diff --git a/API.md b/API.md
index fedde9e..1f68d67 100644
--- a/API.md
+++ b/API.md
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ To prevent warning message add _yesIWantToUseGoogleMapApiInternals_ property to
  />
  ```
 
+#### overlayViewDivStyle (object)
+
+Add custom style to `div` (marker container element) created by OverlayView, for example: `{pointerEvents: 'none'}`.
+
 ## Child Component API
 
 ### parameters
diff --git a/src/google_map.js b/src/google_map.js
index 14ff7d3..0fc53a9 100644
--- a/src/google_map.js
+++ b/src/google_map.js
@@ -601,6 +601,15 @@ export default class GoogleMap extends Component {
             div.style.width = K_MAX_WIDTH; // prevents some chrome draw defects
             div.style.height = K_MAX_HEIGHT;
 
+            if (this_.props.overlayViewDivStyle) {
+              const { overlayViewDivStyle } = this_.props;
+              if (typeof overlayViewDivStyle === 'object') {
+                Object.keys(overlayViewDivStyle).forEach(property => {
+                  div.style[property] = overlayViewDivStyle[property];
+                });
+              }
+            }
+
             const panes = this.getPanes();
             panes.overlayMouseTarget.appendChild(div);
             this_.geoService_.setMapCanvasProjection(