diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/Forge.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/Forge.java
index 8bfca4ecd7a..20e85624093 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/Forge.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/Forge.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import forge.model.FModel;
 import forge.screens.FScreen;
 import forge.screens.SplashScreen;
 import forge.screens.home.HomeScreen;
+import forge.screens.match.FControl;
 import forge.toolbox.FContainer;
 import forge.toolbox.FDisplayObject;
 import forge.toolbox.FGestureAdapter;
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ public class Forge implements ApplicationListener {
 
     @Override
     public void pause() {
+        FControl.pause();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/match/FControl.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/match/FControl.java
index fa22fe05f0b..33ad19b180e 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/match/FControl.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/match/FControl.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.google.common.eventbus.Subscribe;
 import forge.Forge;
 import forge.GuiBase;
 import forge.LobbyPlayer;
+import forge.Forge.Graphics;
 import forge.ai.AiProfileUtil;
 import forge.ai.LobbyPlayerAi;
 import forge.card.CardCharacteristicName;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ import forge.game.player.RegisteredPlayer;
 import forge.game.trigger.TriggerType;
 import forge.game.zone.Zone;
 import forge.game.zone.ZoneType;
+import forge.match.input.InputPlaybackControl;
 import forge.match.input.InputProxy;
 import forge.match.input.InputQueue;
 import forge.model.FModel;
@@ -57,11 +59,13 @@ import forge.properties.ForgePreferences;
 import forge.properties.ForgePreferences.FPref;
 import forge.quest.QuestController;
 import forge.screens.match.views.VAssignDamage;
+import forge.screens.match.views.VPrompt;
 import forge.screens.match.views.VCardDisplayArea.CardAreaPanel;
 import forge.screens.match.views.VPhaseIndicator;
 import forge.screens.match.views.VPhaseIndicator.PhaseLabel;
 import forge.screens.match.views.VPlayerPanel;
 import forge.toolbox.FCardPanel;
+import forge.toolbox.FDisplayObject;
 import forge.toolbox.FOptionPane;
 import forge.util.Callback;
 import forge.util.GuiDisplayUtil;
@@ -148,6 +152,21 @@ public class FControl {
         }
         if (!gameHasHumanPlayer) {
             game.subscribeToEvents(playbackControl);
+
+            //add special object that pauses game if screen touched
+            view.add(new FDisplayObject() {
+                @Override
+                public void draw(Graphics g) {
+                    //don't draw anything
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public void buildTouchListeners(float screenX, float screenY, ArrayList<FDisplayObject> listeners) {
+                    if (screenY < view.getHeight() - VPrompt.HEIGHT) {
+                        pause();
+                    }
+                }
+            });
         }
 
         Forge.openScreen(view);
@@ -479,6 +498,13 @@ public class FControl {
         game = null;
     }
 
+    public static void pause() {
+        //pause playback if needed
+        if (inputQueue != null && inputQueue.getInput() instanceof InputPlaybackControl) {
+            ((InputPlaybackControl)inputQueue.getInput()).pause();
+        }
+    }
+
     private final static boolean LOG_UIEVENTS = false;
 
     // UI-related events should arrive here
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/control/FControlGamePlayback.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/control/FControlGamePlayback.java
index 7228cc966e4..31a292da416 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/control/FControlGamePlayback.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/control/FControlGamePlayback.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import forge.FThreads;
 import forge.GuiBase;
 import forge.game.event.*;
 import forge.match.input.InputPlaybackControl;
-
 import java.util.concurrent.BrokenBarrierException;
 import java.util.concurrent.CyclicBarrier;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
@@ -173,5 +172,4 @@ public class FControlGamePlayback extends IGameEventVisitor.Base<Void> {
     public void setSpeed(boolean isFast) {
         fasterPlayback  = isFast;
     }
-
 }
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diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/match/input/InputPlaybackControl.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/match/input/InputPlaybackControl.java
index 4e117c12fec..55fd57784dd 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/match/input/InputPlaybackControl.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/match/input/InputPlaybackControl.java
@@ -8,14 +8,10 @@ public class InputPlaybackControl extends InputSyncronizedBase implements InputS
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 7979208993306642072L;
 
     FControlGamePlayback control;
-    
+
     private boolean isPaused = false;
     private boolean isFast = false;
-    
-    /**
-     * TODO: Write javadoc for Constructor.
-     * @param fControlGamePlayback
-     */
+
     public InputPlaybackControl(FControlGamePlayback fControlGamePlayback) {
         control = fControlGamePlayback;
     }
@@ -28,43 +24,49 @@ public class InputPlaybackControl extends InputSyncronizedBase implements InputS
         setPause(false);
         ButtonUtil.enableAllFocusOk();
     }
-    
+
     private void setPause(boolean pause) {
         isPaused = pause; 
-        if ( isPaused ) 
+        if (isPaused) {
             ButtonUtil.setButtonText("Resume", "Step");
-        else  {
+        }
+        else {
             ButtonUtil.setButtonText("Pause", isFast ? "1x Speed" : "10x Faster");
             showMessage("Press pause to pause game.");
         }
     }
-    
+
     public void onGamePaused() {
         showMessage(getTurnPhasePriorityMessage(GuiBase.getInterface().getGame()));
     }
-    
+
+    public void pause() {
+        if (isPaused) { return; }
+        control.pause();
+        setPause(true);
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void onOk() {
-        if ( isPaused ) {
+        if (isPaused) {
             control.resume();
             setPause(false);
-        } else {
+        }
+        else {
             control.pause();
             setPause(true);
         }
     }
-    
 
     @Override
     protected void onCancel() {
-        if ( isPaused ) {
+        if (isPaused) {
             control.singleStep();
-        } else {  
+        }
+        else {
             isFast = !isFast;
             control.setSpeed(isFast);
             setPause(isPaused); // update message
         }
-
     }
-
 }