diff --git a/docs/toolbars/bars-fixed-options.html b/docs/toolbars/bars-fixed-options.html
index 18b9d577..b477ceb7 100755
--- a/docs/toolbars/bars-fixed-options.html
+++ b/docs/toolbars/bars-fixed-options.html
@@ -84,6 +84,16 @@ $.mobile.fixedToolbars
 				
 			</dd>
 			
+			
+			
+			<dt><code>tapToggleBlacklist</code> <em>string</em></dt>
+			<dd>
+				<p class="default">default: "a, input, select, textarea, .ui-header-fixed, .ui-footer-fixed"</p>
+				<p>A list of jQuery selectors that should be ignored for tap-toggling the toolbars.</p>			
+				<pre><code>$("[data-role=header]").fixedtoolbar(<strong>{ tapToggleBlacklist: "a, input, select, textarea, .ui-header-fixed, .ui-footer-fixed" }</strong>);</code></pre>
+			</dd>
+			
+			
 			<dt><code>updatePagePadding</code> <em>boolean</em></dt>
 			<dd>
 				<p class="default">default: true</p>
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.fixedToolbar.js b/js/jquery.mobile.fixedToolbar.js
index 6024330f..e531ed18 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.fixedToolbar.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.fixedToolbar.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ define( [ "jquery", "./jquery.mobile.widget", "./jquery.mobile.core", "./jquery.
 			transition: "slide", //can be none, fade, slide (slide maps to slideup or slidedown)
 			fullscreen: false,
 			tapToggle: true,
+			tapToggleBlacklist: "a, input, select, textarea, .ui-header-fixed, .ui-footer-fixed",
 			updatePagePadding: true,
 			
 			// Browser detection! Weeee, here we go...
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ define( [ "jquery", "./jquery.mobile.widget", "./jquery.mobile.core", "./jquery.
 			// tap toggle
 			$el.closest( ".ui-page" )
 				.bind( "vclick", function( e ){
-					if( o.tapToggle && $el.find( e.target ).length === 0 ){
+					if( o.tapToggle && !$( e.target ).closest( o.tapToggleBlacklist ).length ){
 						self.toggle();
 					}
 				});