diff --git a/src/navigator.js b/src/navigator.js
index 392d9e15..944892d0 100644
--- a/src/navigator.js
+++ b/src/navigator.js
@@ -405,18 +405,14 @@ $.extend( $.Navigator.prototype, $.EventSource.prototype, $.Viewer.prototype, /*
  * @function
  */
 function onCanvasClick( event ) {
-  if (event.quick && this.viewer.viewport && (this.panVertical || this.panHorizontal)) {
-    var target = this.viewport.pointFromPixel(event.position);
-    if (!this.panVertical) {
-      // perform only horizonal pan
-      target.y = this.viewer.viewport.getCenter(true).y;
-    } else if (!this.panHorizontal) {
-      // perform only vertical pan
-      target.x = this.viewer.viewport.getCenter(true).x;
-    }
-    this.viewer.viewport.panTo(target);
-    this.viewer.viewport.applyConstraints();
-  }
+  var canvasClickEventArgs = {
+    tracker: event.eventSource,
+    position: event.position,
+    quick: event.quick,
+    shift: event.shift,
+    originalEvent: event.originalEvent,
+    preventDefaultAction: event.preventDefaultAction
+  };
   /**
    * Raised when a click event occurs on the {@link OpenSeadragon.Viewer#navigator} element.
    *
@@ -430,14 +426,24 @@ function onCanvasClick( event ) {
    * @property {Boolean} shift - True if the shift key was pressed during this event.
    * @property {Object} originalEvent - The original DOM event.
    * @property {?Object} userData - Arbitrary subscriber-defined object.
+   * @property {Boolean} preventDefaultAction - Set to true to prevent default click to zoom behaviour. Default: false.
    */
-   this.viewer.raiseEvent('navigator-click', {
-     tracker: event.eventSource,
-     position: event.position,
-     quick: event.quick,
-     shift: event.shift,
-     originalEvent: event.originalEvent
-   });
+
+   this.viewer.raiseEvent('navigator-click', canvasClickEventArgs);
+
+   if ( !canvasClickEventArgs.preventDefaultAction && event.quick && this.viewer.viewport && (this.panVertical || this.panHorizontal)) {
+    var target = this.viewport.pointFromPixel(event.position);
+    if (!this.panVertical) {
+      // perform only horizonal pan
+      target.y = this.viewer.viewport.getCenter(true).y;
+    } else if (!this.panHorizontal) {
+      // perform only vertical pan
+      target.x = this.viewer.viewport.getCenter(true).x;
+    }
+    this.viewer.viewport.panTo(target);
+    this.viewer.viewport.applyConstraints();
+  }
+
 }
 
 /**