Index: kstars/fitsviewer/fitsdata.h
===================================================================
--- kstars/fitsviewer/fitsdata.h
+++ kstars/fitsviewer/fitsdata.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QRect>
+#include <QVariant>
 
 #ifndef KSTARS_LITE
 #include "fitshistogram.h"
Index: kstars/skymap.h
===================================================================
--- kstars/skymap.h
+++ kstars/skymap.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "skyobjects/skyline.h"
 
 #include <QGraphicsView>
+#include <QtGlobal>
 #include <QTimer>
 
 class QPainter;
@@ -509,6 +510,8 @@
     void removeSkyObject(SkyObject *object);
 
   protected:
+    bool event(QEvent *event) override;
+
     /** Process keystrokes:
          * @li arrow keys  Slew the map
          * @li +/- keys  Zoom in and out
@@ -670,6 +673,10 @@
 
     bool m_objPointingMode { false };
     bool m_fovCaptureMode { false };
+    bool m_touchMode { false };
+    bool m_pinchMode { false };
+    bool m_tapAndHoldMode { false };
+    qreal m_pinchScale { 0.0 };
 
     QWidget *m_SkyMapDraw { nullptr }; // Can be dynamic_cast<> to SkyMapDrawAbstract
 
Index: kstars/skymap.cpp
===================================================================
--- kstars/skymap.cpp
+++ kstars/skymap.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@
     : QGraphicsView(KStars::Instance()), computeSkymap(true), rulerMode(false), data(KStarsData::Instance()), pmenu(nullptr),
       ClickedObject(nullptr), FocusObject(nullptr), m_proj(nullptr), m_previewLegend(false), m_objPointingMode(false)
 {
+#if !defined(KSTARS_LITE)
+    grabGesture(Qt::PinchGesture);
+    grabGesture(Qt::TapAndHoldGesture);
+#endif
     m_Scale = 1.0;
 
     ZoomRect = QRect();
Index: kstars/skymapevents.cpp
===================================================================
--- kstars/skymapevents.cpp
+++ kstars/skymapevents.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "skycomponents/starcomponent.h"
 #include "widgets/infoboxwidget.h"
 
+#include <QGestureEvent>
 #include <QStatusBar>
 #include <QToolTip>
 
@@ -396,11 +397,76 @@
 void SkyMap::stopTracking()
 {
     KStars *kstars = KStars::Instance();
+
     emit positionChanged(focus());
     if (kstars && Options::isTracking())
         kstars->slotTrack();
 }
 
+bool SkyMap::event(QEvent *event)
+{
+#if !defined(KSTARS_LITE)
+    if (event->type() == QEvent::TouchBegin)
+    {
+        m_touchMode = true;
+        m_pinchScale = -1;
+    }
+
+    if (event->type() == QEvent::Gesture)
+    {
+        QGestureEvent* gestureEvent = static_cast<QGestureEvent*>(event);
+
+        if (QPinchGesture *pinch = static_cast<QPinchGesture*>(gestureEvent->gesture(Qt::PinchGesture)))
+        {
+            QPinchGesture::ChangeFlags changeFlags = pinch->changeFlags();
+
+            m_pinchMode = true;
+            if (changeFlags & QPinchGesture::ScaleFactorChanged)
+            {
+                if (m_pinchScale == -1)
+                {
+                    m_pinchScale = pinch->totalScaleFactor();
+                    return true;
+                }
+                if (pinch->totalScaleFactor()-m_pinchScale > 0.1)
+                {
+                    m_pinchScale = pinch->totalScaleFactor();
+                    zoomInOrMagStep(0);
+                    return true;
+                }
+                if (pinch->totalScaleFactor()-m_pinchScale < -0.1)
+                {
+                    m_pinchScale = pinch->totalScaleFactor();
+                    zoomOutOrMagStep(0);
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (QTapAndHoldGesture *tapAndHold = static_cast<QTapAndHoldGesture*>(gestureEvent->gesture(Qt::TapAndHoldGesture)))
+        {
+            m_tapAndHoldMode = true;
+            if (tapAndHold->state() == Qt::GestureFinished)
+            {
+                if (clickedObject())
+                {
+                    clickedObject()->showPopupMenu(pmenu, tapAndHold->position().toPoint());
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    pmenu->createEmptyMenu(clickedPoint());
+                    pmenu->popup(tapAndHold->position().toPoint());
+                }
+                m_touchMode = false;
+                m_pinchMode = false;
+                m_tapAndHoldMode = false;
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+#endif
+    return QGraphicsView::event(event);
+}
+
 void SkyMap::keyReleaseEvent(QKeyEvent *e)
 {
     switch (e->key())
@@ -429,6 +495,12 @@
 
 void SkyMap::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *e)
 {
+#if !defined(KSTARS_LITE)
+    // Skip touch points
+    if (m_pinchMode || m_tapAndHoldMode || (m_touchMode && e->globalX() == 0 && e->globalY() == 0))
+        return;
+#endif
+
     if (Options::useHoverLabel())
     {
         //Start a single-shot timer to monitor whether we are currently hovering.
@@ -552,6 +624,15 @@
 
 void SkyMap::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *)
 {
+#if !defined(KSTARS_LITE)
+    if (m_touchMode)
+    {
+        m_touchMode = false;
+        m_pinchMode = false;
+        m_tapAndHoldMode = false;
+    }
+#endif
+
     if (ZoomRect.isValid())
     {
         stopTracking();