diff --git a/src/useClickAway.ts b/src/useClickAway.ts
index d55bdc6c39..b5788863ef 100644
--- a/src/useClickAway.ts
+++ b/src/useClickAway.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,25 @@
 import { RefObject, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { off, on } from './util';
 
-const useClickAway = (ref: RefObject<HTMLElement | null>, onClickAway: (event: KeyboardEvent) => void) => {
+const defaultEvents = ['mousedown', 'touchstart'];
+
+const useClickAway = (
+  ref: RefObject<HTMLElement | null>,
+  onClickAway: (event: KeyboardEvent) => void,
+  events: string[] = defaultEvents
+) => {
   useEffect(() => {
     const handler = event => {
       const { current: el } = ref;
       el && !el.contains(event.target) && onClickAway(event);
     };
-    on(document, 'click', handler);
+    for (const eventName of events) {
+      on(document, eventName, handler);
+    }
     return () => {
-      off(document, 'click', handler);
+      for (const eventName of events) {
+        off(document, eventName, handler);
+      }
     };
   });
 };