diff --git a/src/controls/QskControl.cpp b/src/controls/QskControl.cpp
index 83e6b7d7..d39ca325 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskControl.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskControl.cpp
@@ -1606,6 +1606,12 @@ void QskControl::geometryChanged(
     QCoreApplication::sendEvent( this, &event );
 }
 
+void QskControl::windowDeactivateEvent()
+{
+    // stopping gesture recognition ???
+    Inherited::windowDeactivateEvent();
+}
+
 void QskControl::layoutConstraintChanged()
 {
     QQuickItem* item = parentItem();
diff --git a/src/controls/QskControl.h b/src/controls/QskControl.h
index 11039228..59e734e8 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskControl.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskControl.h
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskControl : public QQuickItem, public QskSkinnable
 
     void itemChange( ItemChange, const ItemChangeData& ) override;
     void geometryChanged( const QRectF&, const QRectF& ) override;
+    void windowDeactivateEvent() override;
     void classBegin() override;
     void componentComplete() override;
     void releaseResources() override;