diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Feature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Feature.js
index 46da4a1750..9b76232af2 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Feature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Feature.js
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ OpenLayers.Handler.Feature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Handler, {
         var type = evt.type;
         var handled = false;
         var previouslyIn = !!(this.feature); // previously in a feature
-        var click = (type == "click" || type == "dblclick");
+        var click = (type == "click" || type == "dblclick" || type == "touchstart");
         this.feature = this.layer.getFeatureFromEvent(evt);
         if(this.feature && !this.feature.layer) {
             // feature has been destroyed
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ OpenLayers.Handler.Feature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Handler, {
             this.lastFeature = null;
         }
         if(this.feature) {
-            if(evt.type === "touchstart") {
+            if(type === "touchstart") {
                 // stop the event to prevent Android Webkit from
                 // "flashing" the map div
                 OpenLayers.Event.stop(evt);
diff --git a/tests/Handler/Feature.html b/tests/Handler/Feature.html
index 4c3641aa33..c2ed697984 100644
--- a/tests/Handler/Feature.html
+++ b/tests/Handler/Feature.html
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
     }
 
     function test_callbacks(t) {
-        t.plan(13);
+        t.plan(14);
         
         var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map', {controls: []});
         var control = new OpenLayers.Control();
@@ -235,6 +235,12 @@
         evtPx.type = "touchstart";
         map.events.triggerEvent('touchstart', evtPx);
 
+        // test touchstart on the same feature
+        // 'click' callback should be called
+        callbacks['click'] = getCallback('click (touch)', newFeature);
+        evtPx.type = "touchstart";
+        map.events.triggerEvent('touchstart', evtPx);
+
         // test touchstart in new feature and out of last feature
         // both 'click' and 'clickout' callbacks should be called
         lastFeature = newFeature;