diff --git a/MapControl/Avalonia/MapItem.Avalonia.cs b/MapControl/Avalonia/MapItem.Avalonia.cs
index 45300ad6..5d85601c 100644
--- a/MapControl/Avalonia/MapItem.Avalonia.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Avalonia/MapItem.Avalonia.cs
@@ -9,10 +9,19 @@
             DependencyPropertyHelper.AddOwner<MapItem, Location>(MapPanel.LocationProperty, null,
                 (item, oldValue, newValue) => item.UpdateMapTransform(newValue));
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Replaces ListBoxItem pointer event handling by not calling base.OnPointerPressed.
+        /// Setting e.Handled = true generates a PointerReleased event in the parent MapItemsControl,
+        /// which resembles the behavior of the ListBox base class.
+        /// </summary>
         protected override void OnPointerPressed(PointerPressedEventArgs e)
         {
-            (ItemsControl.ItemsControlFromItemContainer(this) as MapItemsControl)?
-                .OnItemClicked(this, e.KeyModifiers.HasFlag(KeyModifiers.Control));
+            if (!e.Handled)
+            {
+                e.Handled = true;
+                (ItemsControl.ItemsControlFromItemContainer(this) as MapItemsControl)?
+                   .OnItemClicked(this, e.KeyModifiers.HasFlag(KeyModifiers.Control));
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MapControl/WPF/MapItem.WPF.cs b/MapControl/WPF/MapItem.WPF.cs
index c410ed77..b5e8dcb0 100644
--- a/MapControl/WPF/MapItem.WPF.cs
+++ b/MapControl/WPF/MapItem.WPF.cs
@@ -18,9 +18,13 @@ namespace MapControl
             DefaultStyleKeyProperty.OverrideMetadata(typeof(MapItem), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(typeof(MapItem)));
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Replaces ListBoxItem mouse event handling by not calling base.OnMouseLeftButtonDown.
+        /// Setting e.Handled = true generates a MouseLeftButtonUp event in the parent MapItemsControl,
+        /// which resembles the behavior of the ListBox base class.
+        /// </summary>
         protected override void OnMouseLeftButtonDown(MouseButtonEventArgs e)
         {
-            // Prevent default handling in ListBoxItem by not calling base.OnMouseLeftButtonDown.
             if (!e.Handled)
             {
                 e.Handled = true;
@@ -29,9 +33,13 @@ namespace MapControl
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Replaces ListBoxItem mouse event handling by not calling base.OnMouseRightButtonDown.
+        /// Setting e.Handled = true generates a MouseRightButtonUp event in the parent MapItemsControl,
+        /// which resembles the behavior of the ListBox base class.
+        /// </summary>
         protected override void OnMouseRightButtonDown(MouseButtonEventArgs e)
         {
-            // Prevent default handling in ListBoxItem by not calling base.OnMouseRightButtonDown.
             e.Handled = true;
         }
     }
diff --git a/MapControl/WinUI/MapItem.WinUI.cs b/MapControl/WinUI/MapItem.WinUI.cs
index cc193396..30193541 100644
--- a/MapControl/WinUI/MapItem.WinUI.cs
+++ b/MapControl/WinUI/MapItem.WinUI.cs
@@ -33,9 +33,14 @@ namespace MapControl
             MapPanel.InitMapElement(this);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Replaces ListBoxItem pointer event handling by not calling base.OnPointerPressed.
+        /// Setting e.Handled = true generates a PointerReleased event in the parent MapItemsControl,
+        /// which differs from the behavior of the ListBox base class, where neither a PointerPressed
+        /// nor a PointerReleased is generated.
+        /// </summary>
         protected override void OnPointerPressed(PointerRoutedEventArgs e)
         {
-            // Prevent default handling in ListBoxItem by not calling base.OnPointerPressed.
             if (!e.Handled)
             {
                 e.Handled = true;
@@ -44,12 +49,6 @@ namespace MapControl
             }
         }
 
-        protected override void OnPointerReleased(PointerRoutedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            // Prevent default handling in ListBoxItem by not calling base.OnPointerReleased.
-            e.Handled = true;
-        }
-
         protected override void OnApplyTemplate()
         {
             base.OnApplyTemplate();