diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.cpp
index 254b8926c89..72cd3744193 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "qpa/qplatformdrag.h"
 #include "private/qevent_p.h"
 #include "qfile.h"
+#include "qhashfunctions.h"
 #include "qmetaobject.h"
 #include "qmimedata.h"
 #include "private/qdnd_p.h"
@@ -4474,7 +4475,7 @@ int QTouchEvent::TouchPoint::id() const
     \since 5.8
     Returns the unique ID of this touch point or token, if any.
 
-    It is normally invalid (with a \l {QPointerUniqueId::numeric()} {numeric()} value of -1),
+    It is normally invalid (see \l {QPointerUniqueId::isValid()} {isValid()}),
     because touchscreens cannot uniquely identify fingers. But when the
     \l {TouchPoint::InfoFlag} {Token} flag is set, it is expected to uniquely
     identify a specific token (fiducial object).
@@ -4757,7 +4758,7 @@ void QTouchEvent::TouchPoint::setUniqueId(qint64 uid)
 {
     if (d->ref.load() != 1)
         d = d->detach();
-    d->uniqueId = QPointerUniqueId(uid);
+    d->uniqueId = QPointerUniqueId::fromNumericId(uid);
 }
 
 /*! \internal */
@@ -5184,28 +5185,91 @@ Qt::ApplicationState QApplicationStateChangeEvent::applicationState() const
     \brief QPointerUniqueId identifies a unique object, such as a tagged token
     or stylus, which is used with a pointing device.
 
+    QPointerUniqueIds can be compared for equality, and can be used as keys in a QHash.
+    You get access to the numerical ID via numericId(), if the device supports such IDs.
+    For future extensions, though, you should not use that function, but compare objects
+    of this type using the equality operator.
+
+    This class is a thin wrapper around an integer ID. You pass it into and out of
+    functions by value.
+
+    This type actively prevents you from holding it in a QList, because doing so would
+    be very inefficient. Use a QVector instead, which has the same API as QList, but more
+    efficient storage.
+
     \sa QTouchEvent::TouchPoint
 */
 
 /*!
-    Constructs a unique pointer ID with a numeric \a id provided by the hardware.
-    The default is -1, which means an invalid pointer ID.
+    \fn QPointerUniqueId::QPointerUniqueId()
+    Constructs an invalid unique pointer ID.
 */
-QPointerUniqueId::QPointerUniqueId(qint64 id)
-    : m_numericId(id)
+
+/*!
+    Constructs a unique pointer ID from numeric ID \a id.
+*/
+QPointerUniqueId QPointerUniqueId::fromNumericId(qint64 id)
 {
+    QPointerUniqueId result;
+    result.m_numericId = id;
+    return result;
 }
 
 /*!
-    \property QPointerUniqueId::numeric
+    \fn bool QPointerUniqueId::isValid()
+
+    Returns whether this unique pointer ID is valid, that is, it represents an actual
+    pointer.
+*/
+
+/*!
+    \property QPointerUniqueId::numericId
     \brief the numeric unique ID of the token represented by a touchpoint
 
-    This is the numeric unique ID if the device provides that type of ID;
+    If the device provides a numeric ID, isValid() returns true, and this
+    property provides the numeric ID;
     otherwise it is -1.
+
+    You should not use the value of this property in portable code, but
+    instead rely on equality to identify pointers.
+
+    \sa isValid()
 */
-qint64 QPointerUniqueId::numeric() const
+qint64 QPointerUniqueId::numericId() const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
 {
     return m_numericId;
 }
 
+/*!
+    \relates QPointerUniqueId
+    \since 5.8
+
+    Returns whether the two unique pointer IDs \a lhs and \a rhs identify the same pointer
+    (\c true) or not (\c false).
+*/
+bool operator==(QPointerUniqueId lhs, QPointerUniqueId rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
+{
+    return lhs.numericId() == rhs.numericId();
+}
+
+/*!
+    \fn bool operator!=(QPointerUniqueId lhs, QPointerUniqueId rhs)
+    \relates QPointerUniqueId
+    \since 5.8
+
+    Returns whether the two unique pointer IDs \a lhs and \a rhs identify different pointers
+    (\c true) or not (\c false).
+*/
+
+/*!
+    \relates QPointerUniqueId
+    \since 5.8
+
+    Returns the hash value for \a key, using \a seed to seed the calculation.
+*/
+uint qHash(QPointerUniqueId key, uint seed) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
+{
+    return qHash(key.numericId(), seed);
+}
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h
index a062331bd82..b7c0f3338e5 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h
@@ -793,21 +793,45 @@ inline bool operator==(QKeyEvent *e, QKeySequence::StandardKey key){return (e ?
 inline bool operator==(QKeySequence::StandardKey key, QKeyEvent *e){return (e ? e->matches(key) : false);}
 #endif // QT_NO_SHORTCUT
 
