diff --git a/src/viewer.js b/src/viewer.js
index bd01afe3..6bd8dad3 100644
--- a/src/viewer.js
+++ b/src/viewer.js
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ $.Viewer = function( options ) {
         clickDistThreshold: this.clickDistThreshold,
         enterHandler:       $.delegate( this, onContainerEnter ),
         exitHandler:        $.delegate( this, onContainerExit ),
+        pressHandler:       $.delegate( this, onContainerPress ),
         releaseHandler:     $.delegate( this, onContainerRelease )
     }).setTracking( this.mouseNavEnabled ? true : false ); // always tracking
 
@@ -2498,8 +2499,15 @@ function onContainerExit( event ) {
     });
 }
 
+function onContainerPress( event ) {
+    if ( event.pointerType === 'touch' && !$.MouseTracker.haveTouchEnter ) {
+        THIS[ this.hash ].mouseInside = true;
+        abortControlsAutoHide( this );
+    }
+}
+
 function onContainerRelease( event ) {
-    if ( !event.insideElementReleased ) {
+    if ( !event.insideElementReleased || ( event.pointerType === 'touch' && !$.MouseTracker.haveTouchEnter ) ) {
         THIS[ this.hash ].mouseInside = false;
         if ( !THIS[ this.hash ].animating ) {
             beginControlsAutoHide( this );