diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5f1917a6..233107f5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ Unlike other Tree Components, react-arborist is designed as a [controlled compon
 | isOpenAccessor   | "isOpen"   | Used to get a node's openness state if it exists on a property other than "isOpen".                                                                                                                                                                    |
 | openByDefault    | true       | Choose if the node should be open or closed when it has an undefined openness state.                                                                                                                                                                   |
 | className        | undefined  | Adds a class to the containing div.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
+| dndRootElement   | undefined  | The element for react-dnd to bind it's events to. Defaults to window. See https://github.com/brimdata/react-arborist/pull/33                                                                                                                           |
 
 The only child of the Tree Component must be a NodeRenderer function as described below.
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 38595916..587c6586 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
     "./packages/*"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "bump": "yarn workspace react-arborist version"
+    "bump": "yarn workspace react-arborist version",
+    "dev": "yarn workspace demo start"
   },
   "private": true,
   "packageManager": "yarn@3.2.0",
diff --git a/packages/demo/src/app.tsx b/packages/demo/src/app.tsx
index ba628859..3b6825c2 100644
--- a/packages/demo/src/app.tsx
+++ b/packages/demo/src/app.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export default function App() {
   return (
     <div className="example">
       <main>
-        <h1>React Arborist</h1>
+        <h1 draggable>React Arborist</h1>
         <p>
           In this demo, we have the Game of Thrones family tree rendered with
           the <code>Tree</code> component. You can drag and drop the items in
diff --git a/packages/demo/src/got.tsx b/packages/demo/src/got.tsx
index dbe4818a..56d43a0c 100644
--- a/packages/demo/src/got.tsx
+++ b/packages/demo/src/got.tsx
@@ -1,39 +1,43 @@
-import React from "react";
+import React, { useRef } from "react";
 // @ts-ignore
 import AutoSize from "react-virtualized-auto-sizer";
 import { Tree, TreeApi } from "react-arborist";
 import { Node } from "./node";
-import { useBackend } from "./backend";
+import { MyData, useBackend } from "./backend";
 
 export function GotLineage() {
   const backend = useBackend();
+  const rootElement = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
   return (
-    <AutoSize>
-      {(props: any) => (
-        <Tree
-          ref={(tree: TreeApi) => {
-            // @ts-ignore
-            global.tree = tree;
-          }}
-          className="react-aborist"
-          data={backend.data}
-          getChildren="children"
-          isOpen="isOpen"
-          disableDrop={(d) => d.name === "House Arryn"}
-          hideRoot
-          indent={24}
-          onMove={backend.onMove}
-          onToggle={backend.onToggle}
-          onEdit={backend.onEdit}
-          rowHeight={22}
-          width={props.width}
-          height={props.height}
-          onClick={() => console.log("clicked the tree")}
-          onContextMenu={() => console.log("context menu the tree")}
-        >
-          {Node}
-        </Tree>
-      )}
-    </AutoSize>
+    <div ref={rootElement} style={{ height: "100%", width: "100%" }}>
+      <AutoSize>
+        {(props: any) => (
+          <Tree
+            ref={(tree) => {
+              // @ts-ignore
+              global.tree = tree;
+            }}
+            className="react-aborist"
+            data={backend.data}
+            getChildren="children"
+            isOpen="isOpen"
+            disableDrop={(d: MyData) => d.name === "House Arryn"}
+            hideRoot
+            indent={24}
+            onMove={backend.onMove}
+            onToggle={backend.onToggle}
+            onEdit={backend.onEdit}
+            rowHeight={22}
+            width={props.width}
+            height={props.height}
+            onClick={() => console.log("clicked the tree")}
+            onContextMenu={() => console.log("context menu the tree")}
+            dndRootElement={undefined}
+          >
+            {Node}
+          </Tree>
+        )}
+      </AutoSize>
+    </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-arborist/package.json b/packages/react-arborist/package.json
index daa68d38..84d2b82c 100644
--- a/packages/react-arborist/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-arborist/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "run-p 'build:**'",
     "build:js": "parcel build --target main --target module",
-    "build:types": "tsc --outDir dist"
+    "build:types": "tsc --outDir dist",
+    "watch": "yarn build:types --watch"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "react": ">= 16.14",
diff --git a/packages/react-arborist/src/components/tree.tsx b/packages/react-arborist/src/components/tree.tsx
index a10c3c86..1f89a6e1 100644
--- a/packages/react-arborist/src/components/tree.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-arborist/src/components/tree.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-import { forwardRef, MouseEventHandler, ReactElement, useMemo, useRef } from "react";
+import {
+  forwardRef,
+  MouseEventHandler,
+  ReactElement,
+  useMemo,
+  useRef,
+} from "react";
 import { DndProvider } from "react-dnd";
 import { HTML5Backend } from "react-dnd-html5-backend";
 import { FixedSizeList } from "react-window";
@@ -20,8 +26,13 @@ const OuterElement = forwardRef(function Outer(
   const { children, ...rest } = props;
   const tree = useStaticContext();
   return (
-    // @ts-ignore
-    <div ref={ref} {...rest} onClick={tree.onClick} onContextMenu={tree.onContextMenu}>
+    <div
+      // @ts-ignore
+      ref={ref}
+      {...rest}
+      onClick={tree.onClick}
+      onContextMenu={tree.onContextMenu}
+    >
       <div
         style={{
           height: tree.api.visibleNodes.length * tree.rowHeight,
@@ -39,7 +50,7 @@ const OuterElement = forwardRef(function Outer(
   );
 });
 
