diff --git a/ui/pageview.cpp b/ui/pageview.cpp
index 8c27a2ec3..0d28c44c3 100644
--- a/ui/pageview.cpp
+++ b/ui/pageview.cpp
@@ -1966,6 +1966,9 @@ void PageView::tabletEvent(QTabletEvent *e)
     // If we're editing an annotation and the tablet pen is either down or just released
     // then dispatch event to annotator
     if (d->annotator && d->annotator->active() && (d->penDown || penReleased)) {
+        // accept the event, otherwise it comes back as a mouse event
+        e->accept();
+
         const QPoint eventPos = contentAreaPoint(e->pos());
         PageViewItem *pageItem = pickItemOnPoint(eventPos.x(), eventPos.y());
         const QPoint localOriginInGlobal = mapToGlobal(QPoint(0, 0));