diff -r e6ad4ef83b23 -r b7da29130b0e src/hbcore/gui/hbcontentwidget.cpp
--- a/src/hbcore/gui/hbcontentwidget.cpp	Thu Sep 02 20:44:51 2010 +0300
+++ b/src/hbcore/gui/hbcontentwidget.cpp	Fri Sep 17 08:32:10 2010 +0300
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 {
     // Do not defer this, it causes invalidation and updating.
     setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
+
+    setAcceptTouchEvents(true);
 }
 
 QSizeF HbContentWidget::sizeHint(Qt::SizeHint which, const QSizeF &constraint) const
@@ -284,6 +286,11 @@
         // No need for any real polishing.
         static_cast<HbWidgetPrivate *>(d_ptr)->polished = true;
         return true;
+    } else if (event->type() == QEvent::TouchBegin) {
+        // Accept all touch begin events to get the full Begin..End sequence
+        event->accept();
+        return true;
     }
+
     return HbWidget::event(event);
 }