diff --git a/js/jQuery.mobile.forms.select.js b/js/jQuery.mobile.forms.select.js
index 14735673..ef7ae301 100644
--- a/js/jQuery.mobile.forms.select.js
+++ b/js/jQuery.mobile.forms.select.js
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ $.fn.customSelect = function(options){
 		//back button
 		listbox.find('.ui-listbox-header a').click(function(){
 			select.trigger('hidemenu');
+			return false;
 		});
 			
 			
diff --git a/js/jQuery.mobile.js b/js/jQuery.mobile.js
index 09de767b..d9c3f71e 100644
--- a/js/jQuery.mobile.js
+++ b/js/jQuery.mobile.js
@@ -334,9 +334,9 @@
 			//add back buttons to headers that don't have them	
 			// FIXME make that optional?
 			// TODO don't do that on devices that have a native back button?
-			var backBtn = $el.find('.ui-header a.ui-back');
+			var backBtn = $el.find('.ui-header:not(.ui-listbox-header) a.ui-back');
 			if(!backBtn.length){
-				backBtn = jQuery('<a href="#" class="ui-back" data-icon="arrow-l"></a>').appendTo($el.find('.ui-header'));
+				backBtn = jQuery('<a href="#" class="ui-back" data-icon="arrow-l"></a>').appendTo($el.find('.ui-header:not(.ui-listbox-header)'));
 			}
 			
 			//buttons from links in headers,footers,bars, or with data-role