diff --git a/modules/onscreengui/onscreenguimodule.cpp b/modules/onscreengui/onscreenguimodule.cpp
index c4096e8726..83bc00f106 100644
--- a/modules/onscreengui/onscreenguimodule.cpp
+++ b/modules/onscreengui/onscreenguimodule.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 namespace openspace {
 
 gui::GUI OnScreenGUIModule::gui;
+Touch OnScreenGUIModule::touchInput;
     
 OnScreenGUIModule::OnScreenGUIModule() 
     : OpenSpaceModule("OnScreenGUI")
@@ -135,7 +136,10 @@ OnScreenGUIModule::OnScreenGUIModule()
                 uint32_t mouseButtons = wrapper.mouseButtons(2);
                 
                 double dt = std::max(wrapper.averageDeltaTime(), 0.0);
-                
+				if (touchInput.active && mouseButtons == 0) {
+					mouseButtons = touchInput.action;
+					mousePosition = touchInput.pos;
+				}
                 // We don't do any collection of immediate mode user interface, so it is
                 // fine to open and close a frame immediately
                 gui.startFrame(
diff --git a/modules/onscreengui/onscreenguimodule.h b/modules/onscreengui/onscreenguimodule.h
index 6576843c68..cd94b58d28 100644
--- a/modules/onscreengui/onscreenguimodule.h
+++ b/modules/onscreengui/onscreenguimodule.h
@@ -30,12 +30,19 @@
 #include <modules/onscreengui/include/gui.h>
 
 namespace openspace {
-    
+
+struct Touch {
+	bool active;
+	glm::vec2 pos;
+	uint32_t action;
+};
+
 class OnScreenGUIModule : public OpenSpaceModule {
 public:
     OnScreenGUIModule();
     
     static gui::GUI gui;
+	static Touch touchInput;
 };
 
 } // namespace openspace