diff --git a/library/src/main/java/io/kimo/konamicode/KonamiCode.java b/library/src/main/java/io/kimo/konamicode/KonamiCode.java
index 4395051..f69e459 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/io/kimo/konamicode/KonamiCode.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/io/kimo/konamicode/KonamiCode.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
@@ -87,13 +88,27 @@ public KonamiCode install() {
             View currentView = rootView.getChildAt(0);
             rootView.removeView(currentView);
 
+            //match parent params
+            FrameLayout.LayoutParams layoutParams = new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
+                    ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
+                    ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT
+            );
+
+            FrameLayout gestureDelegate = new FrameLayout(context);
+            gestureDelegate.addView(currentView, layoutParams);
+
+            //necessary view that passes all touch events up to the parent viewgroup
+            gestureDelegate.setOnTouchListener(new View.OnTouchListener() {
+                @Override
+                public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            });
+
             KonamiCodeLayout konamiCodeLayout = new KonamiCodeLayout(context);
-            konamiCodeLayout.addView(currentView);
+            konamiCodeLayout.addView(gestureDelegate);
 
-            rootView.addView(konamiCodeLayout, new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
-                            ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
-                            ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT)
-            );
+            rootView.addView(konamiCodeLayout, layoutParams);
 
             konamiCodeLayout.setCallback(callback);
 
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/io/kimo/konamicode/KonamiCodeLayout.java b/library/src/main/java/io/kimo/konamicode/KonamiCodeLayout.java
index 6f71da9..92413bb 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/io/kimo/konamicode/KonamiCodeLayout.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/io/kimo/konamicode/KonamiCodeLayout.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ public enum Button {
 
     public static final String TAG = KonamiCodeLayout.class.getSimpleName();
 
-    //final callback
     private Callback mCallback;
 
     private AlertDialog buttonDialog;
@@ -90,20 +89,20 @@ public void onClick(View v) {
 
     public KonamiCodeLayout(Context context) {
         super(context);
-        initalizeValiables();
+        init();
     }
 
     public KonamiCodeLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
         super(context, attrs);
-        initalizeValiables();
+        init();
     }
 
     public KonamiCodeLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
         super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
-        initalizeValiables();
+        init();
     }
 
-    private void initalizeValiables() {
+    private void init() {
         ViewConfiguration viewConfiguration = ViewConfiguration.get(getContext());
         mSwipeThreshold = viewConfiguration.getScaledTouchSlop();
 
@@ -170,6 +169,17 @@ else if (Math.abs(diffY) > mSwipeThreshold) {
         return super.onInterceptTouchEvent(ev);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
+
+        View child = getChildAt(0);
+        if(child == null) {
+            return false;
+        } else {
+            return child.dispatchTouchEvent(event);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean onSwipeSequenceAchieved() {
         return mSwipes.equals(mKonamiCodeDirectionsOrder);