diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/sothree/slidinguppanel/SlidingUpPanelLayout.java b/library/src/main/java/com/sothree/slidinguppanel/SlidingUpPanelLayout.java
index 424a008c..3dcb1286 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/sothree/slidinguppanel/SlidingUpPanelLayout.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/sothree/slidinguppanel/SlidingUpPanelLayout.java
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ public enum PanelState {
      */
     private boolean mIsTouchEnabled;
 
+    private OnBackgroundClick mBackgroundListener;
+
     private float mPrevMotionX;
     private float mPrevMotionY;
     private float mInitialMotionX;
@@ -966,6 +968,14 @@ public boolean dispatchTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
         final float x = ev.getX();
         final float y = ev.getY();
 
+        if (!isViewUnder(mSlideableView, (int)x, (int)y)) {
+            if (mBackgroundListener != null) {
+                mBackgroundListener.onClick();
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
         if (action == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
             mIsScrollableViewHandlingTouch = false;
             mPrevMotionX = x;
@@ -1144,6 +1154,10 @@ private void setPanelStateInternal(PanelState state) {
         dispatchOnPanelStateChanged(this, oldState, state);
     }
 
+    public void setOnBackgroundClicked(OnBackgroundClick listener) {
+        mBackgroundListener = listener;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Update the parallax based on the current slide offset.
      */
@@ -1487,4 +1501,8 @@ public LayoutParams(Context c, AttributeSet attrs) {
 
         }
     }
+
+    public interface OnBackgroundClick {
+        void onClick();
+    }
 }