diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/Editor.ts b/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/Editor.ts
index 065356d8a2..16745537d1 100644
--- a/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/Editor.ts
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/Editor.ts
@@ -424,6 +424,9 @@ export class Editor extends EventEmitter<EditorEventMap> {
     onCommentsLoaded: () => null,
     onCommentClicked: () => null,
     onCommentLocationsUpdate: () => null,
+    onPointerDown: () => null,
+    onPointerUp: () => null,
+    onRightClick: () => null,
     onDocumentLocked: () => null,
     onFirstRender: () => null,
     onCollaborationReady: () => null,
@@ -761,6 +764,9 @@ export class Editor extends EventEmitter<EditorEventMap> {
     this.on('list-definitions-change', this.options.onListDefinitionsChange!);
     this.on('fonts-resolved', this.options.onFontsResolved!);
     this.on('exception', this.options.onException!);
+    this.on('pointerDown', this.options.onPointerDown!);
+    this.on('pointerUp', this.options.onPointerUp!);
+    this.on('rightClick', this.options.onRightClick!);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1159,6 +1165,9 @@ export class Editor extends EventEmitter<EditorEventMap> {
     this.on('list-definitions-change', this.options.onListDefinitionsChange!);
     this.on('fonts-resolved', this.options.onFontsResolved!);
     this.on('exception', this.options.onException!);
+    this.on('pointerDown', this.options.onPointerDown!);
+    this.on('pointerUp', this.options.onPointerUp!);
+    this.on('rightClick', this.options.onRightClick!);
 
     if (!shouldMountRenderer) {
       this.#emitCreateAsync();
@@ -1235,6 +1244,9 @@ export class Editor extends EventEmitter<EditorEventMap> {
     this.on('commentClick', this.options.onCommentClicked!);
     this.on('locked', this.options.onDocumentLocked!);
     this.on('list-definitions-change', this.options.onListDefinitionsChange!);
+    this.on('pointerDown', this.options.onPointerDown!);
+    this.on('pointerUp', this.options.onPointerUp!);
+    this.on('rightClick', this.options.onRightClick!);
 
     if (!shouldMountRenderer) {
       this.#emitCreateAsync();
diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/presentation-editor/pointer-events/EditorInputManager.ts b/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/presentation-editor/pointer-events/EditorInputManager.ts
index 2c82bf6bef..028e6ffb7e 100644
--- a/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/presentation-editor/pointer-events/EditorInputManager.ts
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/presentation-editor/pointer-events/EditorInputManager.ts
@@ -1007,6 +1007,16 @@ export class EditorInputManager {
   #handlePointerDown(event: PointerEvent): void {
     if (!this.#deps) return;
 
+    // Emit local-only pointer events for external consumers (e.g. debugging trackpad issues)
+    // Emit directly on the Editor instance so consumers can use editor.on('pointerDown', ...)
+    const editor = this.#deps.getEditor();
+    editor.emit?.('pointerDown', { editor, event });
+
+    // Emit rightClick for secondary button (button 2) or Ctrl+Click on Mac
+    if (event.button === 2 || (event.ctrlKey && navigator.platform.includes('Mac'))) {
+      editor.emit?.('rightClick', { editor, event });
+    }
+
     // Return early for non-left clicks
     if (event.button !== 0) return;
 
@@ -1038,7 +1048,6 @@ export class EditorInputManager {
       return;
     }
 
-    const editor = this.#deps.getEditor();
     if (this.#handleSingleCommentHighlightClick(event, target, editor)) {
       return;
     }
@@ -1325,6 +1334,11 @@ export class EditorInputManager {
   #handlePointerUp(event: PointerEvent): void {
     if (!this.#deps) return;
 
+    // Emit local-only pointer event for external consumers (e.g. debugging trackpad issues)
+    // Emit directly on the Editor instance so consumers can use editor.on('pointerUp', ...)
+    const editor = this.#deps.getEditor();
+    editor.emit?.('pointerUp', { editor, event });
+
     this.#suppressFocusInFromDraggable = false;
 
     if (!this.#isDragging) {
diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/types/EditorConfig.ts b/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/types/EditorConfig.ts
index 7f7bf85339..0cb4a3423c 100644
--- a/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/types/EditorConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/types/EditorConfig.ts
@@ -511,6 +511,15 @@ export interface EditorOptions {
   /** Host-provided permission hook */
   permissionResolver?: ((params: PermissionParams) => boolean | undefined) | null;
 
+  /** Called on pointer down events (local only, not broadcast via collaboration) */
+  onPointerDown?: (params: { editor: Editor; event: PointerEvent }) => void;
+
+  /** Called on pointer up events (local only, not broadcast via collaboration) */
+  onPointerUp?: (params: { editor: Editor; event: PointerEvent }) => void;
+
+  /** Called on right-click (local only, not broadcast via collaboration) */
+  onRightClick?: (params: { editor: Editor; event: MouseEvent }) => void;
+
   /**
    * Custom resolver for the link click popover.
    * Called when a user clicks a link to determine which popover to show.
diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/types/EditorEvents.ts b/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/types/EditorEvents.ts
index dfd9d65cf2..9b872adc97 100644
--- a/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/types/EditorEvents.ts
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/types/EditorEvents.ts
@@ -148,4 +148,13 @@ export interface EditorEventMap extends DefaultEventMap {
 
   /** Called when document protection state changes (init, local mutation, or remote sync). */
   protectionChanged: [{ editor: Editor; state: DocumentProtectionState; source: ProtectionChangeSource }];
+
+  /** Called on pointer down (local only, not broadcast via collaboration) */
+  pointerDown: [{ editor: Editor; event: PointerEvent }];
+
+  /** Called on pointer up (local only, not broadcast via collaboration) */
+  pointerUp: [{ editor: Editor; event: PointerEvent }];
+
+  /** Called on right-click (local only, not broadcast via collaboration) */
+  rightClick: [{ editor: Editor; event: MouseEvent }];
 }
diff --git a/packages/superdoc/src/dev/components/SuperdocDev.vue b/packages/superdoc/src/dev/components/SuperdocDev.vue
index 448e4ba0b0..63eb1a3803 100644
--- a/packages/superdoc/src/dev/components/SuperdocDev.vue
+++ b/packages/superdoc/src/dev/components/SuperdocDev.vue
@@ -1096,6 +1096,19 @@ const onEditorCreate = ({ editor }) => {
   editor.on('fieldAnnotationDoubleClicked', (params) => {
     console.log('fieldAnnotationDoubleClicked', { params });
   });
+
+  // SD-2494: Pointer event observability for debugging trackpad/right-click selection issues
+  editor.on('pointerDown', (params) => {
+    console.log('pointerDown', { params });
+  });
+
+  editor.on('pointerUp', (params) => {
+    console.log('pointerUp', { params });
+  });
+
+  editor.on('rightClick', (params) => {
+    console.log('rightClick', { params });
+  });
 };
 
 watch(