diff --git a/flutter/lib/mobile/pages/remote_page.dart b/flutter/lib/mobile/pages/remote_page.dart
index 9102d163c..8677c690e 100644
--- a/flutter/lib/mobile/pages/remote_page.dart
+++ b/flutter/lib/mobile/pages/remote_page.dart
@@ -426,12 +426,15 @@ class _RemotePageState extends State<RemotePage> with WidgetsBindingObserver {
                               }
                               return Container(
                                 color: MyTheme.canvasColor,
-                                child: inputModel.isPhysicalMouse.value
-                                    ? getBodyForMobile()
-                                    : RawTouchGestureDetectorRegion(
-                                        child: getBodyForMobile(),
-                                        ffi: gFFI,
-                                      ),
+                                child: RawTouchGestureDetectorRegion(
+                                  // Keep touch gestures available even after an
+                                  // external mouse or trackpad is detected on
+                                  // iPad. Pointer input still flows through the
+                                  // session body listener, while this wrapper
+                                  // preserves pinch / pan touch gestures.
+                                  child: getBodyForMobile(),
+                                  ffi: gFFI,
+                                ),
                               );
                             }),
                           ),