diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.widget.js b/ui/jquery.ui.widget.js
index b4aab5f3e2..a46dcaf99e 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.widget.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.widget.js
@@ -352,8 +352,12 @@ $.Widget.prototype = {
 		if ( key === "disabled" ) {
 			this.widget()
 				.toggleClass( this.widgetFullName + "-disabled", !!value );
-			this.hoverable.removeClass( "ui-state-hover" );
-			this.focusable.removeClass( "ui-state-focus" );
+
+			// If the widget is becoming disabled, then nothing is interactive
+			if ( value ) {
+				this.hoverable.removeClass( "ui-state-hover" );
+				this.focusable.removeClass( "ui-state-focus" );
+			}
 		}
 
 		return this;