diff --git a/src/quick/util/qquickdeliveryagent.cpp b/src/quick/util/qquickdeliveryagent.cpp
index 8d88ee91ca..572e65b257 100644
--- a/src/quick/util/qquickdeliveryagent.cpp
+++ b/src/quick/util/qquickdeliveryagent.cpp
@@ -1889,7 +1889,7 @@ QVector<QQuickItem *> QQuickDeliveryAgentPrivate::pointerTargets(QQuickItem *ite
     qCDebug(lcPtrLoc) << q << "point" << point.id() << point.scenePosition() << "->" << itemPos << ": relevant?" << relevant << "to" << item << point;
     // if the item clips, we can potentially return early
     if (itemPrivate->flags & QQuickItem::ItemClipsChildrenToShape) {
-        if (!relevant)
+        if (!item->clipRect().contains(itemPos))
             return targets;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/quick/pointerhandlers/qquickpointerhandler/data/clip.qml b/tests/auto/quick/pointerhandlers/qquickpointerhandler/data/clip.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7bc3907c8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/quick/pointerhandlers/qquickpointerhandler/data/clip.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import QtQuick
+import Qt.test 1.0
+
+Item {
+    width: 200
+    height: 200
+
+    Rectangle {
+        id: circle
+        y: 0
+        width: 100
+        height: width
+        radius: width/2
+        color: "#3e1"
+        clip: true
+
+        // Rectangle contains() is not affected by its 'radius' property
+        containmentMask: QtObject {
+            property alias radius: circle.radius
+            function contains(point: point) : bool {
+                return (Math.pow(point.x - radius, 2) + Math.pow(point.y - radius, 2)) < Math.pow(radius, 2)
+            }
+        }
+        EventHandler {
+            objectName: "circle eventHandler"
+        }
+        Rectangle {
+            width: circle.width/2
+            height: width
+            color: "red"
+            EventHandler {
+                objectName: "eventHandler"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/auto/quick/pointerhandlers/qquickpointerhandler/tst_qquickpointerhandler.cpp b/tests/auto/quick/pointerhandlers/qquickpointerhandler/tst_qquickpointerhandler.cpp
index 8c73d0d296..c63572c83c 100644
--- a/tests/auto/quick/pointerhandlers/qquickpointerhandler/tst_qquickpointerhandler.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/quick/pointerhandlers/qquickpointerhandler/tst_qquickpointerhandler.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ private slots:
     void reparenting();
     void grabberSceneChange_data();
     void grabberSceneChange();
+    void clip();
 
 protected:
     bool eventFilter(QObject *, QEvent *event) override
@@ -800,6 +801,63 @@ void tst_PointerHandlers::grabberSceneChange()
     QTest::mouseMove(window, p1 + QPoint(5, 5));
 }
 
+void tst_PointerHandlers::clip()
+{
+    QScopedPointer<QQuickView> windowPtr;
+    createView(windowPtr, "clip.qml");
+    QQuickView * window = windowPtr.data();
+    QVERIFY(window);
+    window->show();
+    QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowExposed(window));
+
+    EventHandler *handler = window->contentItem()->findChild<EventHandler*>("eventHandler");
+    EventHandler *circleHandler = window->contentItem()->findChild<EventHandler*>("circle eventHandler");
+
+    QCOMPARE(handler->pressEventCount, 0);
+    QCOMPARE(circleHandler->pressEventCount, 0);
+    QCOMPARE(handler->releaseEventCount, 0);
+    QCOMPARE(circleHandler->releaseEventCount, 0);
+
+    const QPoint rectPt = QPoint(1, 1);
+    QTest::mousePress(window, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::NoModifier, rectPt);
+    QCOMPARE(handler->pressEventCount, 1);
+    QCOMPARE(circleHandler->pressEventCount, 0);
+
+    QTest::mouseRelease(window, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::NoModifier, rectPt);
+    QCOMPARE(handler->releaseEventCount, 1);
+    QCOMPARE(circleHandler->releaseEventCount, 0);
+
+
+    handler->pressEventCount = 0;
+    circleHandler->pressEventCount = 0;
+    handler->releaseEventCount = 0;
+    circleHandler->releaseEventCount = 0;
+
+    const QPoint rectAndCirclePt = QPoint(49 ,49);
+    QTest::mousePress(window, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::NoModifier, rectAndCirclePt);
+    QCOMPARE(handler->pressEventCount, 1);
+    QCOMPARE(circleHandler->pressEventCount, 1);
+
+    QTest::mouseRelease(window, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::NoModifier, rectAndCirclePt);
+    QCOMPARE(handler->releaseEventCount, 1);
+    QCOMPARE(circleHandler->releaseEventCount, 1);
+
+
+    handler->pressEventCount = 0;
+    circleHandler->pressEventCount = 0;
+    handler->releaseEventCount = 0;
+    circleHandler->releaseEventCount = 0;
+
+    const QPoint circlePt = QPoint(51 ,51);
+    QTest::mousePress(window, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::NoModifier, circlePt);
+    QCOMPARE(handler->pressEventCount, 0);
+    QCOMPARE(circleHandler->pressEventCount, 1);
+
+    QTest::mouseRelease(window, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::NoModifier, circlePt);
+    QCOMPARE(handler->releaseEventCount, 0);
+    QCOMPARE(circleHandler->releaseEventCount, 1);
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(tst_PointerHandlers)
 
 #include "tst_qquickpointerhandler.moc"