diff --git a/example/src/TouchDevice/index.tsx b/example/src/TouchDevice/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a3b11fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/src/TouchDevice/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { useCallback } from 'react';
+import ReactFlow, {
+  Node,
+  Edge,
+  useNodesState,
+  useEdgesState,
+  Position,
+  Connection,
+  addEdge,
+} from 'react-flow-renderer';
+
+import './touch-device.css';
+
+const initialNodes: Node[] = [
+  {
+    id: '1',
+    data: { label: 'Node 1' },
+    position: { x: 100, y: 100 },
+    sourcePosition: Position.Right,
+    targetPosition: Position.Left,
+  },
+  {
+    id: '2',
+    data: { label: 'Node 2' },
+    position: { x: 300, y: 100 },
+    sourcePosition: Position.Right,
+    targetPosition: Position.Left,
+  },
+];
+
+const initialEdges: Edge[] = [];
+
+const TouchDeviceFlow = () => {
+  const [nodes, setNodes, onNodesChange] = useNodesState(initialNodes);
+  const [edges, setEdges, onEdgesChange] = useEdgesState(initialEdges);
+  const onConnect = useCallback((connection: Connection) => setEdges((eds) => addEdge(connection, eds)), []);
+
+  return (
+    <ReactFlow
+      nodes={nodes}
+      edges={edges}
+      onConnect={onConnect}
+      onNodesChange={onNodesChange}
+      onEdgesChange={onEdgesChange}
+    />
+  );
+};
+
+export default TouchDeviceFlow;
diff --git a/example/src/TouchDevice/touch-device.css b/example/src/TouchDevice/touch-device.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1f8d4bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/src/TouchDevice/touch-device.css
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+.react-flow .react-flow__handle {
+  width: 20px;
+  height: 20px;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  background-color: #9f7aea;
+}
+
+.react-flow__handle.connecting {
+  animation: bounce 1600ms infinite ease-out;
+}
+
+@keyframes bounce {
+  0% {
+    transform: translate(0, -50%) scale(1);
+  }
+  50% {
+    transform: translate(0, -50%) scale(1.1);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/example/src/index.tsx b/example/src/index.tsx
index a4e81a87..ef35a97e 100644
--- a/example/src/index.tsx
+++ b/example/src/index.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import Layouting from './Layouting';
 import NestedNodes from './NestedNodes';
 import Hidden from './Hidden';
 import UpdatableEdge from './UpdatableEdge';
+import TouchDevice from './TouchDevice';
 
 import './index.css';
 
@@ -51,6 +52,10 @@ const routes = [
     path: '/updatable-edge',
     component: UpdatableEdge,
   },
+  {
+    path: '/touch-device',
+    component: TouchDevice,
+  },
 ];
 
 const Header = withRouter(({ history, location }) => {
diff --git a/src/components/Handle/handler.ts b/src/components/Handle/handler.ts
index 8e7e31ae..c695c557 100644
--- a/src/components/Handle/handler.ts
+++ b/src/components/Handle/handler.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type Result = {
 };
 
 // checks if element below mouse is a handle and returns connection in form of an object { source: 123, target: 312 }
-function checkElementBelowIsValid(
+export function checkElementBelowIsValid(
   event: MouseEvent,
   connectionMode: ConnectionMode,
   isTarget: boolean,
diff --git a/src/components/Handle/index.tsx b/src/components/Handle/index.tsx
index 4d1e14f3..fee87e81 100644
--- a/src/components/Handle/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Handle/index.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import shallow from 'zustand/shallow';
 import { useStore, useStoreApi } from '../../store';
 import NodeIdContext from '../../contexts/NodeIdContext';
 import { HandleProps, Connection, ReactFlowState, Position } from '../../types';
-import { onMouseDown } from './handler';
+import { checkElementBelowIsValid, onMouseDown } from './handler';
+import { getHostForElement } from '../../utils';
 
 const alwaysValid = () => true;
 
