diff --git a/include/wx/qt/private/winevent.h b/include/wx/qt/private/winevent.h
index f29b329e67..87623cf605 100644
--- a/include/wx/qt/private/winevent.h
+++ b/include/wx/qt/private/winevent.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public:
         QObject::connect( this, &QObject::destroyed, this,
                           &wxQtEventSignalHandler::HandleDestroyedSignal );
 
+        Widget::setMouseTracking(true);
     }
 
     void HandleDestroyedSignal()
diff --git a/src/qt/window.cpp b/src/qt/window.cpp
index 2530a016cf..84e8e0ace1 100644
--- a/src/qt/window.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/window.cpp
@@ -319,8 +319,6 @@ bool wxWindowQt::Create( wxWindowQt * parent, wxWindowID id, const wxPoint & pos
             m_qtWindow = new wxQtWidget( parent, this );
     }
 
-
-    GetHandle()->setMouseTracking(true);
     if ( !wxWindowBase::CreateBase( parent, id, pos, size, style, wxDefaultValidator, name ))
         return false;