diff --git a/packages/react-grab/e2e/selection.spec.ts b/packages/react-grab/e2e/selection.spec.ts
index e9c73246a..938e9d184 100644
--- a/packages/react-grab/e2e/selection.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/react-grab/e2e/selection.spec.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,23 @@ test.describe("Element Selection", () => {
     expect(clipboardContent.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
   });
 
+  test("should show selection even when page blocks pointermove bubbling", async ({ reactGrab }) => {
+    await reactGrab.activate();
+
+    await reactGrab.page.evaluate(() => {
+      window.addEventListener(
+        "pointermove",
+        (event) => {
+          event.stopImmediatePropagation();
+        },
+        { capture: false },
+      );
+    });
+
+    await reactGrab.hoverElement("li");
+    await reactGrab.waitForSelectionBox();
+  });
+
   test("should copy heading element to clipboard", async ({ reactGrab }) => {
     await reactGrab.activate();
     await reactGrab.hoverElement("[data-testid='todo-list'] h1");
diff --git a/packages/react-grab/package.json b/packages/react-grab/package.json
index 4ee57e2b1..6dfe305c7 100644
--- a/packages/react-grab/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-grab/package.json
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.28.5",
     "@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.28.5",
-    "solid-js": "^1.9.10",
     "@playwright/test": "^1.40.0",
     "@tailwindcss/cli": "^4.1.17",
     "@types/babel__core": "^7.20.5",
@@ -111,6 +110,7 @@
     "babel-preset-solid": "^1.9.10",
     "concurrently": "^9.1.2",
     "expect-sdk": "0.0.0-canary-20260405095424",
+    "solid-js": "^1.9.10",
     "tailwindcss": "^4.1.0",
     "tsx": "^4.21.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/react-grab/src/core/index.tsx b/packages/react-grab/src/core/index.tsx
index 504c30579..420ed45bf 100644
--- a/packages/react-grab/src/core/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-grab/src/core/index.tsx
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ export const init = (rawOptions?: Options): ReactGrabAPI => {
     const isDragging = createMemo(
       () =>
         store.current.state === "active" &&
-        (store.current.phase === "dragging-select" || store.current.phase === "dragging-reposition"),
+        (store.current.phase === "dragging-select" ||
+          store.current.phase === "dragging-reposition"),
     );
     const isDragRepositioning = createMemo(
       () => store.current.state === "active" && store.current.phase === "dragging-reposition",
@@ -2569,7 +2570,7 @@ export const init = (rawOptions?: Options): ReactGrabAPI => {
         }
         handlePointerMove(event.clientX, event.clientY);
       },
-      { passive: true },
+      { passive: true, capture: true },
     );
 
     eventListenerManager.addWindowListener(
diff --git a/packages/react-grab/src/core/store.ts b/packages/react-grab/src/core/store.ts
index 825c24f15..7121799ae 100644
--- a/packages/react-grab/src/core/store.ts
+++ b/packages/react-grab/src/core/store.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,7 @@ interface FrozenDragRect {
   height: number;
 }
 
-type GrabPhase =
-  | "hovering"
-  | "frozen"
-  | "dragging-select"
-  | "dragging-reposition"
-  | "justDragged";
+type GrabPhase = "hovering" | "frozen" | "dragging-select" | "dragging-reposition" | "justDragged";
 
 type GrabState =
   | { state: "idle" }
diff --git a/packages/react-grab/src/utils/get-element-at-position.ts b/packages/react-grab/src/utils/get-element-at-position.ts
index 0fcb34bf8..5009a77c8 100644
--- a/packages/react-grab/src/utils/get-element-at-position.ts
+++ b/packages/react-grab/src/utils/get-element-at-position.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export const getElementAtPosition = (clientX: number, clientY: number): Element
     const isPositionClose = isWithinThreshold(clientX, clientY, cache.clientX, cache.clientY);
     const isWithinThrottle = now - cache.timestamp < ELEMENT_POSITION_THROTTLE_MS;
 
-    if (isPositionClose || isWithinThrottle) {
+    if (isPositionClose && isWithinThrottle) {
       return cache.element;
     }
   }