diff --git a/DeepDrftShared.Client/Components/RadialKnob.razor b/DeepDrftShared.Client/Components/RadialKnob.razor
index 3beb2ed..78b170b 100644
--- a/DeepDrftShared.Client/Components/RadialKnob.razor
+++ b/DeepDrftShared.Client/Components/RadialKnob.razor
@@ -1,21 +1,29 @@
 @using System.Globalization
+@inject IJSRuntime JS
+@implements IAsyncDisposable
 
-<!-- Global pointer-capture container when dragging.
+<!-- Drag-shield: full-viewport overlay while dragging.
      position:fixed; inset:0; z-index:9999 so it sits above all overlays (the controls modal is z-index:1400).
-     Pointer events used instead of mouse events: @onpointermove / @onpointerup fire even if the
-     cursor moves outside the browser window when pointer capture is active (set on mousedown below).
-     @onpointercancel covers the OS-level cancel path (e.g. Alt+Tab on Windows). Drag always ends cleanly. -->
+     Provides the cursor hint and blocks stray clicks on underlying content during a drag.
+     Event delivery is NOT via this div — setPointerCapture on the knob element routes
+     pointermove/pointerup/pointercancel directly to the knob regardless of where the cursor is,
+     even outside the browser window. This overlay is a belt-and-suspenders UX guard only. -->
 @if (_isDragging)
 {
-    <div style="position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100vw; height: 100vh; z-index: 9999; cursor: ns-resize;"
-         @onpointermove="@OnGlobalPointerMove"
-         @onpointerup="@OnGlobalPointerUp"
-         @onpointercancel="@OnGlobalPointerCancel">
+    <div style="position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100vw; height: 100vh; z-index: 9999; cursor: ns-resize;">
     </div>
 }
 
+<!-- Knob element owns pointer capture during drag.
+     @onpointerdown initiates drag and calls setPointerCapture via knob.js.
+     @onpointermove / @onpointerup / @onpointercancel are delivered here (not to the overlay)
+     for the captured pointer, even when the cursor has left the browser window. -->
 <div class="radial-knob" style="width: @(Size)px; height: @(Size)px; display: inline-block; position: relative;"
-     @onmousedown="@OnMouseDown">
+     @ref="_knobRef"
+     @onpointerdown="@OnPointerDown"
+     @onpointermove="@OnPointerMove"
+     @onpointerup="@OnPointerUp"
+     @onpointercancel="@OnPointerCancel">
 
     <!-- SVG Knob -->
     <svg width="@Size" height="@Size" viewBox="0 0 100 100">
@@ -84,6 +92,9 @@
     [Parameter] public MudBlazor.Color Color { get; set; } = MudBlazor.Color.Primary;
     [Parameter] public bool HoldValue { get; set; } = false;
 
+    private ElementReference _knobRef;
+    private IJSObjectReference? _knobModule;
+
     private bool _isDragging = false;
     private double _lastMouseY = 0;
     private double _dragValue = 0;
@@ -156,17 +167,27 @@
         return y.ToString("F1", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
     }
 
-    private async Task OnMouseDown(MouseEventArgs e)
+    private async Task OnPointerDown(PointerEventArgs e)
     {
         _isDragging = true;
         _lastMouseY = e.ClientY;
         _dragValue = Value; // Initialize drag value with current value
 
-        // The full-viewport capture div renders; pointer events on it will handle the rest.
+        // Load the JS module on first drag (lazy — avoids import cost until the user interacts).
+        _knobModule ??= await JS.InvokeAsync<IJSObjectReference>(
+            "import", "./_content/DeepDrftShared.Client/js/knob/knob.js");
+
+        // Capture the pointer on the knob element so pointermove/pointerup are delivered
+        // even when the cursor leaves the browser window mid-drag.
+        await _knobModule.InvokeVoidAsync("capturePointer", _knobRef, e.PointerId);
+
+        // The full-viewport capture div (rendered when _isDragging) is a belt-and-suspenders
+        // guard that blocks stray clicks on underlying content while dragging.
         StateHasChanged();
     }
 
-    private async Task OnGlobalPointerMove(PointerEventArgs e)
+    // Delivered to the knob element because setPointerCapture routes the captured pointer here.
+    private async Task OnPointerMove(PointerEventArgs e)
     {
         if (_isDragging)
         {
@@ -174,7 +195,8 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private async Task OnGlobalPointerUp(PointerEventArgs e)
+    // pointerup implicitly releases pointer capture — no explicit releasePointerCapture needed.
+    private async Task OnPointerUp(PointerEventArgs e)
     {
         if (_isDragging && HoldValue)
         {
@@ -190,12 +212,31 @@
     }
 
     // Pointer capture cancelled by OS (e.g. Alt+Tab, system gesture) — end drag cleanly.
-    private async Task OnGlobalPointerCancel(PointerEventArgs e)
+    // Delivered to the knob element (the capturing element). Release capture explicitly since
+    // the implicit release on pointerup does not apply to pointercancel.
+    private async Task OnPointerCancel(PointerEventArgs e)
     {
+        if (_knobModule != null)
+        {
+            try { await _knobModule.InvokeVoidAsync("releasePointer", _knobRef, e.PointerId); }
+            catch (JSException) { /* element may already be gone */ }
+        }
+
         _isDragging = false;
         StateHasChanged();
     }
 
+    public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+    {
+        if (_knobModule != null)
+        {
+            try { await _knobModule.DisposeAsync(); }
+            catch (JSDisconnectedException) { /* circuit torn down */ }
+        }
+
+        GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+    }
+
     private async Task UpdateValueFromPointer(PointerEventArgs e)
     {
         // Calculate vertical delta from last pointer position
diff --git a/DeepDrftShared.Client/Interop/knob/knob.ts b/DeepDrftShared.Client/Interop/knob/knob.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91e72fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DeepDrftShared.Client/Interop/knob/knob.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/**
+ * knob - pointer capture helpers for RadialKnob.
+ *
+ * setPointerCapture / releasePointerCapture are not exposed via Blazor's
+ * ElementReference, so the component delegates here via JS interop.
+ * Both functions are no-ops when the element reference is stale (e.g. the
+ * component was disposed between the JS call and the microtask).
+ */
+
+/** Capture the pointer on the given element so pointermove/pointerup are
+ *  delivered even when the cursor leaves the browser window. */
+export function capturePointer(el: Element, pointerId: number): void {
+    (el as HTMLElement).setPointerCapture(pointerId);
+}
+
+/** Release a previously captured pointer.  Called on pointercancel.
+ *  pointerup releases capture implicitly, but we call this on cancel too. */
+export function releasePointer(el: Element, pointerId: number): void {
+    (el as HTMLElement).releasePointerCapture(pointerId);
+}