diff --git a/projects/angular-grid-layout/src/lib/grid-item/grid-item.component.ts b/projects/angular-grid-layout/src/lib/grid-item/grid-item.component.ts
index 0df45bd..0a4e3be 100644
--- a/projects/angular-grid-layout/src/lib/grid-item/grid-item.component.ts
+++ b/projects/angular-grid-layout/src/lib/grid-item/grid-item.component.ts
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@ import {
     AfterContentInit, ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, ContentChild, ContentChildren, ElementRef, Inject, Input, NgZone, OnDestroy, OnInit,
     QueryList, Renderer2, ViewChild
 } from '@angular/core';
-import { BehaviorSubject, iif, merge, NEVER, Observable, Subject, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
-import { exhaustMap, filter, map, startWith, switchMap, take, takeUntil } from 'rxjs/operators';
-import { ktdPointerDown, ktdPointerUp, ktdPointerClient } from '../utils/pointer.utils';
-import { GRID_ITEM_GET_RENDER_DATA_TOKEN, KtdGridItemRenderDataTokenType } from '../grid.definitions';
+import { BehaviorSubject, NEVER, Observable, Subject, Subscription, iif, merge } from 'rxjs';
+import { exhaustMap, filter, map, startWith, switchMap, take, takeUntil, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { BooleanInput, coerceBooleanProperty } from '../coercion/boolean-property';
+import { NumberInput, coerceNumberProperty } from '../coercion/number-property';
 import { KTD_GRID_DRAG_HANDLE, KtdGridDragHandle } from '../directives/drag-handle';
+import { KTD_GRID_ITEM_PLACEHOLDER, KtdGridItemPlaceholder } from '../directives/placeholder';
 import { KTD_GRID_RESIZE_HANDLE, KtdGridResizeHandle } from '../directives/resize-handle';
+import { GRID_ITEM_GET_RENDER_DATA_TOKEN, KtdGridItemRenderDataTokenType } from '../grid.definitions';
 import { KtdGridService } from '../grid.service';
 import { ktdOutsideZone } from '../utils/operators';
-import { BooleanInput, coerceBooleanProperty } from '../coercion/boolean-property';
-import { coerceNumberProperty, NumberInput } from '../coercion/number-property';
-import { KTD_GRID_ITEM_PLACEHOLDER, KtdGridItemPlaceholder } from '../directives/placeholder';
+import { ktdIsMouseEventOrMousePointerEvent, ktdPointerClient, ktdPointerDown, ktdPointerUp } from '../utils/pointer.utils';
 
 @Component({
     standalone: true,
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ export class KtdGridItemComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, AfterContentInit
                 // with our own dragging (e.g. `img` tags do it by default). Prevent the default action
                 // to stop it from happening. Note that preventing on `dragstart` also seems to work, but
                 // it's flaky and it fails if the user drags it away quickly. Also note that we only want
-                // to do this for `mousedown` since doing the same for `touchstart` will stop any `click`
-                // events from firing on touch devices.
-                if (startEvent.target && (startEvent.target as HTMLElement).draggable && startEvent.type === 'mousedown') {
+                // to do this for `mousedown` and `pointerdown` since doing the same for `touchstart` will
+                // stop any `click` events from firing on touch devices.
+                if (ktdIsMouseEventOrMousePointerEvent(startEvent)) {
                     startEvent.preventDefault();
                 }
 
@@ -216,6 +216,11 @@ export class KtdGridItemComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, AfterContentInit
                                 this.renderer.setStyle(this.resizeElem.nativeElement, 'display', 'block');
                                 return ktdPointerDown(this.resizeElem.nativeElement);
                             }
+                        }),
+                        tap((startEvent) => {
+                            if (ktdIsMouseEventOrMousePointerEvent(startEvent)) {
+                                startEvent.preventDefault();
+                            }
                         })
                     );
                 }
diff --git a/projects/angular-grid-layout/src/lib/utils/pointer.utils.ts b/projects/angular-grid-layout/src/lib/utils/pointer.utils.ts
index cccc6e8..45bd146 100644
--- a/projects/angular-grid-layout/src/lib/utils/pointer.utils.ts
+++ b/projects/angular-grid-layout/src/lib/utils/pointer.utils.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ export function ktdPointerClient(event: MouseEvent | TouchEvent): { clientX: num
     };
 }
 
+export function ktdIsMouseEventOrMousePointerEvent(event: MouseEvent | TouchEvent | PointerEvent): boolean {
+    return event.type === 'mousedown'
+        || (event.type === 'pointerdown' && (event as PointerEvent).pointerType === 'mouse');
+}
+
 /** Returns true if browser supports pointer events */
 export function ktdSupportsPointerEvents(): boolean {
     return !!window.PointerEvent;
@@ -84,7 +89,7 @@ function ktdMouseOrTouchDown(element, touchNumber = 1): Observable<MouseEvent |
  * @param element, html element where to  listen the events.
  * @param touchNumber number of the touch to track the event, default to the first one.
  */
-function ktdMouserOrTouchMove(element: HTMLElement, touchNumber = 1): Observable<MouseEvent | TouchEvent> {
+function ktdMouseOrTouchMove(element: HTMLElement, touchNumber = 1): Observable<MouseEvent | TouchEvent> {
     return iif(
         () => ktdIsMobileOrTablet(),
         fromEvent<TouchEvent>(element, 'touchmove', activeEventListenerOptions as AddEventListenerOptions).pipe(
@@ -128,7 +133,7 @@ export function ktdPointerDown(element): Observable<MouseEvent | TouchEvent | Po
         return ktdMouseOrTouchDown(element);
     }
 
-    return fromEvent<PointerEvent>(element, 'pointerdown', passiveEventListenerOptions as AddEventListenerOptions).pipe(
+    return fromEvent<PointerEvent>(element, 'pointerdown', activeEventListenerOptions as AddEventListenerOptions).pipe(
         filter((pointerEvent) => pointerEvent.isPrimary)
     )
 }
@@ -139,7 +144,7 @@ export function ktdPointerDown(element): Observable<MouseEvent | TouchEvent | Po
  */
 export function ktdPointerMove(element): Observable<MouseEvent | TouchEvent | PointerEvent> {
     if (!ktdSupportsPointerEvents()) {
-        return ktdMouserOrTouchMove(element);
+        return ktdMouseOrTouchMove(element);
     }
     return fromEvent<PointerEvent>(element, 'pointermove', activeEventListenerOptions as AddEventListenerOptions).pipe(
         filter((pointerEvent) => pointerEvent.isPrimary),
diff --git a/projects/demo-app/src/app/real-life-example/table-sorting/table-sorting.component.scss b/projects/demo-app/src/app/real-life-example/table-sorting/table-sorting.component.scss
index bac579c..383e1e3 100644
--- a/projects/demo-app/src/app/real-life-example/table-sorting/table-sorting.component.scss
+++ b/projects/demo-app/src/app/real-life-example/table-sorting/table-sorting.component.scss
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
     overflow-y: auto;
+    touch-action: none; // This is needed to make drag and drop on touch devices possible without interfering with the inner scroll.
 }
 
 table {