diff --git a/gfx/layers/ipc/AsyncPanZoomController.cpp b/gfx/layers/ipc/AsyncPanZoomController.cpp
index 0c43a574418a..66c17186d6b0 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/ipc/AsyncPanZoomController.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/ipc/AsyncPanZoomController.cpp
@@ -824,6 +824,8 @@ nsEventStatus AsyncPanZoomController::OnLongPress(const TapGestureInput& aEvent)
 nsEventStatus AsyncPanZoomController::OnSingleTapUp(const TapGestureInput& aEvent) {
   APZC_LOG("%p got a single-tap-up in state %d\n", this, mState);
   nsRefPtr<GeckoContentController> controller = GetGeckoContentController();
+  // If mAllowZoom is true we wait for a call to OnSingleTapConfirmed before
+  // sending event to content
   if (controller && !mAllowZoom) {
     int32_t modifiers = WidgetModifiersToDOMModifiers(aEvent.modifiers);
     CSSIntPoint geckoScreenPoint;
@@ -838,8 +840,7 @@ nsEventStatus AsyncPanZoomController::OnSingleTapUp(const TapGestureInput& aEven
 nsEventStatus AsyncPanZoomController::OnSingleTapConfirmed(const TapGestureInput& aEvent) {
   APZC_LOG("%p got a single-tap-confirmed in state %d\n", this, mState);
   nsRefPtr<GeckoContentController> controller = GetGeckoContentController();
-  // If zooming is disabled, we handle this in OnSingleTapUp
-  if (controller && mAllowZoom) {
+  if (controller) {
     int32_t modifiers = WidgetModifiersToDOMModifiers(aEvent.modifiers);
     CSSIntPoint geckoScreenPoint;
     if (ConvertToGecko(aEvent.mPoint, &geckoScreenPoint)) {
diff --git a/gfx/layers/ipc/GestureEventListener.cpp b/gfx/layers/ipc/GestureEventListener.cpp
index 40fa1764d30d..9d374537e09b 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/ipc/GestureEventListener.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/ipc/GestureEventListener.cpp
@@ -167,19 +167,25 @@ nsEventStatus GestureEventListener::HandleInputEvent(const InputData& aEvent)
       mState = GESTURE_NONE;
     } else if (mState == GESTURE_WAITING_SINGLE_TAP) {
       CancelLongTapTimeoutTask();
-      HandleSingleTapUpEvent(event);
+      nsEventStatus tapupEvent = HandleSingleTapUpEvent(event);
 
-      // We were not waiting for anything but a single tap has happened that
-      // may turn into a double tap. Wait a while and if it doesn't turn into
-      // a double tap, send a single tap instead.
-      mState = GESTURE_WAITING_DOUBLE_TAP;
+      if (tapupEvent == nsEventStatus_eIgnore) {
+        // We were not waiting for anything but a single tap has happened that
+        // may turn into a double tap. Wait a while and if it doesn't turn into
+        // a double tap, send a single tap instead.
+        mState = GESTURE_WAITING_DOUBLE_TAP;
 
-      mDoubleTapTimeoutTask =
-        NewRunnableMethod(this, &GestureEventListener::TimeoutDoubleTap);
+        mDoubleTapTimeoutTask =
+          NewRunnableMethod(this, &GestureEventListener::TimeoutDoubleTap);
 
-      mAsyncPanZoomController->PostDelayedTask(
-        mDoubleTapTimeoutTask,
-        MAX_TAP_TIME);
+        mAsyncPanZoomController->PostDelayedTask(
+          mDoubleTapTimeoutTask,
+          MAX_TAP_TIME);
+
+      } else if (tapupEvent == nsEventStatus_eConsumeNoDefault) {
+        // We sent the tapup into content without waiting for a double tap
+        mState = GESTURE_NONE;
+      }
     }
 
     mLastTapEndTime = event.mTime;