diff --git a/engine/CHANGELOG.md b/engine/CHANGELOG.md
index befb16c7..ada42dea 100644
--- a/engine/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/engine/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# @wwtelescope/engine 7.30.1 (2024-02-08)
+
+- Further improvements to touch gesture handling (#288, @Carifio24). Hopefully
+  this nails it!
+
+
 # @wwtelescope/engine 7.30.0 (2024-02-07)
 
 - Add a `TileCache.clearCache()` method allowing the tile cache to be cleared
diff --git a/engine/esm/wwt_control.js b/engine/esm/wwt_control.js
index 80555fbb..1fa4fb4e 100644
--- a/engine/esm/wwt_control.js
+++ b/engine/esm/wwt_control.js
@@ -117,7 +117,11 @@ export function WWTControl() {
     this._moved = false;
     this._zooming = false;
     this._rotating = false;
-    this._dragThreshold = 4;
+    this._dragThreshold = 8;
+    this._twoTouchCenter = null;
+    this._lastTouchRect = new Array(2);
+    this._twoTouchEvents = 0;
+    this._twoTouchEventThreshold = 10;
 
     this._foregroundCanvas = null;
     this._fgDevice = null;
@@ -1145,6 +1149,11 @@ var WWTControl$ = {
         this._lastY = ev.targetTouches[0].pageY;
         if (ev.targetTouches.length === 2) {
             this._hasTwoTouches = true;
+            var t0 = ev.touches[0];
+            var t1 = ev.touches[1];
+            this._twoTouchCenter = Vector2d.create(0.5 * (t0.pageX + t1.pageX), 0.5 * (t0.pageY + t1.pageY));
+            this._lastTouchRect[0] = Vector2d.create(t0.pageX, t0.pageY);
+            this._lastTouchRect[1] = Vector2d.create(t1.pageX, t1.pageY);
             return;
         }
         if (this.uiController != null) {
@@ -1167,13 +1176,15 @@ var WWTControl$ = {
             var newRect = new Array(2);
             newRect[0] = Vector2d.create(t0.pageX, t0.pageY);
             newRect[1] = Vector2d.create(t1.pageX, t1.pageY);
+            this._twoTouchEvents += 1;
+
+            if (!this._dragging && this._lastTouchRect[0] != null && this._lastTouchRect[1] != null &&
+                this._twoTouchCenter != null && this._twoTouchEvents > this._twoTouchEventThreshold) {
 
-            if (!this._dragging && this._pinchingZoomRect[0] != null && this._pinchingZoomRect[1] != null) {
-                var centerPoint = Vector2d.create(this.renderContext.width / 2, this.renderContext.height / 2);
-                var delta1 = Vector2d.subtract(newRect[0], this._pinchingZoomRect[0]);
-                var delta2 = Vector2d.subtract(newRect[1], this._pinchingZoomRect[1]);
-                var radialDirection1 = Vector2d.subtract(this._pinchingZoomRect[0], centerPoint);
-                var radialDirection2 = Vector2d.subtract(this._pinchingZoomRect[1], centerPoint);
+                var delta1 = Vector2d.subtract(newRect[0], this._lastTouchRect[0]);
+                var delta2 = Vector2d.subtract(newRect[1], this._lastTouchRect[1]);
+                var radialDirection1 = Vector2d.subtract(this._lastTouchRect[0], this._twoTouchCenter);
+                var radialDirection2 = Vector2d.subtract(this._lastTouchRect[1], this._twoTouchCenter);
                 radialDirection1.normalize();
                 radialDirection2.normalize();
                 var radialDot1 = delta1.x * radialDirection1.x + delta1.y * radialDirection1.y;
@@ -1185,17 +1196,17 @@ var WWTControl$ = {
                 var radialMagnitude = radialComponent1.get_length() + radialComponent2.get_length();
                 var angularMagnitude = angularComponent1.get_length() + angularComponent2.get_length();
 
-                if (radialMagnitude >= 0.5 * angularMagnitude && !this._rotating) {
-                    var oldDist = this.getDistance(this._pinchingZoomRect[0], this._pinchingZoomRect[1]);
+                if (radialMagnitude > angularMagnitude && !this._rotating) {
+                    var oldDist = this.getDistance(this._lastTouchRect[0], this._lastTouchRect[1]);
                     var newDist = this.getDistance(newRect[0], newRect[1]);
                     var ratio = oldDist / newDist;
                     this.zoom(ratio);
                     this._zooming = true;
-                } else if (!this._zooming) {
-                    var oldCenterDelta1 = Vector2d.subtract(this._pinchingZoomRect[0], centerPoint);
-                    var oldCenterDelta2 = Vector2d.subtract(this._pinchingZoomRect[1], centerPoint);
-                    var newCenterDelta1 = Vector2d.subtract(newRect[0], centerPoint);
-                    var newCenterDelta2 = Vector2d.subtract(newRect[1], centerPoint);
+                } else if (!this._zooming && radialMagnitude > 0) {
+                    var oldCenterDelta1 = Vector2d.subtract(this._lastTouchRect[0], this._twoTouchCenter);
+                    var oldCenterDelta2 = Vector2d.subtract(this._lastTouchRect[1], this._twoTouchCenter);
+                    var newCenterDelta1 = Vector2d.subtract(newRect[0], this._twoTouchCenter);
+                    var newCenterDelta2 = Vector2d.subtract(newRect[1], this._twoTouchCenter);
                     var cross1 = this.crossProductZ(oldCenterDelta1, newCenterDelta1);
                     var cross2 = this.crossProductZ(oldCenterDelta2, newCenterDelta2);
                     var angle1 = Math.asin(cross1 / (oldCenterDelta1.get_length() * newCenterDelta1.get_length()));
@@ -1210,6 +1221,9 @@ var WWTControl$ = {
                         this._rotating = true;
                     }
                 }
+                this._twoTouchCenter = Vector2d.create(0.5 * (t0.pageX + t1.pageX), 0.5 * (t0.pageY + t1.pageY));
+                this._lastTouchRect[0] = newRect[0];
+                this._lastTouchRect[1] = newRect[1];
             }
 
             this._pinchingZoomRect = newRect;
@@ -1249,6 +1263,10 @@ var WWTControl$ = {
         if (this._hasTwoTouches) {
             if (ev.touches.length < 2) {
                 this._hasTwoTouches = false;
+                this._lastTouchRect[0] = null;
+                this._lastTouchRect[1] = null;
+                this._twoTouchCenter = null;
+                this._twoTouchEvents = 0;
             }
             return;
         }
diff --git a/engine/package.json b/engine/package.json
index eaff6ab7..a875ee12 100644
--- a/engine/package.json
+++ b/engine/package.json
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@
     "tscheck": "tsc"
   },
   "types": "./src/index.d.ts",
-  "version": "7.30.0"
+  "version": "7.30.1"
 }