diff --git a/draftlogs/6281_fix.md b/draftlogs/6281_fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f3f844e639c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/draftlogs/6281_fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ - Fix mapbox `touch event` after switching back from select mode [[#6281](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/pull/6281)],
+   with thanks to @mmtmr for the contribution!
diff --git a/src/plots/mapbox/mapbox.js b/src/plots/mapbox/mapbox.js
index a4a42a9ab41..ed021940862 100644
--- a/src/plots/mapbox/mapbox.js
+++ b/src/plots/mapbox/mapbox.js
@@ -600,7 +600,8 @@ proto.updateFx = function(fullLayout) {
         map.dragPan.enable();
         map.off('zoomstart', self.clearSelect);
         self.div.onmousedown = null;
-
+        self.div.ontouchstart = null;
+        self.div.removeEventListener('touchstart', self.div._ontouchstart);
         // TODO: this does not support right-click. If we want to support it, we
         // would likely need to change mapbox to use dragElement instead of straight
         // mapbox event binding. Or perhaps better, make a simple wrapper with the