diff --git a/src/components/alert/alert.ios.scss b/src/components/alert/alert.ios.scss
index 50a6761b72b..583da3d3fb3 100644
--- a/src/components/alert/alert.ios.scss
+++ b/src/components/alert/alert.ios.scss
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ $alert-ios-checkbox-icon-transform:             rotate(45deg) !default;
   max-height: $alert-ios-content-max-height;
 
   border-top: $alert-ios-list-border-top;
+
+  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
+
 }
 
 .alert-tappable {
diff --git a/src/components/alert/alert.scss b/src/components/alert/alert.scss
index fb876f176b2..013ed65dfc3 100644
--- a/src/components/alert/alert.scss
+++ b/src/components/alert/alert.scss
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ ion-alert {
 }
 
 .alert-message {
-  overflow: auto;
+  overflow-y: scroll;
+
+  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
 }
 
 .alert-input {