diff --git a/packages/framer-motion/src/gestures/drag/__tests__/index.test.tsx b/packages/framer-motion/src/gestures/drag/__tests__/index.test.tsx
index d780b3a0d9..9810a4deea 100644
--- a/packages/framer-motion/src/gestures/drag/__tests__/index.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/framer-motion/src/gestures/drag/__tests__/index.test.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
     MotionValue,
     useWillChange,
 } from "../../../"
-import { pointerDown, pointerMove, render } from "../../../jest.setup"
+import { pointerDown, pointerMove, pointerUp, render } from "../../../jest.setup"
 import { WillChangeMotionValue } from "../../../value/use-will-change/WillChangeMotionValue"
 import { nextFrame } from "../../__tests__/utils"
 import { deferred, drag, dragFrame, MockDrag, Point, sleep } from "./utils"
@@ -143,6 +143,31 @@ describe("dragging", () => {
         expect(onDragEnd).toBeCalledTimes(1)
     })
 
+    test("dragEnd fires when a child stops pointerup propagation (#2794)", async () => {
+        const onDragEnd = jest.fn()
+        const Component = () => (
+            <MockDrag>
+                <motion.div drag="y" onDragEnd={onDragEnd}>
+                    <div
+                        data-testid="child"
+                        onPointerUp={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
+                    />
+                </motion.div>
+            </MockDrag>
+        )
+
+        const { container, getByTestId, rerender } = render(<Component />)
+        rerender(<Component />)
+
+        await drag(container.firstChild).to(0, 100)
+
+        pointerUp(getByTestId("child"))
+
+        await nextFrame()
+
+        expect(onDragEnd).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+    })
+
     test("dragEnd doesn't fire if dragging never initiated", async () => {
         const onDragEnd = jest.fn()
         const Component = () => (
diff --git a/packages/framer-motion/src/gestures/pan/PanSession.ts b/packages/framer-motion/src/gestures/pan/PanSession.ts
index d7df4ba49c..7bb5d1fdc6 100644
--- a/packages/framer-motion/src/gestures/pan/PanSession.ts
+++ b/packages/framer-motion/src/gestures/pan/PanSession.ts
@@ -148,21 +148,28 @@ export class PanSession {
         onSessionStart &&
             onSessionStart(event, getPanInfo(initialInfo, this.history))
 
+        // Listen in the capture phase so a descendant calling
+        // stopPropagation() (e.g. in its own pointerup handler) can't
+        // prevent the gesture from ending. See #2794.
+        const eventOptions = { passive: true, capture: true }
         this.removeListeners = pipe(
             addPointerEvent(
                 this.contextWindow,
                 "pointermove",
-                this.handlePointerMove
+                this.handlePointerMove,
+                eventOptions
             ),
             addPointerEvent(
                 this.contextWindow,
                 "pointerup",
-                this.handlePointerUp
+                this.handlePointerUp,
+                eventOptions
             ),
             addPointerEvent(
                 this.contextWindow,
                 "pointercancel",
-                this.handlePointerUp
+                this.handlePointerUp,
+                eventOptions
             )
         )
 
diff --git a/packages/motion-dom/src/events/add-dom-event.ts b/packages/motion-dom/src/events/add-dom-event.ts
index a45c5158d8..e54517fe0c 100644
--- a/packages/motion-dom/src/events/add-dom-event.ts
+++ b/packages/motion-dom/src/events/add-dom-event.ts
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ export function addDomEvent(
 ) {
     target.addEventListener(eventName, handler, options)
 
-    return () => target.removeEventListener(eventName, handler)
+    return () => target.removeEventListener(eventName, handler, options)
 }
diff --git a/packages/motion-dom/src/gestures/press/index.ts b/packages/motion-dom/src/gestures/press/index.ts
index d82bc3565d..fb863f3918 100644
--- a/packages/motion-dom/src/gestures/press/index.ts
+++ b/packages/motion-dom/src/gestures/press/index.ts
@@ -68,9 +68,25 @@ export function press(
 
         const onPressEnd = onPressStart(target, startEvent)
 
+        /**
+         * End listeners run in the capture phase so a descendant calling
+         * stopPropagation() in its own pointerup handler can't prevent the
+         * press gesture from ending. This also keeps the gesture-end
+         * ordering consistent with the drag gesture. See #2794.
+         */
+        const endEventOptions = { ...eventOptions, capture: true }
+
         const onPointerEnd = (endEvent: PointerEvent, success: boolean) => {
-            window.removeEventListener("pointerup", onPointerUp)
-            window.removeEventListener("pointercancel", onPointerCancel)
+            window.removeEventListener(
+                "pointerup",
+                onPointerUp,
+                endEventOptions
+            )
+            window.removeEventListener(
+                "pointercancel",
+                onPointerCancel,
+                endEventOptions
+            )
 
             if (isPressing.has(target)) {
                 isPressing.delete(target)
@@ -99,8 +115,12 @@ export function press(
             onPointerEnd(cancelEvent, false)
         }
 
-        window.addEventListener("pointerup", onPointerUp, eventOptions)
-        window.addEventListener("pointercancel", onPointerCancel, eventOptions)
+        window.addEventListener("pointerup", onPointerUp, endEventOptions)
+        window.addEventListener(
+            "pointercancel",
+            onPointerCancel,
+            endEventOptions
+        )
     }
 
     targets.forEach((target: EventTarget) => {