diff --git a/appIcons.js b/appIcons.js
index 88a4bbb..73c1650 100644
--- a/appIcons.js
+++ b/appIcons.js
@@ -828,7 +828,10 @@ export const TaskbarAppIcon = GObject.registerClass({
             else
                 buttonAction = SETTINGS.get_string('middle-click-action');
         }
-        else if (button && button == 1) {
+        // fixed issue #1676 by checking for button 0 or 1 to also handle touchscreen
+        // input, probably not the proper fix as i'm not aware button 0 should exist
+        // but from using this fix for months it seems to not create any issues
+        else if (typeof button === 'number' && (button == 0 || button == 1)) {
             let now = global.get_current_time()
 
             doubleClick = now - this.lastClick < DOUBLE_CLICK_DELAY_MS
diff --git a/panel.js b/panel.js
index a971914..9f8a261 100644
--- a/panel.js
+++ b/panel.js
@@ -1061,6 +1061,11 @@ export const Panel = GObject.registerClass({
 
             this._setShowDesktopButtonStyle();
 
+            this._showDesktopButton.connect('touch-event', (actor, event) => {
+              if (event.type() == Clutter.EventType.TOUCH_BEGIN) {
+                this._onShowDesktopButtonPress();
+              }
+            });
             this._showDesktopButton.connect('button-press-event', () => this._onShowDesktopButtonPress());
             this._showDesktopButton.connect('enter-event', () => {
                 this._showDesktopButton.add_style_class_name(this._getBackgroundBrightness() ?