diff --git a/src/ngAnimate/animateQueue.js b/src/ngAnimate/animateQueue.js
index 374377de8b6e..55e6d000ede4 100644
--- a/src/ngAnimate/animateQueue.js
+++ b/src/ngAnimate/animateQueue.js
@@ -524,8 +524,8 @@ var $$AnimateQueueProvider = ['$animateProvider', function($animateProvider) {
     }
 
     function areAnimationsAllowed(element, parentElement, event) {
-      var bodyElementDetected = false;
-      var rootElementDetected = false;
+      var bodyElementDetected = isMatchingElement(element, bodyElement);
+      var rootElementDetected = isMatchingElement(element, $rootElement);
       var parentAnimationDetected = false;
       var animateChildren;