diff --git a/example/pubspec.lock b/example/pubspec.lock
index 967c0ea..03952cb 100644
--- a/example/pubspec.lock
+++ b/example/pubspec.lock
@@ -102,26 +102,26 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: leak_tracker
-      sha256: "6bb818ecbdffe216e81182c2f0714a2e62b593f4a4f13098713ff1685dfb6ab0"
+      sha256: "8dcda04c3fc16c14f48a7bb586d4be1f0d1572731b6d81d51772ef47c02081e0"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "10.0.9"
+    version: "11.0.1"
   leak_tracker_flutter_testing:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: leak_tracker_flutter_testing
-      sha256: f8b613e7e6a13ec79cfdc0e97638fddb3ab848452eff057653abd3edba760573
+      sha256: "1dbc140bb5a23c75ea9c4811222756104fbcd1a27173f0c34ca01e16bea473c1"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "3.0.9"
+    version: "3.0.10"
   leak_tracker_testing:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: leak_tracker_testing
-      sha256: "6ba465d5d76e67ddf503e1161d1f4a6bc42306f9d66ca1e8f079a47290fb06d3"
+      sha256: "8d5a2d49f4a66b49744b23b018848400d23e54caf9463f4eb20df3eb8acb2eb1"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "3.0.1"
+    version: "3.0.2"
   lints:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -219,10 +219,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: test_api
-      sha256: fb31f383e2ee25fbbfe06b40fe21e1e458d14080e3c67e7ba0acfde4df4e0bbd
+      sha256: "522f00f556e73044315fa4585ec3270f1808a4b186c936e612cab0b565ff1e00"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.7.4"
+    version: "0.7.6"
   typed_data:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -243,10 +243,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: vector_math
-      sha256: "80b3257d1492ce4d091729e3a67a60407d227c27241d6927be0130c98e741803"
+      sha256: d530bd74fea330e6e364cda7a85019c434070188383e1cd8d9777ee586914c5b
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.1.4"
+    version: "2.2.0"
   vm_service:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/lib/core/controller/controller.dart b/lib/core/controller/controller.dart
index 75ba6dc..2123fe6 100644
--- a/lib/core/controller/controller.dart
+++ b/lib/core/controller/controller.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'dart:collection';
 
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/rendering.dart';
 import 'package:infinite_lazy_grid/core/background.dart';
 import '../../utils/measure_size.dart';
 import '../spatial_hashing.dart';
@@ -41,6 +42,11 @@ class LazyCanvasController with ChangeNotifier {
   OnWidgetEnteredRender? onWidgetEnteredRender;
   OnWidgetExitedRender? onWidgetExitedRender;
   Set<CanvasChildId> _renderedWidgets = {}; // to track which widgets are currently rendered
+  PointerDownEventListener? rawPointerDownListener;
+  PointerMoveEventListener? rawPointerMoveListener;
+  PointerUpEventListener? rawPointerUpListener;
+  PointerCancelEventListener? rawPointerCancelListener;
+  PointerSignalEventListener? rawPointerSignalListener;
 
   bool debug;
   final Duration defaultAnimationDuration;
@@ -54,6 +60,11 @@ class LazyCanvasController with ChangeNotifier {
     this.useIdsFromArgs = false,
     this.onWidgetEnteredRender,
     this.onWidgetExitedRender,
+    this.rawPointerSignalListener,
+    this.rawPointerDownListener,
+    this.rawPointerMoveListener,
+    this.rawPointerUpListener,
+    this.rawPointerCancelListener,
   }) : _hashCellSize = hashCellSize,
        _buildCacheExtent = buildCacheExtent != null ? buildCacheExtent + _kBuildCacheBuffer : null
   // only top left is considered so if a widget has long width, it'll not be rendered
diff --git a/lib/core/render.dart b/lib/core/render.dart
index 7c02438..e6d0aba 100644
--- a/lib/core/render.dart
+++ b/lib/core/render.dart
@@ -56,7 +56,13 @@ class _LazyCanvasState extends State<LazyCanvas> with TickerProviderStateMixin<L
             }
           }
         }
+        // handle any other registered signal events
+        widget.controller.rawPointerSignalListener?.call(event);
       },
+      onPointerDown: widget.controller.rawPointerDownListener,
+      onPointerMove: widget.controller.rawPointerMoveListener,
+      onPointerUp: widget.controller.rawPointerUpListener,
+      onPointerCancel: widget.controller.rawPointerCancelListener,
       child: GestureDetector(
         behavior: HitTestBehavior.translucent,
         onScaleUpdate: widget.controller.onScaleUpdate,
@@ -298,14 +304,37 @@ class _CanvasRenderBox extends RenderBox
   bool hitTestChildren(BoxHitTestResult result, {required Offset position}) {
     RenderBox? child = lastChild;
     while (child != null) {
-      // need to get a coordinate in child space
-      final childParentData = child.parentData as _CanvasWidgetParentData;
-      final Offset childSpacePosition =
-          (position - childParentData.offset /* <- distance in screen space */ ) / childParentData.scale;
-      // divide by scale so if screen space is 2x, it's only x in child space
-      if (child.hitTest(result, position: childSpacePosition)) {
+      final _CanvasWidgetParentData childParentData = child.parentData! as _CanvasWidgetParentData;
+
+      bool isHit;
+      if (childParentData.scale == 1.0) {
+        // Fast path: only translated, no scale
+        isHit = result.addWithPaintOffset(
+          offset: childParentData.offset,
+          position: position,
+          hitTest: (BoxHitTestResult result, Offset transformed) {
+            return child!.hitTest(result, position: transformed);
+          },
+        );
+      } else {
+        // same paint transform for hit testing when scaled
+        final Matrix4 transform = Matrix4.identity()
+          ..translate(childParentData.offset.dx, childParentData.offset.dy)
+          ..scale(childParentData.scale, childParentData.scale);
+
+        isHit = result.addWithPaintTransform(
+          transform: transform,
+          position: position,
+          hitTest: (BoxHitTestResult result, Offset transformed) {
+            return child!.hitTest(result, position: transformed);
+          },
+        );
+      }
+
+      if (isHit) {
         return true;
       }
+
       child = childParentData.previousSibling;
     }
     return false;