diff --git a/modules/renderer/map.js b/modules/renderer/map.js
index 19a76dd667..759e19c608 100644
--- a/modules/renderer/map.js
+++ b/modules/renderer/map.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { utilBindOnce } from '../util/bind_once';
 import { utilDetect } from '../util/detect';
 import { utilGetDimensions } from '../util/dimensions';
 import { utilRebind } from '../util/rebind';
+import { utilZoomPan } from '../util/zoom_pan';
 
 // constants
 var TILESIZE = 256;
@@ -60,11 +61,23 @@ export function rendererMap(context) {
     var _mouseEvent;
     var _lastWithinEditableZoom;
 
-    var d3Zoomer = d3_zoom()
+    // whether a pointerdown event started the zoom
+    var _pointerDown = false;
+
+    // use pointer event interaction if supported; fallback to touch/mouse events in d3-zoom
+    var _zoomerPannerFunction = 'PointerEvent' in window ? utilZoomPan : d3_zoom;
+
+    var _zoomerPanner = _zoomerPannerFunction()
         .scaleExtent([kMin, kMax])
         .interpolate(d3_interpolate)
         .filter(zoomEventFilter)
-        .on('zoom', zoomPan);
+        .on('zoom.map', zoomPan)
+        .on('start.map', function() {
+            _pointerDown = d3_event.sourceEvent && d3_event.sourceEvent.type === 'pointerdown';
+        })
+        .on('end.map', function() {
+            _pointerDown = false;
+        });
 
     var scheduleRedraw = _throttle(redraw, 750);
     // var isRedrawScheduled = false;
@@ -132,8 +145,8 @@ export function rendererMap(context) {
 
         selection
             .on('dblclick.map', dblClick)
-            .call(d3Zoomer)
-            .call(d3Zoomer.transform, projection.transform());
+            .call(_zoomerPanner)
+            .call(_zoomerPanner.transform, projection.transform());
 
         supersurface = selection.append('div')
             .attr('id', 'supersurface')
@@ -403,6 +416,10 @@ export function rendererMap(context) {
         // They might be triggered by the user scrolling the mouse wheel,
         // or 2-finger pinch/zoom gestures, the transform may need adjustment.
         if (source && source.type === 'wheel') {
+
+            // assume that the gesture is already handled by pointer events
+            if (_pointerDown) return;
+
             var detected = utilDetect();
             var dX = source.deltaX;
             var dY = source.deltaY;
@@ -670,11 +687,11 @@ export function rendererMap(context) {
                 .transition()
                 .duration(duration)
                 .on('start', function() { map.startEase(); })
-                .call(d3Zoomer.transform, d3_zoomIdentity.translate(t2.x, t2.y).scale(t2.k));
+                .call(_zoomerPanner.transform, d3_zoomIdentity.translate(t2.x, t2.y).scale(t2.k));
         } else {
             projection.transform(t2);
             _transformStart = t2;
-            _selection.call(d3Zoomer.transform, _transformStart);
+            _selection.call(_zoomerPanner.transform, _transformStart);
         }
 
         return true;
@@ -714,11 +731,11 @@ export function rendererMap(context) {
                 .transition()
                 .duration(duration)
                 .on('start', function() { map.startEase(); })
-                .call(d3Zoomer.transform, d3_zoomIdentity.translate(t[0], t[1]).scale(k));
+                .call(_zoomerPanner.transform, d3_zoomIdentity.translate(t[0], t[1]).scale(k));
         } else {
             projection.translate(t);
             _transformStart = projection.transform();
-            _selection.call(d3Zoomer.transform, _transformStart);
+            _selection.call(_zoomerPanner.transform, _transformStart);
             dispatch.call('move', this, map);
             immediateRedraw();
         }
diff --git a/modules/util/zoom_pan.js b/modules/util/zoom_pan.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b89e2b8a4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/util/zoom_pan.js
@@ -0,0 +1,406 @@
+// Adapted from d3-zoom to handle pointer events.
