diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 45fe8038..5a34a889 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ OPENSEADRAGON CHANGELOG
 * MouseTracker now passes the original event objects to its handler methods (#23)
 * MouseTracker now supports an optional 'moveHandler' method for tracking mousemove events (#215)
 * Fixed: Element-relative mouse coordinates now correct if the element and/or page is scrolled (using new OpenSeadragon.getElementOffset() method) (#131)
+* Fixed: Touch event issue where no canvas-click events were being raised (#240)
 
 0.9.131:
 
diff --git a/src/mousetracker.js b/src/mousetracker.js
index 5161c879..66e2a458 100644
--- a/src/mousetracker.js
+++ b/src/mousetracker.js
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@
     function onMouseUpCaptured( tracker, event, noRelease, isTouch ) {
         isTouch = isTouch || false;
 
-        if ( !THIS[ tracker.hash ].insideElement ) {
+        if ( !THIS[ tracker.hash ].insideElement || isTouch ) {
             onMouseUp( tracker, event, isTouch );
         }