diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
index e0cee816454..c89b67b1c30 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
@@ -2444,13 +2444,15 @@ void QGuiApplicationPrivate::processMouseEvent(QWindowSystemInterfacePrivate::Mo
     ev.setTimestamp(e->timestamp);
 
     if (activePopup && activePopup != window && (!popup_closed_on_press || type == QEvent::MouseButtonRelease)) {
-        // If the popup handles the event, we're done.
         auto *handlingPopup = window->d_func()->forwardToPopup(&ev, active_popup_on_press);
-        if (handlingPopup) {
-            if (type == QEvent::MouseButtonPress)
-                active_popup_on_press = handlingPopup;
-            return;
-        }
+        if (handlingPopup && ev.isBeginEvent())
+            active_popup_on_press = handlingPopup;
+        // Regardless of whether the popup accepted the event or not, we return now so that we
+        // don't forward it to the window under the mouse instead. We're only supposed to
+        // do such forwarding if QPlatformIntegration::ReplayMousePressOutsidePopup is set,
+        // but support for that is currently not reimplemented (it needs to be done in
+        // conjunction with support for WA_NoMouseReplay). This is normally only wanted on Windows.
+        return;
     }
 
     if (doubleClick && (ev.type() == QEvent::MouseButtonPress)) {
@@ -2975,9 +2977,15 @@ void QGuiApplicationPrivate::processTabletEvent(QWindowSystemInterfacePrivate::T
     tabletEvent.setTimestamp(e->timestamp);
 
     if (activePopup && activePopup != window) {
-        // If the popup handles the event, we're done.
-        if (window->d_func()->forwardToPopup(&tabletEvent, active_popup_on_press))
-            return;
+        auto *handlingPopup = window->d_func()->forwardToPopup(&tabletEvent, active_popup_on_press);
+        if (handlingPopup && tabletEvent.isBeginEvent())
+            active_popup_on_press = handlingPopup;
+        // Regardless of whether the popup accepted the event or not, we return now so that we
+        // don't forward it to the window under the mouse instead. We're only supposed to
+        // do such forwarding if QPlatformIntegration::ReplayMousePressOutsidePopup is set,
+        // but support for that is currently not reimplemented (it needs to be done in
+        // conjunction with support for WA_NoMouseReplay). This is normally only wanted on Windows.
+        return;
     }
 
     QGuiApplication::sendSpontaneousEvent(window, &tabletEvent);