diff --git wp-includes/js/admin-bar.js wp-includes/js/admin-bar.js
index ce44436..5a4b3a2 100644
--- wp-includes/js/admin-bar.js
+++ wp-includes/js/admin-bar.js
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ if ( typeof(jQuery) != 'undefined' ) {
 				var el = $(this);
 
 				if ( !el.hasClass('hover') ) {
-					e.preventDefault();
+					if ( el.parent().is('#wp-admin-bar-root-default') ) {
+						e.preventDefault();
+					}
 					adminbar.find('li.menupop.hover').removeClass('hover');
 					el.addClass('hover');
 				}