diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/post_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/post_view.js
index fff8a826c92..bbdc69704ef 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/post_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/post_view.js
@@ -48,10 +48,11 @@ Discourse.PostView = Discourse.View.extend({
       this.toggleProperty('post.selected');
     }
 
+    if (!Discourse.get('currentUser.enable_quoting')) return;
     if ($(e.target).closest('.cooked').length === 0) return;
 
     var qbc = this.get('controller.controllers.quoteButton');
-    if (qbc && Discourse.get('currentUser.enable_quoting')) {
+    if (qbc) {
       e.context = this.get('post');
       qbc.selectText(e);
     }
@@ -252,5 +253,28 @@ Discourse.PostView = Discourse.View.extend({
     if (controller && controller.postRendered) {
       controller.postRendered(post);
     }
+
+    // make the selection work under iOS
+    // "selectionchange" event is only supported in IE, Safari & Chrome
+    var postView = this;
+    $(document).on('selectionchange', function(e) {
+      // quoting as been disabled by the user
+      if (!Discourse.get('currentUser.enable_quoting')) return;
+      // find out whether we currently are selecting inside a post
+      var closestPosts = $(window.getSelection().anchorNode).closest('.topic-post');
+      if (closestPosts.length === 0) return;
+      // this event is bound for every posts in the topic, but is triggered on "document"
+      // we should therefore filter the event to only the right post
+      if (closestPosts[0].id !== postView.elementId) return;
+      var qbc = postView.get('controller.controllers.quoteButton');
+      if (qbc) {
+        e.context = postView.get('post');
+        qbc.selectText(e);
+      }
+    });
+  },
+
+  willDestroyElement: function() {
+    $(document).off('selectionchange');
   }
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-post.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-post.css.scss
index 8192a7e2fd1..bf175e48cd0 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-post.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-post.css.scss
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@
   pre code {
     max-height: 690px;
   }
+  .post-menu-area {
+    -webkit-user-select: none;
+    -moz-user-select: none;
+    -ms-user-select: none;
+  }
   @include hover {
     .gutter {
       .reply-new,
@@ -387,6 +392,9 @@
     @include hover {
       background-color: mix($gray, $light_gray, 5%);
     }
+    -webkit-user-select: none;
+    -moz-user-select: none;
+    -ms-user-select: none;
   }
   .embedded-posts.bottom {
     @include border-radius-bottom(4px);