diff --git a/frontend-js/src/main/js/map/AbstractCustomMap.js b/frontend-js/src/main/js/map/AbstractCustomMap.js
index b6086fccda16ff132530363811e7dd9cda868930..053a5c31af7637685f6ac78ee26f6002781f5f34 100644
--- a/frontend-js/src/main/js/map/AbstractCustomMap.js
+++ b/frontend-js/src/main/js/map/AbstractCustomMap.js
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ AbstractCustomMap.prototype.registerMapClickEvents = function () {
   this.getMapCanvas().addListener('mouseup', function () {
     mousedUp = true;
   });
+  $(self.getElement()).on("touchstart", function () {
+    mousedUp = true;
+  });
   // noinspection SpellCheckingInspection
   this.getMapCanvas().addListener('dragstart', function () {
     mousedUp = true;