diff --git a/src/qt/window.cpp b/src/qt/window.cpp
index 920dc70523..5dec16db62 100644
--- a/src/qt/window.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/window.cpp
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ 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 ))