diff --git a/Perspex.Controls/TextBox.cs b/Perspex.Controls/TextBox.cs
index e6e7184cfc..9d532acc69 100644
--- a/Perspex.Controls/TextBox.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Controls/TextBox.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls
             this.GotFocus += (s, e) => this.textBoxView.GotFocus();
             this.LostFocus += (s, e) => this.textBoxView.LostFocus();
             this.KeyDown += this.OnKeyDown;
-            this.PointerPressed += this.OnPointerPressed;
         }
 
         public bool AcceptsReturn
@@ -94,6 +93,31 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls
             set { this.SetValue(TextWrappingProperty, value); }
         }
 
+        protected override void OnPointerPressed(PointerEventArgs e)
+        {
+            var point = e.GetPosition(this.textBoxView);
+            this.CaretIndex = this.SelectionStart = this.SelectionEnd =
+                this.textBoxView.GetCaretIndex(point);
+            e.Device.Capture(this);
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnPointerMoved(PointerEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (e.Device.Captured == this)
+            {
+                var point = e.GetPosition(this.textBoxView);
+                this.CaretIndex = this.SelectionEnd = this.textBoxView.GetCaretIndex(point);
+            }
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnPointerReleased(PointerEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (e.Device.Captured == this)
+            {
+                e.Device.Capture(null);
+            }
+        }
+
         protected override void OnTemplateApplied()
         {
             Decorator textContainer = this.GetVisualDescendents()
@@ -398,12 +422,5 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls
 
             return pos - caretIndex;
         }
-
-        private void OnPointerPressed(object sender, PointerEventArgs e)
-        {
-            var point = e.GetPosition(this.textBoxView);
-            this.CaretIndex = this.SelectionStart = this.SelectionEnd = 
-                this.textBoxView.GetCaretIndex(point);
-        }
     }
 }