diff --git a/packages/mdc-drawer/common.scss b/packages/mdc-drawer/common.scss
index 80a3ca0331d..b757576ff1d 100644
--- a/packages/mdc-drawer/common.scss
+++ b/packages/mdc-drawer/common.scss
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@
   .mdc-list-divider {
     margin: 3px 0 4px 0;
   }
+
+  // Prevents list item children to be included in click target.
+  .mdc-list-item__text,
+  .mdc-list-item__graphic {
+    pointer-events: none;
+  }
 }
 
 .mdc-drawer--open {
diff --git a/packages/mdc-list/mdc-list.scss b/packages/mdc-list/mdc-list.scss
index b2d0a1f80c5..f3a07978e5a 100644
--- a/packages/mdc-list/mdc-list.scss
+++ b/packages/mdc-list/mdc-list.scss
@@ -95,19 +95,14 @@
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
   fill: currentColor;
-  pointer-events: none;
 }
 
 .mdc-list-item__meta {
   @include mdc-rtl-reflexive-property(margin, auto, 0, ".mdc-list-item");
-
-  pointer-events: none;
 }
 
 .mdc-list-item__text {
   @include mdc-typography-overflow-ellipsis;
-
-  pointer-events: none;
 }
 
 $mdc-list-item-primary-text-baseline-height_: 32px;