diff --git a/examples/src/index.html b/examples/src/index.html
index 7a82163278..ef73bc923f 100644
--- a/examples/src/index.html
+++ b/examples/src/index.html
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ <h2>Examples:</h2>
 		<div class="footer">
 			Copyright &copy; Jed Watson 2014. MIT Licensed.
 		</div>
-	</div>
+	</div>	
+	<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/es5-shim/4.1.1/es5-shim.js"></script>
+	<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/es5-shim/4.1.1/es5-sham.js"></script>
 	<script src="common.js"></script>
 	<script src="bundle.js"></script>
 	<script src="app.js"></script>
diff --git a/src/Select.js b/src/Select.js
index ba943ac87c..7d83d02461 100644
--- a/src/Select.js
+++ b/src/Select.js
@@ -119,11 +119,19 @@ var Select = React.createClass({
 		};
 
 		this._bindCloseMenuIfClickedOutside = function() {
-			document.addEventListener('click', self._closeMenuIfClickedOutside);
+			if (!document.addEventListener && document.attachEvent) {
+				document.attachEvent('onclick', this._closeMenuIfClickedOutside);
+			} else {
+				document.addEventListener('click', this._closeMenuIfClickedOutside);
+			}
 		};
 
 		this._unbindCloseMenuIfClickedOutside = function() {
-			document.removeEventListener('click', self._closeMenuIfClickedOutside);
+			if (!document.removeEventListener && document.detachEvent) {
+				document.detachEvent('onclick', this._closeMenuIfClickedOutside);
+			} else {
+				document.removeEventListener('click', this._closeMenuIfClickedOutside);
+			}
 		};
 	},