diff --git a/js/views/scrollView.js b/js/views/scrollView.js
index 9632fd53dde..74b85f2dceb 100644
--- a/js/views/scrollView.js
+++ b/js/views/scrollView.js
@@ -736,7 +736,8 @@ ionic.views.Scroll = ionic.views.View.inherit({
     };
 
     self.touchMove = function(e) {
-      if (!self.__isDown ||
+      if (ionic.slide.isSliding ||
+        !self.__isDown ||
         (!self.__isDown && e.defaultPrevented) ||
         (e.target.tagName === 'TEXTAREA' && e.target.parentElement.querySelector(':focus')) ) {
         return;
diff --git a/js/views/sliderView.js b/js/views/sliderView.js
index c7ce9fe8035..e59eb5af8c6 100644
--- a/js/views/sliderView.js
+++ b/js/views/sliderView.js
@@ -334,6 +334,8 @@ ionic.views.Slider = ionic.views.View.inherit({
           // prevent native scrolling
           event.preventDefault();
 
+          ionic.slide.isSliding = true;
+
           // stop slideshow
           stop();
 
@@ -366,6 +368,8 @@ ionic.views.Slider = ionic.views.View.inherit({
       },
       end: function(event) {
 
+        ionic.slide.isSliding = false;
+
         // measure duration
         var duration = +new Date() - start.time;
 
@@ -613,4 +617,8 @@ ionic.views.Slider = ionic.views.View.inherit({
   }
 });
 
+ionic.slide = {
+  isSliding: false
+};
+
 })(ionic);