diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp
index 8bf38ae6ca9..50f495158e6 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp
@@ -2806,7 +2806,7 @@ 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 251dd9c26c0..04da75fed17 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
@@ -14063,9 +14063,13 @@ 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();
@@ -14082,6 +14086,7 @@ 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);
@@ -14089,6 +14094,7 @@ void tst_QWidget::contextMenuTrigger()
     QCOMPARE(widget.events, 1);
     QTest::mouseRelease(window, Qt::RightButton);
     QCOMPARE(widget.events, 2);
+    QCOMPARE(widget.spontaneous, true);
 }
 #endif