1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/quick/items/qquickevents_p_p.h b/src/quick/items/qquickevents_p_p.h
index 3735d68a85..323ecfa4ff 100644
--- a/src/quick/items/qquickevents_p_p.h
+++ b/src/quick/items/qquickevents_p_p.h
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ public:
       : m_deviceType(devType), m_pointerType(pType), m_capabilities(caps)
       , m_maximumTouchPoints(maxPoints), m_buttonCount(buttonCount), m_name(name)
       , m_uniqueId(QPointingDeviceUniqueId::fromNumericId(uniqueId))
+      , m_event(nullptr)
     {
     }
 
@@ -513,6 +514,8 @@ public:
     QString name() const { return m_name; }
     QPointingDeviceUniqueId uniqueId() const { return m_uniqueId; }
 
+    QQuickPointerEvent *pointerEvent() const { return m_event; } // deprecated
+
     static QQuickPointerDevice *touchDevice(QTouchDevice *d);
     static QList<QQuickPointerDevice *> touchDevices();
     static QQuickPointerDevice *genericMouseDevice();
@@ -527,6 +530,10 @@ private:
     QString m_name;
     QPointingDeviceUniqueId m_uniqueId;
 
+    // the event instance used last time within the context of one window
+    QQuickPointerEvent *m_event; // deprecated
+    friend class QQuickWindowPrivate; // not needed after removing the above
+
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(QQuickPointerDevice)
 };