diff --git a/core/blockly.js b/core/blockly.js
index 973899635..32950fe0d 100644
--- a/core/blockly.js
+++ b/core/blockly.js
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ Blockly.bindEvent_ = function(node, name, thisObject, func) {
   if (name in Blockly.Touch.TOUCH_MAP) {
     var touchWrapFunc = function(e) {
       // Punt on multitouch events.
-      if (e.changedTouches.length == 1) {
+      if (e.changedTouches && e.changedTouches.length == 1) {
         // Map the touch event's properties to the event.
         var touchPoint = e.changedTouches[0];
         e.clientX = touchPoint.clientX;
diff --git a/core/gesture.js b/core/gesture.js
index 524923951..96006616a 100644
--- a/core/gesture.js
+++ b/core/gesture.js
@@ -433,12 +433,22 @@ Blockly.Gesture.prototype.doStart = function(e) {
     return;
   }
 
-  if (goog.string.caseInsensitiveEquals(e.type, 'touchstart')) {
+  if (goog.string.caseInsensitiveEquals(e.type, 'touchstart') ||
+      goog.string.caseInsensitiveEquals(e.type, 'pointerdown')) {
     Blockly.longStart_(e, this);
   }
 
   this.mouseDownXY_ = new goog.math.Coordinate(e.clientX, e.clientY);
 
+  this.bindMouseEvents(e);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Bind gesture events.
+ * @param {!Event} e A mouse down or touch start event.
+ * @package
+ */
+Blockly.Gesture.prototype.bindMouseEvents = function(e) {
   this.onMoveWrapper_ = Blockly.bindEventWithChecks_(
       document, 'mousemove', null, this.handleMove.bind(this));
   this.onUpWrapper_ = Blockly.bindEventWithChecks_(
diff --git a/core/touch.js b/core/touch.js
index 4a494aa17..8aad46b08 100644
--- a/core/touch.js
+++ b/core/touch.js
@@ -48,7 +48,13 @@ Blockly.Touch.touchIdentifier_ = null;
  * @type {Object}
  */
 Blockly.Touch.TOUCH_MAP = {};
-if (goog.events.BrowserFeature.TOUCH_ENABLED) {
+if (window.PointerEvent) {
+  Blockly.Touch.TOUCH_MAP = {
+    'mousedown': ['pointerdown'],
+    'mousemove': ['pointermove'],
+    'mouseup': ['pointerup', 'pointercancel']
+  };
+} else if (goog.events.BrowserFeature.TOUCH_ENABLED) {
   Blockly.Touch.TOUCH_MAP = {
     'mousedown': ['touchstart'],
     'mousemove': ['touchmove'],
@@ -75,14 +81,18 @@ Blockly.longPid_ = 0;
 Blockly.longStart_ = function(e, gesture) {
   Blockly.longStop_();
   // Punt on multitouch events.
-  if (e.changedTouches.length != 1) {
+  if (e.changedTouches && e.changedTouches.length != 1) {
     return;
   }
   Blockly.longPid_ = setTimeout(function() {
-    e.button = 2;  // Simulate a right button click.
-    // e was a touch event.  It needs to pretend to be a mouse event.
-    e.clientX = e.changedTouches[0].clientX;
-    e.clientY = e.changedTouches[0].clientY;
+    // Additional check to distinguish between touch events and pointer events
+    if (e.changedTouches) {
+      // TouchEvent
+      e.button = 2;  // Simulate a right button click.
+      // e was a touch event.  It needs to pretend to be a mouse event.
+      e.clientX = e.changedTouches[0].clientX;
+      e.clientY = e.changedTouches[0].clientY;
+    }
 
     // Let the gesture route the right-click correctly.
     if (gesture) {
@@ -134,7 +144,8 @@ Blockly.Touch.shouldHandleEvent = function(e) {
  *     defined.  Otherwise 'mouse'.
