diff --git a/src/uiSelectDirective.js b/src/uiSelectDirective.js
index 285cfb4ac..a1199269e 100644
--- a/src/uiSelectDirective.js
+++ b/src/uiSelectDirective.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 uis.directive('uiSelect',
-  ['$document', 'uiSelectConfig', 'uiSelectMinErr', 'uisOffset', '$compile', '$parse', '$timeout',
-  function($document, uiSelectConfig, uiSelectMinErr, uisOffset, $compile, $parse, $timeout) {
+  ['$document', 'uiSelectConfig', 'uiSelectMinErr', 'uisOffset', '$compile', '$parse', '$timeout', '$window',
+  function($document, uiSelectConfig, uiSelectMinErr, uisOffset, $compile, $parse, $timeout, $window) {
 
   return {
     restrict: 'EA',
@@ -206,11 +206,15 @@ uis.directive('uiSelect',
           $select.clickTriggeredSelect = false;
         }
 
-        // See Click everywhere but here event http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12931369
-        $document.on('click', onDocumentClick);
+        // See Click everywhere but here. Similar approach to http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12931369
+        // but using the capture phase instead of bubble phase of the event propagation.
+        //
+        // Using the capture phase avoids problems that araise when event.stopPropatagion()
+        // is called before the event reaches the `document`.
+        $window.document.addEventListener('click', onDocumentClick, true);
 
         scope.$on('$destroy', function() {
-          $document.off('click', onDocumentClick);
+          $window.document.removeEventListener('click', onDocumentClick, true);
         });
 
         // Move transcluded elements to their correct position in main template
diff --git a/test/select.spec.js b/test/select.spec.js
index c9498bf1e..7f6f6a98f 100644
--- a/test/select.spec.js
+++ b/test/select.spec.js
@@ -746,6 +746,28 @@ describe('ui-select tests', function () {
     el2.remove();
   });
 
+  it('should close an opened select clicking outside with stopPropagation()', function () {
+    var el1 = createUiSelect();
+    var el2 = $('<div></div>');
+    el1.appendTo(document.body);
+    el2.appendTo(document.body);
+
+    el2.on('click', function (e) {
+      e.stopPropagation()
+    });
+
+    expect(isDropdownOpened(el1)).toEqual(false);
+    clickMatch(el1);
+    expect(isDropdownOpened(el1)).toEqual(true);
+
+    // Using a native dom click() to make sure the test fails when it should.
+    el2[0].click();
+
+    expect(isDropdownOpened(el1)).toEqual(false);
+    el1.remove();
+    el2.remove();
+  });
+
   it('should bind model correctly (with object as source)', function () {
     var el = compileTemplate(
       '<ui-select ng-model="selection.selected"> \