diff --git a/MapControl/Shared/MapScale.cs b/MapControl/Shared/MapScale.cs
index a2c8d36c..371146f6 100644
--- a/MapControl/Shared/MapScale.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Shared/MapScale.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ namespace MapControl
 
         public MapScale()
         {
-            IsHitTestVisible = false;
             MinWidth = 100d;
 
             line.SetBinding(Shape.StrokeProperty, GetBinding(StrokeProperty, nameof(Stroke)));
diff --git a/MapControl/Shared/MapTileLayerBase.cs b/MapControl/Shared/MapTileLayerBase.cs
index 172ff119..61ae4b98 100644
--- a/MapControl/Shared/MapTileLayerBase.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Shared/MapTileLayerBase.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ namespace MapControl
 
         protected MapTileLayerBase(ITileImageLoader tileImageLoader)
         {
-            IsHitTestVisible = false;
             RenderTransform = new MatrixTransform();
             TileImageLoader = tileImageLoader;
 
diff --git a/MapControl/Shared/WmsImageLayer.cs b/MapControl/Shared/WmsImageLayer.cs
index 0d5191c9..cc6cbf7c 100644
--- a/MapControl/Shared/WmsImageLayer.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Shared/WmsImageLayer.cs
@@ -64,27 +64,21 @@ namespace MapControl
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a list of all layer names returned by a GetCapabilities response.
+        /// Calls GetCapabilitiesRequestUri() and asynchronously loads an XElement from the returned URL.
         /// </summary>
-        public async Task<IEnumerable<string>> GetLayerNamesAsync()
+        public async Task<XElement> GetCapabilitiesAsync()
         {
-            IEnumerable<string> layerNames = null;
+            XElement element = null;
 
             if (ServiceUri != null)
             {
-                var uri = GetRequestUri("GetCapabilities").Replace(" ", "%20");
+                var uri = GetCapabilitiesRequestUri();
 
                 try
                 {
                     using (var stream = await ImageLoader.HttpClient.GetStreamAsync(uri))
                     {
-                        var capabilities = XDocument.Load(stream).Root;
-                        var ns = capabilities.Name.Namespace;
-
-                        layerNames = capabilities
-                            .Descendants(ns + "Layer")
-                            .Select(e => e.Element(ns + "Name")?.Value)
-                            .Where(n => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(n));
+                        element = XDocument.Load(stream).Root;
                     }
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
@@ -93,11 +87,60 @@ namespace MapControl
                 }
             }
 
+            return element;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Calls GetFeatureInfoRequestUri() and asynchronously loads an XElement from the returned URL.
+        /// </summary>
+        public async Task<XElement> GetFeatureInfoAsync(Point position)
+        {
+            XElement element = null;
+
+            if (ServiceUri != null)
+            {
+                var uri = GetFeatureInfoRequestUri(position);
+
+                try
+                {
+                    using (var stream = await ImageLoader.HttpClient.GetStreamAsync(uri))
+                    {
+                        element = XDocument.Load(stream).Root;
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    Debug.WriteLine("WmsImageLayer: {0}: {1}", uri, ex.Message);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return element;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a list of all layer names returned by a GetCapabilities response.
+        /// </summary>
+        public async Task<IEnumerable<string>> GetLayerNamesAsync()
+        {
+            IEnumerable<string> layerNames = null;
+
+            var capabilities = await GetCapabilitiesAsync();
+
+            if (capabilities != null)
+            {
+                var ns = capabilities.Name.Namespace;
+
+                layerNames = capabilities
+                    .Descendants(ns + "Layer")
+                    .Select(e => e.Element(ns + "Name")?.Value)
+                    .Where(n => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(n));
+            }
+
             return layerNames;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Calls GetImageUri() and asynchronously loads an ImageSource from the returned GetMap URL.
+        /// Calls GetMapRequestUri() and asynchronously loads an ImageSource from the returned URL.
         /// </summary>
         protected override async Task<ImageSource> GetImageAsync()
         {
@@ -111,21 +154,29 @@ namespace MapControl
                     Layers = (await GetLayerNamesAsync())?.FirstOrDefault() ?? ""; // get first Layer from Capabilities
                 }
 
-                var uri = GetImageUri();
+                var uri = GetMapRequestUri();
 
                 if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(uri))
                 {
-                    image = await ImageLoader.LoadImageAsync(new Uri(uri.Replace(" ", "%20")));
+                    image = await ImageLoader.LoadImageAsync(new Uri(uri));
                 }
             }
 
             return image;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns a GetCapabilities request URL string.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected virtual string GetCapabilitiesRequestUri()
+        {
+            return GetRequestUri("GetCapabilities").Replace(" ", "%20");
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns a GetMap request URL string.
         /// </summary>
-        protected virtual string GetImageUri()
+        protected virtual string GetMapRequestUri()
         {
             string uri = null;
             var projection = ParentMap?.MapProjection;
@@ -157,7 +208,49 @@ namespace MapControl
                 uri += "&HEIGHT=" + (int)Math.Round(ParentMap.ViewTransform.Scale * rect.Height);
             }
 
