diff --git a/src/backends/x11/standalone/effects_mouse_interception_x11_filter.cpp b/src/backends/x11/standalone/effects_mouse_interception_x11_filter.cpp
index e9699517a3..b163dfdd9f 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/standalone/effects_mouse_interception_x11_filter.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/x11/standalone/effects_mouse_interception_x11_filter.cpp
@@ -62,13 +62,8 @@ bool EffectsMouseInterceptionX11Filter::event(xcb_generic_event_t *event)
                     // angleDelta = angleDelta.transposed();
                 }
 
-                if (angleDelta.y()) {
-                    QWheelEvent ev(QPoint(me->event_x, me->event_y), angleDelta.y(), buttons, modifiers, Qt::Vertical);
-                    return m_effects->checkInputWindowEvent(&ev);
-                } else if (angleDelta.x()) {
-                    QWheelEvent ev(QPoint(me->event_x, me->event_y), angleDelta.x(), buttons, modifiers, Qt::Horizontal);
-                    return m_effects->checkInputWindowEvent(&ev);
-                }
+                QWheelEvent ev(QPoint(me->event_x, me->event_y), QCursor::pos(), QPoint(), angleDelta, buttons, modifiers, Qt::NoScrollPhase, false);
+                return m_effects->checkInputWindowEvent(&ev);
             }
             const Qt::MouseButton button = x11ToQtMouseButton(me->detail);
             Qt::MouseButtons buttons = x11ToQtMouseButtons(me->state);
diff --git a/src/events.cpp b/src/events.cpp
index 11bdd4a5e8..f5e0439b66 100644
--- a/src/events.cpp
+++ b/src/events.cpp
@@ -939,10 +939,10 @@ bool X11Client::buttonPressEvent(xcb_window_t w, int button, int state, int x, i
                               QPointF(x_root, y_root),
                               QPoint(),
                               angle,
-                              delta,
-                              hor ? Qt::Horizontal : Qt::Vertical,
                               x11ToQtMouseButtons(state),
-                              modifiers);
+                              modifiers,
+                              Qt::NoScrollPhase,
+                              false);
             event.setAccepted(false);
             QCoreApplication::sendEvent(decoration(), &event);
             if (!event.isAccepted() && !hor) {
diff --git a/src/input.cpp b/src/input.cpp
index f9dd6d69c1..12793f87b6 100644
--- a/src/input.cpp
+++ b/src/input.cpp
@@ -1057,12 +1057,12 @@ class InternalWindowEventFilter : public InputEventFilter {
         const QPointF localPos = event->globalPosition() - internal->position();
         const Qt::Orientation orientation = (event->angleDelta().x() != 0) ? Qt::Horizontal : Qt::Vertical;
         const int delta = event->angleDelta().x() != 0 ? event->angleDelta().x() : event->angleDelta().y();
-        QWheelEvent wheelEvent(localPos, event->globalPosF(), QPoint(),
+        QWheelEvent wheelEvent(localPos, event->globalPosition(), QPoint(),
                                event->angleDelta() * -1,
-                               delta * -1,
-                               orientation,
                                event->buttons(),
-                               event->modifiers());
+                               event->modifiers(),
+                               Qt::NoScrollPhase,
+                               false);
         QCoreApplication::sendEvent(internal, &wheelEvent);
         return wheelEvent.isAccepted();
     }
@@ -1255,10 +1255,10 @@ public:
         const int delta = event->angleDelta().x() != 0 ? event->angleDelta().x() : event->angleDelta().y();
         QWheelEvent e(localPos, event->globalPosition(), QPoint(),
                         event->angleDelta(),
-                        delta,
-                        orientation,
                         event->buttons(),
-                        event->modifiers());
+                        event->modifiers(),
+                        Qt::NoScrollPhase,
+                        false);
         e.setAccepted(false);
         QCoreApplication::sendEvent(decoration, &e);
         if (e.isAccepted()) {
diff --git a/src/input_event.cpp b/src/input_event.cpp
index b6d023adfb..665a02310b 100644
--- a/src/input_event.cpp
+++ b/src/input_event.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ MouseEvent::MouseEvent(QEvent::Type type, const QPointF &pos, Qt::MouseButton bu
 WheelEvent::WheelEvent(const QPointF &pos, qreal delta, qint32 discreteDelta, Qt::Orientation orientation,
                        Qt::MouseButtons buttons, Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers, InputRedirection::PointerAxisSource source,
                        quint32 timestamp, InputDevice *device)
-            : QWheelEvent(pos, pos, QPoint(), (orientation == Qt::Horizontal) ? QPoint(delta, 0) : QPoint(0, delta), delta, orientation, buttons, modifiers)
+            : QWheelEvent(pos, pos, QPoint(), (orientation == Qt::Horizontal) ? QPoint(delta, 0) : QPoint(0, delta), buttons, modifiers, Qt::NoScrollPhase, false)
             , m_device(device)
             , m_orientation(orientation)
             , m_delta(delta)