diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/activitybar/activitybarActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/activitybar/activitybarActions.ts
index b5d0dfb487679f3223e318998fd76e76eb5d61f2..e02a364582fd136811dc0c9c125483f215b33466 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/activitybar/activitybarActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/activitybar/activitybarActions.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import 'vs/css!./media/activityaction';
 import DOM = require('vs/base/browser/dom');
+import { EventType as TouchEventType } from 'vs/base/browser/touch';
 import { TPromise } from 'vs/base/common/winjs.base';
 import { Action } from 'vs/base/common/actions';
 import { IContextMenuService } from 'vs/platform/contextview/browser/contextView';
@@ -107,36 +108,27 @@ export class GlobalActivityActionItem extends ActivityActionItem {
 		// Context menus are triggered on mouse down so that an item can be picked
 		// and executed with releasing the mouse over it
 		this.$container.on(DOM.EventType.MOUSE_DOWN, (e: MouseEvent) => {
-			this.onClick(e);
+			DOM.EventHelper.stop(e, true);
+
+			const event = new StandardMouseEvent(e);
+			this.showContextMenu({ x: event.posx, y: event.posy });
 		});
 
-		// Extra listener for keyboard interaction
 		this.$container.on(DOM.EventType.KEY_UP, (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
 			let event = new StandardKeyboardEvent(e);
 			if (event.equals(KeyCode.Enter) || event.equals(KeyCode.Space)) {
-				this.onClick(e);
+				DOM.EventHelper.stop(e, true);
+
+				this.showContextMenu(this.$container.getHTMLElement());
 			}
 		});
-	}
-
-	public onClick(event?: MouseEvent | KeyboardEvent): void {
-		DOM.EventHelper.stop(event, true);
 
-		// Prevent duplicate menu showing because we already handle MOUSE_DOWN
-		// (refs: // https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/36244)
-		if (event.type === DOM.EventType.CLICK) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		let location: HTMLElement | { x: number, y: number };
-		if (event instanceof MouseEvent) {
-			const mouseEvent = new StandardMouseEvent(event);
-			location = { x: mouseEvent.posx, y: mouseEvent.posy };
-		} else {
-			location = this.$container.getHTMLElement();
-		}
+		this.$container.on(TouchEventType.Tap, (e: MouseEvent) => {
+			DOM.EventHelper.stop(e, true);
 
-		this.showContextMenu(location);
+			const event = new StandardMouseEvent(e);
+			this.showContextMenu({ x: event.posx, y: event.posy });
+		});
 	}
 
 	private showContextMenu(location: HTMLElement | { x: number, y: number }): void {