diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddnd.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddnd.cpp
index 5ea1e0d3376..096d7e5b586 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddnd.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddnd.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ QWaylandDrag::~QWaylandDrag()
 
 void QWaylandDrag::startDrag()
 {
+    // Some compositors do not send a pointer leave before starting a drag, some do.
+    // This is discussed upstream at: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland/-/issues/444
+    // For consistency between compositors we emit the leave event here, upon drag start.
+    m_display->currentInputDevice()->handleStartDrag();
+
     QBasicDrag::startDrag();
     QWaylandWindow *icon = static_cast<QWaylandWindow *>(shapedPixmapWindow()->handle());
     if (m_display->currentInputDevice()->dataDevice()->startDrag(drag()->mimeData(), drag()->supportedActions(), icon)) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandinputdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandinputdevice.cpp
index ce04971ba6f..416894fd439 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandinputdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandinputdevice.cpp
@@ -528,6 +528,12 @@ void QWaylandInputDevice::handleEndDrag()
         mPointer->releaseButtons();
 }
 
+void QWaylandInputDevice::handleStartDrag()
+{
+    if (mPointer)
+        mPointer->leavePointers();
+}
+
 #if QT_CONFIG(wayland_datadevice)
 void QWaylandInputDevice::setDataDevice(QWaylandDataDevice *device)
 {
@@ -886,6 +892,14 @@ void QWaylandInputDevice::Pointer::releaseButtons()
     }
 }
 
+void QWaylandInputDevice::Pointer::leavePointers()
+{
+    if (auto *window = focusWindow()) {
+        LeaveEvent e(focusWindow(), mSurfacePos, mGlobalPos);
+        window->handleMouse(mParent, e);
+    }
+}
+
 class WheelEvent : public QWaylandPointerEvent
 {
 public:
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandinputdevice_p.h b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandinputdevice_p.h
index becd5f9be04..91bcf405c53 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandinputdevice_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandinputdevice_p.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public:
 #if QT_CONFIG(cursor)
     void setCursor(const QCursor *cursor, const QSharedPointer<QWaylandBuffer> &cachedBuffer = {}, int fallbackOutputScale = 1);
 #endif
+    void handleStartDrag();
     void handleEndDrag();
 
 #if QT_CONFIG(wayland_datadevice)
@@ -320,6 +321,7 @@ private:
 
 public:
     void releaseButtons();
+    void leavePointers();
 
     QWaylandInputDevice *mParent = nullptr;
     QPointer<QWaylandSurface> mFocus;