diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 22877e3..60c8b56 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+* Fix an issue with calling Event.pointer before the DOM is loaded. (kangax, jddalton) [#4 state:resolved]
+
 * Element#down on an input element should not raise error. (humeniuc, kangax)
 
 * More unit tests for Object.isHash. (Tobie Langel)
diff --git a/src/event.js b/src/event.js
index 4e87a2b..7f7f527 100644
--- a/src/event.js
+++ b/src/event.js
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ Event.Methods = (function() {
     },
 
     pointer: function(event) {
-      var docElement = document.documentElement, body = document.body;
+      var docElement = document.documentElement,
+      body = document.body || { scrollLeft: 0, scrollTop: 0 };
       return {
         x: event.pageX || (event.clientX + 
           (docElement.scrollLeft || body.scrollLeft) -