diff --git a/src/ngTouch/directive/ngClick.js b/src/ngTouch/directive/ngClick.js
index 90274aba7322..4d4e9c02712a 100644
--- a/src/ngTouch/directive/ngClick.js
+++ b/src/ngTouch/directive/ngClick.js
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ ngTouch.directive('ngClick', ['$parse', '$timeout', '$rootElement',
       return; // Too old.
     }
 
+    // Use JQuery originalEvent
+    event = event.originalEvent || event;
     var touches = event.touches && event.touches.length ? event.touches : [event];
     var x = touches[0].clientX;
     var y = touches[0].clientY;
@@ -165,6 +167,8 @@ ngTouch.directive('ngClick', ['$parse', '$timeout', '$rootElement',
   // Global touchstart handler that creates an allowable region for a click event.
   // This allowable region can be removed by preventGhostClick if we want to bust it.
   function onTouchStart(event) {
+    // Use JQuery originalEvent
+    event = event.originalEvent || event;
     var touches = event.touches && event.touches.length ? event.touches : [event];
     var x = touches[0].clientX;
     var y = touches[0].clientY;
@@ -210,6 +214,8 @@ ngTouch.directive('ngClick', ['$parse', '$timeout', '$rootElement',
     }
 
     element.on('touchstart', function(event) {
+      // Use JQuery originalEvent
+      event = event.originalEvent || event;
       tapping = true;
       tapElement = event.target ? event.target : event.srcElement; // IE uses srcElement.
       // Hack for Safari, which can target text nodes instead of containers.
@@ -238,6 +244,8 @@ ngTouch.directive('ngClick', ['$parse', '$timeout', '$rootElement',
     element.on('touchend', function(event) {
       var diff = Date.now() - startTime;
 
+      // Use JQuery originalEvent
+      event = event.originalEvent || event;
       var touches = (event.changedTouches && event.changedTouches.length) ? event.changedTouches :
           ((event.touches && event.touches.length) ? event.touches : [event]);
       var e = touches[0].originalEvent || touches[0];
@@ -275,6 +283,9 @@ ngTouch.directive('ngClick', ['$parse', '$timeout', '$rootElement',
     // - But the browser's follow-up slow click will be "busted" before it reaches this handler.
     // Therefore it's safe to use this directive on both mobile and desktop.
     element.on('click', function(event, touchend) {
+      // Use JQuery originalEvent
+      event = event.originalEvent || event;
+
       scope.$apply(function() {
         clickHandler(scope, {$event: (touchend || event)});
       });
diff --git a/src/ngTouch/swipe.js b/src/ngTouch/swipe.js
index 884e0800d83c..3f27246c3d1f 100644
--- a/src/ngTouch/swipe.js
+++ b/src/ngTouch/swipe.js
@@ -40,11 +40,10 @@ ngTouch.factory('$swipe', [function() {
   };
 
   function getCoordinates(event) {
+    // Use JQuery originalEvent
+    event = event.originalEvent || event;
     var touches = event.touches && event.touches.length ? event.touches : [event];
-    var e = (event.changedTouches && event.changedTouches[0]) ||
-        (event.originalEvent && event.originalEvent.changedTouches &&
-            event.originalEvent.changedTouches[0]) ||
-        touches[0].originalEvent || touches[0];
+    var e = (event.changedTouches && event.changedTouches[0]) || touches[0];
 
     return {
       x: e.clientX,
diff --git a/test/ngTouch/directive/ngClickSpec.js b/test/ngTouch/directive/ngClickSpec.js
index 921c64578b2b..ea65f3f575a0 100644
--- a/test/ngTouch/directive/ngClickSpec.js
+++ b/test/ngTouch/directive/ngClickSpec.js
@@ -49,6 +49,27 @@ describe('ngClick (touch)', function() {
   }));
 
 
+  it('should unwrap a jQuery-wrapped event object on touchstart/touchend', inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
+    element = $compile('<div ng-click="event = $event"></div>')($rootScope);
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    browserTrigger(element, 'touchstart');
+    browserTrigger(element, 'touchend');
+    expect($rootScope.event.originalEvent).toBeUndefined();
+    expect($rootScope.event.clientX).toBeDefined();
+    expect($rootScope.event.clientY).toBeDefined();
+  }));
+
+
+  it('should unwrap a jQuery-wrapped event object on click', inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
+    element = $compile('<div ng-click="event = $event"></div>')($rootScope);
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    browserTrigger(element, 'click');
+    expect($rootScope.event.originalEvent).toBeUndefined();
+  }));
+
+
   it('should not click if the touch is held too long', inject(function($rootScope, $compile, $rootElement) {
     element = $compile('<div ng-click="count = count + 1"></div>')($rootScope);
     $rootElement.append(element);