diff --git a/js/src/carousel.js b/js/src/carousel.js
index 989390aa0a..3c7e2b2d91 100644
--- a/js/src/carousel.js
+++ b/js/src/carousel.js
@@ -289,15 +289,13 @@ class Carousel {
     }
 
     const move = (event) => {
-      if (!this._pointerEvent) {
-        event.preventDefault()
+      event.preventDefault()
 
-        // ensure swiping with one touch and not pinching
-        if (event.originalEvent.touches && event.originalEvent.touches.length > 1) {
-          this.touchDeltaX = 0
-        } else {
-          this.touchDeltaX = event.originalEvent.touches[0].clientX - this.touchStartX
-        }
+      // ensure swiping with one touch and not pinching
+      if (event.originalEvent.touches && event.originalEvent.touches.length > 1) {
+        this.touchDeltaX = 0
+      } else {
+        this.touchDeltaX = event.originalEvent.touches[0].clientX - this.touchStartX
       }
     }
 
@@ -307,7 +305,6 @@ class Carousel {
       }
 
       this._handleSwipe()
-
       if (this._config.pause === 'hover') {
         // If it's a touch-enabled device, mouseenter/leave are fired as
         // part of the mouse compatibility events on first tap - the carousel
diff --git a/js/tests/unit/carousel.js b/js/tests/unit/carousel.js
index d7d9ad2508..d6fea2f34e 100644
--- a/js/tests/unit/carousel.js
+++ b/js/tests/unit/carousel.js
@@ -1226,4 +1226,48 @@ $(function () {
       done()
     })
   })
+
+  QUnit.test('should not call _slide if the carousel is sliding', function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(1)
+
+    var carouselHTML = '<div class="carousel" data-interval="false"></div>'
+    var $carousel = $(carouselHTML)
+    $carousel.appendTo('#qunit-fixture')
+    $carousel.bootstrapCarousel()
+
+    var carousel = $carousel.data('bs.carousel')
+
+    var spy = sinon.spy(carousel, '_slide')
+
+    carousel._isSliding = true
+
+    carousel.next()
+
+    assert.strictEqual(spy.called, false)
+  })
+
+  QUnit.test('should call next when the page is visible', function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(1)
+
+    var carouselHTML = '<div class="carousel" data-interval="false"></div>'
+    var $carousel = $(carouselHTML)
+    $carousel.appendTo('#qunit-fixture')
+    $carousel.bootstrapCarousel()
+
+    var carousel = $carousel.data('bs.carousel')
+
+    var spy = sinon.spy(carousel, 'next')
+    var sandbox = sinon.createSandbox()
+
+    sandbox.replaceGetter(document, 'hidden', function () {
+      return false
+    })
+    sandbox.stub($carousel, 'is').returns(true)
+    sandbox.stub($carousel, 'css').returns('block')
+
+    carousel.nextWhenVisible()
+
+    assert.strictEqual(spy.called, true)
+    sandbox.restore()
+  })
 })