diff --git a/src/ngTouch/directive/ngClick.js b/src/ngTouch/directive/ngClick.js
index 3ac1e3f24a10..6075207e9bf3 100644
--- a/src/ngTouch/directive/ngClick.js
+++ b/src/ngTouch/directive/ngClick.js
@@ -157,8 +157,15 @@ ngTouch.directive('ngClick', ['$parse', '$timeout', '$rootElement',
     event.stopPropagation();
     event.preventDefault();
 
-    // Blur focused form elements
-    event.target && event.target.blur();
+    // Blur focused form elements only if the user did not specify to keep it.
+    // Specified by adding the attribute 'ng-touch' with the value 'keep-focus'.
+    if (!event.target.attributes['ng-touch']) {
+        event.target && event.target.blur();
+    } else {
+      if (event.target.attributes['ng-touch'].nodeValue !== 'keep-focus') {
+        event.target && event.target.blur();
+      }
+    }
   }
 
 
diff --git a/test/ngTouch/directive/ngClickSpec.js b/test/ngTouch/directive/ngClickSpec.js
index 921c64578b2b..a8e22efa717e 100644
--- a/test/ngTouch/directive/ngClickSpec.js
+++ b/test/ngTouch/directive/ngClickSpec.js
@@ -600,5 +600,91 @@ describe('ngClick (touch)', function() {
 
       expect(called).toEqual(true);
     }));
+
+    it('should remove focus by default', inject(function($rootScope, $compile, $rootElement, $document) {
+      $document.find('body').append($rootElement);
+      $rootElement.append(
+          '<input ng-click="count = count + 1" type="text" >'
+      );
+      $compile($rootElement)($rootScope);
+
+      element = $rootElement.find('input').eq(0);
+
+      $rootScope.count = 0;
+
+      $rootScope.$digest();
+
+      expect($rootScope.count).toBe(0);
+
+      time = 10;
+      browserTrigger(element, 'touchstart',{
+        keys: [],
+        x: 10,
+        y: 10
+      });
+
+      time = 50;
+      browserTrigger(element, 'touchend',{
+        keys: [],
+        x: 10,
+        y: 10
+      });
+
+      expect($rootScope.count).toBe(1);
+
+      time = 90;
+      // Verify that it is blured so we don't get soft-keyboard
+      element[0].blur = jasmine.createSpy('blur');
+      browserTrigger(element, 'click',{
+        keys: [],
+        x: 10,
+        y: 10
+      });
+      expect(element[0].blur).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      $document.find('body').empty();
+    }));
+
+    it('should keep focus if it is specified', inject(function($rootScope, $compile, $rootElement, $document) {
+      $document.find('body').append($rootElement);
+      $rootElement.append(
+          '<input ng-click="count = count + 1" type="text" ng-touch="keep-focus" >'
+      );
+      $compile($rootElement)($rootScope);
+
+      element = $rootElement.find('input').eq(0);
+
+      $rootScope.count = 0;
+
+      $rootScope.$digest();
+
+      expect($rootScope.count).toBe(0);
+
+      time = 10;
+      browserTrigger(element, 'touchstart',{
+        keys: [],
+        x: 10,
+        y: 10
+      });
+
+      time = 50;
+      browserTrigger(element, 'touchend',{
+        keys: [],
+        x: 10,
+        y: 10
+      });
+
+      expect($rootScope.count).toBe(1);
+
+      time = 90;
+      // Verify that it is not blured so we do get soft-keyboard
+      element[0].blur = jasmine.createSpy('blur');
+      browserTrigger(element, 'click',{
+        keys: [],
+        x: 10,
+        y: 10
+      });
+      expect(element[0].blur).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      $document.find('body').empty();
+    }));
   });
 });