diff --git a/packages/components/src/input-control/input-field.tsx b/packages/components/src/input-control/input-field.tsx
index 7e1b68af89f8b..6cc13138344b5 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/input-control/input-field.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/input-control/input-field.tsx
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ function InputField(
 			}
 		},
 		{
+			axis: dragDirection === 'e' || dragDirection === 'w' ? 'x' : 'y',
 			threshold: dragThreshold,
 			enabled: isDragEnabled,
 			pointer: { capture: false },