+// https://github.com/d3/d3-zoom/blob/523ccff340187a3e3c044eaa4d4a7391ea97272b/src/zoom.js
+
+import { dispatch as d3_dispatch } from 'd3-dispatch';
+import { interpolateZoom } from 'd3-interpolate';
+import { event as d3_event, customEvent as d3_customEvent, select as d3_select, mouse as d3_mouse } from 'd3-selection';
+import { interrupt as d3_interrupt } from 'd3-transition';
+import constant from '../../node_modules/d3-zoom/src/constant.js';
+import ZoomEvent from '../../node_modules/d3-zoom/src/event.js';
+import { Transform, identity } from '../../node_modules/d3-zoom/src/transform.js';
+
+// Ignore right-click, since that should open the context menu.
+function defaultFilter() {
+  return !d3_event.ctrlKey && !d3_event.button;
+}
+
+function defaultExtent() {
+  var e = this;
+  if (e instanceof SVGElement) {
+    e = e.ownerSVGElement || e;
+    if (e.hasAttribute('viewBox')) {
+      e = e.viewBox.baseVal;
+      return [[e.x, e.y], [e.x + e.width, e.y + e.height]];
+    }
+    return [[0, 0], [e.width.baseVal.value, e.height.baseVal.value]];
+  }
+  return [[0, 0], [e.clientWidth, e.clientHeight]];
+}
+
+function defaultTransform() {
+  return this.__zoom || identity;
+}
+
+function defaultWheelDelta() {
+  return -d3_event.deltaY * (d3_event.deltaMode === 1 ? 0.05 : d3_event.deltaMode ? 1 : 0.002);
+}
+
+function defaultTouchable() {
+  return navigator.maxTouchPoints || ('ontouchstart' in this);
+}
+
+function defaultConstrain(transform, extent, translateExtent) {
+  var dx0 = transform.invertX(extent[0][0]) - translateExtent[0][0],
+      dx1 = transform.invertX(extent[1][0]) - translateExtent[1][0],
+      dy0 = transform.invertY(extent[0][1]) - translateExtent[0][1],
+      dy1 = transform.invertY(extent[1][1]) - translateExtent[1][1];
+  return transform.translate(
+    dx1 > dx0 ? (dx0 + dx1) / 2 : Math.min(0, dx0) || Math.max(0, dx1),
+    dy1 > dy0 ? (dy0 + dy1) / 2 : Math.min(0, dy0) || Math.max(0, dy1)
+  );
+}
+
+export function utilZoomPan() {
+  var filter = defaultFilter,
+      extent = defaultExtent,
+      constrain = defaultConstrain,
+      wheelDelta = defaultWheelDelta,
+      touchable = defaultTouchable,
+      scaleExtent = [0, Infinity],
+      translateExtent = [[-Infinity, -Infinity], [Infinity, Infinity]],
+      duration = 250,
+      interpolate = interpolateZoom,
+      listeners = d3_dispatch('start', 'zoom', 'end'),
+      touchstarting,
+      touchending,
+      touchDelay = 500,
+      wheelDelay = 150,
+      clickDistance2 = 0;
+
+  function zoom(selection) {
+    selection
+        .property('__zoom', defaultTransform)
+        .on('dblclick.zoom', dblclicked)
+        .on('pointerdown.zoom', pointerdown)
+        .on('pointermove.zoom', pointermove)
+        .on('pointerup.zoom pointercancel.zoom', pointerup)
+        .on('wheel.zoom', wheeled)
+        .style('touch-action', 'none')
+        .style('-webkit-tap-highlight-color', 'rgba(0,0,0,0)');
+  }
+
+  zoom.transform = function(collection, transform, point) {
+    var selection = collection.selection ? collection.selection() : collection;
+    selection.property('__zoom', defaultTransform);
+    if (collection !== selection) {
+      schedule(collection, transform, point);
+    } else {
+      selection.interrupt().each(function() {
+        gesture(this, arguments)
+            .start()
+            .zoom(null, typeof transform === 'function' ? transform.apply(this, arguments) : transform)
+            .end();
+      });
+    }
+  };
+
+  zoom.scaleBy = function(selection, k, p) {
+    zoom.scaleTo(selection, function() {
+      var k0 = this.__zoom.k,
+          k1 = typeof k === 'function' ? k.apply(this, arguments) : k;
+      return k0 * k1;
+    }, p);
+  };
+
+  zoom.scaleTo = function(selection, k, p) {
+    zoom.transform(selection, function() {
+      var e = extent.apply(this, arguments),
+          t0 = this.__zoom,
+          p0 = p == null ? centroid(e) : typeof p === 'function' ? p.apply(this, arguments) : p,
+          p1 = t0.invert(p0),
+          k1 = typeof k === 'function' ? k.apply(this, arguments) : k;
