diff --git a/src/rails.js b/src/rails.js
index 309d74d6..0bf6749e 100644
--- a/src/rails.js
+++ b/src/rails.js
@@ -183,6 +183,19 @@
       form.submit();
     },
 
+    // Follow the href after a delay. To be used instead of the default handler to give the DOM a chance to render any changes
+    followLink: function(link) {
+      var href = rails.href(link),
+        target = $.trim(link.attr("target"));
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        if (target) {
+          open(href, target);
+        } else {
+          location = href;
+        }
+      }, 0);
+    },
+
     /* Disables form elements:
       - Caches element value in 'ujs:enable-with' data store
       - Replaces element text with value of 'data-disable-with' attribute
@@ -316,6 +329,9 @@
       } else if (link.data('method')) {
         rails.handleMethod(link);
         return false;
+      } else {
+        rails.followLink(link);
+        return false;
       }
     });
 
diff --git a/test/public/test/call-remote.js b/test/public/test/call-remote.js
index d78ce565..c508d874 100644
--- a/test/public/test/call-remote.js
+++ b/test/public/test/call-remote.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ asyncTest('allow empty form "action"', 1, function() {
         currentLocation.href = "";
         currentLocation = currentLocation.href;
       }
-      currentLocation = currentLocation.replace(/\?$/, '');
+      currentLocation = currentLocation.replace(/\??#?$/, '');
 
       // Actual location (strip out settings.data that jQuery serializes and appends)
       // HACK: can no longer use settings.data below to see what was appended to URL, as of
diff --git a/test/public/test/data-disable.js b/test/public/test/data-disable.js
index ec858787..a9e6e3f8 100644
--- a/test/public/test/data-disable.js
+++ b/test/public/test/data-disable.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module('data-disable', {
 
     $('#qunit-fixture').append($('<a />', {
       text: 'Click me',
-      href: '/echo',
+      href: '#',
       'data-disable-with': 'clicking...'
     }));
   },