diff --git a/common/changes/office-ui-fabric-react/keyou-keytip-pointer-dismiss_2018-05-31-20-28.json b/common/changes/office-ui-fabric-react/keyou-keytip-pointer-dismiss_2018-05-31-20-28.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b7aac16f6f1aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/office-ui-fabric-react/keyou-keytip-pointer-dismiss_2018-05-31-20-28.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "office-ui-fabric-react",
+      "comment": "Add support for pointerup to dismiss keytips",
+      "type": "patch"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "office-ui-fabric-react",
+  "email": "keyou@microsoft.com"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/KeytipLayer/KeytipLayer.base.tsx b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/KeytipLayer/KeytipLayer.base.tsx
index 3adf570509069..ef3409609aeb5 100644
--- a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/KeytipLayer/KeytipLayer.base.tsx
+++ b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/KeytipLayer/KeytipLayer.base.tsx
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ export class KeytipLayerBase extends BaseComponent<IKeytipLayerProps, IKeytipLay
   public componentDidMount(): void {
     // Add window listeners
     this._events.on(window, 'mouseup', this._onDismiss, true /* useCapture */);
+    this._events.on(window, 'pointerup', this._onDismiss, true /* useCapture */);
     this._events.on(window, 'resize', this._onDismiss);
     this._events.on(window, 'keydown', this._onKeyDown, true /* useCapture */);
     this._events.on(window, 'keypress', this._onKeyPress, true /* useCapture */);
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ export class KeytipLayerBase extends BaseComponent<IKeytipLayerProps, IKeytipLay
   public componentWillUnmount(): void {
     // Remove window listeners
     this._events.off(window, 'mouseup', this._onDismiss, true /* useCapture */);
+    this._events.off(window, 'pointerup', this._onDismiss, true /* useCapture */);
     this._events.off(window, 'resize', this._onDismiss);
     this._events.off(window, 'keydown', this._onKeyDown, true /* useCapture */);
     this._events.off(window, 'keypress', this._onKeyPress, true /* useCapture */);