diff --git a/examples/sctk_todos/src/main.rs b/examples/sctk_todos/src/main.rs
index e2a38fda..cf27529a 100644
--- a/examples/sctk_todos/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/sctk_todos/src/main.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ impl Todos {
                 get_layer_surface(iced::platform_specific::runtime::wayland::layer_surface::SctkLayerSurfaceSettings {
                     id: id.clone(),
                     size: Some((None, Some(500))),
-                    pointer_interactivity: true,
+                    input_zone: None,
                     keyboard_interactivity: cctk::sctk::shell::wlr_layer::KeyboardInteractivity::OnDemand,
                     anchor: Anchor::LEFT.union(Anchor::RIGHT).union(Anchor::TOP),
                     ..Default::default()
diff --git a/runtime/src/platform_specific/wayland/layer_surface.rs b/runtime/src/platform_specific/wayland/layer_surface.rs
index 187d3174..0a7122bc 100644
--- a/runtime/src/platform_specific/wayland/layer_surface.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/platform_specific/wayland/layer_surface.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use cctk::sctk::{
 use iced_core::layout::Limits;
 
 use iced_core::window::Id;
+use iced_core::Rectangle;
 
 /// output for layer surface
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -47,8 +48,9 @@ pub struct SctkLayerSurfaceSettings {
     pub layer: Layer,
     /// keyboard interactivity
     pub keyboard_interactivity: KeyboardInteractivity,
-    /// pointer interactivity
-    pub pointer_interactivity: bool,
+    /// input zone
+    /// None results in accepting all input
+    pub input_zone: Option<Vec<Rectangle>>,
     /// anchor, if a surface is anchored to two opposite edges, it will be stretched to fit between those edges, regardless of the specified size in that dimension.
     pub anchor: Anchor,
     /// output
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ impl Default for SctkLayerSurfaceSettings {
             id: Id::unique(),
             layer: Layer::Top,
             keyboard_interactivity: Default::default(),
-            pointer_interactivity: true,
+            input_zone: None,
             anchor: Anchor::empty(),
             output: Default::default(),
             namespace: Default::default(),
diff --git a/winit/src/platform_specific/wayland/event_loop/state.rs b/winit/src/platform_specific/wayland/event_loop/state.rs
index 90da2603..b4d9382c 100644
--- a/winit/src/platform_specific/wayland/event_loop/state.rs
+++ b/winit/src/platform_specific/wayland/event_loop/state.rs
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ impl SctkState {
             id,
             layer,
             keyboard_interactivity,
-            pointer_interactivity,
+            input_zone,
             anchor,
             output,
             namespace,
@@ -941,11 +941,19 @@ impl SctkState {
         layer_surface
             .set_size(size.0.unwrap_or_default(), size.1.unwrap_or_default());
         layer_surface.set_exclusive_zone(exclusive_zone);
-        if !pointer_interactivity {
+        if let Some(zone) = &input_zone {
             let region = self
                 .compositor_state
                 .wl_compositor()
                 .create_region(&self.queue_handle, ());
+            for rect in zone {
+                region.add(
+                    rect.x.round() as i32,
+                    rect.y.round() as i32,
+                    rect.width.round() as i32,
+                    rect.height.round() as i32,
+                );
+            }
             layer_surface.set_input_region(Some(&region));
             region.destroy();
         }