+      return constrain(translate(scale(t0, k1), p0, p1), e, translateExtent);
+    }, p);
+  };
+
+  zoom.translateBy = function(selection, x, y) {
+    zoom.transform(selection, function() {
+      return constrain(this.__zoom.translate(
+        typeof x === 'function' ? x.apply(this, arguments) : x,
+        typeof y === 'function' ? y.apply(this, arguments) : y
+      ), extent.apply(this, arguments), translateExtent);
+    });
+  };
+
+  zoom.translateTo = function(selection, x, y, p) {
+    zoom.transform(selection, function() {
+      var e = extent.apply(this, arguments),
+          t = this.__zoom,
+          p0 = p == null ? centroid(e) : typeof p === 'function' ? p.apply(this, arguments) : p;
+      return constrain(identity.translate(p0[0], p0[1]).scale(t.k).translate(
+        typeof x === 'function' ? -x.apply(this, arguments) : -x,
+        typeof y === 'function' ? -y.apply(this, arguments) : -y
+      ), e, translateExtent);
+    }, p);
+  };
+
+  function scale(transform, k) {
+    k = Math.max(scaleExtent[0], Math.min(scaleExtent[1], k));
+    return k === transform.k ? transform : new Transform(k, transform.x, transform.y);
+  }
+
+  function translate(transform, p0, p1) {
+    var x = p0[0] - p1[0] * transform.k, y = p0[1] - p1[1] * transform.k;
+    return x === transform.x && y === transform.y ? transform : new Transform(transform.k, x, y);
+  }
+
+  function centroid(extent) {
+    return [(+extent[0][0] + +extent[1][0]) / 2, (+extent[0][1] + +extent[1][1]) / 2];
+  }
+
+  function schedule(transition, transform, point) {
+    transition
+        .on('start.zoom', function() { gesture(this, arguments).start(); })
+        .on('interrupt.zoom end.zoom', function() { gesture(this, arguments).end(); })
+        .tween('zoom', function() {
+          var that = this,
+              args = arguments,
+              g = gesture(that, args),
+              e = extent.apply(that, args),
+              p = point == null ? centroid(e) : typeof point === 'function' ? point.apply(that, args) : point,
+              w = Math.max(e[1][0] - e[0][0], e[1][1] - e[0][1]),
+              a = that.__zoom,
+              b = typeof transform === 'function' ? transform.apply(that, args) : transform,
+              i = interpolate(a.invert(p).concat(w / a.k), b.invert(p).concat(w / b.k));
+          return function(t) {
+            if (t === 1) t = b; // Avoid rounding error on end.
+            else { var l = i(t), k = w / l[2]; t = new Transform(k, p[0] - l[0] * k, p[1] - l[1] * k); }
+            g.zoom(null, t);
+          };
+        });
+  }
+
+  function gesture(that, args, clean) {
+    return (!clean && that.__zooming) || new Gesture(that, args);
+  }
+
+  function Gesture(that, args) {
+    this.that = that;
+    this.args = args;
+    this.active = 0;
+    this.extent = extent.apply(that, args);
+    this.taps = 0;
+  }
+
+  Gesture.prototype = {
+    start: function() {
+      if (++this.active === 1) {
+        this.that.__zooming = this;
+        this.emit('start');
+      }
+      return this;
+    },
+    zoom: function(key, transform) {
+      if (this.mouse && key !== 'mouse') this.mouse[1] = transform.invert(this.mouse[0]);
+      if (this.touch0 && key !== 'touch') this.touch0[1] = transform.invert(this.touch0[0]);
+      if (this.touch1 && key !== 'touch') this.touch1[1] = transform.invert(this.touch1[0]);
+      this.that.__zoom = transform;
+      this.emit('zoom');
+      return this;
+    },
+    end: function() {
+      if (--this.active === 0) {
+        delete this.that.__zooming;
+        this.emit('end');
+      }
+      return this;
+    },
+    emit: function(type) {
+      d3_customEvent(new ZoomEvent(zoom, type, this.that.__zoom), listeners.apply, listeners, [type, this.that, this.args]);
+    }
+  };
+
+  function wheeled() {
+    if (!filter.apply(this, arguments)) return;
+    var g = gesture(this, arguments),
+        t = this.__zoom,
+        k = Math.max(scaleExtent[0], Math.min(scaleExtent[1], t.k * Math.pow(2, wheelDelta.apply(this, arguments)))),
+        p = d3_mouse(this);
+
+    // If the mouse is in the same location as before, reuse it.
