diff --git a/src/controls/QskControl.cpp b/src/controls/QskControl.cpp
index 0ea473d0..7aa7b64c 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskControl.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskControl.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,20 @@ static inline void qskSendEventTo( QObject* object, QEvent::Type type )
     QCoreApplication::sendEvent( object, &event );
 }
 
+static inline bool qskMaybeGesture( QQuickItem* item,
+    const QQuickItem* child, const QEvent* event )
+{
+    if ( qskIsTouchOrMouseEvent( event->type() ) )
+    {
+        QskGestureFilterEvent ev( child, event );
+        QCoreApplication::sendEvent( item, &ev );
+
+        return ev.maybeGesture();
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 QskControl::QskControl( QQuickItem* parent )
     : QskQuickItem( *( new QskControlPrivate() ), parent )
 {
@@ -791,6 +805,33 @@ bool QskControl::event( QEvent* event )
 
             break;
         }
+        case QskEvent::GestureFilter:
+        {
+            /*
+                qskMaybeGesture is sending an event, so that it can be manipulated
+                by event filters. F.e QskDrawer wants to add a gesture to
+                some other control to initiate its appearance. 
+             */
+
+            auto ev = static_cast< QskGestureFilterEvent* >( event );
+
+            if ( ev->event()->type() == QEvent::MouseButtonPress )
+            {
+                auto mouseEvent = static_cast< const QMouseEvent* >( ev->event() );
+                const auto pos =
+                    mapFromItem( ev->item(), qskMousePosition( mouseEvent ) );
+
+                if ( !gestureRect().contains( pos ) )
+                {
+                    ev->setMaybeGesture( false );
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            ev->setMaybeGesture( gestureFilter( ev->item(), ev->event() ) );
+
+            break;
+        }
         case QskEvent::Gesture:
         {
             gestureEvent( static_cast< QskGestureEvent* >( event ) );
@@ -798,15 +839,15 @@ bool QskControl::event( QEvent* event )
         }
     }
 
-    if ( d_func()->maybeGesture( this, event ) )
+    if ( qskMaybeGesture( this, this, event ) )
         return true;
 
     return Inherited::event( event );
 }
 
-bool QskControl::childMouseEventFilter( QQuickItem* item, QEvent* event )
+bool QskControl::childMouseEventFilter( QQuickItem* child, QEvent* event )
 {
-    return d_func()->maybeGesture( item, event );
+    return qskMaybeGesture( this, child, event );
 }
 
 bool QskControl::gestureFilter( const QQuickItem*, const QEvent* )
diff --git a/src/controls/QskControlPrivate.cpp b/src/controls/QskControlPrivate.cpp
index 88e4747d..84cc755f 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskControlPrivate.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskControlPrivate.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "QskLayoutMetrics.h"
 #include "QskObjectTree.h"
 #include "QskWindow.h"
+#include "QskEvent.h"
 
 static inline void qskSendEventTo( QObject* object, QEvent::Type type )
 {
@@ -15,15 +16,6 @@ static inline void qskSendEventTo( QObject* object, QEvent::Type type )
     QCoreApplication::sendEvent( object, &event );
 }
 
-static inline QPointF qskScenePosition( const QMouseEvent* event )
-{
-#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK( 6, 0, 0 )
-    return event->scenePosition();
-#else
-    return event->windowPos();
-#endif
-}
-
 extern bool qskInheritLocale( QskWindow*, const QLocale& );
 
 namespace
@@ -309,41 +301,6 @@ QSizeF QskControlPrivate::explicitSizeHint( Qt::SizeHint whichHint ) const
     return QSizeF();
 }
 
