diff --git a/js/listeners/MultiListener.js b/js/listeners/MultiListener.js
index 0b758f2b7..2d07545b0 100644
--- a/js/listeners/MultiListener.js
+++ b/js/listeners/MultiListener.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ define( function( require ) {
         sceneryLog && sceneryLog.InputListener && sceneryLog.InputListener( 'MultiListener background interrupt' );
         sceneryLog && sceneryLog.InputListener && sceneryLog.push();
 
-        self.removeBackgroundPress( self.findBackgroundPress( event.pointer ) );
+        self.interrupt();
 
         sceneryLog && sceneryLog.InputListener && sceneryLog.pop();
       }
@@ -299,6 +299,10 @@ define( function( require ) {
         this.removePress( this._presses[ this._presses.length - 1 ] );
       }
 
+      while ( this._backgroundPresses.length ) {
+        this.removeBackgroundPress( this._backgroundPresses[ this._backgroundPresses.length - 1 ] );
+      }
+
       sceneryLog && sceneryLog.InputListener && sceneryLog.pop();
     },