diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qtestsupport_gui.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qtestsupport_gui.cpp
index f8c4631f05..0a461a6396 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qtestsupport_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qtestsupport_gui.cpp
@@ -92,17 +92,19 @@ QTouchEventSequence& QTouchEventSequence::stationary(int touchId)
     return *this;
 }
 
-void QTouchEventSequence::commit(bool processEvents)
+bool QTouchEventSequence::commit(bool processEvents)
 {
     if (points.isEmpty())
-        return;
+        return false;
     QThread::msleep(1);
+    bool ret = false;
     if (targetWindow)
-        qt_handleTouchEvent(targetWindow, device, points.values());
+        ret = qt_handleTouchEvent(targetWindow, device, points.values());
     if (processEvents)
         QCoreApplication::processEvents();
     previousPoints = points;
     points.clear();
+    return ret;
 }
 
 QTouchEventSequence::QTouchEventSequence(QWindow *window, QPointingDevice *aDevice, bool autoCommit)
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qtestsupport_gui.h b/src/gui/kernel/qtestsupport_gui.h
index 2a756034ba..1bf81f1888 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qtestsupport_gui.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qtestsupport_gui.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 class QWindow;
 
-Q_GUI_EXPORT  void qt_handleTouchEvent(QWindow *w, const QPointingDevice *device,
+Q_GUI_EXPORT bool qt_handleTouchEvent(QWindow *w, const QPointingDevice *device,
                                 const QList<QEventPoint> &points,
                                 Qt::KeyboardModifiers mods = Qt::NoModifier);
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public:
     QTouchEventSequence& release(int touchId, const QPoint &pt, QWindow *window = nullptr);
     virtual QTouchEventSequence& stationary(int touchId);
 
-    virtual void commit(bool processEvents = true);
+    virtual bool commit(bool processEvents = true);
 
 protected:
     QTouchEventSequence(QWindow *window, QPointingDevice *aDevice, bool autoCommit);
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qwindowsysteminterface.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qwindowsysteminterface.cpp
index ef43e50c61..3831d202f3 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qwindowsysteminterface.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qwindowsysteminterface.cpp
@@ -1203,11 +1203,11 @@ namespace QTest
     }
 }
 
-Q_GUI_EXPORT void qt_handleTouchEvent(QWindow *window, const QPointingDevice *device,
+Q_GUI_EXPORT bool qt_handleTouchEvent(QWindow *window, const QPointingDevice *device,
                                 const QList<QEventPoint> &points,
                                 Qt::KeyboardModifiers mods = Qt::NoModifier)
 {
-    QWindowSystemInterface::handleTouchEvent<QWindowSystemInterface::SynchronousDelivery>(window, device,
+    return QWindowSystemInterface::handleTouchEvent<QWindowSystemInterface::SynchronousDelivery>(window, device,
         QWindowSystemInterfacePrivate::toNativeTouchPoints(points, window), mods);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/testlib/qtestcase.qdoc b/src/testlib/qtestcase.qdoc
index fef6b6255c..2c46453968 100644
--- a/src/testlib/qtestcase.qdoc
+++ b/src/testlib/qtestcase.qdoc
@@ -1640,15 +1640,21 @@
 */
 
 /*!
-  \fn void QTest::QTouchEventSequence::commit(bool processEvents)
+    \fn bool QTest::QTouchEventSequence::commit(bool processEvents)
 
-   Commits this sequence of touch events to the event system. Normally there is no need to call this
-   function because it is called from the destructor. However, if autoCommit is disabled, the events
-   only get committed upon explicitly calling this function.
+    Commits this touch event to the event system, and returns whether it was
+    accepted after delivery.
 
-   In special cases tests may want to disable the processing of the events. This can be achieved by
-   setting \a processEvents to false. This results in merely queuing the events, the event loop will
-   not be forced to process them.
+    Normally there is no need to call this function because it is called from
+    the destructor. However, if autoCommit is disabled, the events only get
+    committed upon explicitly calling this function. Another reason to call it
+    explicitly is to check the return value.
+
+    In special cases, tests may want to disable the processing of the event.
+    This can be achieved by setting \a processEvents to false. This results in
+    merely queuing the event: the event loop will not be forced to process it.
+
+    Returns whether the event was accepted after delivery.
 */
 
 /*!
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qtestsupport_widgets.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qtestsupport_widgets.cpp
index 490a40d431..ea8317db03 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qtestsupport_widgets.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qtestsupport_widgets.cpp
@@ -115,20 +115,22 @@ QTouchEventWidgetSequence& QTouchEventWidgetSequence::stationary(int touchId)
     return *this;
 }
 
-void QTouchEventWidgetSequence::commit(bool processEvents)
+bool QTouchEventWidgetSequence::commit(bool processEvents)
 {
+    bool ret = false;
     if (points.isEmpty())
-        return;
+        return ret;
     QThread::msleep(1);
     if (targetWindow) {
-        qt_handleTouchEvent(targetWindow, device, points.values());
+        ret = qt_handleTouchEvent(targetWindow, device, points.values());
     } else if (targetWidget) {
-        qt_handleTouchEvent(targetWidget->windowHandle(), device, points.values());
+        ret = qt_handleTouchEvent(targetWidget->windowHandle(), device, points.values());
     }
     if (processEvents)
         QCoreApplication::processEvents();
     previousPoints = points;
     points.clear();
+    return ret;
 }
 
 QTest::QTouchEventWidgetSequence::QTouchEventWidgetSequence(QWidget *widget, QPointingDevice *aDevice, bool autoCommit)
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qtestsupport_widgets.h b/src/widgets/kernel/qtestsupport_widgets.h
index 54784b25e1..84b529ae31 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qtestsupport_widgets.h
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qtestsupport_widgets.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public:
     QTouchEventWidgetSequence& release(int touchId, const QPoint &pt, QWidget *widget = nullptr);
     QTouchEventWidgetSequence& stationary(int touchId) override;
 
-    void commit(bool processEvents = true) override;
+    bool commit(bool processEvents = true) override;
 
 private:
     QTouchEventWidgetSequence(QWidget *widget, QPointingDevice *aDevice, bool autoCommit);