diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/browser.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/browser.ts
index c7570602cdf87e0b62da12fd9a717dd45aa6f1fc..715019d30486de2a14a57802b289d47d12fa3fff 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/browser.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/browser.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,6 @@ export const isWebKit = (userAgent.indexOf('AppleWebKit') >= 0);
 export const isChrome = (userAgent.indexOf('Chrome') >= 0);
 export const isSafari = (!isChrome && (userAgent.indexOf('Safari') >= 0));
 export const isWebkitWebView = (!isChrome && !isSafari && isWebKit);
-export const isIPad = (userAgent.indexOf('iPad') >= 0);
+export const isIPad = (userAgent.indexOf('iPad') >= 0 || (isSafari && navigator.maxTouchPoints > 0));
 export const isEdgeWebView = isEdge && (userAgent.indexOf('WebView/') >= 0);
 export const isStandalone = (window.matchMedia && window.matchMedia('(display-mode: standalone)').matches);