diff --git a/crates/core/src/dom/dom_node.rs b/crates/core/src/dom/dom_node.rs
index c6e1786f..135aec7e 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/dom/dom_node.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/dom/dom_node.rs
@@ -184,9 +184,10 @@ impl DomNode {
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn as_element(&self) -> web_sys::Element {
+    /// exposed the underlying wrapped node as `web_sys::Element`
+    pub fn as_element(&self) -> web_sys::Element {
         match &self.inner {
-            DomInner::Element { element, .. } => element.clone().unchecked_into(),
+            DomInner::Element { element, .. } => element.clone(),
             DomInner::Fragment { fragment, .. } => {
                 let fragment: web_sys::Element = fragment.clone().unchecked_into();
                 assert!(fragment.is_object());
diff --git a/crates/core/src/dom/window.rs b/crates/core/src/dom/window.rs
index 0be16a41..946c7b98 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/dom/window.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/dom/window.rs
@@ -77,6 +77,28 @@ impl Window {
         Cmd::sub(rx, mousemove_cb)
     }
 
+    ///
+    pub fn on_mousedown<F, MSG>(mut cb: F) -> Cmd<MSG>
+    where
+        F: FnMut(web_sys::MouseEvent) -> MSG + Clone + 'static,
+        MSG: 'static,
+    {
+        let (mut tx, rx) = mpsc::unbounded();
+        let mousemove_cb: Closure<dyn FnMut(web_sys::Event)> =
+            Closure::new(move |event: web_sys::Event| {
+                let mouse_event: MouseEvent = event.dyn_into().expect("must be mouse event");
+                let msg = cb(mouse_event);
+                tx.start_send(msg).expect("send");
+            });
+        window()
+            .add_event_listener_with_callback(
+                intern("mousedown"),
+                mousemove_cb.as_ref().unchecked_ref(),
+            )
+            .expect("add event callback");
+        Cmd::sub(rx, mousemove_cb)
+    }
+
     /// do this task at every `ms` interval
     pub fn every_interval<F, MSG>(interval_ms: i32, cb: F) -> Cmd<MSG>
     where