diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication.cpp
index 0fa3c6a3d7..fa381e796c 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication.cpp
@@ -3159,8 +3159,9 @@ bool QApplication::notify(QObject *receiver, QEvent *e)
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_GESTURES
             if (!eventAccepted && !gesturePendingWidget.isNull()) {
-                // the first widget subscribed to a gesture gets an implicit grab
-                d->activateImplicitTouchGrab(gesturePendingWidget, touchEvent);
+                // the first widget subscribed to a gesture gets an implicit grab for all
+                // points, also for events and event points that have not been accepted.
+                d->activateImplicitTouchGrab(gesturePendingWidget, touchEvent, QApplicationPrivate::GrabAllPoints);
             }
 #endif
 
@@ -3851,16 +3852,18 @@ QWidget *QApplicationPrivate::findClosestTouchPointTarget(const QPointingDevice
     return static_cast<QWidget *>(closestTarget);
 }
 
-void QApplicationPrivate::activateImplicitTouchGrab(QWidget *widget, QTouchEvent *touchEvent)
+void QApplicationPrivate::activateImplicitTouchGrab(QWidget *widget, QTouchEvent *touchEvent,
+                                                    ImplicitTouchGrabMode grabMode)
 {
     if (touchEvent->type() != QEvent::TouchBegin)
         return;
 
     // If the widget dispatched the event further (see QGraphicsProxyWidget), then
-    // there might already be an implicit grabber. Don't override that.
+    // there might already be an implicit grabber. Don't override that. A widget that
+    // has partially recognized a gesture needs to grab all points.
     for (int i = 0; i < touchEvent->pointCount(); ++i) {
         auto &mep = QMutableEventPoint::from(touchEvent->point(i));
-        if (!mep.target() && mep.isAccepted())
+        if (!mep.target() && (mep.isAccepted() || grabMode == GrabAllPoints))
             mep.setTarget(widget);
     }
     // TODO setExclusiveGrabber() to be consistent with Qt Quick?
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication_p.h b/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication_p.h
index 6bb1f35d1b..155081fd79 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication_p.h
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication_p.h
@@ -248,7 +248,9 @@ public:
     QWidget *findClosestTouchPointTarget(const QPointingDevice *device, const QEventPoint &touchPoint);
     void appendTouchPoint(const QEventPoint &touchPoint);
     void removeTouchPoint(int touchPointId);
-    void activateImplicitTouchGrab(QWidget *widget, QTouchEvent *touchBeginEvent);
+    enum ImplicitTouchGrabMode { GrabAcceptedPoints, GrabAllPoints };
+    void activateImplicitTouchGrab(QWidget *widget, QTouchEvent *touchBeginEvent,
+                                   ImplicitTouchGrabMode grabMode = GrabAcceptedPoints);
     static bool translateRawTouchEvent(QWidget *widget, const QTouchEvent *touchEvent);
     static void translateTouchCancel(const QPointingDevice *device, ulong timestamp);
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qgesturerecognizer/tst_qgesturerecognizer.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qgesturerecognizer/tst_qgesturerecognizer.cpp
index b65f6a5ff6..9687601158 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qgesturerecognizer/tst_qgesturerecognizer.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qgesturerecognizer/tst_qgesturerecognizer.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
     void pinchGesture();
     void swipeGesture_data();
     void swipeGesture();
+    void touchReplay();
 #endif // !QT_NO_GESTURES
 
 private:
@@ -326,6 +327,25 @@ void tst_QGestureRecognizer::swipeGesture()
     }
 }
 
+void tst_QGestureRecognizer::touchReplay()
+{
+    const Qt::GestureType gestureType = Qt::TapGesture;
+    QWidget parent;
+    TestWidget widget(GestureTypeVector(1, gestureType));
+    widget.setParent(&parent);
+    widget.setGeometry(0, 0, 100, 100);
+    parent.adjustSize();
+    parent.show();
+    QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&parent));
+
+    QWindow* windowHandle = parent.window()->windowHandle();
+    const QPoint globalPos = QPoint(42, 16);
+    QTest::touchEvent(windowHandle, m_touchDevice).press(1, globalPos);
+    QTest::touchEvent(windowHandle, m_touchDevice).release(1, globalPos);
+
+    QVERIFY(widget.gestureReceived(gestureType));
+}
+
 #endif // !QT_NO_GESTURES
 
 QTEST_MAIN(tst_QGestureRecognizer)