diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 69dbad7..75dd48f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+* Fix Event#pointer in IE standard mode. Closes #9920. [kangax, Tobie Langel]
+
 * Instanciate Test.Unit.Logger on window load. [Tobie Langel]
 
 * Unit tests clean-up. [Tobie Langel]
diff --git a/src/event.js b/src/event.js
index 589a718..a271abe 100644
--- a/src/event.js
+++ b/src/event.js
@@ -71,11 +71,14 @@ Event.Methods = (function() {
     },
 
     pointer: function(event) {
+      var docElement = document.documentElement, body = document.body;
       return {
         x: event.pageX || (event.clientX + 
-          (document.documentElement.scrollLeft || document.body.scrollLeft)),
+          (docElement.scrollLeft || body.scrollLeft) -
+          (docElement.clientLeft || 0)),
         y: event.pageY || (event.clientY + 
-          (document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop))
+          (docElement.scrollTop || body.scrollTop) -
+          (docElement.clientTop || 0))
       };
     },