  */
 Blockly.Touch.getTouchIdentifierFromEvent = function(e) {
-  return (e.changedTouches && e.changedTouches[0] &&
+  return e.pointerId != undefined ? e.pointerId :
+      (e.changedTouches && e.changedTouches[0] &&
       e.changedTouches[0].identifier != undefined &&
       e.changedTouches[0].identifier != null) ?
       e.changedTouches[0].identifier : 'mouse';
@@ -163,7 +174,7 @@ Blockly.Touch.checkTouchIdentifier = function(e) {
     // source?
     return Blockly.Touch.touchIdentifier_ == identifier;
   }
-  if (e.type == 'mousedown' || e.type == 'touchstart') {
+  if (e.type == 'mousedown' || e.type == 'touchstart' || e.type == 'pointerdown') {
     // No identifier set yet, and this is the start of a drag.  Set it and
     // return.
     Blockly.Touch.touchIdentifier_ = identifier;
@@ -196,7 +207,18 @@ Blockly.Touch.setClientFromTouch = function(e) {
  */
 Blockly.Touch.isMouseOrTouchEvent = function(e) {
   return goog.string.startsWith(e.type, 'touch') ||
-      goog.string.startsWith(e.type, 'mouse');
+      goog.string.startsWith(e.type, 'mouse') ||
+      goog.string.startsWith(e.type, 'pointer');
+};
+
+/**
+ * Check whether a given event is a touch event or a pointer event.
+ * @param {!Event} e An event.
+ * @return {boolean} true if it is a touch event; false otherwise.
+ */
+Blockly.Touch.isTouchEvent = function(e) {
+  return goog.string.startsWith(e.type, 'touch') ||
+      goog.string.startsWith(e.type, 'pointer');
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/touch_gesture.js b/core/touch_gesture.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3150835fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/touch_gesture.js
@@ -0,0 +1,307 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Visual Blocks Editor
+ *
+ * Copyright 2017 Google Inc.
+ * https://developers.google.com/blockly/
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @fileoverview The class extends Blockly.Gesture to support pinch to zoom
+ * for both pointer and touch events.
+ * @author samelh@microsoft.com (Sam El-Husseini)
+ */
+'use strict';
+
+goog.provide('Blockly.TouchGesture');
+
+goog.require('Blockly.Gesture');
+
+goog.require('goog.asserts');
+goog.require('goog.math.Coordinate');
+
+
+/*
+ * Note: In this file "start" refers to touchstart, mousedown, and pointerstart
+ * events.  "End" refers to touchend, mouseup, and pointerend events.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Class for one gesture.
+ * @param {!Event} e The event that kicked off this gesture.
+ * @param {!Blockly.WorkspaceSvg} creatorWorkspace The workspace that created
+ *     this gesture and has a reference to it.
+ * @extends {Blockly.Gesture}
+ * @constructor
+ */
+Blockly.TouchGesture = function(e, creatorWorkspace) {
+  Blockly.TouchGesture.superClass_.constructor.call(this, e,
+    creatorWorkspace);
+
+  /**
+   * Boolean for whether or not this gesture is a multi-touch gesture.
+   * @type {boolean}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.isMultiTouch_ = false;
+
+  /**
+   * A map of cached points used for tracking multi-touch gestures.
+   * @type {Object<number|string, goog.math.Coordinate>}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.cachedPoints_ = {};
+
+  /**
+   * This is the ratio between the starting distance between the touch points
+   * and the most recent distance between the touch points.
+   * Scales between 0 and 1 mean the most recent zoom was a zoom out.
+   * Scales above 1.0 mean the most recent zoom was a zoom in.
+   * @type {number}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.previousScale_ = 0;
+
+  /**
+   * The starting distance between two touch points.
+   * @type {number}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.startDistance_ = 0;
+
+  /**
+   * A handle to use to unbind the second touch start or pointer down listener
+   * at the end of a drag. Opaque data returned from Blockly.bindEventWithChecks_.
+   * @type {Array.<!Array>}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.onStartWrapper_ = null;
+};
+goog.inherits(Blockly.TouchGesture, Blockly.Gesture);
+
+/**
+ * A multiplier used to convert the gesture scale to a zoom in delta.
+ * @const
+ */
+Blockly.TouchGesture.ZOOM_IN_MULTIPLIER = 5;
+
+/**
+ * A multiplier used to convert the gesture scale to a zoom out delta.
+ * @const
+ */
+Blockly.TouchGesture.ZOOM_OUT_MULTIPLIER = 6;
+
+/**
+ * Start a gesture: update the workspace to indicate that a gesture is in
+ * progress and bind mousemove and mouseup handlers.
