diff --git a/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenevents.c b/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenevents.c
index 0f915c6..306ec55 100644
--- a/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenevents.c
+++ b/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenevents.c
@@ -391,11 +391,24 @@
         x = touchEvent->touches[i].canvasX / (float)window_data->windowed_width;
         y = touchEvent->touches[i].canvasY / (float)window_data->windowed_height;
 
-        if (eventType == EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_TOUCHMOVE) {
-            SDL_SendTouchMotion(deviceId, id, x, y, 1.0f);
-        } else if (eventType == EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_TOUCHSTART) {
+        if (eventType == EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_TOUCHSTART) {
+            if (!window_data->finger_touching) {
+                window_data->finger_touching = SDL_TRUE;
+                window_data->first_finger = id;
+                SDL_SendMouseMotion(window_data->window, SDL_TOUCH_MOUSEID, 0, x, y);
+                SDL_SendMouseButton(window_data->window, SDL_TOUCH_MOUSEID, SDL_PRESSED, SDL_BUTTON_LEFT);
+            }
             SDL_SendTouch(deviceId, id, SDL_TRUE, x, y, 1.0f);
+        } else if (eventType == EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_TOUCHMOVE) {
+            if ((window_data->finger_touching) && (window_data->first_finger == id)) {
+                SDL_SendMouseMotion(window_data->window, SDL_TOUCH_MOUSEID, 0, x, y);
+            }
+            SDL_SendTouchMotion(deviceId, id, x, y, 1.0f);
         } else {
+            if ((window_data->finger_touching) && (window_data->first_finger == id)) {
+                SDL_SendMouseButton(window_data->window, SDL_TOUCH_MOUSEID, SDL_RELEASED, SDL_BUTTON_LEFT);
+                window_data->finger_touching = SDL_FALSE;
+            }
             SDL_SendTouch(deviceId, id, SDL_FALSE, x, y, 1.0f);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenvideo.h b/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenvideo.h
index e824de3..49b0b35 100644
--- a/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenvideo.h
+++ b/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenvideo.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #define _SDL_emscriptenvideo_h
 
 #include "../SDL_sysvideo.h"
+#include "../../events/SDL_touch_c.h"
 #include <emscripten/emscripten.h>
 #include <emscripten/html5.h>
 
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@
     SDL_bool external_size;
 
     int requested_fullscreen_mode;
+
+    SDL_bool finger_touching;  /* for mapping touch events to mice */
+    SDL_FingerID first_finger;
 } SDL_WindowData;
 
 #endif /* _SDL_emscriptenvideo_h */