diff --git a/examples/corelib/threads/doc/src/mandelbrot.qdoc b/examples/corelib/threads/doc/src/mandelbrot.qdoc
index aaa6356a2c..b8a5930d8c 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/threads/doc/src/mandelbrot.qdoc
+++ b/examples/corelib/threads/doc/src/mandelbrot.qdoc
@@ -303,6 +303,11 @@
 
     \snippet threads/mandelbrot/mandelbrotwidget.cpp 13
 
+    Pinch to zoom has been implemented with QGesture as outlined in
+    \l{Gestures in Widgets and Graphics View}.
+
+    \snippet threads/mandelbrot/mandelbrotwidget.cpp gesture1
+
     When the user presses the left mouse button, we store the mouse
     pointer position in \c lastDragPos.
 
diff --git a/examples/corelib/threads/mandelbrot/main.cpp b/examples/corelib/threads/mandelbrot/main.cpp
index d73adb0193..d0d4680978 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/threads/mandelbrot/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/corelib/threads/mandelbrot/main.cpp
@@ -37,11 +37,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 
     MandelbrotWidget widget;
-    const auto geometry = widget.screen()->availableGeometry();
-    widget.resize((2 * geometry.size()) / 3);
-    const auto pos = (geometry.size() - widget.size()) / 2;
-    widget.move(geometry.topLeft() + QPoint(pos.width(), pos.height()));
-
+    widget.grabGesture(Qt::PinchGesture);
     widget.show();
     return app.exec();
 }
diff --git a/examples/corelib/threads/mandelbrot/mandelbrotwidget.cpp b/examples/corelib/threads/mandelbrot/mandelbrotwidget.cpp
index 9ab8936c85..e0f33a2b0b 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/threads/mandelbrot/mandelbrotwidget.cpp
+++ b/examples/corelib/threads/mandelbrot/mandelbrotwidget.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 
 #include "mandelbrotwidget.h"
 
-#include <QPainter>
+#include <QGesture>
 #include <QKeyEvent>
+#include <QPainter>
 
 #include <math.h>
 
@@ -26,8 +27,7 @@ MandelbrotWidget::MandelbrotWidget(QWidget *parent) :
     pixmapScale(DefaultScale),
     curScale(DefaultScale)
 {
-    help = tr("Use mouse wheel or the '+' and '-' keys to zoom. "
-              "Press and hold left mouse button to scroll.");
+    help = tr("Zoom with mouse wheel, +/- keys or pinch.  Scroll with arrow keys or by dragging.");
     connect(&thread, &RenderThread::renderedImage,
             this, &MandelbrotWidget::updatePixmap);
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void MandelbrotWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent * /* event */)
 
     if (pixmap.isNull()) {
         painter.setPen(Qt::white);
-        painter.drawText(rect(), Qt::AlignCenter, tr("Rendering initial image, please wait..."));
+        painter.drawText(rect(), Qt::AlignCenter|Qt::TextWordWrap, tr("Rendering initial image, please wait..."));
 //! [2] //! [3]
         return;
 //! [3] //! [4]
@@ -80,17 +80,31 @@ void MandelbrotWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent * /* event */)
     }
 //! [8] //! [9]
 
-    QString text = help;
-    if (!info.isEmpty())
-        text += ' ' + info;
     QFontMetrics metrics = painter.fontMetrics();
-    int textWidth = metrics.horizontalAdvance(text);
+    if (!info.isEmpty()){
+        int infoWidth = metrics.horizontalAdvance(info);
+        int infoHeight = metrics.height();
+
+        painter.setPen(Qt::NoPen);
+        painter.setBrush(QColor(0, 0, 0, 127));
+        infoHeight = (infoWidth/width()+1) * (infoHeight + 5);
+        painter.drawRect((width() - infoWidth) / 2 - 5, 0, infoWidth + 10, infoHeight);
+
+        painter.setPen(Qt::white);
+        painter.drawText(rect(), Qt::AlignHCenter|Qt::AlignTop|Qt::TextWordWrap, info);
+    }
+
+    int helpWidth = metrics.horizontalAdvance(help);
+    int helpHeight = metrics.height();
 
     painter.setPen(Qt::NoPen);
     painter.setBrush(QColor(0, 0, 0, 127));
-    painter.drawRect((width() - textWidth) / 2 - 5, 0, textWidth + 10, metrics.lineSpacing() + 5);
+    helpHeight = (helpWidth/width()+1) * (helpHeight + 5);
+    painter.drawRect((width() - helpWidth) / 2 - 5, height()-helpHeight, helpWidth + 10, helpHeight);
+
     painter.setPen(Qt::white);
-    painter.drawText((width() - textWidth) / 2, metrics.leading() + metrics.ascent(), text);
+    painter.drawText(rect(), Qt::AlignHCenter|Qt::AlignBottom|Qt::TextWordWrap, help);
+
 }
 //! [9]
 
@@ -211,3 +225,24 @@ void MandelbrotWidget::scroll(int deltaX, int deltaY)
     thread.render(centerX, centerY, curScale, size(), devicePixelRatio());
 }
 //! [18]
+
+//! [gesture1]
+#ifndef QT_NO_GESTURES
+bool MandelbrotWidget::gestureEvent(QGestureEvent *event)
+{
+    if (auto *pinch = static_cast<QPinchGesture *>(event->gesture(Qt::PinchGesture))) {
+        if (pinch->changeFlags().testFlag(QPinchGesture::ScaleFactorChanged))
+            zoom(1.0 / pinch->scaleFactor());
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool MandelbrotWidget::event(QEvent *event)
+{
+    if (event->type() == QEvent::Gesture)
+        return gestureEvent(static_cast<QGestureEvent*>(event));
+    return QWidget::event(event);
+}
+#endif
+//! [gesture1]
diff --git a/examples/corelib/threads/mandelbrot/mandelbrotwidget.h b/examples/corelib/threads/mandelbrot/mandelbrotwidget.h
index 68c4a6f4f7..23c3a2bf40 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/threads/mandelbrot/mandelbrotwidget.h
+++ b/examples/corelib/threads/mandelbrot/mandelbrotwidget.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #ifndef MANDELBROTWIDGET_H
 #define MANDELBROTWIDGET_H
 
+#include <QGestureEvent>
 #include <QPixmap>
 #include <QWidget>
 #include "renderthread.h"
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ public:
     MandelbrotWidget(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
 
 protected:
+    QSize sizeHint() const override { return {1024, 768}; };
     void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event) override;
     void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event) override;
     void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event) override;
@@ -27,6 +29,9 @@ protected:
     void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event) override;
     void mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *event) override;
     void mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *event) override;
+#ifndef QT_NO_GESTURES
+    bool event(QEvent *event) override;
+#endif
 
 private slots:
     void updatePixmap(const QImage &image, double scaleFactor);
@@ -34,6 +39,9 @@ private slots:
 
 private:
     void scroll(int deltaX, int deltaY);
+#ifndef QT_NO_GESTURES
+    bool gestureEvent(QGestureEvent *event);
+#endif
 
     RenderThread thread;
     QPixmap pixmap;