diff --git a/conf/dlgpresentationbase.ui b/conf/dlgpresentationbase.ui
--- a/conf/dlgpresentationbase.ui
+++ b/conf/dlgpresentationbase.ui
@@ -87,6 +87,39 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item>
+       <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_4">
+        <item row="1" column="0">
+         <widget class="QLabel">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Touch navigation:</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="alignment">
+           <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="1" column="1">
+         <widget class="QComboBox" name="kcfg_SlidesTapNavigation">
+          <item>
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Tap left/right side to go back/forward</string>
+           </property>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Tap anywhere to go forward</string>
+           </property>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Disabled</string>
+           </property>
+          </item>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+       </layout>
+      </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
diff --git a/conf/okular_core.kcfg b/conf/okular_core.kcfg
--- a/conf/okular_core.kcfg
+++ b/conf/okular_core.kcfg
@@ -92,5 +92,13 @@
   <entry key="SlidesLoop" type="Bool" >
    <default>false</default>
   </entry>
+  <entry key="SlidesTapNavigation" type="Enum" >
+   <default>Forward</default>
+   <choices>
+    <choice name="ForwardBackward" />
+    <choice name="Forward" />
+    <choice name="Disabled" />
+   </choices>
+  </entry>
  </group>
 </kcfg>
diff --git a/ui/presentationwidget.h b/ui/presentationwidget.h
--- a/ui/presentationwidget.h
+++ b/ui/presentationwidget.h
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
         bool m_inBlackScreenMode;
         bool m_showSummaryView;
         bool m_advanceSlides;
+        bool m_goToPreviousPageOnRelease;
         bool m_goToNextPageOnRelease;
 
     private Q_SLOTS:
diff --git a/ui/presentationwidget.cpp b/ui/presentationwidget.cpp
--- a/ui/presentationwidget.cpp
+++ b/ui/presentationwidget.cpp
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@
     m_ac( collection ), m_screenSelect( nullptr ), m_isSetup( false ), m_blockNotifications( false ), m_inBlackScreenMode( false ),
     m_showSummaryView( Okular::Settings::slidesShowSummary() ),
     m_advanceSlides( Okular::SettingsCore::slidesAdvance() ),
+    m_goToPreviousPageOnRelease( false ),
     m_goToNextPageOnRelease( false )
 {
     Q_UNUSED( parent )
@@ -707,7 +708,39 @@
             return;
         }
 
-        m_goToNextPageOnRelease = true;
+        // Actual mouse press events always lead to the next page page
+        if ( e->source() == Qt::MouseEventNotSynthesized )
+        {
+            m_goToNextPageOnRelease = true;
+        }
+        // Touch events may lead to the previous or next page
+        else if ( Okular::Settings::slidesTapNavigation() != Okular::Settings::EnumSlidesTapNavigation::Disabled )
+        {
+            switch ( Okular::Settings::slidesTapNavigation() )
+            {
+                case Okular::Settings::EnumSlidesTapNavigation::ForwardBackward:
+                {
+                    if ( e->x() < ( geometry().width()/2 ) )
+                    {
+                        m_goToPreviousPageOnRelease = true;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        m_goToNextPageOnRelease = true;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                }
+                case Okular::Settings::EnumSlidesTapNavigation::Forward:
+                {
+                    m_goToNextPageOnRelease = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+                case Okular::Settings::EnumSlidesTapNavigation::Disabled:
+                {
+                    // Do Nothing
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
     // pressing the "move forward" mouse button: unlike the left button this
     // always means "show next page", so we unconditionally delegate to that
@@ -737,6 +770,11 @@
         m_pressedLink = nullptr;
     }
 
+    if ( m_goToPreviousPageOnRelease ) {
+        slotPrevPage();
+        m_goToPreviousPageOnRelease = false;
+    }
+
     if ( m_goToNextPageOnRelease ) {
         slotNextPage();
         m_goToNextPageOnRelease = false;