diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ef43044a..0eec08be6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ hideSelectors            // Array of selectors set to visibility: hidden
 removeSelectors          // Array of selectors set to display: none
 onReadyScript            // After the above conditions are met -- use this script to modify UI state prior to screen shots e.g. hovers, clicks etc.
 hoverSelector            // Move the pointer over the specified DOM element prior to screen shot (available with default onReadyScript)
+activeSelector           // Press the pointer on the specified DOM element prior to screen shot (available with default onReadyScript)
 clickSelector            // Click the specified DOM element prior to screen shot (available with default onReadyScript)
 postInteractionWait      // Wait for a selector after interacting with hoverSelector or clickSelector (optionally accepts wait time in ms. Idea for use with a click or hover element transition. available with default onReadyScript)
 selectors                // Array of selectors to capture. Defaults to document if omitted. Use "viewport" to capture the viewport size. See Targeting elements in the next section for more info...
@@ -158,15 +159,23 @@ requireSameDimensions    // If set to true -- any change in selector size will t
 ```
 
 
-### Testing click and hover interactions
+### Testing click, hover and active interactions
 BackstopJS ships with an onReady script that enables the following interaction selectors...
 ```
 clickSelector: ".my-hamburger-menu",
 hoverSelector: ".my-hamburger-menu .some-menu-item",
 ```
-The above would tell BackstopJS to wait for your app to generate an element with a `.my-hamburger-menu` class, then click that selector.   Then it would wait again for a `.my-hamburger-menu .some-menu-item` class, then move the cursor over that element (causing a hover state).  Then BackstopJS would take a screenshot.
+The above would tell BackstopJS to wait for your app to generate an element with a `.my-hamburger-menu` class, then click that selector. Then it would wait again for a `.my-hamburger-menu .some-menu-item` class, then move the cursor over that element (causing a hover state). Then BackstopJS would take a screenshot.
 
-You can use these properties independent of each other to easily test various click and or hover states in your app.  These are obviously simple scenarios -- if you have more complex needs then this example should serve as a pretty good starting point create your own onReady scripts.
+If you want to get an active state for an element (this is when you keep the mouse button pressed on an element) you can do so by:
+
+```
+activeSelector: ".my-card-box-with-shadow-when-pressed",
+```
+
+This will move the mouse pointer in the center of the elements position and keeps the mouse button pressed. After it BackstopJS would take a screenshot.
+
+You can use these properties independent of each other to easily test various click, hover and or active states in your app.  These are obviously simple scenarios -- if you have more complex needs then this example should serve as a pretty good starting point create your own onReady scripts.
 
 
 ### Setting cookies
diff --git a/capture/engine_scripts/casper/clickAndHoverHelper.js b/capture/engine_scripts/casper/clickAndHoverHelper.js
index 27406ec48..5093791fe 100644
--- a/capture/engine_scripts/casper/clickAndHoverHelper.js
+++ b/capture/engine_scripts/casper/clickAndHoverHelper.js
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ var WAIT_TIMEOUT = 5000;
 
 module.exports = function (casper, scenario) {
   var waitFor = require('./waitForHelperHelper')(casper, WAIT_TIMEOUT);
-  var hoverSelector = scenario.hoverSelector;
-  var clickSelector = scenario.clickSelector;
-  var postInteractionWait = scenario.postInteractionWait;
+  var hoverSelector = scenario.hoverSelector,
+      clickSelector = scenario.clickSelector,
+      activeSelector = scenario.activeSelector,
+      postInteractionWait = scenario.postInteractionWait;
 
   if (hoverSelector) {
     waitFor(hoverSelector);
@@ -20,6 +21,13 @@ module.exports = function (casper, scenario) {
     });
   }
 
+  if (activeSelector) {
+    waitFor(activeSelector);
+    casper.then(function () {
+      casper.mouse.down(activeSelector);
+    });
+  }
+
   // TODO: if postInteractionWait === integer then do ==> wait(postInteractionWait) || elsevvv
   waitFor(postInteractionWait);
 };
diff --git a/capture/engine_scripts/chromy/clickAndHoverHelper.js b/capture/engine_scripts/chromy/clickAndHoverHelper.js
index fb874283b..0862be449 100644
--- a/capture/engine_scripts/chromy/clickAndHoverHelper.js
+++ b/capture/engine_scripts/chromy/clickAndHoverHelper.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module.exports = function (chromy, scenario) {
   var hoverSelector = scenario.hoverSelector;
   var clickSelector = scenario.clickSelector;
+  var activeSelector = scenario.activeSelector;
   var postInteractionWait = scenario.postInteractionWait; // selector [str] | ms [int]
 
   if (hoverSelector) {
@@ -18,6 +19,15 @@ module.exports = function (chromy, scenario) {
       .click(clickSelector);
   }
 
+  if (activeSelector) {
+    chromy
+      .wait(activeSelector)
+      .rect(activeSelector)
+      .result(function (rect) {
+        chromy.mousePressed(rect.left + rect.width/2, rect.top + rect.height/2);
+      });
+  }
+
   if (postInteractionWait) {
     chromy.wait(postInteractionWait);
   }
diff --git a/capture/engine_scripts/puppet/clickAndHoverHelper.js b/capture/engine_scripts/puppet/clickAndHoverHelper.js
index c0e46e86b..d26b025a8 100644
--- a/capture/engine_scripts/puppet/clickAndHoverHelper.js
+++ b/capture/engine_scripts/puppet/clickAndHoverHelper.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module.exports = async (page, scenario) => {
   var hoverSelector = scenario.hoverSelector;
   var clickSelector = scenario.clickSelector;
+  var activeSelector = scenario.activeSelector;
   var postInteractionWait = scenario.postInteractionWait; // selector [str] | ms [int]
 
   if (hoverSelector) {
@@ -13,6 +14,15 @@ module.exports = async (page, scenario) => {
     await page.click(clickSelector);
   }
 
+  // todo: test
+  if (activeSelector) {
+    await page.waitFor(activeSelector)
+    var el = await page.$(activeSelector);
+    var rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
+    await page.mouse.move(rect.left + rect.width/2, rect.top + rect.height/2)
+    await page.mouse.down();
+  }
+
   if (postInteractionWait) {
     await page.waitFor(postInteractionWait);
   }