diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp
index 2568be659ed..922c9787a08 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp
@@ -2805,7 +2805,7 @@ void QWindowPrivate::maybeSynthesizeContextMenuEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
         qCDebug(lcPopup) << "synthesized after"
                          << (event->isAccepted() ? "ACCEPTED (legacy behavior)" : "ignored")
                          << event->type() << ":" << &e;
-        QGuiApplication::sendEvent(q_func(), &e);
+        QCoreApplication::forwardEvent(q_func(), &e, event);
     }
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
index 16136b67a34..b521725de30 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
@@ -14024,9 +14024,13 @@ void tst_QWidget::contextMenuTrigger()
     {
     public:
         int events = 0;
+        bool spontaneous = false;
 
     protected:
-        void contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *) override { ++events; }
+        void contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *ev) override {
+            ++events;
+            spontaneous = ev->spontaneous();
+        }
     };
 
     const Qt::ContextMenuTrigger wasTrigger = QGuiApplication::styleHints()->contextMenuTrigger();
@@ -14043,6 +14047,7 @@ void tst_QWidget::contextMenuTrigger()
     QGuiApplication::styleHints()->setContextMenuTrigger(Qt::ContextMenuTrigger::Press);
     QTest::mousePress(window, Qt::RightButton);
     QCOMPARE(widget.events, 1);
+    QCOMPARE(widget.spontaneous, true); // QTBUG-132873: Squish expects it
     QTest::mouseRelease(window, Qt::RightButton);
     QCOMPARE(widget.events, 1);
     QGuiApplication::styleHints()->setContextMenuTrigger(Qt::ContextMenuTrigger::Release);
@@ -14050,6 +14055,7 @@ void tst_QWidget::contextMenuTrigger()
     QCOMPARE(widget.events, 1);
     QTest::mouseRelease(window, Qt::RightButton);
     QCOMPARE(widget.events, 2);
+    QCOMPARE(widget.spontaneous, true);
 }
 #endif