diff --git a/gtk/gtkwidget.c b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
index 6453059bbc..8b90c3c831 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkwidget.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
@@ -4287,6 +4287,9 @@ _gtk_widget_set_sequence_state_internal (GtkWidget             *widget,
           else
             continue;
         }
+      else if (!group &&
+               gtk_gesture_get_sequence_state (gesture, sequence) != GTK_EVENT_SEQUENCE_CLAIMED)
+        continue;
 
       g_signal_handler_block (data->controller, data->sequence_state_changed_id);
       retval = gtk_gesture_set_sequence_state (gesture, seq, gesture_state);
diff --git a/testsuite/gtk/gestures.c b/testsuite/gtk/gestures.c
index 0bf3d023f7..e1efddc363 100644
--- a/testsuite/gtk/gestures.c
+++ b/testsuite/gtk/gestures.c
@@ -347,8 +347,6 @@ test_claim_capture (void)
                    "capture a1, "
                    "capture b1, "
                    "capture c1, "
-                   "b1 state denied, "
-                   "a1 state denied, "
                    "c1 state claimed");
 
   g_string_free (str, TRUE);
@@ -393,9 +391,6 @@ test_claim_target (void)
                    "capture b1, "
                    "capture c1, "
                    "target c2, "
-                   /* "c1 state denied, " ? */
-                   "b1 state denied, "
-                   "a1 state denied, "
                    "c2 state claimed");
 
   g_string_free (str, TRUE);
@@ -445,7 +440,6 @@ test_claim_bubble (void)
                    "c3 cancelled, "
                    "c2 cancelled, "
                    "c1 cancelled, "
-                   "a1 state denied, "
                    "b3 state claimed"
                    );
 
@@ -494,8 +488,6 @@ test_group (void)
                    "capture b1, "
                    "capture c1, "
                    "target c3, "
-                   "b1 state denied, "
-                   "a1 state denied, "
                    "c3 state claimed, "
                    "c2 state claimed, "
                    "target c2");