diff --git a/src/link-handler.js b/src/link-handler.js
index 9b8fb46..15fbcb7 100644
--- a/src/link-handler.js
+++ b/src/link-handler.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class DefaultLinkHandler extends LinkHandler {
   activate(history: BrowserHistory): void {
     if (history._hasPushState) {
       this.history = history;
-      DOM.addEventListener('click', this.handler, true);
+      DOM.addEventListener('click', this.handler, false);
     }
   }
 
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ export class DefaultLinkHandler extends LinkHandler {
       anchor: null
     };
 
+    if (event.defaultPrevented) {
+      return info;
+    }
+
     let target = DefaultLinkHandler.findClosestAnchor(event.target);
     if (!target || !DefaultLinkHandler.targetIsThisWindow(target)) {
       return info;