diff --git a/packages/visx-zoom/src/Zoom.tsx b/packages/visx-zoom/src/Zoom.tsx
index cd7c51070..844436dfe 100644
--- a/packages/visx-zoom/src/Zoom.tsx
+++ b/packages/visx-zoom/src/Zoom.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   ScaleSignature,
   ProvidedZoom,
   PinchDelta,
+  CreateGestureHandlers,
 } from './types';
 
 // default prop values
@@ -38,6 +39,40 @@ const defaultPinchDelta: PinchDelta = ({ offset: [s], lastOffset: [lastS] }) =>
   scaleY: s - lastS < 0 ? 0.9 : 1.1,
 });
 
+const defaultCreateGestureHandlers: CreateGestureHandlers = <ElementType,>({
+  dragStart,
+  dragEnd,
+  dragMove,
+  handlePinch,
+  handleWheel,
+}: ProvidedZoom<ElementType>) => ({
+  onDragStart: ({ event }) => {
+    if (!(event instanceof KeyboardEvent)) dragStart(event);
+  },
+  onDrag: ({ event, pinching, cancel }) => {
+    if (pinching) {
+      cancel();
+      dragEnd();
+    } else if (!(event instanceof KeyboardEvent)) {
+      dragMove(event);
+    }
+  },
+  onDragEnd: dragEnd,
+  onPinch: handlePinch,
+  onWheel: ({ event, active, pinching }) => {
+    if (
+      // Outside of Safari, the wheel event is fired together with the pinch event
+      pinching ||
+      // currently onWheelEnd emits one final wheel event which causes 2x scale
+      // updates for the last tick. ensuring that the gesture is active avoids this
+      !active
+    ) {
+      return;
+    }
+    handleWheel(event);
+  },
+});
+
 export type ZoomProps<ElementType> = {
   /** Width of the zoom container. */
   width: number;
@@ -94,6 +129,8 @@ export type ZoomProps<ElementType> = {
   /** Initial transform matrix to apply. */
   initialTransformMatrix?: TransformMatrix;
   children: (zoom: ProvidedZoom<ElementType> & ZoomState) => React.ReactElement;
+  /** A function that returns gesture handlers for managing UI interactions  */
+  createGestureHandlers?: CreateGestureHandlers;
 };
 
 type ZoomState = {
@@ -114,6 +151,7 @@ function Zoom<ElementType extends Element>({
   height,
   constrain,
   children,
+  createGestureHandlers = defaultCreateGestureHandlers,
 }: ZoomProps<ElementType>): React.ReactElement {
   const containerRef = useRef<ElementType>(null);
   const matrixStateRef = useRef<TransformMatrix>(initialTransformMatrix);
@@ -312,37 +350,6 @@ function Zoom<ElementType extends Element>({
     setTransformMatrix(identityMatrix());
   }, [setTransformMatrix]);
 
-  useGesture(
-    {
-      onDragStart: ({ event }) => {
-        if (!(event instanceof KeyboardEvent)) dragStart(event);
-      },
-      onDrag: ({ event, pinching, cancel }) => {
-        if (pinching) {
-          cancel();
-          dragEnd();
-        } else if (!(event instanceof KeyboardEvent)) {
-          dragMove(event);
-        }
-      },
-      onDragEnd: dragEnd,
-      onPinch: handlePinch,
-      onWheel: ({ event, active, pinching }) => {
-        if (
-          // Outside of Safari, the wheel event is fired together with the pinch event
-          pinching ||
-          // currently onWheelEnd emits one final wheel event which causes 2x scale
-          // updates for the last tick. ensuring that the gesture is active avoids this
-          !active
-        ) {
-          return;
-        }
-        handleWheel(event);
-      },
-    },
-    { target: containerRef, eventOptions: { passive: false }, drag: { filterTaps: true } },
-  );
-
   const zoom: ProvidedZoom<ElementType> & ZoomState = {
     initialTransformMatrix,
     transformMatrix,
@@ -368,6 +375,12 @@ function Zoom<ElementType extends Element>({
     containerRef,
   };
 
+  useGesture(createGestureHandlers(zoom), {
+    target: containerRef,
+    eventOptions: { passive: false },
+    drag: { filterTaps: true },
+  });
+
   return <>{children(zoom)}</>;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/visx-zoom/src/types.ts b/packages/visx-zoom/src/types.ts
index efc39574e..ce8e25d43 100644
--- a/packages/visx-zoom/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/visx-zoom/src/types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-import { UserHandlers, WebKitGestureEvent, Handler } from '@use-gesture/react';
+import {
+  UserHandlers,
+  WebKitGestureEvent,
+  Handler,
+  GestureHandlers,
+  EventTypes,
+} from '@use-gesture/react';
 import {
   RefObject,
   MouseEvent as ReactMouseEvent,
@@ -46,6 +52,10 @@ export interface ScaleSignature {
   point?: Point;
 }
 
+export type CreateGestureHandlers = <ElementType>(
+  zoom: ProvidedZoom<ElementType>,
+) => GestureHandlers<EventTypes>;
+
 export interface ProvidedZoom<ElementType> {
   /** Sets translateX/Y to the center defined by width and height. */
   center: () => void;
diff --git a/packages/visx-zoom/test/Zoom.test.tsx b/packages/visx-zoom/test/Zoom.test.tsx
index b63c7e007..10a2a9e65 100644
--- a/packages/visx-zoom/test/Zoom.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/visx-zoom/test/Zoom.test.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { render } from 'enzyme';
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import { Zoom, inverseMatrix } from '../src';
+import { CreateGestureHandlers } from '../lib/types';
 
 describe('<Zoom />', () => {
   it('should be defined', () => {
     expect(Zoom).toBeDefined();
   });
+
   it('should render the children and pass zoom params', () => {
     const initialTransform = {
       scaleX: 1.27,
@@ -16,7 +19,7 @@ describe('<Zoom />', () => {
       skewY: 0,
     };
 
-    const wrapper = render(
+    render(
       <Zoom
         width={400}
         height={400}
@@ -28,12 +31,32 @@ describe('<Zoom />', () => {
       >
         {({ transformMatrix }) => {
           const { scaleX, scaleY, translateX, translateY } = transformMatrix;
-          return <div>{[scaleX, scaleY, translateX, translateY].join(',')}</div>;
+          return (
+            <div data-testid="zoom-child">{[scaleX, scaleY, translateX, translateY].join(',')}</div>
+          );
         }}
       </Zoom>,
     );
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('zoom-child').innerHTML).toBe('1.27,1.27,-211.62,162.59');
+  });
+  it('should accept custom gesture handlers', () => {
+    const onClick = jest.fn();
+
+    const createGestureHandlers: CreateGestureHandlers = () => ({ onClick });
+
+    render(
+      <Zoom<HTMLButtonElement>
+        width={400}
+        height={400}
+        createGestureHandlers={createGestureHandlers}
+      >
+        {({ containerRef }) => <button type="button" ref={containerRef} />}
+      </Zoom>,
+    );
 
-    expect(wrapper.html()).toBe('1.27,1.27,-211.62,162.59');
+    const button = screen.getByRole('button');
+    userEvent.click(button);
+    expect(onClick.mock.calls).toHaveLength(1);
   });
 });