diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandinputdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandinputdevice.cpp
index 76ae258696b..009ef670e7d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandinputdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandinputdevice.cpp
@@ -494,6 +494,15 @@ void QWaylandInputDevice::Pointer::pointer_button(uint32_t serial, uint32_t time
     }
 }
 
+class WheelEvent : public QWaylandPointerEvent
+{
+public:
+    WheelEvent(ulong t, const QPointF &l, const QPointF &g, const QPoint &pd, const QPoint &ad)
+        : QWaylandPointerEvent(QWaylandPointerEvent::Wheel, t, l, g, pd, ad)
+    {
+    }
+};
+
 void QWaylandInputDevice::Pointer::pointer_axis(uint32_t time, uint32_t axis, int32_t value)
 {
     QWaylandWindow *window = mFocus;
@@ -517,10 +526,8 @@ void QWaylandInputDevice::Pointer::pointer_axis(uint32_t time, uint32_t axis, in
         angleDelta.setY(valueDelta);
     }
 
-    QWindowSystemInterface::handleWheelEvent(window->window(),
-                                             time, mSurfacePos,
-                                             mGlobalPos, pixelDelta,
-                                             angleDelta);
+    WheelEvent e(time, mSurfacePos, mGlobalPos, pixelDelta, angleDelta);
+    window->handleMouse(mParent, e);
 }
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_WAYLAND_XKB
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandinputdevice_p.h b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandinputdevice_p.h
index 23172ad3c93..6f3b25c06b1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandinputdevice_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandinputdevice_p.h
@@ -259,7 +259,8 @@ class QWaylandPointerEvent
 public:
     enum Type {
         Enter,
-        Motion
+        Motion,
+        Wheel
     };
     inline QWaylandPointerEvent(Type t, ulong ts, const QPointF &l, const QPointF &g, Qt::MouseButtons b, Qt::KeyboardModifiers m)
         : type(t)
@@ -269,6 +270,14 @@ public:
         , buttons(b)
         , modifiers(m)
     {}
+    inline QWaylandPointerEvent(Type t, ulong ts, const QPointF &l, const QPointF &g, const QPoint &pd, const QPoint &ad)
+        : type(t)
+        , timestamp(ts)
+        , local(l)
+        , global(g)
+        , pixelDelta(pd)
+        , angleDelta(ad)
+    {}
 
     Type type;
     ulong timestamp;
@@ -276,6 +285,8 @@ public:
     QPointF global;
     Qt::MouseButtons buttons;
     Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers;
+    QPoint pixelDelta;
+    QPoint angleDelta;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow.cpp
index a775080a37b..922b1ee00e5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow.cpp
@@ -625,6 +625,9 @@ void QWaylandWindow::handleMouse(QWaylandInputDevice *inputDevice, const QWaylan
             case QWaylandPointerEvent::Motion:
                 QWindowSystemInterface::handleMouseEvent(window(), e.timestamp, e.local, e.global, e.buttons, e.modifiers);
                 break;
+            case QWaylandPointerEvent::Wheel:
+                QWindowSystemInterface::handleWheelEvent(window(), e.timestamp, e.local, e.global, e.pixelDelta, e.angleDelta);
+                break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -684,6 +687,9 @@ void QWaylandWindow::handleMouseEventWithDecoration(QWaylandInputDevice *inputDe
             case QWaylandPointerEvent::Motion:
                 QWindowSystemInterface::handleMouseEvent(window(), e.timestamp, localTranslated, globalTranslated, e.buttons, e.modifiers);
                 break;
+            case QWaylandPointerEvent::Wheel:
+                QWindowSystemInterface::handleWheelEvent(window(), e.timestamp, localTranslated, globalTranslated, e.pixelDelta, e.angleDelta);
+                break;
         }
 
         mMouseEventsInContentArea = true;