diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h
index a001b8f3473..a24f0c471ce 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ protected:
 
 class Q_GUI_EXPORT QPointerEvent : public QInputEvent
 {
+    Q_GADGET
     Q_DECL_EVENT_COMMON(QPointerEvent)
 public:
     explicit QPointerEvent(Type type, const QPointingDevice *dev,