diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/qtextracomponents/mouseeventlistener.cpp b/src/declarativeimports/qtextracomponents/mouseeventlistener.cpp
index 8f925dda8..1819e993e 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/qtextracomponents/mouseeventlistener.cpp
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/qtextracomponents/mouseeventlistener.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ void MouseEventListener::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *me)
     m_buttonDownPos[me->button()] = me->pos();
 
     KDeclarativeMouseEvent dme(me->pos().x(), me->pos().y(), me->screenPos().x(), me->screenPos().y(), me->button(), me->buttons(), me->modifiers(), screenForGlobalPos(me->globalPos()));
-    m_pressAndHoldEvent = new KDeclarativeMouseEvent(me->pos().x(), me->pos().y(), me->screenPos().x(), me->screenPos().y(), me->button(), me->buttons(), me->modifiers(), screenForGlobalPos(me->globalPos()));
+    if (!m_pressAndHoldEvent) {
+        m_pressAndHoldEvent = new KDeclarativeMouseEvent(me->pos().x(), me->pos().y(), me->screenPos().x(), me->screenPos().y(), me->button(), me->buttons(), me->modifiers(), screenForGlobalPos(me->globalPos()));
+    }
     emit pressed(&dme);
     m_pressed = true;
 
@@ -187,7 +189,9 @@ void MouseEventListener::handlePressAndHold()
 {
     if (m_pressed) {
         emit pressAndHold(m_pressAndHoldEvent);
-        //delete m_pressAndHoldEvent;
+
+        delete m_pressAndHoldEvent;
+        m_pressAndHoldEvent = 0;
     }
 }
 
@@ -218,7 +222,9 @@ bool MouseEventListener::childMouseEventFilter(QQuickItem *item, QEvent *event)
         //the parent will receive events in its own coordinates
         const QPointF myPos = item->mapToItem(this, me->pos());
         KDeclarativeMouseEvent dme(myPos.x(), myPos.y(), me->screenPos().x(), me->screenPos().y(), me->button(), me->buttons(), me->modifiers(), screenForGlobalPos(me->globalPos()));
-        m_pressAndHoldEvent = new KDeclarativeMouseEvent(myPos.x(), myPos.y(), me->screenPos().x(), me->screenPos().y(), me->button(), me->buttons(), me->modifiers(), screenForGlobalPos(me->globalPos()));
+        if (!m_pressAndHoldEvent) {
+            m_pressAndHoldEvent = new KDeclarativeMouseEvent(myPos.x(), myPos.y(), me->screenPos().x(), me->screenPos().y(), me->button(), me->buttons(), me->modifiers(), screenForGlobalPos(me->globalPos()));
+        }
         //qDebug() << "pressed in sceneEventFilter";
         m_buttonDownPos[me->button()] = me->pos();
         emit pressed(&dme);
@@ -243,7 +249,6 @@ bool MouseEventListener::childMouseEventFilter(QQuickItem *item, QEvent *event)
 
         KDeclarativeMouseEvent dme(myPos.x(), myPos.y(), screenPos.x(), screenPos.y(), Qt::NoButton, Qt::NoButton, he->modifiers(), 0);
         //qDebug() << "positionChanged..." << dme.x() << dme.y();
-        m_pressAndHoldEvent = new KDeclarativeMouseEvent(myPos.x(), myPos.y(), screenPos.x(), screenPos.y(), Qt::NoButton, Qt::NoButton, he->modifiers(),0);
         emit positionChanged(&dme);
         break;
     }
@@ -257,7 +262,13 @@ bool MouseEventListener::childMouseEventFilter(QQuickItem *item, QEvent *event)
         const QPointF myPos = item->mapToItem(this, me->pos());
         KDeclarativeMouseEvent dme(myPos.x(), myPos.y(), me->screenPos().x(), me->screenPos().y(), me->button(), me->buttons(), me->modifiers(), screenForGlobalPos(me->globalPos()));
         //qDebug() << "positionChanged..." << dme.x() << dme.y();
-        m_pressAndHoldEvent = new KDeclarativeMouseEvent(myPos.x(), myPos.y(), me->screenPos().x(), me->screenPos().y(), me->button(), me->buttons(), me->modifiers(), screenForGlobalPos(me->globalPos()));
+
+        //if the mouse moves and we are waiting to emit a press and hold event, update the co-ordinates
+        //as there is no update function, delete the old event and create a new one
+        if (m_pressAndHoldEvent) {
+            delete m_pressAndHoldEvent;
+            m_pressAndHoldEvent = new KDeclarativeMouseEvent(myPos.x(), myPos.y(), me->screenPos().x(), me->screenPos().y(), me->button(), me->buttons(), me->modifiers(), screenForGlobalPos(me->globalPos()));
+        }
         emit positionChanged(&dme);
         break;
     }
diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/qtextracomponents/mouseeventlistener.h b/src/declarativeimports/qtextracomponents/mouseeventlistener.h
index 794084696..6e3e1a80b 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/qtextracomponents/mouseeventlistener.h
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/qtextracomponents/mouseeventlistener.h
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@
 
 #include <QQuickItem>
 
+/**
+ * This item spies on mouse events from all child objects including child MouseAreas regardless
+ * of whether the child MouseArea propegates events. It does not accept the event.
+ *
+ * In addition unlike MouseArea events include the mouse position in global co-ordinates and provides
+ * the sceen the mouse is in.
+ */
+
+
 class KDeclarativeMouseEvent : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/qtextracomponents/tests/mouseeventlistenertest.qml b/src/declarativeimports/qtextracomponents/tests/mouseeventlistenertest.qml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6166e653c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/qtextracomponents/tests/mouseeventlistenertest.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import org.kde.qtextracomponents 2.0
+import QtQuick 2.1
+import QtQuick.Layouts 1.0
+
+
+Item
+{
+    width: 800
+    height: 400
+    Row {
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        MouseEventListener {
+            width: 400
+            height: 400
+            id: mouseListener
+            acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton
+            hoverEnabled: true
+            onPressed: {
+                updateDebug("Pressed", mouse);
+            }
+            onPressAndHold: {
+                updateDebug("Held", mouse);
+            }
+            onReleased: {
+                mouseState.text = "";
+                mousePos.text = "";
+                screenPos.text = "";
+            }
+
+            function updateDebug(state, mouse) {
+                mouseState.text = state
+                mousePos.text = mouse.x + "," + mouse.y
+                screenPos.text = mouse.screenX + "," + mouse.screenY
+            }
+
+            Rectangle {
+                color: "red"
+                anchors.fill: parent
+
+                //MouseEventListener should still get events, even though this has a mousearea
+                MouseArea {
+                    anchors.fill: parent
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        GridLayout {
+            width: 400
+            columns: 2
+            Text {
+                text: "Mouse status:"
+            }
+            Text {
+                id: mouseState
+            }
+            Text {
+                text: "Contains Mouse: "
+            }
+            Text {
+                text: mouseListener.containsMouse
+            }
+            Text {
+                text: "Mouse Position: "
+            }
+            Text {
+                id: mousePos
+            }
+            Text {
+                text: "Screen Position: "
+            }
+            Text {
+                id: screenPos
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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