diff --git a/core/tooltip.js b/core/tooltip.js
index 2ff612b7b..7ee2a7080 100644
--- a/core/tooltip.js
+++ b/core/tooltip.js
@@ -133,7 +133,11 @@ Blockly.Tooltip.createDom = function() {
 Blockly.Tooltip.bindMouseEvents = function(element) {
   Blockly.bindEvent_(element, 'mouseover', null, Blockly.Tooltip.onMouseOver_);
   Blockly.bindEvent_(element, 'mouseout', null, Blockly.Tooltip.onMouseOut_);
-  Blockly.bindEvent_(element, 'mousemove', null, Blockly.Tooltip.onMouseMove_);
+
+  // Don't use bindEvent_ for mousemove since that would create a
+  // corresponding touch handler, even though this only makes sense in the
+  // context of a mouseover/mouseout.
+  element.addEventListener('mousemove', Blockly.Tooltip.onMouseMove_, false);
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/utils.js b/core/utils.js
index 045566057..a59b6250a 100644
--- a/core/utils.js
+++ b/core/utils.js
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ Blockly.hasClass_ = function(element, className) {
  */
 Blockly.bindEvent_ = function(node, name, thisObject, func,
     opt_noCaptureIdentifier) {
+  var handled = false;
   var wrapFunc = function(e) {
     var captureIdentifier = !opt_noCaptureIdentifier;
     // Handle each touch point separately.  If the event was a mouse event, this
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ Blockly.bindEvent_ = function(node, name, thisObject, func,
     var events = Blockly.bindEvent_.splitEventByTouches(e);
     for (var i = 0, event; event = events[i]; i++) {
       if (captureIdentifier && !Blockly.shouldHandleEvent(event)) {
-        return;
+        continue;
       }
       Blockly.bindEvent_.setClientFromTouch(event);
       if (thisObject) {
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ Blockly.bindEvent_ = function(node, name, thisObject, func,
       } else {
         func(event);
       }
+      handled = true;
     }
   };
 
@@ -126,7 +128,9 @@ Blockly.bindEvent_ = function(node, name, thisObject, func,
     var touchWrapFunc = function(e) {
       wrapFunc(e);
       // Stop the browser from scrolling/zooming the page.
-      e.preventDefault();
+      if (handled) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+      }
     };
     for (var i = 0, eventName;
          eventName = Blockly.bindEvent_.TOUCH_MAP[name][i]; i++) {
diff --git a/core/workspace_svg.js b/core/workspace_svg.js
index 1997886f0..36180ac93 100644
--- a/core/workspace_svg.js
+++ b/core/workspace_svg.js
@@ -647,7 +647,8 @@ Blockly.WorkspaceSvg.prototype.paste = function(xmlBlock) {
  */
 Blockly.WorkspaceSvg.prototype.createVariable = function(name) {
   Blockly.WorkspaceSvg.superClass_.createVariable.call(this, name);
-  if (this.toolbox_ && this.toolbox_.flyout_) {
+  // Don't refresh the toolbox if there's a drag in progress.
+  if (this.toolbox_ && this.toolbox_.flyout_ && !Blockly.Flyout.startFlyout_) {
     this.toolbox_.refreshSelection();
   }
 };