+ * @param {!Event} e A mouse down, touch start or pointer down event.
+ * @package
+ */
+Blockly.TouchGesture.prototype.doStart = function(e) {
+  Blockly.TouchGesture.superClass_.doStart.call(this, e);
+  if (Blockly.Touch.isTouchEvent(e)) {
+    this.handleTouchStart(e);
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Bind gesture events.
+ * Overriding the gesture definition of this function, binding the same
+ * functions for onMoveWrapper_ and onUpWrapper_ but passing opt_noCaptureIdentifier.
+ * In addition, binding a second mouse down event to detect multi-touch events.
+ * @param {!Event} e A mouse down or touch start event.
+ * @package
+ */
+Blockly.TouchGesture.prototype.bindMouseEvents = function(e) {
+  this.onStartWrapper_ = Blockly.bindEventWithChecks_(
+    document, 'mousedown', null, this.handleStart.bind(this), /*opt_noCaptureIdentifier*/ true);
+  this.onMoveWrapper_ = Blockly.bindEventWithChecks_(
+    document, 'mousemove', null, this.handleMove.bind(this), /*opt_noCaptureIdentifier*/ true);
+  this.onUpWrapper_ = Blockly.bindEventWithChecks_(
+    document, 'mouseup', null, this.handleUp.bind(this), /*opt_noCaptureIdentifier*/ true);
+
+  e.preventDefault();
+};
+
+/**
+ * Handle a mouse down, touch start, or pointer down event.
+ * @param {!Event} e A mouse down, touch start, or pointer down event.
+ * @package
+ */
+Blockly.TouchGesture.prototype.handleStart = function(e) {
+  if (!this.isDragging) {
+    // A drag has already started, so this can no longer be a pinch-zoom.
+    return;
+  }
+  if (Blockly.Touch.isTouchEvent(e)) {
+    this.handleTouchStart(e);
+
+    if (this.isMultiTouch()) {
+      Blockly.longStop_();
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Handle a mouse move, touch move, or pointer move event.
+ * @param {!Event} e A mouse move, touch move, or pointer move event.
+ * @package
+ */
+Blockly.TouchGesture.prototype.handleMove = function(e) {
+  if (this.isDragging()) {
+    // We are in the middle of a drag, only handle the relevant events
+    if (Blockly.Touch.shouldHandleEvent(e)) {
+      Blockly.TouchGesture.superClass_.handleMove.call(this, e);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+  if (this.isMultiTouch()) {
+    if (Blockly.Touch.isTouchEvent(e)) {
+      this.handleTouchMove(e);
+    }
+    Blockly.longStop_();
+  } else {
+    Blockly.TouchGesture.superClass_.handleMove.call(this, e);
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Handle a mouse up, touch end, or pointer up event.
+ * @param {!Event} e A mouse up, touch end, or pointer up event.
+ * @package
+ */
+Blockly.TouchGesture.prototype.handleUp = function(e) {
+  if (Blockly.Touch.isTouchEvent(e) && !this.isDragging()) {
+    this.handleTouchEnd(e);
+  }
+  if (!this.isMultiTouch() || this.isDragging()) {
+    if (!Blockly.Touch.shouldHandleEvent(e)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    Blockly.TouchGesture.superClass_.handleUp.call(this, e);
+  } else {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.stopPropagation();
+
+    this.dispose();
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Whether this gesture is part of a multi-touch gesture.
+ * @return {boolean} whether this gesture is part of a multi-touch gesture.
+ * @package
+ */
+Blockly.TouchGesture.prototype.isMultiTouch = function() {
+  return this.isMultiTouch_;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Sever all links from this object.
+ * @package
+ */
+Blockly.TouchGesture.prototype.dispose = function() {
+  Blockly.TouchGesture.superClass_.dispose.call(this);
+
+  if (this.onStartWrapper_) {
+    Blockly.unbindEvent_(this.onStartWrapper_);
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Handle a touch start or pointer down event and keep track of current pointers.
+ * @param {!Event} e A touch start, or pointer down event.
