diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 9ad35a0d3f27..7d8d3f02822b 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Change Log
     * `HeadingPitchRoll.equals` and `HeadingPitchRoll.equalsEpsilon` functions for comparing two instances.
 * Added `Matrix3.fromHeadingPitchRoll` Computes a 3x3 rotation matrix from the provided headingPitchRoll.
 * `Transforms.headingPitchRollToFixedFrame` and `Transforms.headingPitchRollQuaternion` now take a `HeadingPitchRoll` object in addition to separate heading, pitch, and roll values.  Separate values will be deprecated in 1.30.
+* Prevent execution of default device/browser behaviour when handling "pinch" touch event/gesture.
 * Fixed a crash when zooming from touch input on viewer initialization. [#4177](https://github.com/AnalyticalGraphicsInc/cesium/issues/4177)
 
 ### 1.26 - 2016-10-03
diff --git a/Source/Core/ScreenSpaceEventHandler.js b/Source/Core/ScreenSpaceEventHandler.js
index 9ef02c7defb6..7c702c2b7348 100644
--- a/Source/Core/ScreenSpaceEventHandler.js
+++ b/Source/Core/ScreenSpaceEventHandler.js
@@ -482,6 +482,10 @@ define([
                 Cartesian2.clone(positions.values[1], touch2StartEvent.position2);
 
                 action(touch2StartEvent);
+
+                // Touch-enabled devices, in particular iOS can have many default behaviours for 
+                // "pinch" events, which can still be executed unless we prevent them here.
+                event.preventDefault();
             }
         }
     }