diff --git a/.changeset/application-element-input.md b/.changeset/application-element-input.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c2e3f56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/application-element-input.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@playcanvas/react": patch
+---
+
+`<Application>` now creates an `ElementInput`, so elements with `useInput`, buttons, scroll views and scrollbars respond to the mouse, touch and XR input sources. It is created before the mouse and touch devices, so calling `stopPropagation()` in a UI event handler also keeps the event from `app.mouse` and `app.touch`.
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/Application.test.tsx b/packages/lib/src/Application.test.tsx
index 2e354657..f540bc66 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/Application.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/lib/src/Application.test.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,40 @@
-import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import type { Application as PlayCanvasApplication } from 'playcanvas';
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom';
 // eslint-disable-next-line import-x/order -- preserve the existing side-effect import order
 import React from 'react';
 
 import { Application, ApplicationWithoutCanvas } from './Application.tsx';
+import { useApp } from './hooks/index.ts';
 
 describe('Application', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
         vi.clearAllMocks();
     });
 
+    // Without an ElementInput, elements with useInput, buttons and scroll views get no input
+    it('creates an ElementInput for the UI', async () => {
+        const onApp = vi.fn();
+        const CaptureApp = () => {
+            const app = useApp();
+            React.useEffect(() => onApp(app), [app]);
+            return null;
+        };
+
+        render(
+            <Application deviceTypes={['null']}>
+                <CaptureApp />
+            </Application>
+        );
+
+        await waitFor(() => expect(onApp).toHaveBeenCalled());
+
+        const app = onApp.mock.calls[0][0] as PlayCanvasApplication;
+        expect(app.elementInput).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(app.elementInput!.app).toBe(app);
+    });
+
     it('The Application component renders with default props', () => {
         render(<Application deviceTypes={['null']} />);
 
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/Application.tsx b/packages/lib/src/Application.tsx
index a499c732..f9b8a151 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/Application.tsx
+++ b/packages/lib/src/Application.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
     FILLMODE_KEEP_ASPECT,
     RESOLUTION_AUTO,
     Application as PlayCanvasApplication,
+    ElementInput,
     Mouse,
     TouchDevice,
     RESOLUTION_FIXED,
@@ -159,8 +160,13 @@ export const ApplicationWithoutCanvas: FC<ApplicationWithoutCanvasProps> = (prop
                 return;
             }
 
-            // Proceed with normal PlayCanvas init
+            // Proceed with normal PlayCanvas init. The ElementInput gives <Element useInput> and
+            // the button, scroll view and scrollbar components their input. It is created before
+            // the mouse and touch devices so that its listeners run first, which lets a UI event
+            // handler that calls stopPropagation() keep the event from them too.
+            const elementInput = new ElementInput(canvas);
             const pcApp = new PlayCanvasApplication(canvas, {
+                elementInput,
                 mouse: new Mouse(canvas),
                 touch: new TouchDevice(canvas),
                 graphicsDevice: dev
diff --git a/packages/lib/test/setup.ts b/packages/lib/test/setup.ts
index 2d306385..4a65feab 100644
--- a/packages/lib/test/setup.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/test/setup.ts
@@ -42,12 +42,14 @@ afterEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
 });
 
-// Create test application with spies
-const createTestApp = (actual: typeof playcanvas) => {
+// Create test application with spies. The element input the component creates is passed through,
+// so that tests can check what it gives the UI.
+const createTestApp = (actual: typeof playcanvas, options?: { elementInput?: playcanvas.ElementInput }) => {
     const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
 
     const app = new actual.Application(canvas, {
         graphicsDevice: new actual.NullGraphicsDevice(canvas),
+        elementInput: options?.elementInput,
         touch: new actual.TouchDevice(canvas),
         mouse: new actual.Mouse(canvas)
     });
@@ -75,8 +77,7 @@ vi.mock('playcanvas', async () => {
     const actual = await vi.importActual<typeof playcanvas>('playcanvas');
 
     const MockApplication = vi.fn(function MockApplication(this: unknown, ...args: unknown[]) {
-        void args;
-        return createTestApp(actual);
+        return createTestApp(actual, args[1] as { elementInput?: playcanvas.ElementInput } | undefined);
     });
 
     return {