diff --git a/example/example.js b/example/example.js
index 540d611..28a57d0 100644
--- a/example/example.js
+++ b/example/example.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { ElementPicker } from "pick-dom-element";
 function main() {
   const status = document.getElementById("status");
   const startButton = document.getElementById("start");
+  const onlyEmphasisCheckbox = document.getElementById("only-emphasis");
 
   const setElement = (el) => {
     const tags = [];
@@ -17,6 +18,10 @@ function main() {
   };
 
   const picker = new ElementPicker();
+  let onlyEmphasis = onlyEmphasisCheckbox.checked;
+  onlyEmphasisCheckbox.onchange = (ev) => {
+    onlyEmphasis = ev.target.checked;
+  }
   const start = () => {
     startButton.disabled = true;
     picker.start({
@@ -25,6 +30,12 @@ function main() {
         picker.stop();
         startButton.disabled = false;
       },
+      elementFilter: (el) => {
+        if (!onlyEmphasis) {
+          return true;
+        }
+        return ['I', 'B'].includes(el.tagName);
+      }
     });
   };
 
diff --git a/example/index.html b/example/index.html
index a58bf4b..e9e9d55 100644
--- a/example/index.html
+++ b/example/index.html
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ <h1>Element Picker example</h1>
     </p>
     <div id="status">Click "start" to activate the picker.</div>
     <button id="start">Start</button>
+    <label><input id="only-emphasis" type="checkbox" /> Only emphasis tags</label>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/src/element-overlay.ts b/src/element-overlay.ts
index 165367d..99b7e20 100644
--- a/src/element-overlay.ts
+++ b/src/element-overlay.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export default class ElementOverlay {
   }
 
   removeFromDOM() {
+    this.setBounds({ x: 0, y: 0, width: 0, height: 0 });
     this.overlay.remove();
     if (this.usingShadowDOM) {
       this.shadowContainer.remove();
diff --git a/src/element-picker.ts b/src/element-picker.ts
index 4df66ac..549fe74 100644
--- a/src/element-picker.ts
+++ b/src/element-picker.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import ElementOverlay from "./element-overlay";
 import { getElementBounds } from "./utils";
 
-type ElementCallback = (el: HTMLElement) => void;
+type ElementCallback<T> = (el: HTMLElement) => T;
 type ElementPickerOptions = {
   parentElement?: Node;
   useShadowDOM?: boolean;
-  onClick?: ElementCallback;
-  onHover?: ElementCallback;
+  onClick?: ElementCallback<void>;
+  onHover?: ElementCallback<void>;
+  elementFilter?: ElementCallback<boolean>;
 };
 
 export default class ElementPicker {
@@ -50,6 +51,9 @@ export default class ElementPicker {
     document.removeEventListener("click", this.handleClick, true);
 
     this.overlay.removeFromDOM();
+    this.target = undefined;
+    this.mouseX = undefined;
+    this.mouseY = undefined;
 
     if (this.tickReq) {
       window.cancelAnimationFrame(this.tickReq);
@@ -69,24 +73,43 @@ export default class ElementPicker {
   };
 
   private tick = () => {
-    if (this.mouseX && this.mouseY) {
-      this.overlay.ignoreCursor();
-      const elAtCursor = document.elementFromPoint(this.mouseX, this.mouseY);
-      const newTarget = elAtCursor as HTMLElement;
-      this.overlay.captureCursor();
+    this.updateTarget();
+    this.tickReq = window.requestAnimationFrame(this.tick);
+  };
+
+  private updateTarget() {
+    if (this.mouseX === undefined || this.mouseY === undefined) {
+      return;
+    }
 
-      if (newTarget && newTarget !== this.target) {
-        this.target = newTarget;
+    // Peek through the overlay to find the new target
+    this.overlay.ignoreCursor();
+    const elAtCursor = document.elementFromPoint(this.mouseX, this.mouseY);
+    const newTarget = elAtCursor as HTMLElement;
+    this.overlay.captureCursor();
 
-        const bounds = getElementBounds(newTarget);
-        this.overlay.setBounds(bounds);
+    // If the target hasn't changed, there's nothing to do
+    if (!newTarget || newTarget === this.target) {
+      return;
+    }
 
-        if (this.options?.onHover) {
-          this.options.onHover(newTarget);
-        }
+    // If we have an element filter and the new target doesn't match,
+    // clear out the target
+    if (this.options?.elementFilter) {
+      if (!this.options.elementFilter(newTarget)) {
+        this.target = undefined;
+        this.overlay.setBounds({ x: 0, y: 0, width: 0, height: 0 });
+        return;
       }
     }
 
-    this.tickReq = window.requestAnimationFrame(this.tick);
-  };
+    this.target = newTarget;
+
+    const bounds = getElementBounds(newTarget);
+    this.overlay.setBounds(bounds);
+
+    if (this.options?.onHover) {
+      this.options.onHover(newTarget);
+    }
+  }
 }