diff --git a/js/utils/tap.js b/js/utils/tap.js
index e45a7b416e..e378c2463e 100644
--- a/js/utils/tap.js
+++ b/js/utils/tap.js
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ function triggerMouseEvent(type, ele, x, y) {
 
 function tapClickGateKeeper(e) {
   // do not allow through any click events that were not created by ionic.tap
-  if( ionic.scroll.isScrolling || !e.isIonicTap && !tapRequiresNativeClick(e.target) ) {
+  if( (ionic.scroll.isScrolling && ionic.tap.containsOrIsTextInput(e.target) ) ||
+      (!e.isIonicTap && !tapRequiresNativeClick(e.target)) ) {
     console.debug('clickPrevent', e.target.tagName);
     e.stopPropagation();
 
diff --git a/js/views/scrollView.js b/js/views/scrollView.js
index 087b692825..0a487d3058 100644
--- a/js/views/scrollView.js
+++ b/js/views/scrollView.js
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ ionic.views.Scroll = ionic.views.View.inherit({
       var mousedown = false;
 
       container.addEventListener("mousedown", function(e) {
-        if ( ionic.tap.ignoreScrollStart(e) ) {
+        if ( ionic.tap.ignoreScrollStart(e) || e.target.tagName === 'SELECT' ) {
           return;
         }
         self.doTouchStart([{
diff --git a/scss/_select.scss b/scss/_select.scss
index f1327ea6a6..9037a1bdec 100644
--- a/scss/_select.scss
+++ b/scss/_select.scss
@@ -4,88 +4,45 @@
  * --------------------------------------------------
  */
 
-
-// shared styles for transparent select elements
-.select-inline select,
-.item-select select {
-  @include appearance(none);
-  border: none;
-  background: transparent;
-  color: #333;
-
-  // hack to hide default dropdown arrow in FF
-  text-indent: 1px;
-  text-overflow: '';
-
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  font-size: $font-size-base;
-
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-.select-inline {
-  position: relative;
-  display: inline-block;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  border: $input-border-width solid $input-border;
-  border-radius: 2px;
-  background-color: $input-bg;
-  color: $input-color;
-
-  vertical-align: middle;
-  font-size: $font-size-base;
-  line-height: $font-size-base + 2;
-
-  select {
-    padding: 6px 25px 7px 8px;
-  }
-}
-
-.select-inline + .select-inline {
-  margin-left: 6px;
-}
-
 .item-select {
   position: relative;
 
   select {
+    @include appearance(none);
     position: absolute;
     top: 0;
     right: 0;
-    padding: ($item-padding - 2) ($item-padding * 3) ($item-padding) 5px;
-    width: 100%;
+    padding: ($item-padding - 2) ($item-padding * 3) ($item-padding) $item-padding;
+
+    border: none;
+    background: transparent;
+    color: #333;
+
+    // hack to hide default dropdown arrow in FF
+    text-indent: .01px;
+    text-overflow: '';
+
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    font-size: $font-size-base;
+
+    cursor: pointer;
     direction: rtl; // right align the select text
-
-    &:focus {
-      min-width: 30%;
-      width: auto; // shrink width when opened
-    }
   }
-}
 
-
-// shared styles for dropdown arrow
-.select-inline:after,
-.item-select:after {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 50%;
-  margin-top: -3px;
-  width: 0;
-  height: 0;
-  border-top: 5px solid;
-  border-right: 5px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
-  border-left: 5px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
-  color: #999;
-  content: "";
-  pointer-events: none;
-}
-
-.select-inline:after {
-  right: 7px;
-}
-
-.item-select:after {
-  right: $item-padding;
+  &:after {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 50%;
+    right: $item-padding;
+    margin-top: -3px;
+    width: 0;
+    height: 0;
+    border-top: 5px solid;
+    border-right: 5px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    border-left: 5px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    color: #999;
+    content: "";
+    pointer-events: none;
+  }
 }
 
 select {
diff --git a/test/html/tapInputs.html b/test/html/tapInputs.html
index b2449d34a3..5b27fc4d03 100755
--- a/test/html/tapInputs.html
+++ b/test/html/tapInputs.html
@@ -85,6 +85,69 @@
             Watch Count: {{ radioWatchCount }}
           </div>
 
+          <div class="item item-divider">
+            Select
+          </div>
+
+          <div class="item item-input item-select">
+            <div class="input-label">
+              Div Wrapped Select
+            </div>
+            <select>
+              <option>Blue</option>
+              <option selected="">Green</option>
+              <option>Red</option>
+            </select>
+          </div>
+
+          <div class="item item-input item-select">
+            <div class="input-label">
+              Div Wrapped Select
+            </div>
+            <select>
+              <option>ARC-170</option>
+              <option>A-wing</option>
+              <option>Delta-7</option>
+              <option>Naboo N-1</option>
+              <option>TIE</option>
+              <option selected="">X-wing</option>
+              <option>Y-wing</option>
+            </select>
+          </div>
+
+          <label class="item item-input item-select">
+            <div class="input-label">
+              Label Wrapped Select
+            </div>
+            <select>
+              <option>2-1B</option>
+              <option>B1</option>
+              <option>C-3PO</option>
+              <option>IG-88</option>
+              <option>IT-O</option>
+              <option selected="">R2-D2</option>
+            </select>
+          </label>
+
+          <label class="item item-input item-select">
+            <div class="input-label">
+              Label Wrapped Select
+            </div>
+            <select>
+              <option>Alderaan</option>
+              <option selected="">Dagobah</option>
+              <option>Felucia</option>
+              <option>Geonosis </option>
+              <option>Hoth</option>
+              <option>Kamino</option>
+              <option>Mygeeto</option>
+              <option>Naboo</option>
+              <option>Tataouine</option>
+              <option>Utapau</option>
+              <option>Yavin</option>
+            </select>
+          </label>
+
           <div class="item item-divider">
             Other Tests
           </div>
diff --git a/test/unit/angular/service/tap.unit.js b/test/unit/angular/service/tap.unit.js
index c4f2e1e84b..69e38b1562 100644
--- a/test/unit/angular/service/tap.unit.js
+++ b/test/unit/angular/service/tap.unit.js
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ Physical Device Testing Scenarios
 - If you touchstart on a text input, then scrolland touchend, it should not bring up the keyboard
 - If you touchstart on a label wrapping a text input, then scroll and touchend, it should not bring up the keyboard
 - When focused in a text input, be able to get out when tapping a checkbox
+- Can scroll when the target is a select element (touch events only)
+- Can scroll when the target is a label which wraps select element
+- Can open the select options on touch when not scrolling
+- Can open the select options mouse click when target is a select
+- Can open the select options when target is a label wrapping a select
 
 Tested on:
 ----------------------------