diff --git a/src/component/sequence/SequenceDOMRenderer.ts b/src/component/sequence/SequenceDOMRenderer.ts
index 26508fddf..e004a0782 100644
--- a/src/component/sequence/SequenceDOMRenderer.ts
+++ b/src/component/sequence/SequenceDOMRenderer.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ export class SequenceDOMRenderer {
                 filter(
                     (touchEvent: TouchEvent): boolean => {
                         return touchEvent.touches.length === 0;
-                    })))
+                    })),
+            this._container.touchService.touchCancel$)
             .subscribe(
                 (): void => {
                     if (this._changingSpeed) {
diff --git a/test/component/sequence/SequenceComponent.test.ts b/test/component/sequence/SequenceComponent.test.ts
index dbcaa590b..92a290849 100644
--- a/test/component/sequence/SequenceComponent.test.ts
+++ b/test/component/sequence/SequenceComponent.test.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,27 @@ describe("SequenceComponent.activate", () => {
         expect(setGraphModeSpy.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(GraphMode.Spatial);
     });
 
+    it("should reset changing position to spatial on touchcancel (Android gesture takeover)", () => {
+        const setGraphModeSpy: jasmine.Spy = <jasmine.Spy>navigatorMock.graphService.setGraphMode;
+
+        const touchCancelSubject$: Subject<TouchEvent> =
+            <Subject<TouchEvent>>containerMock.touchService.touchCancel$;
+
+        const component: SequenceComponent = createComponent();
+        component.activate();
+
+        // Simulate a scrubber drag that latches the renderer's changing-position
+        // flag (the state the touchcancel handler checks).
+        (<any>renderer)._setChangingPosition(true);
+        expect(setGraphModeSpy.calls.mostRecent().args[0]).toBe(GraphMode.Sequence);
+
+        // A touchcancel (gesture takeover / notification shade / second finger)
+        // must be treated like a terminal release and restore Spatial mode.
+        touchCancelSubject$.next({ touches: [] } as unknown as TouchEvent);
+
+        expect(setGraphModeSpy.calls.mostRecent().args[0]).toBe(GraphMode.Spatial);
+    });
+
     it("should stop play when changing position", () => {
         const stopSpy: jasmine.Spy = <jasmine.Spy>navigatorMock.playService.stop;
 
diff --git a/test/helper/TouchServiceMockCreator.ts b/test/helper/TouchServiceMockCreator.ts
index 626b18720..ceb3a988c 100644
--- a/test/helper/TouchServiceMockCreator.ts
+++ b/test/helper/TouchServiceMockCreator.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export class TouchServiceMockCreator extends MockCreatorBase<TouchService> {
         this._mockProperty(mock, "singleTouchDrag$", new Subject<TouchEvent>());
         this._mockProperty(mock, "singleTouchDragEnd$", new Subject<TouchEvent>());
         this._mockProperty(mock, "touchEnd$", new Subject<TouchEvent>());
+        this._mockProperty(mock, "touchCancel$", new Subject<TouchEvent>());
         this._mockProperty(mock, "touchMove$", new Subject<TouchEvent>());
         this._mockProperty(mock, "touchStart$", new Subject<TouchEvent>());