diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/interactive_viewer.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/interactive_viewer.dart
index 62c020e1f0b..3b5549f32c6 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/interactive_viewer.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/interactive_viewer.dart
@@ -19,14 +19,16 @@ import 'ticker_provider.dart';
 ///
 /// The user can transform the child by dragging to pan or pinching to zoom.
 ///
-/// By default, InteractiveViewer may draw outside of its original area of the
-/// screen, such as when a child is zoomed in and increases in size. However, it
-/// will not receive gestures outside of its original area. To prevent
-/// InteractiveViewer from drawing outside of its original size, wrap it in a
-/// [ClipRect]. Or, to prevent dead areas where InteractiveViewer does not
-/// receive gestures, be sure that the InteractiveViewer widget is the size of
-/// the area that should be interactive. See
-/// [flutter-go](https://github.com/justinmc/flutter-go) for an example of
+/// By default, InteractiveViewer clips its child using [Clip.hardEdge].
+/// To prevent this behavior, consider setting [clipBehavior] to [Clip.none].
+/// When [clipBehavior] is [Clip.none], InteractiveViewer may draw outside of
+/// its original area of the screen, such as when a child is zoomed in and
+/// increases in size. However, it will not receive gestures outside of its original area.
+/// To prevent dead areas where InteractiveViewer does not receive gestures,
+/// don't set [clipBehavior] or be sure that the InteractiveViewer widget is the
+/// size of the area that should be interactive.
+///
+/// See [flutter-go](https://github.com/justinmc/flutter-go) for an example of
 /// robust positioning of an InteractiveViewer child that works for all screen
 /// sizes and child sizes.
 ///
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ class InteractiveViewer extends StatefulWidget {
   /// The [child] parameter must not be null.
   InteractiveViewer({
     Key? key,
+    this.clipBehavior = Clip.hardEdge,
     this.alignPanAxis = false,
     this.boundaryMargin = EdgeInsets.zero,
     this.constrained = true,
@@ -102,6 +105,13 @@ class InteractiveViewer extends StatefulWidget {
            && boundaryMargin.left.isFinite)),
        super(key: key);
 
+  /// If set to [Clip.none], the child may extend beyond the size of the InteractiveViewer,
+  /// but it will not receive gestures in these areas.
+  /// Be sure that the InteractiveViewer is the desired size when using [Clip.none].
+  ///
+  /// Defaults to [Clip.hardEdge].
+  final Clip clipBehavior;
+
   /// If true, panning is only allowed in the direction of the horizontal axis
   /// or the vertical axis.
   ///
@@ -1061,15 +1071,20 @@ class _InteractiveViewerState extends State<InteractiveViewer> with TickerProvid
     );
 
     if (!widget.constrained) {
+      child = OverflowBox(
+        alignment: Alignment.topLeft,
+        minWidth: 0.0,
+        minHeight: 0.0,
+        maxWidth: double.infinity,
+        maxHeight: double.infinity,
+        child: child,
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (widget.clipBehavior != Clip.none) {
       child = ClipRect(
-        child: OverflowBox(
-          alignment: Alignment.topLeft,
-          minWidth: 0.0,
-          minHeight: 0.0,
-          maxWidth: double.infinity,
-          maxHeight: double.infinity,
-          child: child,
-        ),
+        clipBehavior: widget.clipBehavior,
+        child: child,
       );
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/interactive_viewer_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/interactive_viewer_test.dart
index 127f8bd46e9..c33cc5c0ad8 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/interactive_viewer_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/interactive_viewer_test.dart
@@ -985,6 +985,49 @@ void main() {
       expect(scale, greaterThan(1.0));
       expect(transformationController.value.getMaxScaleOnAxis(), greaterThan(1.0));
     });
+
+    testWidgets('Check if ClipRect is present in the tree', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+      await tester.pumpWidget(
+        MaterialApp(
+          home: Scaffold(
+            body: Center(
+              child: InteractiveViewer(
+                constrained: false,
+                clipBehavior: Clip.none,
+                minScale: 1.0,
+                maxScale: 1.0,
+                child: const SizedBox(width: 200.0, height: 200.0),
+              ),
+            ),
+          ),
+        ),
+      );
+
+      expect(
+        find.byType(ClipRect),
+        findsNothing,
+      );
+
+      await tester.pumpWidget(
+        MaterialApp(
+          home: Scaffold(
+            body: Center(
+              child: InteractiveViewer(
+                constrained: false,
+                minScale: 1.0,
+                maxScale: 1.0,
+                child: const SizedBox(width: 200.0, height: 200.0),
+              ),
+            ),
+          ),
+        ),
+      );
+
+      expect(
+        find.byType(ClipRect),
+        findsOneWidget,
+      );
+    });
   });
 
   group('getNearestPointOnLine', () {