diff --git a/src/ngAria/aria.js b/src/ngAria/aria.js
index 73e9e0733f9f..cc7e481c5588 100644
--- a/src/ngAria/aria.js
+++ b/src/ngAria/aria.js
@@ -389,8 +389,12 @@ ngAriaModule.directive('ngShow', ['$aria', function($aria) {
               var keyCode = event.which || event.keyCode;
 
               if (keyCode === 13 || keyCode === 32) {
-                // Prevent the default browser behavior (e.g. scrolling when pressing spacebar).
-                event.preventDefault();
+                // If the event is triggered on a non-interactive element ...
+                if (nodeBlackList.indexOf(event.target.nodeName) === -1) {
+                  // ... prevent the default browser behavior (e.g. scrolling when pressing spacebar)
+                  // See https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/16664
+                  event.preventDefault();
+                }
                 scope.$apply(callback);
               }
 
diff --git a/test/ngAria/ariaSpec.js b/test/ngAria/ariaSpec.js
index 11130b17430e..e36fb9cc2778 100644
--- a/test/ngAria/ariaSpec.js
+++ b/test/ngAria/ariaSpec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
+/* globals nodeBlackList false */
+
 describe('$aria', function() {
   var scope, $compile, element;
 
@@ -952,6 +954,33 @@ describe('$aria', function() {
       expect(clickEvents).toEqual(['div(true)', 'li(true)', 'div(true)', 'li(true)']);
     });
 
+    they('should not prevent default keyboard action if an interactive $type element' +
+      'is nested inside ng-click', nodeBlackList, function(elementType) {
+        function createHTML(type) {
+          return '<' + type + '></' + type + '>';
+        }
+
+        compileElement(
+          '<section>' +
+            '<div ng-click="onClick($event)">' + createHTML(elementType) + '</div>' +
+          '</section>');
+
+        var divElement = element.find('div');
+        var interactiveElement = element.find(elementType);
+
+        // Use browserTrigger because it supports event bubbling
+        // 13 Enter
+        browserTrigger(interactiveElement, 'keydown', {cancelable: true, bubbles: true, keyCode: 13});
+        expect(clickEvents).toEqual([elementType.toLowerCase() + '(false)']);
+
+        clickEvents = [];
+
+        // 32 Space
+        browserTrigger(interactiveElement, 'keydown', {cancelable: true, bubbles: true, keyCode: 32});
+        expect(clickEvents).toEqual([elementType.toLowerCase() + '(false)']);
+      }
+    );
+
     it('should trigger a click in browsers that provide `event.which` instead of `event.keyCode`',
       function() {
         compileElement(