+    // If there were recent wheel events, reset the wheel idle timeout.
+    if (g.wheel) {
+      if (g.mouse[0][0] !== p[0] || g.mouse[0][1] !== p[1]) {
+        g.mouse[1] = t.invert(g.mouse[0] = p);
+      }
+      clearTimeout(g.wheel);
+    }
+
+    // If this wheel event won’t trigger a transform change, ignore it.
+    else if (t.k === k) return;
+
+    // Otherwise, capture the mouse point and location at the start.
+    else {
+      g.mouse = [p, t.invert(p)];
+      d3_interrupt(this);
+      g.start();
+    }
+
+    d3_event.preventDefault();
+    d3_event.stopImmediatePropagation();
+    g.wheel = setTimeout(wheelidled, wheelDelay);
+    g.zoom('mouse', constrain(translate(scale(t, k), g.mouse[0], g.mouse[1]), g.extent, translateExtent));
+
+    function wheelidled() {
+      g.wheel = null;
+      g.end();
+    }
+  }
+
+  function dblclicked() {
+    if (!filter.apply(this, arguments)) return;
+    var t0 = this.__zoom,
+        p0 = d3_mouse(this),
+        p1 = t0.invert(p0),
+        k1 = t0.k * (d3_event.shiftKey ? 0.5 : 2),
+        t1 = constrain(translate(scale(t0, k1), p0, p1), extent.apply(this, arguments), translateExtent);
+
+    d3_event.preventDefault();
+    d3_event.stopImmediatePropagation();
+    if (duration > 0) d3_select(this).transition().duration(duration).call(schedule, t1, p0);
+    else d3_select(this).call(zoom.transform, t1);
+  }
+
+  var downPointerIDs = new Set();
+
+  function pointerdown() {
+    downPointerIDs.add(d3_event.pointerId);
+
+    if (!filter.apply(this, arguments)) return;
+
+    var g = gesture(this, arguments, downPointerIDs.size === 1);
+    var started;
+
+    d3_event.stopImmediatePropagation();
+    var loc = d3_mouse(this);
+    var p = [loc, this.__zoom.invert(loc), d3_event.pointerId];
+    if (!g.touch0) {
+       g.touch0 = p;
+       started = true;
+       g.taps = 1 + !!touchstarting;
+
+    } else if (!g.touch1 && g.touch0[2] !== p[2]) {
+       g.touch1 = p;
+       g.taps = 0;
+    }
+
+    if (touchstarting) touchstarting = clearTimeout(touchstarting);
+
+    if (started) {
+      if (g.taps < 2) touchstarting = setTimeout(function() { touchstarting = null; }, touchDelay);
+      d3_interrupt(this);
+      g.start();
+    }
+  }
+
+  function pointermove() {
+    if (!this.__zooming) return;
+
+    var loc = d3_mouse(this);
+
+    var g = gesture(this, arguments);
+    var t, p, l;
+
+    d3_event.preventDefault();
+    d3_event.stopImmediatePropagation();
+    if (touchstarting) touchstarting = clearTimeout(touchstarting);
+    g.taps = 0;
+
+    if (g.touch0 && g.touch0[2] === d3_event.pointerId) g.touch0[0] = loc;
+    else if (g.touch1 && g.touch1[2] === d3_event.pointerId) g.touch1[0] = loc;
+
+    t = g.that.__zoom;
+    if (g.touch1) {
+      var p0 = g.touch0[0], l0 = g.touch0[1],
+          p1 = g.touch1[0], l1 = g.touch1[1],
+          dp = (dp = p1[0] - p0[0]) * dp + (dp = p1[1] - p0[1]) * dp,
+          dl = (dl = l1[0] - l0[0]) * dl + (dl = l1[1] - l0[1]) * dl;
+      t = scale(t, Math.sqrt(dp / dl));
+      p = [(p0[0] + p1[0]) / 2, (p0[1] + p1[1]) / 2];
