diff --git a/js/angular/controller/sideMenuController.js b/js/angular/controller/sideMenuController.js
index 417ca3f401..780190461b 100644
--- a/js/angular/controller/sideMenuController.js
+++ b/js/angular/controller/sideMenuController.js
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ function($scope, $attrs, $ionicSideMenuDelegate, $ionicPlatform, $ionicBody) {
            !e.gesture.srcEvent.defaultPrevented &&
            !e.target.tagName.match(/input|textarea|select|object|embed/i) &&
            !e.target.isContentEditable &&
-           !(e.target.dataset ? e.target.dataset.preventScroll : e.target.getAttribute('data-prevent-default') == 'true');
+           !(e.target.dataset ? e.target.dataset.preventScroll : e.target.getAttribute('data-prevent-scroll') == 'true');
   };
 
   $scope.sideMenuContentTranslateX = 0;
diff --git a/js/utils/tap.js b/js/utils/tap.js
index a85634a36a..debe496a08 100644
--- a/js/utils/tap.js
+++ b/js/utils/tap.js
@@ -152,9 +152,8 @@ ionic.tap = {
 
   ignoreScrollStart: function(e) {
     return (e.defaultPrevented) ||  // defaultPrevented has been assigned by another component handling the event
-           (e.target.isContentEditable) ||
            (/^(file|range)$/i).test(e.target.type) ||
-           (e.target.dataset ? e.target.dataset.preventScroll : e.target.getAttribute('data-prevent-default')) == 'true' || // manually set within an elements attributes
+           (e.target.dataset ? e.target.dataset.preventScroll : e.target.getAttribute('data-prevent-scroll')) == 'true' || // manually set within an elements attributes
            (!!(/^(object|embed)$/i).test(e.target.tagName)) ||  // flash/movie/object touches should not try to scroll
            ionic.tap.isElementTapDisabled(e.target); // check if this element, or an ancestor, has `data-tap-disabled` attribute
   },
diff --git a/test/unit/angular/directive/sideMenu.unit.js b/test/unit/angular/directive/sideMenu.unit.js
index 0a048f7605..46bd41d430 100644
--- a/test/unit/angular/directive/sideMenu.unit.js
+++ b/test/unit/angular/directive/sideMenu.unit.js
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ describe('Ionic Angular Side Menu', function() {
 
     e.target.dataset = undefined;
     e.target.getAttribute = function(val){
-      return (val == 'data-prevent-default' ? 'true' : undefined);
+      return (val == 'data-prevent-scroll' ? 'true' : undefined);
     };
     expect(ctrl.isDraggableTarget(e)).toBe(false);
 
diff --git a/test/unit/utils/tap.unit.js b/test/unit/utils/tap.unit.js
index d7b9196147..d2aa26f170 100644
--- a/test/unit/utils/tap.unit.js
+++ b/test/unit/utils/tap.unit.js
@@ -1129,11 +1129,11 @@ describe('Ionic Tap', function() {
     expect( ionic.tap.ignoreScrollStart(e) ).toEqual(true);
   });
 
-  it('Should prevent scrolling if the browser doesnt support dataset but target has data-prevent-default attribute', function() {
+  it('Should prevent scrolling if the browser doesnt support dataset but target has data-prevent-scroll attribute', function() {
     var target = {
       tagName: 'div',
       getAttribute: function(val) {
-        if(val === 'data-prevent-default') {
+        if(val === 'data-prevent-scroll') {
           return 'true';
         }
       }