diff --git a/client/components/boards/boardsList.js b/client/components/boards/boardsList.js
index df319ce0b..9208fdb2c 100644
--- a/client/components/boards/boardsList.js
+++ b/client/components/boards/boardsList.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const subManager = new SubsManager();
-const { calculateIndex } = Utils;
+const { calculateIndex, enableClickOnTouch } = Utils;
 
 Template.boardListHeaderBar.events({
   'click .js-open-archived-board'() {
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
       },
     });
 
+    // ugly touch event hotfix
+    enableClickOnTouch(itemsSelector);
+
     // Disable drag-dropping if the current user is not a board member or is comment only
     this.autorun(() => {
       $boards.sortable('option', 'disabled', !userIsAllowedToMove());