diff --git a/javascript/atoms/events.js b/javascript/atoms/events.js
index 251e34d53259c..f29e9e5c1c77e 100644
--- a/javascript/atoms/events.js
+++ b/javascript/atoms/events.js
@@ -523,7 +523,8 @@ bot.events.TouchEventFactory_.prototype.create = function (target, opt_args) {
   } else if (strategy == bot.events.TouchEventStrategy_.INIT_TOUCH_EVENT) {
     event = doc.createEvent('TouchEvent');
     // Different browsers have different implementations of initTouchEvent.
-    if (event.initTouchEvent.length == 0) {
+    // if (event.initTouchEvent.length == 0) {
+    if (!goog.userAgent.product.IOS) {
       // Chrome/Android.
       event.initTouchEvent(touches, targetTouches, changedTouches,
         this.type_, view, /*screenX*/ 0, /*screenY*/ 0, args.clientX,
diff --git a/javascript/webdriver/atoms/exports/inputs.js b/javascript/webdriver/atoms/exports/inputs.js
index 50a2d5038fb1f..67c946facf2d5 100644
--- a/javascript/webdriver/atoms/exports/inputs.js
+++ b/javascript/webdriver/atoms/exports/inputs.js
@@ -37,3 +37,5 @@ goog.exportSymbol('webdriver.atoms.inputs.mouseMove',
                   webdriver.atoms.inputs.mouseMove);
 goog.exportSymbol('webdriver.atoms.inputs.sendKeys',
                   webdriver.atoms.inputs.sendKeys);
+goog.exportSymbol('webdriver.atoms.inputs.tap',
+                  webdriver.atoms.inputs.tap);
diff --git a/javascript/webdriver/atoms/inject/BUILD.bazel b/javascript/webdriver/atoms/inject/BUILD.bazel
index 2e3ac2b393f3c..8fa396938aed1 100644
--- a/javascript/webdriver/atoms/inject/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/javascript/webdriver/atoms/inject/BUILD.bazel
@@ -184,6 +184,15 @@ closure_fragment(
     ],
 )
 
+closure_fragment(
+    name = "tap",
+    function = "webdriver.atoms.inject.action.tap",
+    module = "webdriver.atoms.inject.action",
+    deps = [
+        ":action",
+    ],
+)
+
 closure_fragment(
     name = "clear-local-storage",
     function = "webdriver.atoms.inject.storage.local.clear",
diff --git a/javascript/webdriver/atoms/inject/action.js b/javascript/webdriver/atoms/inject/action.js
index e884252e83303..68b71f9f16cac 100644
--- a/javascript/webdriver/atoms/inject/action.js
+++ b/javascript/webdriver/atoms/inject/action.js
@@ -88,6 +88,19 @@ webdriver.atoms.inject.action.click = function (element, opt_window) {
       [element], opt_window);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Tap an element.
+ *
+ * @param {bot.inject.JsonElement} element The element to tap.
+ * @param {bot.inject.JsonWindow=} opt_window The optional window
+ *     containing the element.
+ * @return {string} A stringified {@link bot.response.ResponseObject}.
+ * @see bot.action.tap
+ */
+webdriver.atoms.inject.action.tap = function (element, opt_window) {
+  return webdriver.atoms.inject.action.executeActionFunction_(bot.action.tap,
+      [element], opt_window);
+};
 
 /**
  * JSON representation of a {@link bot.Mouse.State} object.
diff --git a/javascript/webdriver/atoms/inputs.js b/javascript/webdriver/atoms/inputs.js
index 422e707d1323b..0ccfc80ecf073 100644
--- a/javascript/webdriver/atoms/inputs.js
+++ b/javascript/webdriver/atoms/inputs.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ goog.provide('webdriver.atoms.inputs');
 
 goog.require('bot.Keyboard');
 goog.require('bot.Mouse');
+goog.require('bot.Touchscreen');
 goog.require('bot.action');
 goog.require('bot.dom');
 goog.require('goog.dom');
@@ -76,6 +77,18 @@ webdriver.atoms.inputs.click = function(element, opt_state) {
   return mouse.getState();
 };
 
+/**
+ * Tap on an element.
+ *
+ * @param {?Element} element The element to tap.
+ */
+webdriver.atoms.inputs.tap = function(element) {
+  var touchScreen = new bot.Touchscreen();
+  if (!element) {
+    throw Error('No element to send keys to');
+  }
+  bot.action.tap(element, null, touchScreen);
+};
 
 /**
  * Move the mouse to a specific element and/or coordinate location.