diff --git a/ext/data/schemas/options-schema.json b/ext/data/schemas/options-schema.json
index d86eedf733..660961a811 100644
--- a/ext/data/schemas/options-schema.json
+++ b/ext/data/schemas/options-schema.json
@@ -463,8 +463,9 @@
                                                     "showAdvanced": false,
                                                     "searchTerms": true,
                                                     "searchKanji": true,
-                                                    "scanOnTouchMove": true,
-                                                    "scanOnTouchPress": true,
+                                                    "scanOnTouchTap": true,
+                                                    "scanOnTouchMove": false,
+                                                    "scanOnTouchPress": false,
                                                     "scanOnTouchRelease": false,
                                                     "scanOnPenMove": true,
                                                     "scanOnPenHover": true,
@@ -487,8 +488,9 @@
                                                     "showAdvanced": false,
                                                     "searchTerms": true,
                                                     "searchKanji": true,
-                                                    "scanOnTouchMove": true,
-                                                    "scanOnTouchPress": true,
+                                                    "scanOnTouchTap": true,
+                                                    "scanOnTouchMove": false,
+                                                    "scanOnTouchPress": false,
                                                     "scanOnTouchRelease": false,
                                                     "scanOnPenMove": true,
                                                     "scanOnPenHover": true,
@@ -545,6 +547,7 @@
                                                         "showAdvanced",
                                                         "searchTerms",
                                                         "searchKanji",
+                                                        "scanOnTouchTap",
                                                         "scanOnTouchMove",
                                                         "scanOnTouchPress",
                                                         "scanOnTouchRelease",
@@ -569,13 +572,17 @@
                                                             "type": "boolean",
                                                             "default": true
                                                         },
-                                                        "scanOnTouchMove": {
+                                                        "scanOnTouchTap": {
                                                             "type": "boolean",
                                                             "default": true
                                                         },
+                                                        "scanOnTouchMove": {
+                                                            "type": "boolean",
+                                                            "default": false
+                                                        },
                                                         "scanOnTouchPress": {
                                                             "type": "boolean",
-                                                            "default": true
+                                                            "default": false
                                                         },
                                                         "scanOnTouchRelease": {
                                                             "type": "boolean",
diff --git a/ext/js/data/options-util.js b/ext/js/data/options-util.js
index af81f29ef8..4e468aeadf 100644
--- a/ext/js/data/options-util.js
+++ b/ext/js/data/options-util.js
@@ -535,7 +535,8 @@ export class OptionsUtil {
             this._updateVersion26,
             this._updateVersion27,
             this._updateVersion28,
-            this._updateVersion29
+            this._updateVersion29,
+            this._updateVersion30
         ];
         /* eslint-enable @typescript-eslint/unbound-method */
         if (typeof targetVersion === 'number' && targetVersion < result.length) {
@@ -605,7 +606,7 @@ export class OptionsUtil {
             showAdvanced: false,
             searchTerms: true,
             searchKanji: true,
-            scanOnTouchMove: true,
+            scanOnTouchMove: false,
             scanOnPenHover: true,
             scanOnPenPress: true,
             scanOnPenRelease: false,
@@ -1217,6 +1218,20 @@ export class OptionsUtil {
         await this._applyAnkiFieldTemplatesPatch(options, '/data/templates/anki-field-templates-upgrade-v29.handlebars');
     }
 
+    /**
+     *  - Added scanning.inputs[].options.scanOnTouchTap.
+     *  - Set touch settings to be more sensible.
+     *  @type {import('options-util').UpdateFunction}
+     */
+    async _updateVersion30(options) {
+        for (const profile of options.profiles) {
+            for (const input of profile.options.scanning.inputs) {
+                input.options.scanOnTouchTap = true;
+                input.options.scanOnTouchPress = false;
+                input.options.scanOnTouchRelease = false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
     /**
      * @param {string} url
diff --git a/ext/js/display/display.js b/ext/js/display/display.js
index 80f5e9ae80..10c1545c80 100644
--- a/ext/js/display/display.js
+++ b/ext/js/display/display.js
@@ -1844,6 +1844,7 @@ export class Display extends EventDispatcher {
                 options: {
                     searchTerms: true,
                     searchKanji: true,
+                    scanOnTouchTap: true,
                     scanOnTouchMove: false,
                     scanOnTouchPress: false,
                     scanOnTouchRelease: false,
diff --git a/ext/js/language/text-scanner.js b/ext/js/language/text-scanner.js
index ad5ba12b82..bdbc117e8b 100644
--- a/ext/js/language/text-scanner.js
+++ b/ext/js/language/text-scanner.js
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ export class TextScanner extends EventDispatcher {
         /** @type {() => void} */
         this._preventNextClickScanTimerCallback = this._onPreventNextClickScanTimeout.bind(this);
 
