.Event.stop(e);
-                          });
             this.div.appendChild(this.minimizeDiv);
             
+            var eventsToStop = ['dblclick','mousedown'];
+            
+            for (var i = 0; i < eventsToStop.length; i++) {
+
+                OpenLayers.Event.observe(this.maximizeDiv, 
+                                         eventsToStop[i], 
+                                         OpenLayers.Event.stop);
+
+                OpenLayers.Event.observe(this.minimizeDiv,
+                                         eventsToStop[i], 
+                                         OpenLayers.Event.stop);
+            }
+            
             this.minimizeControl();
         } else {
             // show the overview map