diff --git a/src/standard/gestures.html b/src/standard/gestures.html
index f5e13ad4ae..63c9a9cdbb 100644
--- a/src/standard/gestures.html
+++ b/src/standard/gestures.html
@@ -38,6 +38,17 @@
     }
   })();
 
+  /* eslint no-empty: ["error", { "allowEmptyCatch": true }] */
+  // check for passive event listeners
+  var SUPPORTS_PASSIVE = false;
+  (function() {
+    try {
+      var opts = Object.defineProperty({}, 'passive', {get: function() {SUPPORTS_PASSIVE = true;}})
+      window.addEventListener('test', null, opts);
+      window.removeEventListener('test', null, opts);
+    } catch(e) {}
+  })();
+
   // Check for touch-only devices
   var IS_TOUCH_ONLY = navigator.userAgent.match(/iP(?:[oa]d|hone)|Android/);
 
@@ -82,7 +93,7 @@
     }
   }
 
-  function ignoreMouse() {
+  function ignoreMouse(ev) {
     if (!POINTERSTATE.mouse.mouseIgnoreJob) {
       setupTeardownMouseCanceller(true);
     }
@@ -91,6 +102,7 @@
       POINTERSTATE.mouse.target = null;
       POINTERSTATE.mouse.mouseIgnoreJob = null;
     };
+    POINTERSTATE.mouse.target = Polymer.dom(ev).rootTarget;
     POINTERSTATE.mouse.mouseIgnoreJob =
       Polymer.Debounce(POINTERSTATE.mouse.mouseIgnoreJob, unset, MOUSE_TIMEOUT);
   }
@@ -178,6 +190,10 @@
     stateObj.upfn = null;
   }
 
+  // use a document-wide touchend listener to start the ghost-click prevention mechanism
+  // Use passive event listeners, if supported, to not affect scrolling performance
+  document.addEventListener('touchend', ignoreMouse, SUPPORTS_PASSIVE ? {passive: true} : false);
+
   var Gestures = {
     gestures: {},
     recognizers: [],
@@ -236,12 +252,6 @@
               Gestures.handleTouchAction(ev);
             }
           }
-          // disable synth mouse events, unless this event is itself simulated
-          if (type === 'touchend') {
-            POINTERSTATE.mouse.target = Polymer.dom(ev).rootTarget;
-            // ignore syntethic mouse events after a touch
-            ignoreMouse();
-          }
         }
       }
       handled = ev[HANDLED_OBJ];
diff --git a/test/unit/gestures-elements.html b/test/unit/gestures-elements.html
index 93dff59533..1bb4a62fd6 100644
--- a/test/unit/gestures-elements.html
+++ b/test/unit/gestures-elements.html
@@ -205,3 +205,17 @@
     });
   </script>
 </dom-module>
+
+<dom-module id="x-no-gesture">
+  <template>
+    <button id="one" on-click="handle" on-down="noop">One</button>
+    <button id="two" on-click="handle">Two</button>
+  </template>
+  <script>
+  Polymer({
+    is: 'x-no-gesture',
+    behaviors: [EventCaptureBehavior],
+    noop: function(){}
+  })
+  </script>
+</dom-module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/unit/gestures.html b/test/unit/gestures.html
index 52f343f1da..5840ded1c5 100644
--- a/test/unit/gestures.html
+++ b/test/unit/gestures.html
@@ -489,6 +489,43 @@
           assert.isNull(r.info.upfn, r.name + ' upfn');
         });
       });
+
+      suite('Interop', function() {
+        teardown(function() {
+          Polymer.Gestures.resetMouseCanceller();
+        });
+        function tap(target) {
+          var options = {bubbles: true, cancelable: true};
+          ['touchstart', 'touchmove', 'touchend'].forEach(function(n) {
+            var ev = new CustomEvent(n, options);
+            ev.touches = ev.changedTouches = [
+              {
+                clientX: 0,
+                clientY: 0,
+                identifier: 1,
+                target: target
+              }
+            ];
+            ev.clientX = 0;
+            ev.clientY = 0;
+            target.dispatchEvent(ev);
+          });
+          ['mousedown', 'mousemove', 'mouseup', 'click'].forEach(function(n) {
+            var ev = new CustomEvent(n, options);
+            ev.button = 0;
+            ev.buttons = 1;
+            target.dispatchEvent(ev);
+          });
+        }
+        test('elements without gestures click reliably', function() {
+          var el = document.createElement('x-no-gesture');
+          document.body.appendChild(el);
+          CustomElements.takeRecords();
+          tap(el.$.one);
+          tap(el.$.two);
+          assert.equal(el.stream.length, 2);
+        });
+      });
     });
   </script>