diff --git a/content/html/content/src/nsGenericHTMLElement.cpp b/content/html/content/src/nsGenericHTMLElement.cpp
index 5ce205c64206..445e7c58cedb 100644
--- a/content/html/content/src/nsGenericHTMLElement.cpp
+++ b/content/html/content/src/nsGenericHTMLElement.cpp
@@ -1352,13 +1352,19 @@ nsGenericHTMLElement::HandleDOMEventForAnchors(nsIContent* aOuter,
     }
   }
 
-  if ((NS_OK == ret) && (aEvent->message == NS_MOUSE_ENTER_SYNTH || 
-                         aEvent->message == NS_MOUSE_EXIT_SYNTH ||
-                         nsEventStatus_eIgnore == *aEventStatus) &&
+  if (NS_FAILED(ret))
+    return ret;
+
+  if ((*aEventStatus == nsEventStatus_eIgnore ||
+       (*aEventStatus != nsEventStatus_eConsumeNoDefault &&
+        (aEvent->message == NS_MOUSE_ENTER_SYNTH ||
+         aEvent->message == NS_MOUSE_EXIT_SYNTH))) &&
       !(aFlags & NS_EVENT_FLAG_CAPTURE)) {
+
     // If we're here, then aOuter should be an nsILink. We'll use the
     // nsILink interface to get a canonified URL that has been
     // correctly escaped and URL-encoded for the document's charset.
+
     nsCOMPtr<nsILink> link = do_QueryInterface(aOuter);
     if (!link)
       return NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED;
diff --git a/xpfe/browser/resources/content/nsBrowserStatusHandler.js b/xpfe/browser/resources/content/nsBrowserStatusHandler.js
index f36e0ccd227d..9f018420130c 100644
--- a/xpfe/browser/resources/content/nsBrowserStatusHandler.js
+++ b/xpfe/browser/resources/content/nsBrowserStatusHandler.js
@@ -147,13 +147,11 @@ nsBrowserStatusHandler.prototype =
   {
     this.overLink = link;
     this.updateStatusField();
-    // set empty so defaults show up next change
-    this.overLink = "";
   },
 
   updateStatusField : function()
   {
-    var text = this.jsStatus || this.overLink || this.status || this.jsDefaultStatus || this.defaultStatus;
+    var text = this.overLink || this.status || this.jsStatus || this.jsDefaultStatus || this.defaultStatus;
 
     // check the current value so we don't trigger an attribute change
     // and cause needless (slow!) UI updates
@@ -280,6 +278,8 @@ nsBrowserStatusHandler.prototype =
 
   onLocationChange : function(aWebProgress, aRequest, aLocation)
   {
+    this.setOverLink("", null);
+
     var location = aLocation.spec;
 
     if (this.hideAboutBlank) {