diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qtabbar.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qtabbar.cpp
index 149fbefd9d..858ec9c03c 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qtabbar.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qtabbar.cpp
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ void QTabBarPrivate::refresh()
     // be safe in case a subclass is also handling move with the tabs
     if (pressedIndex != -1
         && movable
-        && QGuiApplication::mouseButtons() == Qt::NoButton) {
+        && mouseButtons == Qt::NoButton) {
         moveTabFinished(pressedIndex);
         if (!validIndex(pressedIndex))
             pressedIndex = -1;
@@ -1782,6 +1782,11 @@ bool QTabBar::event(QEvent *event)
         event->ignore();
         break;
 #endif
+    case QEvent::MouseButtonPress:
+    case QEvent::MouseButtonRelease:
+    case QEvent::MouseMove:
+        d->mouseButtons = static_cast<QMouseEvent *>(event)->buttons();
+        break;
     default:
         break;
     }
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qtabbar_p.h b/src/widgets/widgets/qtabbar_p.h
index 7bca487d72..4d005af9a9 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qtabbar_p.h
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qtabbar_p.h
@@ -88,14 +88,17 @@ class Q_WIDGETS_EXPORT QTabBarPrivate : public QWidgetPrivate
     Q_DECLARE_PUBLIC(QTabBar)
 public:
     QTabBarPrivate()
-        :currentIndex(-1), pressedIndex(-1), firstVisible(0), lastVisible(-1), shape(QTabBar::RoundedNorth), layoutDirty(false),
-        drawBase(true), scrollOffset(0), hoverIndex(-1), elideModeSetByUser(false), useScrollButtonsSetByUser(false), expanding(true), closeButtonOnTabs(false),
-        selectionBehaviorOnRemove(QTabBar::SelectRightTab), paintWithOffsets(true), movable(false),
-        dragInProgress(false), documentMode(false), autoHide(false), changeCurrentOnDrag(false),
-        switchTabCurrentIndex(-1), switchTabTimerId(0), movingTab(nullptr)
+        : currentIndex(-1), mouseButtons(Qt::NoButton), pressedIndex(-1), firstVisible(0), lastVisible(-1),
+        shape(QTabBar::RoundedNorth), layoutDirty(false), drawBase(true), scrollOffset(0),
+        hoverIndex(-1), elideModeSetByUser(false), useScrollButtonsSetByUser(false), expanding(true),
+        closeButtonOnTabs(false), selectionBehaviorOnRemove(QTabBar::SelectRightTab),
+        paintWithOffsets(true), movable(false), dragInProgress(false), documentMode(false),
+        autoHide(false), changeCurrentOnDrag(false), switchTabCurrentIndex(-1), switchTabTimerId(0),
+        movingTab(nullptr)
         {}
 
     int currentIndex;
+    Qt::MouseButtons mouseButtons;
     int pressedIndex;
     int firstVisible;
     int lastVisible;