diff --git a/tailbone/static/js/tailbone.mobile.js b/tailbone/static/js/tailbone.mobile.js
index d603643f..4bcb54db 100644
--- a/tailbone/static/js/tailbone.mobile.js
+++ b/tailbone/static/js/tailbone.mobile.js
@@ -102,11 +102,31 @@ $(document).on('click', '#datasync-restart', function() {
 });
 
 
-
-// handle Enter press for receiving UPC lookup
-$(document).on('keydown', '.receiving-upc-search', function(event) {
-    if (event.which == 13) {
-        $.mobile.navigate($(this).data('url') + '?upc=' + $(this).val());
+// handle global keypress on receiving "row" page, for sake of scanner wedge
+$(document).on('keypress', function(event) {
+    if ($('.ui-page-active [role="main"]').data('route') == 'mobile.receiving.view') {
+        var upc = $('#upc-search');
+        if (upc.length) {
+            if (upc.is(':focus')) {
+                if (event.which == 13) {
+                    if (upc.val()) {
+                        $.mobile.navigate(upc.data('url') + '?upc=' + upc.val());
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                if (event.which >= 48 && event.which <= 57) { // numeric (qwerty)
+                    upc.val(upc.val() + event.key);
+                    // TODO: these codes are correct for 'keydown' but apparently not 'keypress' ?
+                    // } else if (event.which >= 96 && event.which <= 105) { // numeric (10-key)
+                    //     upc.val(upc.val() + event.key);
+                } else if (event.which == 13) {
+                    if (upc.val()) {
+                        $.mobile.navigate(upc.data('url') + '?upc=' + upc.val());
+                    }
+                }
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
     }
 });
 
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/mobile/base.mako b/tailbone/templates/mobile/base.mako
index 9fb83942..dd5cfa11 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/mobile/base.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/mobile/base.mako
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="mobile_page_body()">
-  <div role="main" class="ui-content">
+  <div role="main" class="ui-content" data-route="${request.matched_route.name}">
 
     % if request.session.peek_flash('error'):
         % for error in request.session.pop_flash('error'):