diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/touch.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/touch.ts
index 7d79a4c19d0..095e36f8b4b 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/touch.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/touch.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ export class Gesture implements IDisposable {
 	private onTouchStart(e: TouchEvent): void {
 		let timestamp = Date.now(); // use Date.now() because on FF e.timeStamp is not epoch based.
 		e.preventDefault();
-		e.stopPropagation();
 
 		if (this.handle) {
 			this.handle.dispose();
diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listView.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listView.ts
index 497bf624a0c..ae867ee1e21 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listView.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ const MouseEventTypes = [
 	'mouseover',
 	'mousemove',
 	'mouseout',
-	'contextmenu'
+	'contextmenu',
+	'touchstart'
 ];
 
 export interface IListViewOptions {
diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts
index c915c842c0e..ca25d3e9381 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ class MouseController<T> implements IDisposable {
 		this.disposables.push(view.addListener('mousedown', e => this.onMouseDown(e)));
 		this.disposables.push(view.addListener('click', e => this.onPointer(e)));
 		this.disposables.push(view.addListener('dblclick', e => this.onDoubleClick(e)));
+		this.disposables.push(view.addListener('touchstart', e => this.onMouseDown(e)));
 		this.disposables.push(view.addListener(TouchEventType.Tap, e => this.onPointer(e)));
 	}