diff --git a/.changeset/little-suits-leave.md b/.changeset/little-suits-leave.md
index 29f44bb5ff..a1252eadb8 100644
--- a/.changeset/little-suits-leave.md
+++ b/.changeset/little-suits-leave.md
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 '@rrweb/types': minor
 ---
 
-click events (as well as mousedown/mouseup/touchstart/touchend events) now include a `.pointerType` attribute which distinguishes between ['pen', 'mouse' and 'touch' events](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/PointerEvent/pointerType)
+click events now include a `.pointerType` attribute which distinguishes between ['pen', 'mouse' and 'touch' events](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/PointerEvent/pointerType). There is no new PenDown/PenUp events, but these can be detected with a MouseDown/MouseUp + pointerType=pen
diff --git a/packages/rrweb/src/record/observer.ts b/packages/rrweb/src/record/observer.ts
index 5aef5e4747..afd68f1864 100644
--- a/packages/rrweb/src/record/observer.ts
+++ b/packages/rrweb/src/record/observer.ts
@@ -244,14 +244,17 @@ function initMouseInteractionObserver({
       let pointerType: PointerTypes | null = null;
       let thisEventKey = eventKey;
       if ('pointerType' in event) {
-        Object.keys(PointerTypes).forEach(
-          (pointerKey: keyof typeof PointerTypes) => {
-            if (event.pointerType === pointerKey.toLowerCase()) {
-              pointerType = PointerTypes[pointerKey];
-              return;
-            }
-          },
-        );
+        switch (event.pointerType) {
+          case 'mouse':
+            pointerType = PointerTypes.Mouse;
+            break;
+          case 'touch':
+            pointerType = PointerTypes.Touch;
+            break;
+          case 'pen':
+            pointerType = PointerTypes.Pen;
+            break;
+        }
         if (pointerType === PointerTypes.Touch) {
           if (MouseInteractions[eventKey] === MouseInteractions.MouseDown) {
             // we are actually listening on 'pointerdown'
@@ -262,7 +265,7 @@ function initMouseInteractionObserver({
             // we are actually listening on 'pointerup'
             thisEventKey = 'TouchEnd';
           }
-        } else if (pointerType == PointerTypes.Pen) {
+        } else if (pointerType === PointerTypes.Pen) {
           // TODO: these will get incorrectly emitted as MouseDown/MouseUp
         }
       } else if (legacy_isTouchEvent(event)) {
@@ -270,6 +273,15 @@ function initMouseInteractionObserver({
       }
       if (pointerType !== null) {
         currentPointerType = pointerType;
+        if (
+          (thisEventKey.startsWith('Touch') &&
+            pointerType === PointerTypes.Touch) ||
+          (thisEventKey.startsWith('Mouse') &&
+            pointerType === PointerTypes.Mouse)
+        ) {
+          // don't output redundant info
+          pointerType = null;
+        }
       } else if (MouseInteractions[eventKey] === MouseInteractions.Click) {
         pointerType = currentPointerType;
         currentPointerType = null; // cleanup as we've used it
diff --git a/packages/rrweb/test/__snapshots__/integration.test.ts.snap b/packages/rrweb/test/__snapshots__/integration.test.ts.snap
index 00c98f580e..f244948b67 100644
--- a/packages/rrweb/test/__snapshots__/integration.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/rrweb/test/__snapshots__/integration.test.ts.snap
@@ -1529,8 +1529,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests can record clicks 1`] = `
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 1,
-      \\"id\\": 18,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 18
     }
   },
   {
@@ -1538,8 +1537,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests can record clicks 1`] = `
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 0,
-      \\"id\\": 18,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 18
     }
   },
   {
@@ -1556,8 +1554,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests can record clicks 1`] = `
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 7,
-      \\"id\\": 18,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 2
+      \\"id\\": 18
     }
   },
   {
@@ -1565,8 +1562,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests can record clicks 1`] = `
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 9,
-      \\"id\\": 18,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 2
+      \\"id\\": 18
     }
   },
   {
@@ -1583,8 +1579,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests can record clicks 1`] = `
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 1,
-      \\"id\\": 21,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 21
     }
   },
   {
@@ -1600,8 +1595,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests can record clicks 1`] = `
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 0,
-      \\"id\\": 21,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 21
     }
   },
   {
@@ -2136,8 +2130,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests can record form interactions 1`] = `
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 1,
-      \\"id\\": 27,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 27
     }
   },
   {
@@ -2161,8 +2154,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests can record form interactions 1`] = `
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 0,
-      \\"id\\": 27,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 27
     }
   },
   {
@@ -2197,8 +2189,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests can record form interactions 1`] = `
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 1,
-      \\"id\\": 37,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 37
     }
   },
   {
@@ -2222,8 +2213,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests can record form interactions 1`] = `
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 0,
-      \\"id\\": 37,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 37
     }
   },
   {
@@ -2916,8 +2906,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests can record node mutations 1`] = `
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 1,
-      \\"id\\": 26,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 26
     }
   },
   {
@@ -3374,8 +3363,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests can record node mutations 1`] = `
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 0,
-      \\"id\\": 70,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 70
     }
   },
   {
@@ -3923,8 +3911,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests can use maskInputOptions to configure which ty
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 1,
-      \\"id\\": 27,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 27
     }
   },
   {
@@ -3948,8 +3935,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests can use maskInputOptions to configure which ty
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 0,
-      \\"id\\": 27,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 27
     }
   },
   {
@@ -3984,8 +3970,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests can use maskInputOptions to configure which ty
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 1,
-      \\"id\\": 37,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 37
     }
   },
   {
@@ -4009,8 +3994,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests can use maskInputOptions to configure which ty
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 0,
