diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsmousehandler.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsmousehandler.cpp
index 78fff65d84b..b92387d397f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsmousehandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsmousehandler.cpp
@@ -393,6 +393,8 @@ static bool isValidWheelReceiver(QWindow *candidate)
 {
     if (candidate) {
         const QWindow *toplevel = QWindowsWindow::topLevelOf(candidate);
+        if (toplevel->type() == Qt::ForeignWindow)
+            return true;
         if (const QWindowsWindow *ww = QWindowsWindow::windowsWindowOf(toplevel))
             return !ww->testFlag(QWindowsWindow::BlockedByModal);
     }