diff --git a/public/views/includes/menu.html b/public/views/includes/menu.html
index 179c52e58..30b53cdb9 100644
--- a/public/views/includes/menu.html
+++ b/public/views/includes/menu.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-<div
-  class="bottom-bar row collapse">
+<div  class="bottom-bar row collapse">
     <div class="medium-3 small-3 columns text-center bottombar-item" ng-repeat="item in index.menu">
-      <a ng-click="index.setTab(item.link)" ng-class="{'active': index.tab == item.link}"> 
+      <a  ng-click="index.setTab(item.link)" ng-class="{'active': index.tab == item.link}" id="menu-{{item.link}}"> 
         <i class="size-36 {{item.icon}} db"></i>
         <div class="size-10 tu">
           {{item.title|translate}}
@@ -11,5 +10,5 @@
         </div>
       </a>
     </div>
-
 </div>
+
diff --git a/public/views/includes/topbar.html b/public/views/includes/topbar.html
index 68b6e56ce..1e0e8a7c0 100644
--- a/public/views/includes/topbar.html
+++ b/public/views/includes/topbar.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   </section>
 
   <section class="right-small" ng-show="!goBackToState">
-    <a ng-show="!closeToHome && index.isComplete" class="p10" 
+    <a id="camera-icon" ng-show="!closeToHome && index.isComplete" class="p10" 
       ng-click="topbar.openScanner()"><i class="fi-camera size-24"></i></a>
     <a ng-show="closeToHome" class="p10 ng-animate-disabled"
       ng-click="topbar.goHome(); closeToHome = null">
diff --git a/src/css/mobile.css b/src/css/mobile.css
index afd980a94..e699ac100 100644
--- a/src/css/mobile.css
+++ b/src/css/mobile.css
@@ -774,3 +774,9 @@ textarea:focus
   -webkit-transform: translate3d(-100%, 0, 0) !important;
   transform: translate3d(-100%, 0, 0) !important;
 }
+
+/* removes 300ms in IE */
+-ms-touch-action: manipulation; /* IE10 /
+touch-action: manipulation; /* IE11+ */
+
+
diff --git a/src/js/routes.js b/src/js/routes.js
index 5218d468d..650b9a972 100644
--- a/src/js/routes.js
+++ b/src/js/routes.js
@@ -506,6 +506,20 @@ angular
       importLegacy: 12
     };
 
+    // on touchdown elements
+    if (document) {
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        $log.debug('Binding touchstart elements...');
+        ['menu-walletHome', 'menu-send', 'menu-receive', 'menu-history', 'camera-icon'].forEach(function(id) {
+          var e = document.getElementById(id);
+
+          if (e) e.addEventListener('touchstart', function() {
+            angular.element(e).triggerHandler('click');
+          });
+        })
+      }, 1000);
+    }
+
     $rootScope.$on('$stateChangeSuccess', function() {
       $rootScope.$emit('Animation/Disable');
     });