diff --git a/CXCardView/CXCardContainerView.m b/CXCardView/CXCardContainerView.m
index bbbfcce..6e80a20 100644
--- a/CXCardView/CXCardContainerView.m
+++ b/CXCardView/CXCardContainerView.m
@@ -168,5 +168,9 @@ - (void)touchesEnded:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event
     }
 }
 
+-(void)touchesCancelled:(NSSet<UITouch *> *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event{
+    [self touchesEnded:touches withEvent:event];
+}
+
 #pragma mark - Private Method
 @end
diff --git a/CXCardView/CXCardView.m b/CXCardView/CXCardView.m
index 937f19d..f0d3ffa 100644
--- a/CXCardView/CXCardView.m
+++ b/CXCardView/CXCardView.m
@@ -94,10 +94,18 @@ - (id)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame
     self = [super initWithFrame:frame];
     if (self) {
         // Initialization code
+        UITapGestureRecognizer *tap = [[UITapGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(backgroundTapped:)];
+        [self addGestureRecognizer:tap];
     }
     return self;
 }
-
+- (void)backgroundTapped:(UITapGestureRecognizer *)tgr{
+    CGPoint touchedPoint = [tgr locationInView:self];
+    if (!CGRectContainsPoint(self.containerView.frame, touchedPoint)) {
+        //Dismiss when background is tapped
+        [self dismiss];
+    }
+}
 - (void)setDraggable:(BOOL)draggable
 {
     if (_draggable == draggable) {