-class QPointerUniqueIdPrivate;
 class Q_GUI_EXPORT QPointerUniqueId
 {
     Q_GADGET
-    Q_PROPERTY(qint64 numeric READ numeric CONSTANT)
+    // ### kept these to keep other modules compiling. Remove before 5.8.0 final!
+#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(5, 8)
+    Q_PROPERTY(qint64 numeric READ numericId CONSTANT)
+#endif
+    Q_PROPERTY(qint64 numericId READ numericId CONSTANT)
 public:
-    explicit QPointerUniqueId(qint64 id = -1);
+    Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
+    Q_DECL_CONSTEXPR QPointerUniqueId() Q_DECL_NOTHROW : m_numericId(-1) {}
+    // compiler-generated copy/move ctor/assignment operators are ok!
+    // compiler-generated dtor is ok!
 
-    qint64 numeric() const;
+    static QPointerUniqueId fromNumericId(qint64 id);
 
+    Q_ALWAYS_INLINE Q_DECL_CONSTEXPR bool isValid() const Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return m_numericId != -1; }
+    qint64 numericId() const Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
+
+    // ### kept these to keep other modules compiling. Remove before 5.8.0 final!
+#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(5, 8)
+    Q_ALWAYS_INLINE Q_DECL_DEPRECATED qint64 numeric() const { return numericId(); }
+    Q_ALWAYS_INLINE Q_DECL_DEPRECATED explicit QPointerUniqueId(qint64 id) : m_numericId(id) {}
+#endif
 private:
-    // TODO for TUIO 2, or any other type of complex token ID, a d-pointer can replace
-    // m_numericId without changing the size of this class.
+    // TODO: for TUIO 2, or any other type of complex token ID, an internal
+    // array (or hash) can be added to hold additional properties.
+    // In this case, m_numericId will then turn into an index into that array (or hash).
     qint64 m_numericId;
 };
+Q_DECLARE_TYPEINFO(QPointerUniqueId, Q_MOVABLE_TYPE);
+template <> class QList<QPointerUniqueId> {}; // to prevent instantiation: use QVector instead
+
+Q_GUI_EXPORT bool operator==(QPointerUniqueId lhs, QPointerUniqueId rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
+inline bool operator!=(QPointerUniqueId lhs, QPointerUniqueId rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
+{ return !operator==(lhs, rhs); }
+Q_GUI_EXPORT uint qHash(QPointerUniqueId key, uint seed = 0) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
+
+
 
 class QTouchEventTouchPointPrivate;
 class Q_GUI_EXPORT QTouchEvent : public QInputEvent
diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qtouchevent/tst_qtouchevent.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qtouchevent/tst_qtouchevent.cpp
index e6fd67e3a81..02814b48e9c 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qtouchevent/tst_qtouchevent.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qtouchevent/tst_qtouchevent.cpp
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ public:
 
 private slots:
     void cleanup();
+    void qPointerUniqueId();
     void touchDisabledByDefault();
     void touchEventAcceptedByDefault();
     void touchBeginPropagatesWhenIgnored();
@@ -224,6 +225,44 @@ void tst_QTouchEvent::cleanup()
     QVERIFY(QGuiApplication::topLevelWindows().isEmpty());
 }
 
+void tst_QTouchEvent::qPointerUniqueId()
+{
+    QPointerUniqueId id1, id2;
+
+    QCOMPARE(id1.numericId(), Q_INT64_C(-1));
+    QVERIFY(!id1.isValid());
+
+    QVERIFY(  id1 == id2);
+    QVERIFY(!(id1 != id2));
+
+    QSet<QPointerUniqueId> set; // compile test
+    set.insert(id1);
+    set.insert(id2);
+    QCOMPARE(set.size(), 1);
+
+
+    const auto id3 = QPointerUniqueId::fromNumericId(-1);
+    QCOMPARE(id3.numericId(), Q_INT64_C(-1));
+    QVERIFY(!id3.isValid());
+
+    QVERIFY(  id1 == id3);
+    QVERIFY(!(id1 != id3));
+
+    set.insert(id3);
+    QCOMPARE(set.size(), 1);
+
+
+    const auto id4 = QPointerUniqueId::fromNumericId(4);
+    QCOMPARE(id4.numericId(), Q_INT64_C(4));
+    QVERIFY(id4.isValid());
+
+    QVERIFY(  id1 != id4);
+    QVERIFY(!(id1 == id4));
+
+    set.insert(id4);
+    QCOMPARE(set.size(), 2);
+}
+
 void tst_QTouchEvent::touchDisabledByDefault()
 {
     // QWidget