diff --git a/www/core/directives/formattext.js b/www/core/directives/formattext.js
index 9e1556e1f97..5de90e73c33 100644
--- a/www/core/directives/formattext.js
+++ b/www/core/directives/formattext.js
@@ -276,6 +276,10 @@ angular.module('mm.core')
 
             angular.forEach(dom.find('audio'), function(el) {
                 treatMedia(el, component, componentId, siteId);
+                if (ionic.Platform.isIOS()) {
+                    // Set data-tap-disabled="true" to make slider work in iOS.
+                    el.setAttribute('data-tap-disabled', true);
+                }
             });
             angular.forEach(dom.find('video'), function(el) {
                 treatVideoFilters(el);