diff --git a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/pointer_binding.dart b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/pointer_binding.dart
index 59b86632ce1c8347b406a2302678b0550d3e5eb5..3e2ee972fb66faef046a75c6f0fab0a0d6e62822 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/pointer_binding.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/pointer_binding.dart
@@ -318,6 +318,9 @@ class TouchAdapter extends BaseAdapter {
     });
 
     _addEventListener('touchend', (html.Event event) {
+      // On Safari Mobile, the keyboard does not show unless this line is
+      // added.
+      event.preventDefault();
       _updateButtonDownState(_kPrimaryMouseButton, false);
       _callback(_convertEventToPointerData(ui.PointerChange.up, event));
     });