diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.cpp
index 1c01bd3781..acba15d2ec 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.cpp
@@ -459,11 +459,10 @@ void Web3DOverlay::handlePointerEventAsTouch(const PointerEvent& event) {
     QCoreApplication::postEvent(_webSurface->getWindow(), touchEvent);
 
 #if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 9, 0)
-    if (this->_pressed && event.getType() == PointerEvent::Move) {
-        return;
+    if (event.getType() == PointerEvent::Move) {
+        QMouseEvent* mouseEvent = new QMouseEvent(mouseType, windowPoint, windowPoint, windowPoint, button, buttons, Qt::NoModifier);
+        QCoreApplication::postEvent(_webSurface->getWindow(), mouseEvent);
     }
-    QMouseEvent* mouseEvent = new QMouseEvent(mouseType, windowPoint, windowPoint, windowPoint, button, buttons, Qt::NoModifier);
-    QCoreApplication::postEvent(_webSurface->getWindow(), mouseEvent);
 #endif
 }