diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Feature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Feature.js
index eaa39c5620..9d02fff4bf 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Feature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Feature.js
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ OpenLayers.Handler.Feature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Handler, {
         'mousemove': {'in': 'over', 'out': 'out'},
         'dblclick': {'in': 'dblclick', 'out': null},
         'mousedown': {'in': null, 'out': null},
-        'mouseup': {'in': null, 'out': null}
+        'mouseup': {'in': null, 'out': null},
+        'touchstart': {'in': 'click', 'out': 'clickout'}
     },
 
     /**
@@ -117,6 +118,19 @@ OpenLayers.Handler.Feature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Handler, {
         this.layer = layer;
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Method: touchstart
+     * Handle touchmove events
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * evt - {Event}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Boolean} Let the event propagate.
+     */
+    touchstart: function(evt) {
+        return this.mousedown(evt);
+    },
 
     /**
      * Method: mousedown
diff --git a/tests/Handler/Feature.html b/tests/Handler/Feature.html
index db258db433..e1131362c9 100644
--- a/tests/Handler/Feature.html
+++ b/tests/Handler/Feature.html
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         
     }
     function test_events(t) {
-        t.plan(25);
+        t.plan(30);
         
         var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
         var control = new OpenLayers.Control();
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
  
         // list below events that should be handled (events) and those
         // that should not be handled (nonevents) by the handler
-        var events = ["mousedown", "mouseup", "mousemove", "click", "dblclick"];
+        var events = ["mousedown", "mouseup", "mousemove", "click", "dblclick", "touchstart"];
         var nonevents = ["mouseout", "resize", "focus", "blur"];
         map.events.registerPriority = function(type, obj, func) {
             var output = func();
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
     }
 
     function test_callbacks(t) {
-        t.plan(9);
+        t.plan(13);
         
         var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map', {controls: []});
         var control = new OpenLayers.Control();
@@ -223,6 +223,36 @@
         callbacks['dblclick'] = getCallback('dblclick', newFeature);
         evtPx.type = "dblclick";
         map.events.triggerEvent('dblclick', evtPx);
+
+        // test touchstart on a feature
+        // 'click' callback should be called
+        handler.feature = null;
+        lastFeature = null;
+        newFeature = new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector();
+        newFeature.layer = layer;
+        callbacks['click'] = getCallback('click (touch)', newFeature);
+        callbacks['clickout'] = getCallback('clickout (touch)', lastFeature);
+        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;
+        newFeature = new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector();
+        newFeature.layer = layer;
+        callbacks['click'] = getCallback('click (touch)', newFeature);
+        callbacks['clickout'] = getCallback('clickout (touch)', lastFeature);
+        evtPx.type = "touchstart";
+        map.events.triggerEvent('touchstart', evtPx);
+
+        // test touchstart out of last feature
+        // only 'clickout' callback should be called
+        lastFeature = newFeature;
+        newFeature = null;
+        callbacks['click'] = getCallback('click (touch)', newFeature);
+        callbacks['clickout'] = getCallback('clickout (touch)', lastFeature);
+        evtPx.type = "touchstart";
+        map.events.triggerEvent('touchstart', evtPx);
     }
 
     function test_deactivate(t) {