diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qplatformintegration.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qplatformintegration.cpp
index 6147a2a53a84758a0f598ab17e062905dba09503..f2a92e10dfeacb80ffbf4ebc9abaa46463568796 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qplatformintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qplatformintegration.cpp
@@ -392,6 +392,8 @@ QVariant QPlatformIntegration::styleHint(StyleHint hint) const
         return QPlatformTheme::defaultThemeHint(QPlatformTheme::MousePressAndHoldInterval);
     case TabFocusBehavior:
         return QPlatformTheme::defaultThemeHint(QPlatformTheme::TabFocusBehavior);
+    case ReplayMousePressOutsidePopup:
+        return true;
     }
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qplatformintegration.h b/src/gui/kernel/qplatformintegration.h
index 24e19f68e65e4f657b1a8672b941920aef89b945..34639e6929e0382a8b3505e353888ccf4a6bd120 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qplatformintegration.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qplatformintegration.h
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ public:
         SetFocusOnTouchRelease,
         ShowIsMaximized,
         MousePressAndHoldInterval,
-        TabFocusBehavior
+        TabFocusBehavior,
+        ReplayMousePressOutsidePopup
     };
 
     virtual QVariant styleHint(StyleHint hint) const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbintegration.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbintegration.cpp
index 258359d20f280782a5311efabbef60149aab6de8..04c527c687275ccd92f949fc3d5c0009dbbd3967 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbintegration.cpp
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@ QVariant QXcbIntegration::styleHint(QPlatformIntegration::StyleHint hint) const
         // X11 always has support for windows, but the
         // window manager could prevent it (e.g. matchbox)
         return false;
+    case QPlatformIntegration::ReplayMousePressOutsidePopup:
+        return false;
     default:
         break;
     }
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetwindow.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetwindow.cpp
index 12f5d4b8b065a9d06b95da09dfbbb362636285ef..ba8c16e838d1ec8999819d172862298d99d36b70 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetwindow.cpp
@@ -465,7 +465,8 @@ void QWidgetWindow::handleMouseEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
         }
 
         if (qApp->activePopupWidget() != activePopupWidget
-            && qt_replay_popup_mouse_event) {
+            && qt_replay_popup_mouse_event
+            && QGuiApplicationPrivate::platformIntegration()->styleHint(QPlatformIntegration::ReplayMousePressOutsidePopup).toBool()) {
             if (m_widget->windowType() != Qt::Popup)
                 qt_button_down = 0;
             if (event->type() == QEvent::MouseButtonPress) {