diff --git a/lib/interaction.js b/lib/interaction.js
index 5154111..830af1e 100755
--- a/lib/interaction.js
+++ b/lib/interaction.js
@@ -966,6 +966,7 @@ export class InteractionMapper extends InteractionDelegate {
             tapDistance = 10,
             longPressTime = 500.0,
             useCapture = true,
+            capturePointerEvents = true,
             mouseWheelElement = null,
             logInteractionsAbove = 12
         } = {}
@@ -973,6 +974,7 @@ export class InteractionMapper extends InteractionDelegate {
         super(element, target, {
             tapDistance,
             useCapture,
+            capturePointerEvents,
             longPressTime,
             mouseWheelElement
         })
diff --git a/lib/scatter.js b/lib/scatter.js
index 6459140..d69844d 100644
--- a/lib/scatter.js
+++ b/lib/scatter.js
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ export class DOMScatterContainer {
      */
     constructor(
         element,
-        { stopEvents = 'auto', claimEvents = true, useCapture = true, touchAction = 'none', debugCanvas = null } = {}
+        { stopEvents = 'auto', claimEvents = true, useCapture = true, capturePointerEvents = true, touchAction = 'none', debugCanvas = null } = {}
     ) {
         this.onCapture = null
         this.element = element
@@ -923,6 +923,7 @@ export class DOMScatterContainer {
         this.scatter = new Map()
         this.delegate = new InteractionMapper(element, this, {
             useCapture,
+            capturePointerEvents,
             mouseWheelElement: window
         })