-      \\"id\\": 37,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 37
     }
   },
   {
@@ -4974,8 +4958,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests mutations should work when blocked class is un
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 1,
-      \\"id\\": 42,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 42
     }
   },
   {
@@ -4991,8 +4974,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests mutations should work when blocked class is un
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 0,
-      \\"id\\": 42,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 42
     }
   },
   {
@@ -5100,8 +5082,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests mutations should work when blocked class is un
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 1,
-      \\"id\\": 68,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 68
     }
   },
   {
@@ -5125,8 +5106,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests mutations should work when blocked class is un
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 0,
-      \\"id\\": 68,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 68
     }
   },
   {
@@ -5931,8 +5911,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests should mask inputs via function call 1`] = `
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 1,
-      \\"id\\": 27,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 27
     }
   },
   {
@@ -5956,8 +5935,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests should mask inputs via function call 1`] = `
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 0,
-      \\"id\\": 27,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 27
     }
   },
   {
@@ -5992,8 +5970,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests should mask inputs via function call 1`] = `
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 1,
-      \\"id\\": 37,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 37
     }
   },
   {
@@ -6017,8 +5994,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests should mask inputs via function call 1`] = `
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 0,
-      \\"id\\": 37,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 37
     }
   },
   {
@@ -6554,8 +6530,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests should mask password value attribute with mask
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 1,
-      \\"id\\": 20,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 20
     }
   },
   {
@@ -6579,8 +6554,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests should mask password value attribute with mask
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 0,
-      \\"id\\": 20,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 20
     }
   },
   {
@@ -6665,8 +6639,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests should mask password value attribute with mask
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 1,
-      \\"id\\": 20,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 20
     }
   },
   {
@@ -6690,8 +6663,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests should mask password value attribute with mask
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 0,
-      \\"id\\": 20,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 20
     }
   },
   {
@@ -9400,8 +9372,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests should not record input values if maskAllInput
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 1,
-      \\"id\\": 27,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 27
     }
   },
   {
@@ -9425,8 +9396,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests should not record input values if maskAllInput
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 0,
-      \\"id\\": 27,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 27
     }
   },
   {
@@ -9461,8 +9431,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests should not record input values if maskAllInput
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 1,
-      \\"id\\": 37,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 37
     }
   },
   {
@@ -9486,8 +9455,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests should not record input values if maskAllInput
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 0,
-      \\"id\\": 37,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 37
     }
   },
   {
@@ -11437,8 +11405,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests should record dynamic CSS changes 1`] = `
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 1,
-      \\"id\\": 26,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 26
     }
   },
   {
@@ -11446,8 +11413,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests should record dynamic CSS changes 1`] = `
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 0,
-      \\"id\\": 26,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 26
     }
   },
   {
@@ -13119,8 +13085,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests should record input userTriggered values if us
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 1,
-      \\"id\\": 27,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 27
     }
   },
   {
@@ -13144,8 +13109,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests should record input userTriggered values if us
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 0,
-      \\"id\\": 27,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 27
     }
   },
   {
@@ -13182,8 +13146,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests should record input userTriggered values if us
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 1,
-      \\"id\\": 37,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 37
     }
   },
   {
@@ -13207,8 +13170,7 @@ exports[`record integration tests should record input userTriggered values if us
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 0,
-      \\"id\\": 37,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 37
     }
   },
   {
diff --git a/packages/rrweb/test/record/__snapshots__/cross-origin-iframes.test.ts.snap b/packages/rrweb/test/record/__snapshots__/cross-origin-iframes.test.ts.snap
index a7607d666a..48d4bdb33a 100644
--- a/packages/rrweb/test/record/__snapshots__/cross-origin-iframes.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/rrweb/test/record/__snapshots__/cross-origin-iframes.test.ts.snap
@@ -1668,8 +1668,7 @@ exports[`cross origin iframes form.html should map input events correctly 1`] =
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 1,
-      \\"id\\": 39,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 39
     }
   },
   {
@@ -1693,8 +1692,7 @@ exports[`cross origin iframes form.html should map input events correctly 1`] =
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 0,
-      \\"id\\": 39,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 39
     }
   },
   {
@@ -1729,8 +1727,7 @@ exports[`cross origin iframes form.html should map input events correctly 1`] =
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 1,
-      \\"id\\": 49,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 49
     }
   },
   {
@@ -1754,8 +1751,7 @@ exports[`cross origin iframes form.html should map input events correctly 1`] =
     \\"data\\": {
       \\"source\\": 2,
       \\"type\\": 0,
-      \\"id\\": 49,
-      \\"pointerType\\": 0
+      \\"id\\": 49
     }
   },
   {