diff --git a/core/src/utils/gesture/gesture-controller.ts b/core/src/utils/gesture/gesture-controller.ts
index 32f381008b0..4e67c80e50c 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/gesture/gesture-controller.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/gesture/gesture-controller.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,14 @@ class GestureController {
    * Creates a gesture delegate based on the GestureConfig passed
    */
   createGesture(config: GestureConfig): GestureDelegate {
-    return new GestureDelegate(this, this.newID(), config.name, config.priority ?? 0, !!config.disableScroll);
+    return new GestureDelegate(
+      this,
+      this.newID(),
+      config.name,
+      config.priority ?? 0,
+      !!config.disableScroll,
+      config.gestureElement
+    );
   }
 
   /**
@@ -28,7 +35,7 @@ class GestureController {
     return true;
   }
 
-  capture(gestureName: string, id: number, priority: number): boolean {
+  capture(gestureName: string, id: number, priority: number, gestureElement?: Node): boolean {
     if (!this.start(gestureName, id, priority)) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -43,7 +50,9 @@ class GestureController {
       this.capturedId = id;
       requestedStart.clear();
 
-      const event = new CustomEvent('ionGestureCaptured', { detail: { gestureName } });
+      const event = new CustomEvent<GestureCapturedEventDetail>('ionGestureCaptured', {
+        detail: { gestureName, gestureElement },
+      });
       document.dispatchEvent(event);
       return true;
     }
@@ -134,7 +143,8 @@ class GestureDelegate {
     private id: number,
     private name: string,
     priority: number,
-    private disableScroll: boolean
+    private disableScroll: boolean,
+    private gestureElement?: Node
   ) {
     this.priority = priority * 1000000 + id;
     this.ctrl = ctrl;
@@ -161,7 +171,7 @@ class GestureDelegate {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const captured = this.ctrl.capture(this.name, this.id, this.priority);
+    const captured = this.ctrl.capture(this.name, this.id, this.priority, this.gestureElement);
     if (captured && this.disableScroll) {
       this.ctrl.disableScroll(this.id);
     }
@@ -236,6 +246,12 @@ export interface GestureConfig {
   name: string;
   priority?: number;
   disableScroll?: boolean;
+  gestureElement?: Node;
+}
+
+export interface GestureCapturedEventDetail {
+  gestureName: string;
+  gestureElement?: Node;
 }
 
 export interface BlockerConfig {
diff --git a/core/src/utils/gesture/index.ts b/core/src/utils/gesture/index.ts
index 79e5ee323df..e02f3ca2cee 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/gesture/index.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/gesture/index.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export const createGesture = (config: GestureConfig): Gesture => {
     name: config.gestureName,
     priority: config.gesturePriority,
     disableScroll: config.disableScroll,
+    gestureElement: config.el,
   });
 
   const pointerDown = (ev: UIEvent): boolean => {
diff --git a/core/src/utils/gesture/test/gesture-controller.spec.ts b/core/src/utils/gesture/test/gesture-controller.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..06c0cc81736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/utils/gesture/test/gesture-controller.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { createGesture } from '../index';
+
+describe('GestureController', () => {
+  it('includes the gesture element in the captured event', () => {
+    const gestureElement = document.createElement('div');
+    const onGestureCaptured = jest.fn();
+    const gesture = createGesture({
+      el: gestureElement,
+      gestureName: 'test',
+      threshold: 0,
+    });
+
+    document.addEventListener('ionGestureCaptured', onGestureCaptured);
+
+    try {
+      gesture.enable();
+      gestureElement.dispatchEvent(new Event('touchstart'));
+
+      expect(onGestureCaptured).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(onGestureCaptured.mock.calls[0][0].detail).toEqual({
+        gestureName: 'test',
+        gestureElement,
+      });
+    } finally {
+      gesture.destroy();
+      document.removeEventListener('ionGestureCaptured', onGestureCaptured);
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/core/src/utils/tap-click/index.ts b/core/src/utils/tap-click/index.ts
index c5a10595f47..e119f848c89 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/tap-click/index.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/tap-click/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { doc } from '@utils/browser';
 
 import type { Config } from '../../interface';
+import type { GestureCapturedEventDetail } from '../gesture/gesture-controller';
 import { pointerCoord } from '../helpers';
 
 export const startTapClick = (config: Config) => {
@@ -26,6 +27,16 @@ export const startTapClick = (config: Config) => {
     }
   };
 
