ui-btn-active class gets removed if data-transition="none" attribute is set.

ui-btn-active class gets removed if data-transition="none" attribute is set.

I am using a persistent fixed external navbar/footer in jqm 1.4.

The ui-btn-active class gets applied and stays (as it should) on transition if data-transition attribute is not set or set to 'fade', 'slide' etc. 

However if I set it to 'none' the ui-btn-active class gets removed from the active page after page change.

How can I use data-transition="none" and ensure that the ui-btn-active class remains?