diff --git a/src/input/CreateInteractiveObject.js b/src/input/CreateInteractiveObject.js
index 10dcfde48..877eee8a6 100644
--- a/src/input/CreateInteractiveObject.js
+++ b/src/input/CreateInteractiveObject.js
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ var CreateInteractiveObject = function (gameObject, hitArea, hitAreaCallback)
         hitArea: hitArea,
         hitAreaCallback: hitAreaCallback,
 
+        //  Has the dev specified their own shape, or is this bound to the texture size?
+        customHitArea: false,
+
         localX: 0,
         localY: 0,
 
diff --git a/src/input/InputPlugin.js b/src/input/InputPlugin.js
index 5634ad24f..02ffda6e6 100644
--- a/src/input/InputPlugin.js
+++ b/src/input/InputPlugin.js
@@ -1764,6 +1764,7 @@ var InputPlugin = new Class({
 
             var io = (!gameObject.input) ? CreateInteractiveObject(gameObject, shape, callback) : gameObject.input;
 
+            io.customHitArea = true;
             io.dropZone = dropZone;
             io.cursor = (useHandCursor) ? 'pointer' : cursor;
 
diff --git a/src/input/typedefs/InteractiveObject.js b/src/input/typedefs/InteractiveObject.js
index 1dfedd038..68ffda03c 100644
--- a/src/input/typedefs/InteractiveObject.js
+++ b/src/input/typedefs/InteractiveObject.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
  * @property {Phaser.Cameras.Scene2D.Camera} camera - The most recent Camera to be tested against this Interactive Object.
  * @property {any} hitArea - The hit area for this Interactive Object. Typically a geometry shape, like a Rectangle or Circle.
  * @property {Phaser.Input.Types.HitAreaCallback} hitAreaCallback - The 'contains' check callback that the hit area shape will use for all hit tests.
+ * @property {boolean} customHitArea - Was the hitArea for this Interactive Object created based on texture size (false), or a custom shape? (true)
  * @property {number} localX - The x coordinate that the Pointer interacted with this object on, relative to the Game Object's top-left position.
  * @property {number} localY - The y coordinate that the Pointer interacted with this object on, relative to the Game Object's top-left position.
  * @property {(0|1|2)} dragState - The current drag state of this Interactive Object. 0 = Not being dragged, 1 = being checked for drag, or 2 = being actively dragged.