diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmcompositor.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmcompositor.cpp
index a892f7077b7..8ba67040a5b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmcompositor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmcompositor.cpp
@@ -606,6 +606,8 @@ bool QWasmCompositor::processPointer(const PointerEvent& event)
     switch (event.type) {
     case EventType::PointerDown:
     {
+        screen()->canvas().call<void>("setPointerCapture", event.pointerId);
+
         if (targetWindow)
             targetWindow->requestActivate();
 
@@ -619,6 +621,8 @@ bool QWasmCompositor::processPointer(const PointerEvent& event)
     }
     case EventType::PointerUp:
     {
+        screen()->canvas().call<void>("releasePointerCapture", event.pointerId);
+
         m_windowManipulation.onPointerUp(event);
 
         if (m_pressedWindow) {
@@ -779,8 +783,6 @@ void QWasmCompositor::WindowManipulation::onPointerDown(
         .window = windowAtPoint,
         .operationSpecific = std::move(*operationSpecific),
     });
-
-    m_screen->canvas().call<void>("setPointerCapture", event.pointerId);
 }
 
 void QWasmCompositor::WindowManipulation::onPointerMove(
@@ -818,7 +820,6 @@ void QWasmCompositor::WindowManipulation::onPointerUp(const PointerEvent& event)
         return;
 
     m_state.reset();
-    m_screen->canvas().call<void>("releasePointerCapture", event.pointerId);
 }
 
 bool QWasmCompositor::processKeyboard(int eventType, const EmscriptenKeyboardEvent *emKeyEvent)