diff --git a/src/convenience/hover.ts b/src/convenience/hover.ts
index a92635fa..df647b2a 100644
--- a/src/convenience/hover.ts
+++ b/src/convenience/hover.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
-import {Instance} from '../setup'
+import {Config, Instance} from '../setup'
+import {assertPointerEvents} from '../utils'
 
 export async function hover(this: Instance, element: Element) {
   return this.pointer({target: element})
 }
 
 export async function unhover(this: Instance, element: Element) {
+  assertPointerEvents(
+    this[Config],
+    this[Config].pointerState.position.mouse.target as Element,
+  )
   return this.pointer({target: element.ownerDocument.body})
 }
diff --git a/src/pointer/pointerMove.ts b/src/pointer/pointerMove.ts
index a60a91d2..492d48b6 100644
--- a/src/pointer/pointerMove.ts
+++ b/src/pointer/pointerMove.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   assertPointerEvents,
   setLevelRef,
   ApiLevel,
+  hasPointerEvents,
 } from '../utils'
 import {firePointerEvent} from './firePointerEvents'
 import {resolveSelectionTarget} from './resolveSelectionTarget'
@@ -37,13 +38,13 @@ export async function pointerMove(
 
   if (prevTarget && prevTarget !== target) {
     setLevelRef(config, ApiLevel.Trigger)
-    assertPointerEvents(config, prevTarget)
+    if (hasPointerEvents(config, prevTarget)) {
+      // Here we could probably calculate a few coords to a fake boundary(?)
+      fireMove(prevTarget, prevCoords)
 
-    // Here we could probably calculate a few coords to a fake boundary(?)
-    fireMove(prevTarget, prevCoords)
-
-    if (!isDescendantOrSelf(target, prevTarget)) {
-      fireLeave(prevTarget, prevCoords)
+      if (!isDescendantOrSelf(target, prevTarget)) {
+        fireLeave(prevTarget, prevCoords)
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/utility/selectOptions.ts b/src/utility/selectOptions.ts
index 520c62d2..1a16951e 100644
--- a/src/utility/selectOptions.ts
+++ b/src/utility/selectOptions.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ async function selectOptionsBase(
         const withPointerEvents =
           this[Config].pointerEventsCheck === 0
             ? true
-            : hasPointerEvents(option)
+            : hasPointerEvents(this[Config], option)
 
         // events fired for multiple select are weird. Can't use hover...
         if (withPointerEvents) {
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ async function selectOptionsBase(
       }
     } else if (selectedOptions.length === 1) {
       const withPointerEvents =
-        this[Config].pointerEventsCheck === 0 ? true : hasPointerEvents(select)
+        this[Config].pointerEventsCheck === 0
+          ? true
+          : hasPointerEvents(this[Config], select)
       // the click to open the select options
       if (withPointerEvents) {
         await this.click(select)
diff --git a/src/utils/pointer/cssPointerEvents.ts b/src/utils/pointer/cssPointerEvents.ts
index 88a31c80..3ef25258 100644
--- a/src/utils/pointer/cssPointerEvents.ts
+++ b/src/utils/pointer/cssPointerEvents.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import {ApiLevel, getLevelRef} from '..'
 import {getWindow} from '../misc/getWindow'
 import {isElementType} from '../misc/isElementType'
 
-export function hasPointerEvents(element: Element): boolean {
-  return closestPointerEventsDeclaration(element)?.pointerEvents !== 'none'
+export function hasPointerEvents(config: Config, element: Element): boolean {
+  return checkPointerEvents(config, element)?.pointerEvents !== 'none'
 }
 
 function closestPointerEventsDeclaration(element: Element):
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ declare global {
     [PointerEventsCheck]?: {
       [k in ApiLevel]?: object
     } & {
-      result: boolean
+      result: ReturnType<typeof closestPointerEventsDeclaration>
     }
   }
 }
 
