diff --git a/src/controls/QskEvent.cpp b/src/controls/QskEvent.cpp
index 9bcd2b4b..84230353 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskEvent.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskEvent.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ QskEvent::QskEvent( QskEvent::Type type )
 {
 }
 
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK( 6, 0, 0 )
+
+QskEvent* QskEvent::clone() const
+{
+    return new QskEvent( *this );
+}
+
+#endif
 // -- QskGeometryChangeEvent
 
 QskGeometryChangeEvent::QskGeometryChangeEvent(
@@ -96,6 +104,11 @@ QskGeometryChangeEvent::QskGeometryChangeEvent(
 {
 }
 
+QskGeometryChangeEvent* QskGeometryChangeEvent::clone() const
+{
+    return new QskGeometryChangeEvent( *this );
+}
+
 bool QskGeometryChangeEvent::isResized() const
 {
     return ( m_rect.width() != m_oldRect.width() ) ||
@@ -118,6 +131,11 @@ QskWindowChangeEvent::QskWindowChangeEvent(
 {
 }
 
+QskWindowChangeEvent* QskWindowChangeEvent::clone() const
+{
+    return new QskWindowChangeEvent( *this );
+}
+
 // -- QskPopupEvent
 
 QskPopupEvent::QskPopupEvent( Type type, QskPopup* popup )
@@ -126,20 +144,17 @@ QskPopupEvent::QskPopupEvent( Type type, QskPopup* popup )
 {
 }
 
-// -- QskGestureEvent
-
-QskGestureEvent::QskGestureEvent(
-        const QskGesture* gesture, bool ownedByEvent )
-    : QskEvent( QskEvent::Gesture )
-    , m_gesture( gesture )
-    , m_gestureOwnedByEvent( ownedByEvent )
+QskPopupEvent* QskPopupEvent::clone() const
 {
+    return new QskPopupEvent( *this );
 }
 
-QskGestureEvent::~QskGestureEvent()
+// -- QskGestureEvent
+
+QskGestureEvent::QskGestureEvent( const QskGesture* gesture )
+    : QskEvent( QskEvent::Gesture )
+    , m_gesture( gesture )
 {
-    if ( m_gestureOwnedByEvent )
-        delete m_gesture;
 }
 
 // -- QskAnimatorEvent
@@ -151,6 +166,7 @@ QskAnimatorEvent::QskAnimatorEvent( QskAspect::Aspect aspect, State state )
 {
 }
 
-QskAnimatorEvent::~QskAnimatorEvent()
+QskAnimatorEvent* QskAnimatorEvent::clone() const
 {
+    return new QskAnimatorEvent( *this );
 }
diff --git a/src/controls/QskEvent.h b/src/controls/QskEvent.h
index 3fb8fea1..e913168b 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskEvent.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskEvent.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <qcoreevent.h>
 #include <qrect.h>
+#include <memory>
 
 class QskGesture;
 class QskPopup;
@@ -45,6 +46,11 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskEvent : public QEvent
     };
 
     QskEvent( QskEvent::Type type );
+
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK( 6, 0, 0 )
+    virtual QskEvent *clone() const;
+#endif
+
 };
 
 class QSK_EXPORT QskGeometryChangeEvent : public QskEvent
@@ -58,6 +64,8 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskGeometryChangeEvent : public QskEvent
     bool isResized() const;
     bool isMoved() const;
 
+    QskGeometryChangeEvent* clone() const override;
+
   private:
     const QRectF m_rect;
     const QRectF m_oldRect;
@@ -71,6 +79,8 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskWindowChangeEvent : public QskEvent
     inline QQuickWindow* window() const { return m_window; }
     inline QQuickWindow* oldWindow() const { return m_oldWindow; }
 
+    QskWindowChangeEvent* clone() const override;
+
   private:
     QQuickWindow* const m_oldWindow;
     QQuickWindow* const m_window;
@@ -83,6 +93,8 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskPopupEvent : public QskEvent
 
     inline QskPopup* popup() const { return m_popup; }
 
+    QskPopupEvent* clone() const override;
+
   private:
     QskPopup* const m_popup;
 };
@@ -90,15 +102,12 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskPopupEvent : public QskEvent
 class QSK_EXPORT QskGestureEvent : public QskEvent
 {
   public:
-    QskGestureEvent( const QskGesture* gesture, bool ownedByEvent = true );
-    ~QskGestureEvent() override;
+    QskGestureEvent( const QskGesture* gesture );
 
     inline const QskGesture* gesture() const { return m_gesture; }
-    inline bool isGestureOwnedByEvent() const { return m_gestureOwnedByEvent; }
 
   private:
     const QskGesture* m_gesture;
-    bool m_gestureOwnedByEvent;
 };
 
 class QSK_EXPORT QskAnimatorEvent : public QskEvent
@@ -111,11 +120,12 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskAnimatorEvent : public QskEvent
     };
 
     QskAnimatorEvent( QskAspect::Aspect aspect, State state );
-    ~QskAnimatorEvent() override;
 
     inline QskAspect::Aspect aspect() const { return m_aspect; }
     inline State state() const { return m_state; }
 
+    QskAnimatorEvent* clone() const override;
+
   private:
     const QskAspect::Aspect m_aspect;
     const State m_state;
diff --git a/src/controls/QskPanGestureRecognizer.cpp b/src/controls/QskPanGestureRecognizer.cpp
index 0cd25664..7fb9dbc2 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskPanGestureRecognizer.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskPanGestureRecognizer.cpp
@@ -58,17 +58,17 @@ static void qskSendPanGestureEvent(
     QQuickItem* item, QskGesture::State state, qreal velocity, qreal angle,
     const QPointF& origin, const QPointF& lastPosition, const QPointF& position )
 {
-    QskPanGesture gesture;
-    gesture.setState( state );
+    auto gesture = new QskPanGesture();
+    gesture->setState( state );
 
-    gesture.setAngle( angle );
-    gesture.setVelocity( velocity );
+    gesture->setAngle( angle );
+    gesture->setVelocity( velocity );
 
-    gesture.setOrigin( origin );
-    gesture.setLastPosition( lastPosition );
-    gesture.setPosition( position );
+    gesture->setOrigin( origin );
+    gesture->setLastPosition( lastPosition );
+    gesture->setPosition( position );
 
-    QskGestureEvent event( &gesture, false );
+    QskGestureEvent event( gesture );
     QCoreApplication::sendEvent( item, &event );
 }