+  const onGestureCaptured = (ev: Event) => {
+    const gestureElement = (ev as CustomEvent<GestureCapturedEventDetail>).detail?.gestureElement;
+
+    if (gestureElement && activatableEle?.contains(gestureElement)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    cancelActive();
+  };
+
   const pointerDown = (ev: PointerEvent) => {
     // Ignore right clicks
     if (activatableEle || ev.button === 2) {
@@ -119,7 +130,7 @@ export const startTapClick = (config: Config) => {
     }
   };
 
-  doc.addEventListener('ionGestureCaptured', cancelActive);
+  doc.addEventListener('ionGestureCaptured', onGestureCaptured);
 
   doc.addEventListener('pointerdown', pointerDown, true);
   doc.addEventListener('pointerup', pointerUp, true);
diff --git a/core/src/utils/tap-click/test/tap-click.spec.ts b/core/src/utils/tap-click/test/tap-click.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b078a2e934
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/utils/tap-click/test/tap-click.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+import type { Config } from '../../../interface';
+import { startTapClick } from '../index';
+
+let onGestureCaptured: EventListener;
+let onPointerDown: EventListener;
+let onPointerUp: EventListener;
+let onPointerCancel: EventListener;
+
+describe('tap click utility', () => {
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    const addEventListener = jest.spyOn(document, 'addEventListener');
+    startTapClick({
+      getBoolean: () => false,
+    } as unknown as Config);
+
+    onGestureCaptured = getListener(addEventListener, 'ionGestureCaptured');
+    onPointerDown = getListener(addEventListener, 'pointerdown');
+    onPointerUp = getListener(addEventListener, 'pointerup');
+    onPointerCancel = getListener(addEventListener, 'pointercancel');
+    addEventListener.mockRestore();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    onPointerUp(new Event('pointerup'));
+    document.body.innerHTML = '';
+  });
+
+  it('preserves the active state when the captured gesture element matches', () => {
+    const button = createActivatableElement();
+
+    activate(button);
+    captureGesture(button);
+
+    expect(button.classList.contains('ion-activated')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('preserves the active state when the captured gesture element is a descendant', () => {
+    const button = createActivatableElement();
+    const child = document.createElement('span');
+    button.append(child);
+
+    activate(child);
+    captureGesture(child);
+
+    expect(button.classList.contains('ion-activated')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('cancels the active state when the captured gesture element is unrelated', () => {
+    const button = createActivatableElement();
+    const unrelatedElement = document.createElement('div');
+    document.body.append(unrelatedElement);
+
+    activate(button);
+    captureGesture(unrelatedElement);
+
+    expect(button.classList.contains('ion-activated')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('cancels the active state when the captured gesture element is missing', () => {
+    const button = createActivatableElement();
+
+    activate(button);
+    captureGesture();
+
+    expect(button.classList.contains('ion-activated')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('cancels the active state on pointercancel', () => {
+    const button = createActivatableElement();
+
+    activate(button);
+    onPointerCancel(new Event('pointercancel'));
+
+    expect(button.classList.contains('ion-activated')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('clears the active state on pointerup', () => {
+    const button = createActivatableElement();
+
+    activate(button);
+    onPointerUp(new Event('pointerup'));
+
+    expect(button.classList.contains('ion-activated')).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+const createActivatableElement = () => {
+  const button = document.createElement('button');
+  button.classList.add('ion-activatable', 'ion-activatable-instant');
+  document.body.append(button);
+  return button;
+};
+
+const activate = (element: HTMLElement) => {
+  onPointerDown({
+    button: 0,
+    target: element,
+  } as unknown as PointerEvent);
+
+  const activatableElement = element.closest('.ion-activatable');
+  expect(activatableElement?.classList.contains('ion-activated')).toBe(true);
+};
+
+const captureGesture = (gestureElement?: Node) => {
+  onGestureCaptured(
+    new CustomEvent('ionGestureCaptured', {
+      detail: { gestureName: 'test', gestureElement },
+    })
+  );
+};
+
+const getListener = (addEventListener: jest.SpyInstance, eventName: string): EventListener => {
+  const listener = addEventListener.mock.calls.find(([type]) => type === eventName)?.[1];
+
+  if (typeof listener !== 'function') {
+    throw new Error(`Missing ${eventName} listener`);
+  }
+
+  return listener;
+};