diff --git a/example/src/controls/PointerTracker.js b/example/src/controls/PointerTracker.js
index 12c22b9ec..c73a5e1c1 100644
--- a/example/src/controls/PointerTracker.js
+++ b/example/src/controls/PointerTracker.js
@@ -16,10 +16,24 @@ export class PointerTracker {
 
 	}
 
+	reset() {
+
+		this.buttons = 0;
+		this.pointerType = null;
+		this.pointerOrder = [];
+		this.previousPositions = {};
+		this.pointerPositions = {};
+		this.startPositions = {};
+		this.pointerSetThisFrame = {};
+		this.hoverPosition = new Vector2();
+		this.hoverSet = false;
+
+	}
+
 	// The pointers can be set multiple times per frame so track whether the pointer has
 	// been set this frame or not so we don't overwrite the previous position and lose information
 	// about pointer movement
-	resetFrame() {
+	updateFrame() {
 
 		const { previousPositions, pointerPositions } = this;
 		for ( const id in pointerPositions ) {
diff --git a/example/src/controls/TileControls.js b/example/src/controls/TileControls.js
index 2f03e8bb9..3c5706cc2 100644
--- a/example/src/controls/TileControls.js
+++ b/example/src/controls/TileControls.js
@@ -42,6 +42,24 @@ const _endEvent = { type: 'end' };
 
 export class TileControls extends EventDispatcher {
 
+	get enabled() {
+
+		return this._enabled || true;
+
+	}
+
+	set enabled( v ) {
+
+		if ( v !== this.enabled ) {
+
+			this.resetState();
+			this.pointerTracker.reset();
+			this._enabled = v;
+
+		}
+
+	}
+
 	constructor( scene, camera, domElement ) {
 
 		super();
@@ -51,6 +69,7 @@ export class TileControls extends EventDispatcher {
 		this.scene = null;
 
 		// settings
+		this._enabled = true;
 		this.state = NONE;
 		this.pinchState = NONE;
 		this.cameraRadius = 5;
@@ -423,7 +442,7 @@ export class TileControls extends EventDispatcher {
 
 			this._detachCallback();
 			this._detachCallback = null;
-			this.pointerTracker = new PointerTracker();
+			this.pointerTracker.reset();
 
 		}
 
@@ -468,6 +487,12 @@ export class TileControls extends EventDispatcher {
 
 	update() {
 
+		if ( ! this.enabled ) {
+
+			return;
+
+		}
+
 		const {
 			camera,
 			cameraRadius,
@@ -558,7 +583,7 @@ export class TileControls extends EventDispatcher {
 
 		}
 
-		this.pointerTracker.resetFrame();
+		this.pointerTracker.updateFrame();
 
 	}