diff --git a/lib/ace/keyboard/textinput.js b/lib/ace/keyboard/textinput.js
index 7ee1cc6a..c4883808 100644
--- a/lib/ace/keyboard/textinput.js
+++ b/lib/ace/keyboard/textinput.js
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ var dom = require("pilot/dom");
 var TextInput = function(parentNode, host) {
 
     var text = dom.createElement("textarea");
+    if (useragent.isTouchPad)
+    	text.setAttribute('x-palm-disable-auto-cap',true);
     text.style.left = "-10000px";
     parentNode.appendChild(text);