+ * @package
+ */
+Blockly.TouchGesture.prototype.handleTouchStart = function(e) {
+  var pointerId = Blockly.Touch.getTouchIdentifierFromEvent(e);
+  // store the pointerId in the current list of pointers
+  this.cachedPoints_[pointerId] = this.getTouchPoint(e);
+  var pointers = Object.keys(this.cachedPoints_);
+  // If two pointers are down, check for pinch gestures
+  if (pointers.length == 2) {
+    var point0 = this.cachedPoints_[pointers[0]];
+    var point1 = this.cachedPoints_[pointers[1]];
+    this.startDistance_ = goog.math.Coordinate.distance(point0, point1);
+    this.isMultiTouch_ = true;
+  }
+  e.preventDefault();
+};
+
+/**
+ * Handle a touch move or pointer move event and zoom in/out if two pointers are on the screen.
+ * @param {!Event} e A touch move, or pointer move event.
+ * @package
+ */
+Blockly.TouchGesture.prototype.handleTouchMove = function(e) {
+  var pointerId = Blockly.Touch.getTouchIdentifierFromEvent(e);
+  // Update the cache
+  this.cachedPoints_[pointerId] = this.getTouchPoint(e);
+
+  var pointers = Object.keys(this.cachedPoints_);
+  // If two pointers are down, check for pinch gestures
+  if (pointers.length == 2) {
+    // Calculate the distance between the two pointers
+    var point0 = this.cachedPoints_[pointers[0]];
+    var point1 = this.cachedPoints_[pointers[1]];
+    var moveDistance = goog.math.Coordinate.distance(point0, point1);
+    var startDistance = this.startDistance_;
+    var scale = this.touchScale_ = moveDistance / startDistance;
+    
+    if (this.previousScale_ > 0 && this.previousScale_ < Infinity) {
+      var gestureScale = scale - this.previousScale_;
+      var delta = gestureScale > 0 ?
+        gestureScale * Blockly.TouchGesture.ZOOM_IN_MULTIPLIER :
+        gestureScale * Blockly.TouchGesture.ZOOM_OUT_MULTIPLIER;
+      var workspace = this.startWorkspace_;
+      var position = Blockly.utils.mouseToSvg(e, workspace.getParentSvg(), workspace.getInverseScreenCTM());
+      workspace.zoom(position.x, position.y, delta);
+    }
+    this.previousScale_ = scale;
+  }
+  e.preventDefault();
+};
+
+/**
+ * Handle a touch end or pointer end event and end the gesture.
+ * @param {!Event} e A touch end, or pointer end event.
+ * @package
+ */
+Blockly.TouchGesture.prototype.handleTouchEnd = function(e) {
+  var pointerId = Blockly.Touch.getTouchIdentifierFromEvent(e);
+  if (this.cachedPoints_[pointerId]) {
+    delete this.cachedPoints_[pointerId];
+  }
+  if (Object.keys(this.cachedPoints_).length < 2) {
+    this.cachedPoints_ = {};
+    this.previousScale_ = 0;
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Helper function returning the current touch point coordinate.
+ * @param {!Event} e A touch or pointer event.
+ * @return {goog.math.Coordinate} the current touch point coordinate
+ * @package
+ */
+Blockly.TouchGesture.prototype.getTouchPoint = function(e) {
+  if (!this.startWorkspace_) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return new goog.math.Coordinate(
+    (e.pageX ? e.pageX : e.changedTouches[0].pageX),
+    (e.pageY ? e.pageY : e.changedTouches[0].pageY)
+  );
+};
diff --git a/core/workspace_svg.js b/core/workspace_svg.js
index 11ff57260..8c49248bd 100644
--- a/core/workspace_svg.js
+++ b/core/workspace_svg.js
@@ -1834,7 +1834,7 @@ Blockly.WorkspaceSvg.prototype.removeToolboxCategoryCallback = function(key) {
  * @package
  */
 Blockly.WorkspaceSvg.prototype.getGesture = function(e) {
-  var isStart = (e.type == 'mousedown' || e.type == 'touchstart');
+  var isStart = (e.type == 'mousedown' || e.type == 'touchstart' || e.type == 'pointerdown');
 
   var gesture = this.currentGesture_;
   if (gesture) {