diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.js b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.js
index feed45b2..80e968f8 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //>>description: Consistent styling for native select menus.
 //>>label: Enhanced Native Selects
 
-define( [ "jquery", "jquery.mobile.core", "jquery.mobile.widget", "jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup" ], function( $ ) {
+define( [ "jquery", "jquery.mobile.core", "jquery.mobile.widget", "jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup", "jquery.mobile.zoom" ], function( $ ) {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, undefined ) {
 
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ $.widget( "mobile.selectmenu", $.mobile.widget, {
 		hidePlaceholderMenuItems: true,
 		closeText: "Close",
 		nativeMenu: true,
+		preventFocusZoom: true,
 		initSelector: "select:not(:jqmData(role='slider'))"
 	},
 
@@ -148,6 +149,16 @@ $.widget( "mobile.selectmenu", $.mobile.widget, {
 			.bind( "change blur", function() {
 				self.button.removeClass( "ui-btn-down-" + self.options.theme );
 			});
+		
+		// In many situations, iOS will zoom into the select upon tap, this prevents that from happening
+		if( self.options.preventFocusZoom ){
+			self.button.bind( "vmousedown", function() {
+				$.mobile.zoom.disable();
+			})
+			.bind( "mouseup", function() {
+				$.mobile.zoom.enable();
+			});
+		}
 	},
 
 	selected: function() {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.js b/js/jquery.mobile.js
index a036c674..8a32934e 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.js
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ define([
 	'jquery.mobile.links',
 	'jquery.mobile.fixedToolbar',
 	'jquery.mobile.zoom',
-	'jquery.mobile.zoom.iosfocusfix',
 	'jquery.mobile.zoom.iosorientationfix'
 ], function() {
 	require( [ 'jquery.mobile.init' ] );
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.zoom.iosfocusfix.js b/js/jquery.mobile.zoom.iosfocusfix.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 395b4a6e..00000000
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.zoom.iosfocusfix.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-//>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
-//>>description: Prevents iOS from zooming into form fields on focus
-//>>label: Prevent form focus zoom
-
-define( [ "jquery", "jquery.mobile.core", "jquery.mobile.zoom" ], function( $ ) {
-//>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
-( function( $, window ) {
-
-    $( document )
-		.bind( "focusin.iosfocusfix vmousedown.iosfocusfix", function( e ){
-			if( $( e.target ).is( "select, input" ) ){
-				$.mobile.zoom.disable();
-				setTimeout( $.mobile.zoom.enable, 500 );
-			}
-		} );
-
-}( jQuery, this ));
-//>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
-});
-//>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");