       # Position the draggable relative if it's currently statically positioned
       @$element.css(position: 'relative') if @getConfig().helper is 'original' and @$element.css('position') is 'static'
 
+      # Save the original value of the pointer-events CSS property
+      @originalPointerEventsPropertyValue = @$element.css('pointerEvents')
+
       # Done!
       @setupPerformed = true
 

      @$helper
        # Apply the dragging class
        .addClass(@getConfig().draggingClass)

      # Mark the drag as having started
      @dragStarted = true


    handleDragStop: (e) ->
      @cancelAnyScheduledDrag()

      # Restore the original value of the pointer-events property
      @$element.css(pointerEvents: @originalPointerEventsPropertyValue)

      # Call any user-supplied stop callback
      @getConfig().stop?(e)
