diff --git a/src/ol/MapBrowserEvent.js b/src/ol/MapBrowserEvent.js
index 9265ebc708..90b502b9b8 100644
--- a/src/ol/MapBrowserEvent.js
+++ b/src/ol/MapBrowserEvent.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import MapEvent from './MapEvent.js';
  * @classdesc
  * Events emitted as map browser events are instances of this type.
  * See {@link module:ol/PluggableMap~PluggableMap} for which events trigger a map browser event.
- * @template {UIEvent} EVENT
+ * @template {UIEvent|import("./MapBrowserEventHandler").PointerEventData} EVENT
  */
 class MapBrowserEvent extends MapEvent {
   /**
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ class MapBrowserEvent extends MapEvent {
    */
   preventDefault() {
     super.preventDefault();
-    this.originalEvent.preventDefault();
+    if ('preventDefault' in this.originalEvent) {
+      /** @type {UIEvent} */ (this.originalEvent).preventDefault();
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -98,7 +100,9 @@ class MapBrowserEvent extends MapEvent {
    */
   stopPropagation() {
     super.stopPropagation();
-    this.originalEvent.stopPropagation();
+    if ('stopPropagation' in this.originalEvent) {
+      /** @type {UIEvent} */ (this.originalEvent).stopPropagation();
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ol/MapBrowserEventHandler.js b/src/ol/MapBrowserEventHandler.js
index a778874ec9..c8dcdcd2bb 100644
--- a/src/ol/MapBrowserEventHandler.js
+++ b/src/ol/MapBrowserEventHandler.js
@@ -2,15 +2,23 @@
  * @module ol/MapBrowserEventHandler
  */
 
-import EventTarget from './events/Target.js';
 import EventType from './events/EventType.js';
 import MapBrowserEvent from './MapBrowserEvent.js';
 import MapBrowserEventType from './MapBrowserEventType.js';
 import PointerEventType from './pointer/EventType.js';
+import Target from './events/Target.js';
 import {DEVICE_PIXEL_RATIO, PASSIVE_EVENT_LISTENERS} from './has.js';
 import {listen, unlistenByKey} from './events.js';
 
-class MapBrowserEventHandler extends EventTarget {
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} PointerEventData
+ * @property {string} type
+ * @property {number} clientX
+ * @property {number} clientY
+ * @property {EventTarget} target
+ */
+
+class MapBrowserEventHandler extends Target {
   /**
    * @param {import("./PluggableMap.js").default} map The map with the viewport to listen to events on.
    * @param {number} [moveTolerance] The minimal distance the pointer must travel to trigger a move.
@@ -60,7 +68,7 @@ class MapBrowserEventHandler extends EventTarget {
     /**
      * The most recent "down" type event (or null if none have occurred).
      * Set on pointerdown.
-     * @type {PointerEvent}
+     * @type {PointerEventData}
      * @private
      */
     this.down_ = null;
@@ -122,7 +130,7 @@ class MapBrowserEventHandler extends EventTarget {
   }
 
   /**
-   * @param {PointerEvent} pointerEvent Pointer
+   * @param {PointerEventData} pointerEvent Pointer
    * event.
    * @private
    */
@@ -244,7 +252,12 @@ class MapBrowserEventHandler extends EventTarget {
     );
     this.dispatchEvent(newEvent);
 
-    this.down_ = pointerEvent;
+    this.down_ = {
+      type: pointerEvent.type,
+      clientX: pointerEvent.clientX,
+      clientY: pointerEvent.clientY,
+      target: pointerEvent.target,
+    };
 
     if (this.dragListenerKeys_.length === 0) {
       const doc = this.map_.getOwnerDocument();
diff --git a/src/ol/PluggableMap.js b/src/ol/PluggableMap.js
index 7f53e2cd7b..1ca470e823 100644
--- a/src/ol/PluggableMap.js
+++ b/src/ol/PluggableMap.js
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ class PluggableMap extends BaseObject {
 
   /**
    * Returns the map pixel position for a browser event relative to the viewport.
-   * @param {UIEvent} event Event.
+   * @param {UIEvent|import("./MapBrowserEventHandler").PointerEventData} event Event.
    * @return {import("./pixel.js").Pixel} Pixel.
    * @api
    */
@@ -944,9 +944,8 @@ class PluggableMap extends BaseObject {
    * @return {!Document} The document where the map is displayed.
    */
   getOwnerDocument() {
-    return this.getTargetElement()
-      ? this.getTargetElement().ownerDocument
-      : document;
+    const targetElement = this.getTargetElement();
+    return targetElement ? targetElement.ownerDocument : document;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -992,17 +991,7 @@ class PluggableMap extends BaseObject {
       eventType === EventType.WHEEL ||
       eventType === EventType.KEYDOWN
     ) {
-      const doc = this.getOwnerDocument();
-      const rootNode = this.viewport_.getRootNode
-        ? this.viewport_.getRootNode()
-        : doc;
-      const target =
-        'host' in rootNode // ShadowRoot
-          ? /** @type {ShadowRoot} */ (rootNode).elementFromPoint(
-              originalEvent.clientX,
-              originalEvent.clientY
-            )
-          : /** @type {Node} */ (originalEvent.target);
+      const target = /** @type {Node} */ (originalEvent.target);
       if (
         // Abort if the target is a child of the container for elements whose events are not meant
         // to be handled by map interactions.
@@ -1011,7 +1000,7 @@ class PluggableMap extends BaseObject {
         // It's possible for the target to no longer be in the page if it has been removed in an
         // event listener, this might happen in a Control that recreates it's content based on
         // user interaction either manually or via a render in something like https://reactjs.org/
-        !(rootNode === doc ? doc.documentElement : rootNode).contains(target)
+        !this.getOwnerDocument().contains(target)
       ) {
         return;
       }
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/MapBrowserEventHandler.test.js b/test/spec/ol/MapBrowserEventHandler.test.js
index c6bfc07959..9c41725694 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/MapBrowserEventHandler.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/MapBrowserEventHandler.test.js
@@ -94,10 +94,16 @@ describe('ol/MapBrowserEventHandler', function () {
       expect(handler.down_).to.be(null);
     });
 
-    it('is an event after handlePointerDown_ has been called', function () {
+    it('is properly set after handlePointerDown_ has been called', function () {
       const event = new OlEvent('pointerdown');
+      event.clientX = 42;
+      event.clientY = 666;
+      event.target = 'foo';
       handler.handlePointerDown_(event);
-      expect(handler.down_).to.be(event);
+      expect(handler.down_.type).to.be('pointerdown');
+      expect(handler.down_.clientX).to.be(42);
+      expect(handler.down_.clientY).to.be(666);
+      expect(handler.down_.target).to.be('foo');
     });
   });