diff --git a/legacy/elementary/ChangeLog b/legacy/elementary/ChangeLog
index d6ee8833be..56975bb583 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/ChangeLog
+++ b/legacy/elementary/ChangeLog
@@ -1769,3 +1769,6 @@
 
         * tooltip: Added elm_object_tooltip_orient_set() and elm_object_tooltip_orient_get().
 
+2013-12-01  Mike Blumenkrantz
+
+        * fix mouse eventing on e border theme
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/NEWS b/legacy/elementary/NEWS
index 3fd7969ed2..e3f9705021 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/NEWS
+++ b/legacy/elementary/NEWS
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Improvements:
 
 Fixes:
 
+   * fix mouse eventing on e border theme
+
 Removals:
 
 Changes since Elementary 1.7.0:
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/data/themes/edc/border.edc b/legacy/elementary/data/themes/edc/border.edc
index a0ca40a15a..b9f57bef33 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/data/themes/edc/border.edc
+++ b/legacy/elementary/data/themes/edc/border.edc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ group { name: "e/widgets/border/default/border";
             visible: 0;
          }
       }
-      part { name: "e.swallow.client"; type: SWALLOW; mouse_events: 0;
+      part { name: "e.swallow.client"; type: SWALLOW;
          clip_to: "client_clip";
          description { state: "default" 0.0;
             rel1.relative: 0.0 1.0;
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ group { name: "e/widgets/border/dialog/border";
 group { name: "e/widgets/border/noresize/border";
    inherit: "e/widgets/border/default/border";
    parts {
-      part { name: "e.swallow.client"; type: SWALLOW; mouse_events: 0;
+      part { name: "e.swallow.client"; type: SWALLOW;
          description { state: "default" 0.0;
             rel2.relative: 1.0 1.0;
          }
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ group { name: "e/widgets/border/pixel/border";
             rel2.to_y: "e.swallow.client";
          }
       }
-      part { name: "e.swallow.client"; type: SWALLOW; mouse_events: 0;
+      part { name: "e.swallow.client"; type: SWALLOW;
          clip_to: "client_clip";
          description { state: "default" 0.0;
             rel1.offset: 1 1;