diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.fixHeaderFooter.native.js b/js/jquery.mobile.fixHeaderFooter.native.js
index 0cd68763..7cc531fc 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.fixHeaderFooter.native.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.fixHeaderFooter.native.js
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@
 
 (function( $, undefined ) {
 
-$.mobile.touchOverflowEnabled = true;
+// Enable touch overflow scrolling when it's natively supported
+$.mobile.touchOverflowEnabled = false;
+
+// Enabled zoom when touch overflow is enabled. Can cause usability issues, unfortunately
+$.mobile.touchOverflowZoomEnabled = false;
 
 $( document ).bind( "pagecreate", function( event ) {
 	if( $.support.touchOverflow && $.mobile.touchOverflowEnabled ){
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.init.js b/js/jquery.mobile.init.js
index 36caca10..83f83bb3 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.init.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.init.js
@@ -103,6 +103,24 @@
 			}
 		}
 	});
+	
+	// This function injects a meta viewport tag to prevent scaling. Off by default, on by default when touchOverflow scrolling is enabled
+	function disableZoom() {
+		var cont = "user-scalable=no",
+			meta = $( "meta[name='viewport']" );
+			
+		if( meta.length ){
+			meta.attr( "content", meta.attr( "content" ) + ", " + cont );
+		}
+		else{
+			$( "head" ).prepend( "<meta>", { "name": "viewport", "content": cont } );
+		}
+	}
+	
+	// if touch-overflow is enabled, disable user scaling, as it creates usability issues
+	if( $.support.touchOverflow && $.mobile.touchOverflowEnabled && !$.mobile.touchOverflowZoomEnabled ){
+		disableZoom();
+	}
 
 	// initialize events now, after mobileinit has occurred
 	$.mobile._registerInternalEvents();
diff --git a/themes/default/jquery.mobile.core.css b/themes/default/jquery.mobile.core.css
index 42dae9b3..c6a09085 100644
--- a/themes/default/jquery.mobile.core.css
+++ b/themes/default/jquery.mobile.core.css
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 	-o-overflow-scrolling: touch;
 	-ms-overflow-scrolling: touch;
 	overflow-scrolling: touch;
+}
+.ui-page.ui-mobile-touch-overflow,
+.ui-page.ui-mobile-touch-overflow * {
 	/* some level of transform keeps elements from blinking out of visibility on iOS */
 	-webkit-transform: rotateY(0);
 }