diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2de356649..6360e1a2e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2010-02-15  Wolfgang Sourdeau  <wsourdeau@inverse.ca>
 
+	* UI/WebServerResources/generic.js (getTarget): ensure the
+	returned target has been initialized with prototype extensions.
+
 	* UI/WebServerResources/SchedulerUI.js (gotoToday): set the
 	selected day to the today date.
 
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/generic.js b/UI/WebServerResources/generic.js
index 08eaa646a..ec987c81e 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/generic.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/generic.js
@@ -378,9 +378,9 @@ function isHttpStatus204(status) {
 function getTarget(event) {
     event = event || window.event;
     if (event.target)
-        return event.target; // W3C DOM
+        return $(event.target); // W3C DOM
     else
-        return event.srcElement; // IE
+        return $(event.srcElement); // IE
 }
 
 function preventDefault(event) {