diff --git a/design/src/android/support/design/internal/BottomNavigationMenuView.java b/design/src/android/support/design/internal/BottomNavigationMenuView.java
index df361e6..096bdd8 100644
--- a/design/src/android/support/design/internal/BottomNavigationMenuView.java
+++ b/design/src/android/support/design/internal/BottomNavigationMenuView.java
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@
             public void onClick(View v) {
                 final BottomNavigationItemView itemView = (BottomNavigationItemView) v;
                 final int itemPosition = itemView.getItemPosition();
-                activateNewButton(itemPosition);
-                mMenu.performItemAction(itemView.getItemData(), mPresenter, 0);
+                if (!mMenu.performItemAction(itemView.getItemData(), mPresenter, 0)) {
+                    activateNewButton(itemPosition);
+                }
             }
         };
         mTempChildWidths = new int[BottomNavigationMenu.MAX_ITEM_COUNT];
diff --git a/design/src/android/support/design/widget/BottomNavigationView.java b/design/src/android/support/design/widget/BottomNavigationView.java
index e82f1fb..8a8e0bd 100644
--- a/design/src/android/support/design/widget/BottomNavigationView.java
+++ b/design/src/android/support/design/widget/BottomNavigationView.java
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
         mMenu.setCallback(new MenuBuilder.Callback() {
             @Override
             public boolean onMenuItemSelected(MenuBuilder menu, MenuItem item) {
-                return mListener != null && mListener.onNavigationItemSelected(item);
+                return mListener != null && !mListener.onNavigationItemSelected(item);
             }
 
             @Override
@@ -279,7 +279,9 @@
          *
          * @param item The selected item
          *
-         * @return true to display the item as the selected item
+         * @return true to display the item as the selected item and false if the item should not
+         *         be selected. Consider setting non-selectable items as disabled preemptively to
+         *         make them appear non-interactive.
          */
         boolean onNavigationItemSelected(@NonNull MenuItem item);
     }
diff --git a/design/tests/src/android/support/design/widget/BottomNavigationViewTest.java b/design/tests/src/android/support/design/widget/BottomNavigationViewTest.java
index 98851b4..0ddbc6d 100644
--- a/design/tests/src/android/support/design/widget/BottomNavigationViewTest.java
+++ b/design/tests/src/android/support/design/widget/BottomNavigationViewTest.java
@@ -27,11 +27,15 @@
 
 import static org.hamcrest.core.AllOf.allOf;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.support.annotation.ColorInt;
@@ -95,22 +99,38 @@
                 mock(BottomNavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelectedListener.class);
         mBottomNavigation.setOnNavigationItemSelectedListener(mockedListener);
 
-        // Click one of our items
+        // Make the listener return true to allow selecting the item.
+        when(mockedListener.onNavigationItemSelected(any(MenuItem.class))).thenReturn(true);
         onView(allOf(withText(mMenuStringContent.get(R.id.destination_profile)),
                 isDescendantOfA(withId(R.id.bottom_navigation)), isDisplayed())).perform(click());
-        // And that our listener has been notified of the click
+        // Verify our listener has been notified of the click
         verify(mockedListener, times(1)).onNavigationItemSelected(
                 mBottomNavigation.getMenu().findItem(R.id.destination_profile));
+        // Verify the item is now selected
+        assertTrue(mBottomNavigation.getMenu().findItem(R.id.destination_profile).isChecked());
+
+        // Make the listener return false to disallow selecting the item.
+        when(mockedListener.onNavigationItemSelected(any(MenuItem.class))).thenReturn(false);
+        onView(allOf(withText(mMenuStringContent.get(R.id.destination_people)),
+                isDescendantOfA(withId(R.id.bottom_navigation)), isDisplayed())).perform(click());
+        // Verify our listener has been notified of the click
+        verify(mockedListener, times(1)).onNavigationItemSelected(
+                mBottomNavigation.getMenu().findItem(R.id.destination_people));
+        // Verify the previous item is still selected
+        assertFalse(mBottomNavigation.getMenu().findItem(R.id.destination_people).isChecked());
+        assertTrue(mBottomNavigation.getMenu().findItem(R.id.destination_profile).isChecked());
 
         // Set null listener to test that the next click is not going to notify the
-        // previously set listener
+        // previously set listener and will allow selecting items.
         mBottomNavigation.setOnNavigationItemSelectedListener(null);
 
         // Click one of our items
-        onView(allOf(withText(mMenuStringContent.get(R.id.destination_people)),
+        onView(allOf(withText(mMenuStringContent.get(R.id.destination_home)),
                 isDescendantOfA(withId(R.id.bottom_navigation)), isDisplayed())).perform(click());
         // And that our previous listener has not been notified of the click
         verifyNoMoreInteractions(mockedListener);
+        // Verify the correct item is now selected.
+        assertTrue(mBottomNavigation.getMenu().findItem(R.id.destination_home).isChecked());
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/samples/SupportDesignDemos/src/com/example/android/support/design/widget/BottomNavigationViewUsage.java b/samples/SupportDesignDemos/src/com/example/android/support/design/widget/BottomNavigationViewUsage.java
index 4cfef7a..3442218 100644
--- a/samples/SupportDesignDemos/src/com/example/android/support/design/widget/BottomNavigationViewUsage.java
+++ b/samples/SupportDesignDemos/src/com/example/android/support/design/widget/BottomNavigationViewUsage.java
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
                             default:
                                 selectedItem.setText("Selected " + item.getTitle());
                         }
-                        return false;
+                        return true;
                     }
                 });
     }