diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.cpp
index 172b57e92d..b7d1da7d25 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <QGraphicsView>
 #include <QMimeData>
 #include <QTimer>
+#include <QTouchEvent>
 
 KItemListController::KItemListController(KItemModelBase* model, KItemListView* view, QObject* parent) :
     QObject(parent),
@@ -936,7 +937,7 @@ bool KItemListController::gestureEvent(QGestureEvent* event, const QTransform& t
     return accepted;
 }
 
-bool KItemListController::touchBeginEvent(QGestureEvent* event, const QTransform& transform)
+bool KItemListController::touchBeginEvent(QTouchEvent* event, const QTransform& transform)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(event)
     Q_UNUSED(transform)
@@ -1137,7 +1138,7 @@ bool KItemListController::processEvent(QEvent* event, const QTransform& transfor
     case QEvent::Gesture:
         return gestureEvent(static_cast<QGestureEvent*>(event), transform);
     case QEvent::TouchBegin:
-        return touchBeginEvent();
+        return touchBeginEvent(static_cast<QTouchEvent*>(event), transform);
     default:
         break;
     }
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.h b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.h
index eb6d85e8a6..cdbc5b4704 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.h
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class QInputMethodEvent;
 class QKeyEvent;
 class QTapGesture;
 class QTransform;
+class QTouchEvent;
 
 /**
  * @brief Controls the view, model and selection of an item-list.
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ private:
     bool wheelEvent(QGraphicsSceneWheelEvent* event, const QTransform& transform);
     bool resizeEvent(QGraphicsSceneResizeEvent* event, const QTransform& transform);
     bool gestureEvent(QGestureEvent* event, const QTransform& transform);
-    bool touchBeginEvent(QGestureEvent* event, const QTransform& transform);
+    bool touchBeginEvent(QTouchEvent* event, const QTransform& transform);
     void tapTriggered(QTapGesture* tap, const QTransform& transform);
     void tapAndHoldTriggered(QGestureEvent* event, const QTransform& transform);
     void pinchTriggered(QGestureEvent* event, const QTransform& transform);