in jsfiddle below, click link 'click show menu' display absolute-positioned div jscrollpane attached. start dragging scrollbar thumb allow mouse wander little right of scrollbar, , release mouse. in ie (versions 8,9,10) click event generated on document, triggers our code hide menu. in other browsers i've tested (firefox, chrome, safari) no such click event generated on document , menu remains displayed (as desired). in our web app, want clicks outside menu (i.e., reach document) hide menu. however, don't want menu hidden side-effect of drag initiated within scrollpane itself. is there simple workaround avoid issue? can jscrollpane updated somehow avoid problem? $(document).ready(function () { $('.scroll-pane').jscrollpane(); $('#menu').click(function () { console.info('menu clicked'); var api = $('.scroll-pane').show().data('jsp'); api.reinitialise(); return false; }); ...