diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreevent.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreevent.cpp
index 34712be47a..418f40495c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreevent.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreevent.cpp
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
     Contructs an event object of type \a type.
 */
 QEvent::QEvent(Type type)
-    : d(nullptr), t(type), posted(false), spont(false), m_accept(true), m_inputEvent(false)
+    : d(nullptr), t(type), posted(false), spont(false), m_accept(true), m_inputEvent(false), m_pointerEvent(false)
 {
     Q_TRACE(QEvent_ctor, this, t);
 }
@@ -322,7 +322,16 @@ QEvent::QEvent(const QEvent &other)
     \since 6.0
     \fn QEvent::QEvent(Type type, QEvent::InputEventTag)
 
-    Constructs an event object of type \a type, setting the inputEvent flag to true.
+    Constructs an event object of type \a type, setting the inputEvent flag to \c true.
+*/
+
+/*!
+    \internal
+    \since 6.0
+    \fn QEvent::QEvent(Type type, QEvent::PointerEventTag)
+
+    Constructs an event object of type \a type, setting the pointerEvent and
+    inputEvent flags to \c true.
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -423,6 +432,14 @@ QEvent::~QEvent()
     subclasses.
 */
 
+/*!
+    \fn bool QEvent::isPointerEvent() const
+    \since 6.0
+
+    Returns \c true if the event object is a QPointerEvent or one of its
+    subclasses.
+*/
+
 namespace {
 template <size_t N>
 struct QBasicAtomicBitField {
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreevent.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreevent.h
index 209ed25d6b..2ae42a3c01 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreevent.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreevent.h
@@ -308,12 +308,15 @@ public:
     inline void ignore() { m_accept = false; }
 
     inline bool isInputEvent() const noexcept { return m_inputEvent; }
+    inline bool isPointerEvent() const noexcept { return m_pointerEvent; }
 
     static int registerEventType(int hint = -1) noexcept;
 
 protected:
     struct InputEventTag { explicit InputEventTag() = default; };
     QEvent(Type type, InputEventTag) : QEvent(type) { m_inputEvent = true; }
+    struct PointerEventTag { explicit PointerEventTag() = default; };
+    QEvent(Type type, PointerEventTag) : QEvent(type, InputEventTag{}) { m_pointerEvent = true; }
     QEventPrivate *d;
     ushort t;
 
@@ -322,7 +325,8 @@ private:
     ushort spont : 1;
     ushort m_accept : 1;
     ushort m_inputEvent : 1;
-    ushort reserved : 12;
+    ushort m_pointerEvent : 1;
+    ushort reserved : 11;
 
     friend class QCoreApplication;
     friend class QCoreApplicationPrivate;
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.cpp
index 2414a0d951..ab60a74e1b 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,13 @@ QInputEvent::QInputEvent(Type type, const QInputDevice *dev, Qt::KeyboardModifie
     : QEvent(type, QEvent::InputEventTag{}), m_dev(dev), m_modState(modifiers)
 {}
 
+/*!
+  \internal
+*/
+QInputEvent::QInputEvent(QEvent::Type type, QEvent::PointerEventTag, const QInputDevice *dev, Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers)
+    : QEvent(type, QEvent::PointerEventTag{}), m_dev(dev), m_modState(modifiers)
+{}
+
 /*!
   \internal
 */
@@ -345,7 +352,7 @@ QPointF QEventPoint::lastNormalizedPos() const
 }
 
 QPointerEvent::QPointerEvent(QEvent::Type type, const QPointingDevice *dev, Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers)
-    : QInputEvent(type, dev, modifiers)
+    : QInputEvent(type, QEvent::PointerEventTag{}, dev, modifiers)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h
index 86878bfb67..210f6f1571 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ public:
     inline void setTimestamp(ulong timestamp) { m_timeStamp = timestamp; }
 
 protected:
+    QInputEvent(Type type, PointerEventTag, const QInputDevice *m_dev, Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers = Qt::NoModifier);
+
     const QInputDevice *m_dev = nullptr;
     Qt::KeyboardModifiers m_modState = Qt::NoModifier;
     ulong m_timeStamp = 0;
diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qmouseevent/tst_qmouseevent.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qmouseevent/tst_qmouseevent.cpp
index da649c4400..258ea0c85d 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qmouseevent/tst_qmouseevent.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qmouseevent/tst_qmouseevent.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ void tst_QMouseEvent::mouseEventBasic()
     QPointF screen(300, 300);
     // Press left button
     QMouseEvent me(QEvent::MouseButtonPress, local, scene, screen, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::NoModifier);
+    QVERIFY(me.isInputEvent());
+    QVERIFY(me.isPointerEvent());
     QCOMPARE(me.isAccepted(), true);
     QCOMPARE(me.button(), Qt::LeftButton);
     QCOMPARE(me.buttons(), Qt::LeftButton);
diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qtouchevent/tst_qtouchevent.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qtouchevent/tst_qtouchevent.cpp
index 0b5de83018..332d04ecd4 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qtouchevent/tst_qtouchevent.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qtouchevent/tst_qtouchevent.cpp
@@ -302,6 +302,8 @@ void tst_QTouchEvent::state()
     QVERIFY(touchEvent.isPressEvent());
     QVERIFY(!touchEvent.isUpdateEvent());
     QVERIFY(!touchEvent.isReleaseEvent());
+    QVERIFY(touchEvent.isInputEvent());
+    QVERIFY(touchEvent.isPointerEvent());
 
     touchEvent = QTouchEvent(QEvent::TouchBegin, touchScreenDevice,
                              Qt::NoModifier, QList<QEventPoint>() <<