+        /** @type {boolean} */
+        this._touchTapValid = false;
         /** @type {?number} */
         this._primaryTouchIdentifier = null;
         /** @type {boolean} */
@@ -662,6 +664,7 @@ export class TextScanner extends EventDispatcher {
         this._preventNextContextMenu = false;
         this._preventNextMouseDown = false;
         this._preventNextClick = false;
+        this._touchTapValid = true;
 
         const selection = window.getSelection();
         if (selection !== null && isPointInSelection(x, y, selection)) {
@@ -707,9 +710,10 @@ export class TextScanner extends EventDispatcher {
         if (!allowSearch) { return; }
 
         const inputInfo = this._getMatchingInputGroupFromEvent('touch', 'touchEnd', e);
-        if (inputInfo === null || !(inputInfo.input !== null && inputInfo.input.scanOnTouchRelease)) { return; }
-
-        void this._searchAtFromTouchEnd(x, y, inputInfo);
+        if (inputInfo === null || inputInfo.input === null) { return; }
+        if (inputInfo.input.scanOnTouchRelease || (inputInfo.input.scanOnTouchTap && this._touchTapValid)) {
+            void this._searchAtFromTouchEnd(x, y, inputInfo);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -728,6 +732,8 @@ export class TextScanner extends EventDispatcher {
      * @param {TouchEvent} e
      */
     _onTouchMove(e) {
+        this._touchTapValid = false;
+
         if (this._primaryTouchIdentifier === null) { return; }
 
         if (!e.cancelable) {
@@ -1477,6 +1483,7 @@ export class TextScanner extends EventDispatcher {
             scanOnTouchMove: this._getInputBoolean(options.scanOnTouchMove),
             scanOnTouchPress: this._getInputBoolean(options.scanOnTouchPress),
             scanOnTouchRelease: this._getInputBoolean(options.scanOnTouchRelease),
+            scanOnTouchTap: this._getInputBoolean(options.scanOnTouchTap),
             scanOnPenMove: this._getInputBoolean(options.scanOnPenMove),
             scanOnPenHover: this._getInputBoolean(options.scanOnPenHover),
             scanOnPenReleaseHover: this._getInputBoolean(options.scanOnPenReleaseHover),
diff --git a/ext/js/pages/settings/scan-inputs-controller.js b/ext/js/pages/settings/scan-inputs-controller.js
index fcaad589e3..839a6896ed 100644
--- a/ext/js/pages/settings/scan-inputs-controller.js
+++ b/ext/js/pages/settings/scan-inputs-controller.js
@@ -208,8 +208,9 @@ export class ScanInputsController {
                 showAdvanced: false,
                 searchTerms: true,
                 searchKanji: true,
-                scanOnTouchMove: true,
-                scanOnTouchPress: true,
+                scanOnTouchTap: true,
+                scanOnTouchMove: false,
+                scanOnTouchPress: false,
                 scanOnTouchRelease: false,
                 scanOnPenMove: true,
                 scanOnPenHover: true,
diff --git a/ext/templates-settings.html b/ext/templates-settings.html
index a3a3febed5..0fb29c2235 100644
--- a/ext/templates-settings.html
+++ b/ext/templates-settings.html
@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@
 