-bool QskControlPrivate::maybeGesture( const QQuickItem* child, const QEvent* event )
-{
-    Q_Q( QskControl );
-
-    switch ( event->type() )
-    {
-        case QEvent::MouseButtonPress:
-        {
-            const auto mouseEvent = static_cast< const QMouseEvent* >( event );
-
-            auto pos = qskScenePosition( mouseEvent );
-            pos = q->mapFromScene( pos );
-
-            if ( !q->gestureRect().contains( pos ) )
-                return false;
-
-            break;
-        }
-
-        case QEvent::MouseMove:
-        case QEvent::MouseButtonRelease:
-        case QEvent::MouseButtonDblClick:
-        case QEvent::UngrabMouse:
-        case QEvent::TouchBegin:
-        case QEvent::TouchCancel:
-        case QEvent::TouchUpdate:
-            break;
-
-        default:
-            return false;
-    }
-
-    return q->gestureFilter( child, event );
-}
-
 bool QskControlPrivate::inheritLocale( QskControl* control, const QLocale& locale )
 {
     auto d = static_cast< QskControlPrivate* >( QQuickItemPrivate::get( control ) );
diff --git a/src/controls/QskControlPrivate.h b/src/controls/QskControlPrivate.h
index 06815304..9a9dd09a 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskControlPrivate.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskControlPrivate.h
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ class QskControlPrivate : public QskQuickItemPrivate
     void implicitSizeChanged() override final;
     void layoutConstraintChanged() override final;
 
-    bool maybeGesture( const QQuickItem*, const QEvent* );
-
     QskPlacementPolicy::Policy placementPolicy( bool visible ) const noexcept;
     void setPlacementPolicy( bool visible, QskPlacementPolicy::Policy );
 
diff --git a/src/controls/QskEvent.cpp b/src/controls/QskEvent.cpp
index e430e8b1..b3aeae87 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskEvent.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskEvent.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,28 @@ bool qskIsButtonPressKey( const QKeyEvent* event )
 #endif
 }
 
+bool qskIsTouchOrMouseEvent( QEvent::Type type )
+{
+    switch ( type )
+    {
+        case QEvent::MouseButtonPress:
+        case QEvent::MouseMove:
+        case QEvent::MouseButtonRelease:
+        case QEvent::MouseButtonDblClick:
+        case QEvent::UngrabMouse:
+
+        case QEvent::TouchBegin:
+        case QEvent::TouchCancel:
+        case QEvent::TouchUpdate:
+        case QEvent::TouchEnd:
+
+            return true;
+
+        default:
+            return false;
+    }
+}
+
 QskEvent::QskEvent( QskEvent::Type type )
     : QEvent( static_cast< QEvent::Type >( type ) )
 {
@@ -249,3 +271,19 @@ QskAnimatorEvent* QskAnimatorEvent::clone() const
 {
     return new QskAnimatorEvent( *this );
 }
+
+// -- QskGestureFilterEvent
+
+QskGestureFilterEvent::QskGestureFilterEvent(
+        const QQuickItem* item, const QEvent* event )
+    : QskEvent( QskEvent::GestureFilter )
+    , m_item( item )
+    , m_event( event )
+    , m_maybeGesture( false )
+{
+}
+
+QskGestureFilterEvent* QskGestureFilterEvent::clone() const
+{
+    return new QskGestureFilterEvent( *this );
+}
diff --git a/src/controls/QskEvent.h b/src/controls/QskEvent.h
index 3ba04c09..094090e9 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskEvent.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskEvent.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskEvent : public QEvent
         PopupRemoved,
 
         Gesture,
+        GestureFilter,
 
         Animator,
 
@@ -118,6 +119,29 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskPopupEvent : public QskEvent
     QskPopup* m_popup;
 };
 
+class QSK_EXPORT QskGestureFilterEvent : public QskEvent
+{
+  public:
+    QskGestureFilterEvent( const QQuickItem*, const QEvent* );
+
+    inline const QQuickItem* item() const { return m_item; }
+    inline const QEvent* event() const { return m_event; }
+
+    inline void setMaybeGesture( bool on ) { m_maybeGesture = on; }
+    inline bool maybeGesture() const { return m_maybeGesture; }
+
+    QskGestureFilterEvent* clone() const override;
+
+  protected:
+    QSK_EVENT_DISABLE_COPY( QskGestureFilterEvent )
+
+  private:
+    const QQuickItem* m_item;
+    const QEvent* m_event;
+
+    bool m_maybeGesture;
+};
+
 class QSK_EXPORT QskGestureEvent : public QskEvent
 {
   public:
@@ -178,4 +202,6 @@ QSK_EXPORT qreal qskWheelIncrement( const QWheelEvent* );
 QSK_EXPORT bool qskIsStandardKeyInput( const QKeyEvent*, QKeySequence::StandardKey );
 QSK_EXPORT bool qskIsButtonPressKey( const QKeyEvent* );
 
+QSK_EXPORT bool qskIsTouchOrMouseEvent( QEvent::Type );
+
 #endif