diff --git a/lib/timeline/Graph2d.js b/lib/timeline/Graph2d.js
index a3cc4aff..bb56fe29 100644
--- a/lib/timeline/Graph2d.js
+++ b/lib/timeline/Graph2d.js
@@ -251,12 +251,14 @@ Graph2d.prototype.getItemRange = function() {
  *                  The event happened, whether clicked on an item, etc.
  */
 Graph2d.prototype.getEventProperties = function (event) {
-  var pageX = event.gesture ? event.gesture.center.pageX : event.pageX;
-  var pageY = event.gesture ? event.gesture.center.pageY : event.pageY;
+  var pageX = event.center ? event.center.x : event.pageX;
+  var pageY = event.center ? event.center.y : event.pageY;
   var x = pageX - util.getAbsoluteLeft(this.dom.centerContainer);
   var y = pageY - util.getAbsoluteTop(this.dom.centerContainer);
   var time = this._toTime(x);
 
+  var customTime = CustomTime.customTimeFromTarget(event);
+
   var element = util.getTarget(event);
   var what = null;
   if (util.hasParent(element, this.timeAxis.dom.foreground))              {what = 'axis';}
@@ -265,7 +267,7 @@ Graph2d.prototype.getEventProperties = function (event) {
   else if (util.hasParent(element, this.linegraph.yAxisRight.dom.frame))  {what = 'data-axis';}
   else if (util.hasParent(element, this.linegraph.legendLeft.dom.frame))  {what = 'legend';}
   else if (util.hasParent(element, this.linegraph.legendRight.dom.frame)) {what = 'legend';}
-  else if (CustomTime.customTimeFromTarget(event) != null)                {what = 'custom-time';}
+  else if (customTime != null)                {what = 'custom-time';}
   else if (util.hasParent(element, this.currentTime.bar))                 {what = 'current-time';}
   else if (util.hasParent(element, this.dom.center))                      {what = 'background';}
 
diff --git a/lib/timeline/Timeline.js b/lib/timeline/Timeline.js
index 292cbe0c..a5dec563 100644
--- a/lib/timeline/Timeline.js
+++ b/lib/timeline/Timeline.js
@@ -338,13 +338,15 @@ Timeline.prototype.getItemRange = function() {
  *                  The event happened, whether clicked on an item, etc.
  */
 Timeline.prototype.getEventProperties = function (event) {
-  var item  = this.itemSet.itemFromTarget(event);
-  var group = this.itemSet.groupFromTarget(event);
-  var pageX = event.gesture ? event.gesture.center.pageX : event.pageX;
-  var pageY = event.gesture ? event.gesture.center.pageY : event.pageY;
+  var pageX = event.center ? event.center.x : event.pageX;
+  var pageY = event.center ? event.center.y : event.pageY;
   var x = pageX - util.getAbsoluteLeft(this.dom.centerContainer);
   var y = pageY - util.getAbsoluteTop(this.dom.centerContainer);
 
+  var item  = this.itemSet.itemFromTarget(event);
+  var group = this.itemSet.groupFromTarget(event);
+  var customTime = CustomTime.customTimeFromTarget(event);
+
   var snap = this.itemSet.options.snap || null;
   var scale = this.body.util.getScale();
   var step = this.body.util.getStep();
@@ -354,10 +356,10 @@ Timeline.prototype.getEventProperties = function (event) {
   var element = util.getTarget(event);
   var what = null;
   if (item != null)                                                    {what = 'item';}
+  else if (customTime != null)                                         {what = 'custom-time';}
   else if (util.hasParent(element, this.timeAxis.dom.foreground))      {what = 'axis';}
   else if (this.timeAxis2 && util.hasParent(element, this.timeAxis2.dom.foreground)) {what = 'axis';}
   else if (util.hasParent(element, this.itemSet.dom.labelSet))         {what = 'group-label';}
-  else if (CustomTime.customTimeFromTarget(event) != null)             {what = 'custom-time';}
   else if (util.hasParent(element, this.currentTime.bar))              {what = 'current-time';}
   else if (util.hasParent(element, this.dom.center))                   {what = 'background';}