         <div class="scan-input-prefix-cell scan-input-options-cell scan-input-advanced-only" data-property="touch-options"><span>Touch options:</span></div>
         <div class="scan-input-content-cell scan-input-options-cell scan-input-advanced-only" data-property="touch-options">
+            <label class="scan-input-checkbox-item">
+                <label class="checkbox"><input type="checkbox" class="scan-input-settings-checkbox" data-property="options.scanOnTouchTap"><span class="checkbox-body"><span class="checkbox-fill"></span><span class="checkbox-border"></span><span class="checkbox-check"></span></span></label>
+                <span>Scan on touch tap</span>
+            </label>
             <label class="scan-input-checkbox-item">
                 <label class="checkbox"><input type="checkbox" class="scan-input-settings-checkbox" data-property="options.scanOnTouchPress"><span class="checkbox-body"><span class="checkbox-fill"></span><span class="checkbox-border"></span><span class="checkbox-check"></span></span></label>
                 <span>Scan on touch press</span>
diff --git a/test/options-util.test.js b/test/options-util.test.js
index ebee07652d..d1e9389c6a 100644
--- a/test/options-util.test.js
+++ b/test/options-util.test.js
@@ -343,8 +343,9 @@ function createProfileOptionsUpdatedTestData1() {
                         showAdvanced: false,
                         searchTerms: true,
                         searchKanji: true,
-                        scanOnTouchMove: true,
-                        scanOnTouchPress: true,
+                        scanOnTouchTap: true,
+                        scanOnTouchMove: false,
+                        scanOnTouchPress: false,
                         scanOnTouchRelease: false,
                         scanOnPenMove: true,
                         scanOnPenHover: true,
@@ -367,8 +368,9 @@ function createProfileOptionsUpdatedTestData1() {
                         showAdvanced: false,
                         searchTerms: true,
                         searchKanji: true,
-                        scanOnTouchMove: true,
-                        scanOnTouchPress: true,
+                        scanOnTouchTap: true,
+                        scanOnTouchMove: false,
+                        scanOnTouchPress: false,
                         scanOnTouchRelease: false,
                         scanOnPenMove: true,
                         scanOnPenHover: true,
@@ -391,8 +393,9 @@ function createProfileOptionsUpdatedTestData1() {
                         showAdvanced: false,
                         searchTerms: true,
                         searchKanji: true,
-                        scanOnTouchMove: true,
-                        scanOnTouchPress: true,
+                        scanOnTouchTap: true,
+                        scanOnTouchMove: false,
+                        scanOnTouchPress: false,
                         scanOnTouchRelease: false,
                         scanOnPenMove: true,
                         scanOnPenHover: true,
@@ -599,7 +602,7 @@ function createOptionsUpdatedTestData1() {
             }
         ],
         profileCurrent: 0,
-        version: 29,
+        version: 30,
         global: {
             database: {
                 prefixWildcardsSupported: false
diff --git a/types/ext/settings.d.ts b/types/ext/settings.d.ts
index 45466c3d30..8075476ba8 100644
--- a/types/ext/settings.d.ts
+++ b/types/ext/settings.d.ts
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ export type ScanningInputOptions = {
     scanOnTouchMove: boolean;
     scanOnTouchPress: boolean;
     scanOnTouchRelease: boolean;
+    scanOnTouchTap: boolean;
     scanOnPenMove: boolean;
     scanOnPenHover: boolean;
     scanOnPenReleaseHover: boolean;
diff --git a/types/ext/text-scanner.d.ts b/types/ext/text-scanner.d.ts
index 8acc780d11..21ca8f24f6 100644
--- a/types/ext/text-scanner.d.ts
+++ b/types/ext/text-scanner.d.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ export type InputOptions = {
     scanOnTouchMove: boolean;
     scanOnTouchPress: boolean;
     scanOnTouchRelease: boolean;
+    scanOnTouchTap: boolean;
     scanOnPenMove: boolean;
     scanOnPenHover: boolean;
     scanOnPenReleaseHover: boolean;
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ export type InputConfig = {
     scanOnTouchMove: boolean;
     scanOnTouchPress: boolean;
     scanOnTouchRelease: boolean;
+    scanOnTouchTap: boolean;
     scanOnPenMove: boolean;
     scanOnPenHover: boolean;
     scanOnPenReleaseHover: boolean;