diff --git a/ionic/components/item/item-sliding-gesture.ts b/ionic/components/item/item-sliding-gesture.ts
index 97d6add026..06abc5aefa 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/item-sliding-gesture.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/item/item-sliding-gesture.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ export class ItemSlidingGesture extends DragGesture {
     };
 
     this.mouseOut = (ev) => {
-      this.onDragEnd(ev);
+      if (ev.target.tagName === 'ION-ITEM-SLIDING') {
+        this.onDragEnd(ev);
+      }
     };
   }
 
@@ -54,10 +56,6 @@ export class ItemSlidingGesture extends DragGesture {
     this.set(itemContainerEle, 'offsetX', openAmout);
     this.set(itemContainerEle, 'startX', ev.center[this.direction]);
 
-    if (ev.srcEvent.type.indexOf('mouse') > -1) {
-      ev.target.addEventListener('mouseout', this.mouseOut);
-    }
-
     this.dragEnded = false;
   }
 
@@ -87,6 +85,11 @@ export class ItemSlidingGesture extends DragGesture {
       newX = -Math.min(-itemData.optsWidth, -itemData.optsWidth + (((delta + itemData.optsWidth) * 0.4)));
     }
 
+    if (newX > 5 && ev.srcEvent.type.indexOf('mouse') > -1 && !itemData.hasMouseOut) {
+      itemContainerEle.addEventListener('mouseout', this.mouseOut);
+      itemData.hasMouseOut = true;
+    }
+
     raf(() => {
       if (!this.dragEnded && !this.preventDrag) {
         isItemActive(itemContainerEle, true);
@@ -119,7 +122,8 @@ export class ItemSlidingGesture extends DragGesture {
       }
     }
 
-    ev.target.removeEventListener('mouseout', this.mouseOut);
+    itemContainerEle.removeEventListener('mouseout', this.mouseOut);
+    itemData.hasMouseOut = false;
 
     raf(() => {
       this.open(itemContainerEle, restingPoint, true);