diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1eaa024..090ec99 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 .DS_Store
 node_modules
 .cache
+.idea
 dist
 # Cypress
 cypress/screenshots/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fc34d03..076cae7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ const Canvas = class extends React.Component {
 ## List of Props
 
 | Props                              | Expected datatype | Default value         | Description                                                                                         |
-| ---------------------------------- | ----------------- | --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+|------------------------------------|-------------------| --------------------- |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | width                              | PropTypes.string  | 100%                  | canvas width (em/rem/px)                                                                            |
 | height                             | PropTypes.string  | 100%                  | canvas width (em/rem/px)                                                                            |
 | id                                 | PropTypes.string  | "react-sketch-canvas" | ID field to uniquely identify a SVG canvas (Supports multiple canvases in a single page)            |
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ const Canvas = class extends React.Component {
 | allowOnlyPointerType               | PropTypes.string  | all                   | allow pointer type ("all"/"mouse"/"pen"/"touch")                                                    |
 | onChange                           | PropTypes.func    |                       | Returns the current sketch path in `CanvasPath` type on every path change                           |
 | onStroke                           | PropTypes.func    |                       | Returns the the last stroke path and whether it is an eraser stroke on every pointer up event       |
+| scrollOnTouch                      | PropTypes.bool    | false                 | Scroll overflowing component instead of sketching if pointerType === touch                             |
 | style                              | PropTypes.object  | false                 | Add CSS styling as CSS-in-JS object                                                                 |
 | svgStyle                           | PropTypes.object  | {}                    | Add CSS styling as CSS-in-JS object for the SVG                                                     |
 | withTimestamp                      | PropTypes.bool    | false                 | Add timestamp to individual strokes for measuring sketching time                                    |
diff --git a/packages/react-sketch-canvas/src/Canvas/index.tsx b/packages/react-sketch-canvas/src/Canvas/index.tsx
index 8dd3bec..e8192b0 100644
--- a/packages/react-sketch-canvas/src/Canvas/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-sketch-canvas/src/Canvas/index.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* eslint-disable react/no-array-index-key */
 import * as React from "react";
-import { useCallback } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect } from "react";
 import Paths, { SvgPath } from "../Paths";
 import { CanvasPath, ExportImageType, Point } from "../types";
 
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export interface CanvasProps {
   paths: CanvasPath[];
   isDrawing: boolean;
   onPointerDown: (point: Point, isEraser?: boolean) => void;
+  scrollOnTouch: boolean;
   onPointerMove: (point: Point) => void;
   onPointerUp: () => void;
   className?: string;
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ export const Canvas = React.forwardRef<CanvasRef, CanvasProps>((props, ref) => {
   const {
     paths,
     isDrawing,
+    scrollOnTouch,
     onPointerDown,
     onPointerMove,
     onPointerUp,
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ export const Canvas = React.forwardRef<CanvasRef, CanvasProps>((props, ref) => {
   } = props;
 
   const canvasRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const currentPointerType = React.useRef<"pen" | "mouse" | "touch" | null>(null);
 
   // Converts mouse coordinates to relative coordinate based on the absolute position of svg
   const getCoordinates = useCallback(
@@ -104,10 +107,20 @@ export const Canvas = React.forwardRef<CanvasRef, CanvasProps>((props, ref) => {
 
   const handlePointerDown = useCallback(
     (event: React.PointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>): void => {
-      // Allow only chosen pointer type
+      currentPointerType.current = event.pointerType;
 
-      if (
-        allowOnlyPointerType !== "all" &&
+    if (scrollOnTouch && event.pointerType === "touch") {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (event.pointerType === 'pen') {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      event.stopPropagation();
+    }
+
+    // Allow only chosen pointer type
+    if (
+      allowOnlyPointerType !== "all" &&
         event.pointerType !== allowOnlyPointerType
       ) {
         return;
@@ -129,9 +142,13 @@ export const Canvas = React.forwardRef<CanvasRef, CanvasProps>((props, ref) => {
     (event: React.PointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>): void => {
       if (!isDrawing) return;
 
-      // Allow only chosen pointer type
-      if (
-        allowOnlyPointerType !== "all" &&
+      if (scrollOnTouch && event.pointerType === "touch") {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Allow only chosen pointer type
+    if (
+      allowOnlyPointerType !== "all" &&
         event.pointerType !== allowOnlyPointerType
       ) {
         return;
@@ -147,6 +164,9 @@ export const Canvas = React.forwardRef<CanvasRef, CanvasProps>((props, ref) => {
   const handlePointerUp = useCallback(
     (event: React.PointerEvent<HTMLDivElement> | PointerEvent): void => {
       if (event.pointerType === "mouse" && event.button !== 0) return;
+    if (scrollOnTouch && event.pointerType === "touch") {
+      return;
+    }
 
       // Allow only chosen pointer type
       if (
@@ -291,13 +311,31 @@ release drawing even when point goes out of canvas */
     );
   }, [paths]);
 
+  // avoid pen from scrolling if scrollOnTouch
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const listener = function(
+      this: HTMLDivElement,
+      event: TouchEvent
+    ): void {
+      if (currentPointerType.current === "pen") {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        event.stopPropagation();
+      }
+    };
+
+    if (scrollOnTouch) {
+      canvasRef.current?.addEventListener("touchstart", listener, { passive: false });
+    }
+    return () => canvasRef.current?.removeEventListener("touchstart", listener);
+  }, []);
+
   return (
     <div
       role="presentation"
       ref={canvasRef}
       className={className}
       style={{
-        touchAction: "none",
+        touchAction: scrollOnTouch ? 'pan-y' : 'none',
         width,
         height,
         ...style,
diff --git a/packages/react-sketch-canvas/src/ReactSketchCanvas/index.tsx b/packages/react-sketch-canvas/src/ReactSketchCanvas/index.tsx
index 01410d6..382a51c 100644
--- a/packages/react-sketch-canvas/src/ReactSketchCanvas/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-sketch-canvas/src/ReactSketchCanvas/index.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export interface ReactSketchCanvasProps {
   svgStyle?: React.CSSProperties;
   width?: string;
   withTimestamp?: boolean;
+  scrollOnTouch?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface ReactSketchCanvasRef {
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ export const ReactSketchCanvas = React.forwardRef<
     onChange = (_paths: CanvasPath[]): void => undefined,
     onStroke = (_path: CanvasPath, _isEraser: boolean): void => undefined,
     withTimestamp = false,
+    scrollOnTouch = false,
   } = props;
 
   const svgCanvas = React.createRef<CanvasRef>();
@@ -262,6 +264,7 @@ export const ReactSketchCanvas = React.forwardRef<
       svgStyle={svgStyle}
       paths={currentPaths}
       isDrawing={isDrawing}
+      scrollOnTouch={scrollOnTouch}
       onPointerDown={handlePointerDown}
       onPointerMove={handlePointerMove}
       onPointerUp={handlePointerUp}