diff --git a/locale/translations/en_US.json b/locale/translations/en_US.json
index 635489de..2b7212bc 100644
--- a/locale/translations/en_US.json
+++ b/locale/translations/en_US.json
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
     "form.prefs.select.alphabetical": "Alphabetical",
     "form.prefs.select.unread_count": "Unread count",
     "form.prefs.label.keyboard_shortcuts": "Enable keyboard shortcuts",
-    "form.prefs.label.entry_swipe": "Enable swipe gesture on entries on mobile",
+    "form.prefs.label.entry_swipe": "Enable swipe and double-tap gestures on entries on mobile",
     "form.prefs.label.show_reading_time": "Show estimated reading time for entries",
     "form.prefs.label.custom_css": "Custom CSS",
     "form.prefs.label.entry_order": "Entry sorting column",
diff --git a/template/templates/views/entry.html b/template/templates/views/entry.html
index da407f05..e3930c49 100644
--- a/template/templates/views/entry.html
+++ b/template/templates/views/entry.html
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
     </div>
     {{ end }}
     {{ end }}
-    <article role="article" class="entry-content" dir="auto">
+    <article role="article" class="entry-content {{ if $.user.EntrySwipe }}double-tap{{ end }}" dir="auto">
         {{ if .user }}
             {{ noescape (proxyFilter .entry.Content) }}
         {{ else }}
diff --git a/ui/static/js/touch_handler.js b/ui/static/js/touch_handler.js
index 82374e00..d850f19e 100644
--- a/ui/static/js/touch_handler.js
+++ b/ui/static/js/touch_handler.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class TouchHandler {
         });
 
         let entryContentElement = document.querySelector(".entry-content");
-        if (entryContentElement) {
+        if (entryContentElement && entryContentElement.classList.contains('double-tap')) {
             let doubleTapTimers = {
                 previous: null,
                 next: null