diff --git a/js/ui/popupMenu.js b/js/ui/popupMenu.js
index 36d7f845e..34986f733 100644
--- a/js/ui/popupMenu.js
+++ b/js/ui/popupMenu.js
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ const PopupBaseMenuItem = new Lang.Class({
 
         if (this._activatable) {
             this.actor.connect('button-release-event', Lang.bind(this, this._onButtonReleaseEvent));
+            this.actor.connect('touch-event', Lang.bind(this, this._onTouchEvent));
             this.actor.connect('key-press-event', Lang.bind(this, this._onKeyPressEvent));
         }
         if (params.reactive && params.hover)
@@ -132,6 +133,14 @@ const PopupBaseMenuItem = new Lang.Class({
         return Clutter.EVENT_STOP;
     },
 
+    _onTouchEvent: function (actor, event) {
+        if (event.type() == Clutter.EventType.TOUCH_END) {
+            this.activate(event);
+            return Clutter.EVENT_STOP;
+        }
+        return Clutter.EVENT_PROPAGATE;
+    },
+
     _onKeyPressEvent: function (actor, event) {
         let symbol = event.get_key_symbol();