+      l = [(l0[0] + l1[0]) / 2, (l0[1] + l1[1]) / 2];
+    } else if (g.touch0) {
+      p = g.touch0[0];
+      l = g.touch0[1];
+    }
+    else return;
+    g.zoom('touch', constrain(translate(t, p, l), g.extent, translateExtent));
+  }
+
+  function pointerup() {
+    downPointerIDs.delete(d3_event.pointerId);
+
+    if (!this.__zooming) return;
+
+    var g = gesture(this, arguments);
+
+    d3_event.stopImmediatePropagation();
+    if (touchending) clearTimeout(touchending);
+    touchending = setTimeout(function() { touchending = null; }, touchDelay);
+
+    if (g.touch0 && g.touch0[2] === d3_event.pointerId) delete g.touch0;
+    else if (g.touch1 && g.touch1[2] === d3_event.pointerId) delete g.touch1;
+
+    if (g.touch1 && !g.touch0) {
+      g.touch0 = g.touch1;
+      delete g.touch1;
+    }
+    if (g.touch0) g.touch0[1] = this.__zoom.invert(g.touch0[0]);
+    else {
+      g.end();
+      // If this was a dbltap, reroute to the (optional) dblclick.zoom handler.
+      if (g.taps === 2) {
+        // This currently never appears to be called but mobile Safari still
+        // seems to get regular dblclick events upon double-tapping.
+        var p = d3_select(this).on('dblclick.zoom');
+        if (p) p.apply(this, arguments);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  zoom.wheelDelta = function(_) {
+    return arguments.length ? (wheelDelta = typeof _ === 'function' ? _ : constant(+_), zoom) : wheelDelta;
+  };
+
+  zoom.filter = function(_) {
+    return arguments.length ? (filter = typeof _ === 'function' ? _ : constant(!!_), zoom) : filter;
+  };
+
+  zoom.touchable = function(_) {
+    return arguments.length ? (touchable = typeof _ === 'function' ? _ : constant(!!_), zoom) : touchable;
+  };
+
+  zoom.extent = function(_) {
+    return arguments.length ? (extent = typeof _ === 'function' ? _ : constant([[+_[0][0], +_[0][1]], [+_[1][0], +_[1][1]]]), zoom) : extent;
+  };
+
+  zoom.scaleExtent = function(_) {
+    return arguments.length ? (scaleExtent[0] = +_[0], scaleExtent[1] = +_[1], zoom) : [scaleExtent[0], scaleExtent[1]];
+  };
+
+  zoom.translateExtent = function(_) {
+    return arguments.length ? (translateExtent[0][0] = +_[0][0], translateExtent[1][0] = +_[1][0], translateExtent[0][1] = +_[0][1], translateExtent[1][1] = +_[1][1], zoom) : [[translateExtent[0][0], translateExtent[0][1]], [translateExtent[1][0], translateExtent[1][1]]];
+  };
+
+  zoom.constrain = function(_) {
+    return arguments.length ? (constrain = _, zoom) : constrain;
+  };
+
+  zoom.duration = function(_) {
+    return arguments.length ? (duration = +_, zoom) : duration;
+  };
+
+  zoom.interpolate = function(_) {
+    return arguments.length ? (interpolate = _, zoom) : interpolate;
+  };
+
+  zoom.on = function() {
+    var value = listeners.on.apply(listeners, arguments);
+    return value === listeners ? zoom : value;
+  };
+
+  zoom.clickDistance = function(_) {
+    return arguments.length ? (clickDistance2 = (_ = +_) * _, zoom) : Math.sqrt(clickDistance2);
+  };
+
+  return zoom;
+}