diff --git a/js/views_slideshow.js b/js/views_slideshow.js
index 2165683..ff857bd 100644
--- a/js/views_slideshow.js
+++ b/js/views_slideshow.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
    */
   Drupal.viewsSlideshowControlsText.pause = function (options) {
     var pauseText = Drupal.theme.prototype['viewsSlideshowControlsPause'] ? Drupal.theme('viewsSlideshowControlsPause') : '';
-    $('#views_slideshow_controls_text_pause_' + options.slideshowID).text(pauseText);
+    $('#views_slideshow_controls_text_pause_' + options.slideshowID + ' a').text(pauseText);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
    */
   Drupal.viewsSlideshowControlsText.play = function (options) {
     var playText = Drupal.theme.prototype['viewsSlideshowControlsPlay'] ? Drupal.theme('viewsSlideshowControlsPlay') : '';
-    $('#views_slideshow_controls_text_pause_' + options.slideshowID).text(playText);
+    $('#views_slideshow_controls_text_pause_' + options.slideshowID + ' a').text(playText);
   }
 
   // Theme the resume control.
diff --git a/theme/views-slideshow-controls-text-next.tpl.php b/theme/views-slideshow-controls-text-next.tpl.php
index af52855..51476d6 100644
--- a/theme/views-slideshow-controls-text-next.tpl.php
+++ b/theme/views-slideshow-controls-text-next.tpl.php
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<span id="views_slideshow_controls_text_next_<?php print $variables['vss_id']; ?>" class="<?php print $classes; ?>"><?php print t('Next'); ?></span>
+<span id="views_slideshow_controls_text_next_<?php print $variables['vss_id']; ?>" class="<?php print $classes; ?>"><a href="#"><?php print t('Next'); ?></a></span>
diff --git a/theme/views-slideshow-controls-text-pause.tpl.php b/theme/views-slideshow-controls-text-pause.tpl.php
index de1d76f..28cf216 100644
--- a/theme/views-slideshow-controls-text-pause.tpl.php
+++ b/theme/views-slideshow-controls-text-pause.tpl.php
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<span id="views_slideshow_controls_text_pause_<?php print $variables['vss_id']; ?>" class="<?php print $classes; ?>"><?php print $start_text; ?></span>
+<span id="views_slideshow_controls_text_pause_<?php print $variables['vss_id']; ?>" class="<?php print $classes; ?>"><a href="#"><?php print $start_text; ?></a></span>
diff --git a/theme/views-slideshow-controls-text-previous.tpl.php b/theme/views-slideshow-controls-text-previous.tpl.php
index 8078f81..c64f95f 100644
--- a/theme/views-slideshow-controls-text-previous.tpl.php
+++ b/theme/views-slideshow-controls-text-previous.tpl.php
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<span id="views_slideshow_controls_text_previous_<?php print $variables['vss_id']; ?>" class="<?php print $classes; ?>"><?php print t('Previous'); ?></span>
+<span id="views_slideshow_controls_text_previous_<?php print $variables['vss_id']; ?>" class="<?php print $classes; ?>"><a href="#"><?php print t('Previous'); ?></a></span>