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ const selector = (s: ReactFlowState) => ({
   onConnectStop: s.onConnectStop,
   onConnectEnd: s.onConnectEnd,
   connectionMode: s.connectionMode,
+  connectionStartHandle: s.connectionStartHandle,
 });
 
 const Handle = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, HandleComponentProps>(
@@ -36,10 +38,8 @@ const Handle = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, HandleComponentProps>(
   ) => {
     const store = useStoreApi();
     const nodeId = useContext(NodeIdContext) as string;
-    const { onConnectAction, onConnectStart, onConnectStop, onConnectEnd, connectionMode } = useStore(
-      selector,
-      shallow
-    );
+    const { onConnectAction, onConnectStart, onConnectStop, onConnectEnd, connectionMode, connectionStartHandle } =
+      useStore(selector, shallow);
 
     const handleId = id || null;
     const isTarget = type === 'target';
@@ -83,6 +83,47 @@ const Handle = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, HandleComponentProps>(
       ]
     );
 
+    const onClick = useCallback(
+      (event: React.MouseEvent) => {
+        if (!connectionStartHandle) {
+          onConnectStart?.(event, { nodeId, handleId, handleType: type });
+          store.setState({ connectionStartHandle: { nodeId, type, handleId } });
+        } else {
+          const doc = getHostForElement(event.target as HTMLElement);
+          const { connection, isValid } = checkElementBelowIsValid(
+            event as unknown as MouseEvent,
+            connectionMode,
+            connectionStartHandle.type === 'target',
+            connectionStartHandle.nodeId,
+            connectionStartHandle.handleId || null,
+            isValidConnection,
+            doc
+          );
+
+          onConnectStop?.(event as unknown as MouseEvent);
+
+          if (isValid) {
+            onConnectExtended(connection);
+          }
+
+          onConnectEnd?.(event as unknown as MouseEvent);
+
+          store.setState({ connectionStartHandle: null });
+        }
+      },
+      [
+        connectionStartHandle,
+        onConnectStart,
+        onConnectExtended,
+        onConnectStop,
+        onConnectEnd,
+        isTarget,
+        nodeId,
+        handleId,
+        type,
+      ]
+    );
+
     const handleClasses = cc([
       'react-flow__handle',
       `react-flow__handle-${position}`,
@@ -92,6 +133,10 @@ const Handle = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, HandleComponentProps>(
         source: !isTarget,
         target: isTarget,
         connectable: isConnectable,
+        connecting:
+          connectionStartHandle?.nodeId === nodeId &&
+          connectionStartHandle?.handleId === handleId &&
+          connectionStartHandle?.type === type,
       },
     ]);
 
@@ -102,6 +147,7 @@ const Handle = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, HandleComponentProps>(
         data-handlepos={position}
         className={handleClasses}
         onMouseDown={onMouseDownHandler}
+        onClick={onClick}
         ref={ref}
         {...rest}
       >
diff --git a/src/store/initialState.ts b/src/store/initialState.ts
index 98ea8c50..41366ca3 100644
--- a/src/store/initialState.ts
+++ b/src/store/initialState.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ const initialState: ReactFlowStore = {
 
   fitViewOnInit: false,
   fitViewOnInitDone: false,
+
+  connectionStartHandle: null,
 };
 
 export default initialState;
diff --git a/src/types/general.ts b/src/types/general.ts
index 1f67dbc9..0c6a5a7f 100644
--- a/src/types/general.ts
+++ b/src/types/general.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { XYPosition, Rect, Transform, CoordinateExtent } from './utils';
 import { NodeChange, EdgeChange } from './changes';
 import { Node, NodeInternals, NodeDimensionUpdate, NodeDiffUpdate } from './nodes';
 import { Edge } from './edges';
-import { HandleType } from './handles';
+import { HandleType, StartHandle } from './handles';
 
 export type FlowElement<T = any> = Node<T> | Edge<T>;
 
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ export type ReactFlowStore = {
   fitViewOnInit: boolean;
   fitViewOnInitDone: boolean;
 
+  connectionStartHandle: StartHandle | null;
+
   onConnect?: OnConnect;
   onConnectStart?: OnConnectStart;
   onConnectStop?: OnConnectStop;
diff --git a/src/types/handles.ts b/src/types/handles.ts
index 9114b360..37d1ea41 100644
--- a/src/types/handles.ts
+++ b/src/types/handles.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ export interface HandleElement extends XYPosition, Dimensions {
   position: Position;
 }
 
+export interface StartHandle {
+  nodeId: string;
+  type: HandleType;
+  handleId?: string | null;
+}
+
 export interface HandleProps {
   type: HandleType;
   position: Position;