diff --git a/packages/core/Interaction.js b/packages/core/Interaction.js
index 0035627da..5963f83fb 100644
--- a/packages/core/Interaction.js
+++ b/packages/core/Interaction.js
@@ -331,20 +331,20 @@ class Interaction {
 
         this.pointerWasMoved = false;
       }
-
-      this._signals.fire('update-pointer-down', {
-        pointer,
-        event,
-        eventTarget,
-        down,
-        pointerInfo,
-        pointerIndex,
-        interaction: this,
-      });
     }
 
     this._updateLatestPointer(pointer, event, eventTarget);
 
+    this._signals.fire('update-pointer', {
+      pointer,
+      event,
+      eventTarget,
+      down,
+      pointerInfo,
+      pointerIndex,
+      interaction: this,
+    });
+
     return pointerIndex;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/pointerEvents/base.js b/packages/pointerEvents/base.js
index 35f2ed12e..08dfc5a90 100644
--- a/packages/pointerEvents/base.js
+++ b/packages/pointerEvents/base.js
@@ -141,7 +141,11 @@ function init (scope) {
     interaction.holdTimers = [];    // [{ duration, timeout }]
   });
 
-  interactions.signals.on('update-pointer-down', function ({ interaction, pointerIndex }) {
+  interactions.signals.on('update-pointer', function ({ interaction, down, pointerIndex }) {
+    if (!down) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     interaction.holdTimers[pointerIndex] = { duration: Infinity, timeout: null };
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/pointerEvents/tests/base.js b/packages/pointerEvents/tests/base.js
index bb74bd04c..5dbc5a14b 100644
--- a/packages/pointerEvents/tests/base.js
+++ b/packages/pointerEvents/tests/base.js
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ test('pointerEvents.collectEventTargets', t => {
   t.end();
 });
 
-test('pointerEvents Interaction update-pointer-down signal', t => {
+test('pointerEvents Interaction update-pointer signal', t => {
   const scope = helpers.mockScope();
 
   interactions.init(scope);
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ test('pointerEvents Interaction update-pointer-down signal', t => {
   const initialTimer = { duration: Infinity, timeout: null };
   const event = {};
 
+  interaction.updatePointer(helpers.newPointer(0), event, null, false);
+  t.deepEqual(interaction.holdTimers, []);
+
   interaction.updatePointer(helpers.newPointer(0), event, null, true);
   t.deepEqual(interaction.holdTimers, [initialTimer]);