diff --git a/src/lang/english.txt b/src/lang/english.txt
index e613f4b191..33564eebb1 100644
--- a/src/lang/english.txt
+++ b/src/lang/english.txt
@@ -1332,6 +1332,12 @@ STR_CONFIG_SETTING_SCROLLWHEEL_SCROLL                           :Scroll map
 STR_CONFIG_SETTING_SCROLLWHEEL_OFF                              :Off
 STR_CONFIG_SETTING_SCROLLWHEEL_MULTIPLIER                       :Map scrollwheel speed: {STRING2}
 STR_CONFIG_SETTING_SCROLLWHEEL_MULTIPLIER_HELPTEXT              :Control the sensitivity of mouse-wheel scrolling
+STR_CONFIG_SETTING_OSK_ACTIVATION                               :On screen keyboard: {STRING2}
+STR_CONFIG_SETTING_OSK_ACTIVATION_HELPTEXT                      :Select the method to open the on screen keyboard for entering text into editboxes only using the pointing device. This is meant for small devices without actual keyboard
+STR_CONFIG_SETTING_OSK_ACTIVATION_DISABLED                      :Disabled
+STR_CONFIG_SETTING_OSK_ACTIVATION_DOUBLE_CLICK                  :Double click
+STR_CONFIG_SETTING_OSK_ACTIVATION_SINGLE_CLICK_FOCUS            :Single click (when focussed)
+STR_CONFIG_SETTING_OSK_ACTIVATION_SINGLE_CLICK                  :Single click (immediately)
 
 STR_CONFIG_SETTING_RIGHT_MOUSE_BTN_EMU                          :Right-click emulation: {STRING2}
 STR_CONFIG_SETTING_RIGHT_MOUSE_BTN_EMU_HELPTEXT                 :Select the method to emulate right mouse-button clicks
diff --git a/src/misc_gui.cpp b/src/misc_gui.cpp
index 3a87437d73..9c90b927ad 100644
--- a/src/misc_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/misc_gui.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@
 
 #include "table/strings.h"
 
+/** Method to open the OSK. */
+enum OskActivation {
+	OSKA_DISABLED,           ///< The OSK shall not be activated at all.
+	OSKA_DOUBLE_CLICK,       ///< Double click on the edit box opens OSK.
+	OSKA_SINGLE_CLICK,       ///< Single click after focus click opens OSK.
+	OSKA_IMMEDIATELY,        ///< Focussing click already opens OSK.
+};
+
+
 static const NWidgetPart _nested_land_info_widgets[] = {
 	NWidget(NWID_HORIZONTAL),
 		NWidget(WWT_CLOSEBOX, COLOUR_GREY),
@@ -835,8 +844,10 @@ void QueryString::ClickEditBox(Window *w, Point pt, int wid, int click_count, bo
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (!focus_changed && w->window_class != WC_OSK) {
-		/* Open the OSK window if clicked on an edit box, while not changing focus */
+	if (w->window_class != WC_OSK && _settings_client.gui.osk_activation != OSKA_DISABLED &&
+		(!focus_changed || _settings_client.gui.osk_activation == OSKA_IMMEDIATELY) &&
+		(click_count == 2 || _settings_client.gui.osk_activation != OSKA_DOUBLE_CLICK)) {
+		/* Open the OSK window */
 		ShowOnScreenKeyboard(w, wid);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/settings_gui.cpp b/src/settings_gui.cpp
index 4c5eaca1ca..530dc64728 100644
--- a/src/settings_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/settings_gui.cpp
@@ -1728,6 +1728,7 @@ static SettingEntry _settings_ui_interaction[] = {
 	 *  Since it's also able to completely disable the scrollwheel will we display it on all platforms anyway */
 	SettingEntry("gui.scrollwheel_scrolling"),
 	SettingEntry("gui.scrollwheel_multiplier"),
+	SettingEntry("gui.osk_activation"),
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 	/* We might need to emulate a right mouse button on mac */
 	SettingEntry("gui.right_mouse_btn_emulation"),
diff --git a/src/settings_type.h b/src/settings_type.h
index 8a34104fde..af71b2b971 100644
--- a/src/settings_type.h
+++ b/src/settings_type.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ struct GUISettings {
 	uint32 last_newgrf_count;                ///< the numbers of NewGRFs we found during the last scan
 	byte   missing_strings_threshold;        ///< the number of missing strings before showing the warning
 	uint8  graph_line_thickness;             ///< the thickness of the lines in the various graph guis
+	uint8  osk_activation;                   ///< Mouse gesture to trigger the OSK.
 
 	uint16 console_backlog_timeout;          ///< the minimum amount of time items should be in the console backlog before they will be removed in ~3 seconds granularity.
 	uint16 console_backlog_length;           ///< the minimum amount of items in the console backlog before items will be removed.
diff --git a/src/table/gameopt_settings.ini b/src/table/gameopt_settings.ini
index b80f195c72..0b2fb372be 100644
--- a/src/table/gameopt_settings.ini
+++ b/src/table/gameopt_settings.ini
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ static const char *_savegame_date = "long|short|iso";
 #ifdef ENABLE_NETWORK
 static const char *_server_langs = "ANY|ENGLISH|GERMAN|FRENCH|BRAZILIAN|BULGARIAN|CHINESE|CZECH|DANISH|DUTCH|ESPERANTO|FINNISH|HUNGARIAN|ICELANDIC|ITALIAN|JAPANESE|KOREAN|LITHUANIAN|NORWEGIAN|POLISH|PORTUGUESE|ROMANIAN|RUSSIAN|SLOVAK|SLOVENIAN|SPANISH|SWEDISH|TURKISH|UKRAINIAN|AFRIKAANS|CROATIAN|CATALAN|ESTONIAN|GALICIAN|GREEK|LATVIAN";
 #endif /* ENABLE_NETWORK */
+static const char *_osk_activation = "disabled|double|single|immediately";
 
 static const SettingDesc _gameopt_settings[] = {
 	/* In version 4 a new difficulty setting has been added to the difficulty settings,
diff --git a/src/table/settings.ini b/src/table/settings.ini
index 12157d1a85..a9caf1caa7 100644
--- a/src/table/settings.ini
+++ b/src/table/settings.ini
@@ -2324,6 +2324,20 @@ str      = STR_CONFIG_SETTING_HOVER_DELAY
 strhelp  = STR_CONFIG_SETTING_HOVER_DELAY_HELPTEXT
 strval   = STR_CONFIG_SETTING_HOVER_DELAY_VALUE
 
+[SDTC_OMANY]
+var      = gui.osk_activation
+type     = SLE_UINT8
+flags    = SLF_NOT_IN_SAVE | SLF_NO_NETWORK_SYNC
+str      = STR_CONFIG_SETTING_OSK_ACTIVATION
+strhelp  = STR_CONFIG_SETTING_OSK_ACTIVATION_HELPTEXT
+strval   = STR_CONFIG_SETTING_OSK_ACTIVATION_DISABLED
+guiflags = SGF_MULTISTRING
+full     = _osk_activation
+def      = 1
+min      = 0
+max      = 3
+cat      = SC_BASIC
+
 [SDTC_VAR]
 var      = gui.toolbar_pos
 type     = SLE_UINT8