diff --git a/src/Select.js b/src/Select.js
index 29c7ab1241..811a81d500 100644
--- a/src/Select.js
+++ b/src/Select.js
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ const Select = React.createClass({
 
 	componentWillUpdate (nextProps, nextState) {
 		if (nextState.isOpen !== this.state.isOpen) {
+			this.toggleTouchOutsideEvent(nextState.isOpen);
 			const handler = nextState.isOpen ? nextProps.onOpen : nextProps.onClose;
 			handler && handler();
 		}
@@ -224,6 +225,25 @@ const Select = React.createClass({
 		}
 	},
 
+	componentWillUnmount() {
+		document.removeEventListener('touchstart', this.handleTouchOutside);
+	},
+
+	toggleTouchOutsideEvent(enabled) {
+		if (enabled) {
+			document.addEventListener('touchstart', this.handleTouchOutside);
+		} else {
+			document.removeEventListener('touchstart', this.handleTouchOutside);
+		}
+	},
+
+	handleTouchOutside(event) {
+		// handle touch outside on ios to dismiss menu
+		if (this.wrapper && !this.wrapper.contains(event.target)) {
+			this.closeMenu();
+		}
+	},
+
 	focus () {
 		if (!this.input) return;
 		this.input.focus();
diff --git a/test/Select-test.js b/test/Select-test.js
index 6601b65912..57338ad7ab 100644
--- a/test/Select-test.js
+++ b/test/Select-test.js
@@ -3324,24 +3324,29 @@ describe('Select', () => {
 		});
 	});
 
-	describe('clicking outside', () => {
+	describe('outside event', () => {
 
 		beforeEach(() => {
-
 			instance = createControl({
 				options: defaultOptions
 			});
-		});
-
-		it('closes the menu', () => {
-
 			TestUtils.Simulate.mouseDown(getSelectControl(instance), { button: 0 });
 			expect(ReactDOM.findDOMNode(instance), 'queried for', '.Select-option',
 				'to have length', 4);
+		});
 
+		it('click closes the menu', () => {
 			TestUtils.Simulate.blur(searchInputNode);
 			expect(ReactDOM.findDOMNode(instance), 'to contain no elements matching', '.Select-option');
 		});
+
+		it('touch closes the menu', () => {
+			const evt = document.createEvent('Event');
+			evt.initEvent('touchstart', true, true);
+			document.querySelector('body').dispatchEvent(evt);
+			expect(ReactDOM.findDOMNode(instance), 'to contain no elements matching', '.Select-option');
+		});
+
 	});
 
 	describe('with autosize=false', () => {