diff --git a/src/qt/window.cpp b/src/qt/window.cpp
index 43bec0e3e9..4410308d7e 100644
--- a/src/qt/window.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/window.cpp
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ wxQtWidget::wxQtWidget( wxWindowQt *parent, wxWindowQt *handler )
 
 class wxQtScrollArea : public wxQtEventSignalHandler< QScrollArea, wxWindowQt >
 {
+public:
+    wxQtScrollArea(wxWindowQt *parent, wxWindowQt *handler);
 
-    public:
-        wxQtScrollArea( wxWindowQt *parent, wxWindowQt *handler );
+    bool event(QEvent *e) wxOVERRIDE;
 };
 
 wxQtScrollArea::wxQtScrollArea( wxWindowQt *parent, wxWindowQt *handler )
@@ -69,6 +70,27 @@ wxQtScrollArea::wxQtScrollArea( wxWindowQt *parent, wxWindowQt *handler )
 {
 }
 
+bool wxQtScrollArea::event(QEvent *e)
+{
+    wxWindowQt* handler = GetHandler();
+    if ( handler && handler->HasCapture() )
+    {
+        switch ( e->type() )
+        {
+            case QEvent::MouseButtonRelease:
+            case QEvent::MouseButtonDblClick:
+            case QEvent::MouseMove:
+            case QEvent::Wheel:
+            case QEvent::TouchUpdate:
+            case QEvent::TouchEnd:
+                return viewportEvent(e);
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+    return QScrollArea::event(e);
+}
+
 class wxQtInternalScrollBar : public wxQtEventSignalHandler< QScrollBar, wxWindowQt >
 {
 public: