diff --git a/lib/commands/gesture.js b/lib/commands/gesture.js
index 7188d872e..a4cd1ed12 100644
--- a/lib/commands/gesture.js
+++ b/lib/commands/gesture.js
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ helpers.handlePinchOrZoom = async function (actions) {
 
 helpers.mobileScroll = async function (opts={}, swipe=false) {
   if (!opts.element) {
-    opts.element = await this.findElement(`class name`, `XCUIElementTypeApplication`);
+    opts.element = await this.findNativeElementOrElements(`class name`, `XCUIElementTypeApplication`, false);
   }
   // WDA supports four scrolling strategies: predication based on name, direction,
   // predicateString, and toVisible, in that order. Swiping requires direction.
diff --git a/test/functional/web/safari-execute-e2e-specs.js b/test/functional/web/safari-execute-e2e-specs.js
index 4db78ac1f..cbaec3ef4 100644
--- a/test/functional/web/safari-execute-e2e-specs.js
+++ b/test/functional/web/safari-execute-e2e-specs.js
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ describe('safari - execute', function () {
     await deleteSession();
   });
 
+  describe('mobile: x methods', function () {
+    it('should run in native context', async () => {
+      await driver.execute('mobile: scroll', {direction: 'down'}).should.not.be.rejected;
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('synchronous', function () {
     it('should bubble up javascript errors', async () => {
       await driver.execute(`'nan'--`).should.eventually.be.rejected;