-function List(props: { className?: string}) {
+function List(props: { className?: string }) {
   const tree = useStaticContext();
   return (
     <div style={{ height: tree.height, width: tree.width, overflow: "hidden" }}>
@@ -91,6 +102,7 @@ export const Tree = forwardRef(function Tree<T extends IdObj>(
       props.openByDefault,
     ]
   );
+
   return (
     <TreeViewProvider
       imperativeHandle={ref}
@@ -107,9 +119,12 @@ export const Tree = forwardRef(function Tree<T extends IdObj>(
       onClick={props.onClick}
       onContextMenu={props.onContextMenu}
     >
-      <DndProvider backend={HTML5Backend}>
+      <DndProvider
+        backend={HTML5Backend}
+        options={{ rootElement: props.dndRootElement || undefined }}
+      >
         <OuterDrop>
-          <List className={props.className}/>
+          <List className={props.className} />
         </OuterDrop>
         <Preview />
       </DndProvider>
diff --git a/packages/react-arborist/src/types.ts b/packages/react-arborist/src/types.ts
index f2e35351..3a7027cc 100644
--- a/packages/react-arborist/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/react-arborist/src/types.ts
@@ -102,26 +102,30 @@ export type StateContext = {
   selection: SelectionState;
   visibleIds: string[];
 };
+
+type BoolFunc<T> = (data: T) => boolean;
+
 export interface TreeProps<T> {
   children: NodeRenderer<T>;
+  className?: string | undefined;
   data: T;
+  disableDrag?: string | boolean | BoolFunc<T>;
+  disableDrop?: string | boolean | BoolFunc<T>;
+  dndRootElement?: globalThis.Node | null;
+  getChildren?: string | ((d: T) => T[]);
+  handle?: Ref<TreeApi<T>>; // Deprecated
   height?: number;
-  width?: number;
-  rowHeight?: number;
-  indent?: number;
   hideRoot?: boolean;
-  onToggle?: ToggleHandler;
-  onMove?: MoveHandler;
-  onEdit?: EditHandler;
-  getChildren?: string | ((d: T) => T[]);
-  isOpen?: string | ((d: T) => boolean);
-  disableDrag?: string | boolean | ((d: T) => boolean);
-  disableDrop?: string | boolean | ((d: T) => boolean);
-  openByDefault?: boolean;
-  className?: string | undefined;
-  handle?: Ref<TreeApi<T>>;
+  indent?: number;
+  isOpen?: string | BoolFunc<T>;
   onClick?: MouseEventHandler;
   onContextMenu?: MouseEventHandler;
+  onEdit?: EditHandler;
+  onMove?: MoveHandler;
+  onToggle?: ToggleHandler;
+  openByDefault?: boolean;
+  rowHeight?: number;
+  width?: number;
 }
 
 export type TreeProviderProps<T> = {