diff --git a/themes/default/jquery.mobile.core.css b/themes/default/jquery.mobile.core.css
index 3a418184..8cfac9d0 100644
--- a/themes/default/jquery.mobile.core.css
+++ b/themes/default/jquery.mobile.core.css
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 .ui-mobile a img, .ui-mobile fieldset { border: 0; }
 
 /* responsive page widths */
-.ui-mobile-viewport {  margin: 0; overflow-x: hidden; -webkit-backface-visibility:hidden; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; -ms-text-size-adjust:none; }
+.ui-mobile-viewport {  margin: 0; overflow-x: hidden; -webkit-backface-visibility:hidden; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; -ms-text-size-adjust:none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); }
 
 /*orientations from js are available */
 .portrait {  }