-export function assertPointerEvents(config: Config, element: Element) {
+function checkPointerEvents(config: Config, element: Element) {
   const lastCheck = element[PointerEventsCheck]
 
   const needsCheck =
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export function assertPointerEvents(config: Config, element: Element) {
         lastCheck[ApiLevel.Trigger] !== getLevelRef(config, ApiLevel.Trigger)))
 
   if (!needsCheck) {
-    return
+    return lastCheck?.result
   }
 
   const declaration = closestPointerEventsDeclaration(element)
@@ -68,9 +68,15 @@ export function assertPointerEvents(config: Config, element: Element) {
   element[PointerEventsCheck] = {
     [ApiLevel.Call]: getLevelRef(config, ApiLevel.Call),
     [ApiLevel.Trigger]: getLevelRef(config, ApiLevel.Trigger),
-    result: declaration?.pointerEvents !== 'none',
+    result: declaration,
   }
 
+  return declaration
+}
+
+export function assertPointerEvents(config: Config, element: Element) {
+  const declaration = checkPointerEvents(config, element)
+
   if (declaration?.pointerEvents === 'none') {
     throw new Error(
       [
diff --git a/tests/pointer/index.ts b/tests/pointer/index.ts
index 670ef111..096472b1 100644
--- a/tests/pointer/index.ts
+++ b/tests/pointer/index.ts
@@ -122,14 +122,20 @@ test('only pointer events on disabled elements', async () => {
 })
 
 describe('check for pointer-events', () => {
-  const getComputedStyle = jest
-    .spyOn(window, 'getComputedStyle')
-    .mockImplementation(
-      () =>
-        ({
-          pointerEvents: 'foo',
-        } as CSSStyleDeclaration),
-    )
+  let getComputedStyle: jest.SpyInstance<
+    ReturnType<Window['getComputedStyle']>,
+    Parameters<Window['getComputedStyle']>
+  >
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    getComputedStyle = jest
+      .spyOn(window, 'getComputedStyle')
+      .mockImplementation(
+        () =>
+          ({
+            pointerEvents: 'foo',
+          } as CSSStyleDeclaration),
+      )
+  })
   beforeEach(() => {
     getComputedStyle.mockClear()
     document.body.parentElement?.replaceChild(
@@ -137,6 +143,9 @@ describe('check for pointer-events', () => {
       document.body,
     )
   })
+  afterAll(() => {
+    jest.restoreAllMocks()
+  })
 
   test('skip check', async () => {
     const {element, user} = setup(`<input>`, {
@@ -216,3 +225,26 @@ describe('check for pointer-events', () => {
     expect(getComputedStyle).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(6, document.body) // enter
   })
 })
+
+test('reject if target has `pointer-events: none`', async () => {
+  const {element, user} = setup(`<input style="pointer-events: none"/>`)
+
+  await expect(user.pointer({target: element})).rejects.toThrowError(
+    'pointer-events',
+  )
+  await expect(
+    user.pointer({target: element, keys: '[MouseLeft]'}),
+  ).rejects.toThrowError('pointer-events')
+})
+
+test('omit pointer events on previous target if it has `pointer-events: none`', async () => {
+  const {element, user} = setup(`<input/>`)
+  const onPointerLeave = jest.fn()
+  element.addEventListener('pointerleave', onPointerLeave)
+
+  await user.pointer({target: element})
+  element.style.pointerEvents = 'none'
+  await user.pointer({target: document.body})
+
+  expect(onPointerLeave).not.toBeCalled()
+})
diff --git a/tests/utils/pointer/cssPointerEvents.ts b/tests/utils/pointer/cssPointerEvents.ts
index 98e202f8..5c49b5db 100644
--- a/tests/utils/pointer/cssPointerEvents.ts
+++ b/tests/utils/pointer/cssPointerEvents.ts
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ test('get pointer-events from element or ancestor', async () => {
         </div>
     `)
 
-  expect(hasPointerEvents(element)).toBe(false)
-  expect(hasPointerEvents(element.children[0])).toBe(true)
-  expect(hasPointerEvents(element.children[1])).toBe(false)
-  expect(hasPointerEvents(element.children[2])).toBe(false)
+  expect(hasPointerEvents(createConfig(), element)).toBe(false)
+  expect(hasPointerEvents(createConfig(), element.children[0])).toBe(true)
+  expect(hasPointerEvents(createConfig(), element.children[1])).toBe(false)
+  expect(hasPointerEvents(createConfig(), element.children[2])).toBe(false)
 })
 
 test('report element that declared pointer-events', async () => {