-            return uri;
+            return uri.Replace(" ", "%20");
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns a GetFeatureInfo request URL string.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected virtual string GetFeatureInfoRequestUri(Point position)
+        {
+            string uri = null;
+            var projection = ParentMap?.MapProjection;
+
+            if (projection != null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(projection.CrsId))
+            {
+                uri = GetRequestUri("GetFeatureInfo");
+
+                var i = uri.IndexOf("LAYERS=", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+                if (i >= 0)
+                {
+                    i += 7;
+                    var j = uri.IndexOf('&', i);
+                    var layers = j >= i ? uri.Substring(i, j - i) : uri.Substring(i);
+                    uri += "&QUERY_LAYERS=" + layers;
+                }
+                else if (Layers != null)
+                {
+                    uri += "&LAYERS=" + Layers;
+                    uri += "&QUERY_LAYERS=" + Layers;
+                }
+
+                var rect = projection.BoundingBoxToRect(BoundingBox);
+                var pos = ParentMap.TransformToVisual(Children[1]).Transform(position); // top Image element
+
+                uri += "&CRS=" + projection.GetCrsValue();
+                uri += "&BBOX=" + projection.GetBboxValue(rect);
+                uri += "&WIDTH=" + (int)Math.Round(ParentMap.ViewTransform.Scale * rect.Width);
+                uri += "&HEIGHT=" + (int)Math.Round(ParentMap.ViewTransform.Scale * rect.Height);
+                uri += "&I=" + (int)Math.Round(pos.X);
+                uri += "&J=" + (int)Math.Round(pos.Y);
+                uri += "&INFO_FORMAT=text/xml";
+            }
+
+            return uri.Replace(" ", "%20");
         }
 
         private string GetRequestUri(string request)
diff --git a/MapControl/Shared/WmtsTileLayer.cs b/MapControl/Shared/WmtsTileLayer.cs
index 7a85ffdc..20d2df4a 100644
--- a/MapControl/Shared/WmtsTileLayer.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Shared/WmtsTileLayer.cs
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ namespace MapControl
         public WmtsTileLayer(ITileImageLoader tileImageLoader)
             : base(tileImageLoader)
         {
-            IsHitTestVisible = false;
-
             Loaded += OnLoaded;
         }
 
diff --git a/MapControl/Shared/WmtsTileMatrixLayer.cs b/MapControl/Shared/WmtsTileMatrixLayer.cs
index 86a6dc46..560705dc 100644
--- a/MapControl/Shared/WmtsTileMatrixLayer.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Shared/WmtsTileMatrixLayer.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ namespace MapControl
     {
         public WmtsTileMatrixLayer(WmtsTileMatrix tileMatrix, int zoomLevel)
         {
-            IsHitTestVisible = false;
             RenderTransform = new MatrixTransform();
             TileMatrix = tileMatrix;
             ZoomLevel = zoomLevel;
diff --git a/MapControl/UWP/MapGraticule.UWP.cs b/MapControl/UWP/MapGraticule.UWP.cs
index f5d61348..4df47b9f 100644
--- a/MapControl/UWP/MapGraticule.UWP.cs
+++ b/MapControl/UWP/MapGraticule.UWP.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ namespace MapControl
 
         public MapGraticule()
         {
-            IsHitTestVisible = false;
             StrokeThickness = 0.5;
         }
 
diff --git a/MapControl/WPF/MapGraticule.WPF.cs b/MapControl/WPF/MapGraticule.WPF.cs
index ad9ebfe0..797b7ee1 100644
--- a/MapControl/WPF/MapGraticule.WPF.cs
+++ b/MapControl/WPF/MapGraticule.WPF.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ namespace MapControl
 
         static MapGraticule()
         {
-            IsHitTestVisibleProperty.OverrideMetadata(typeof(MapGraticule), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(false));
             StrokeThicknessProperty.OverrideMetadata(typeof(MapGraticule), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(0.5));
         }
 
diff --git a/SampleApps/Shared/MapLayers.cs b/SampleApps/Shared/MapLayers.cs
index 3abdf34d..17747423 100644
--- a/SampleApps/Shared/MapLayers.cs
+++ b/SampleApps/Shared/MapLayers.cs
@@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ namespace ViewModel
             MaxBoundingBoxWidth = 360;
         }
 
-        protected override string GetImageUri()
+        protected override string GetMapRequestUri()
         {
-            return base.GetImageUri()
+            return base.GetMapRequestUri()
                 .Replace("&CRS=AUTO2:97001,", "&CRS=AUTO2:7CS01,")
                 .Replace("&CRS=AUTO2:97002,", "&CRS=AUTO2:7CS02,");
         }