diff --git src/quicktemplates2/qquickrangeslider.cpp src/quicktemplates2/qquickrangeslider.cpp
index 9ad12102e..a59ee5a8c 100644
--- src/quicktemplates2/qquickrangeslider.cpp
+++ src/quicktemplates2/qquickrangeslider.cpp
@@ -532,19 +532,21 @@ void QQuickRangeSliderPrivate::handleMove(const QPointF &point)
 {
     Q_Q(QQuickRangeSlider);
     QQuickControlPrivate::handleMove(point);
-    QQuickRangeSliderNode *pressedNode = QQuickRangeSliderPrivate::pressedNode(touchId);
-    if (pressedNode) {
-        const qreal oldPos = pressedNode->position();
-        qreal pos = positionAt(q, pressedNode->handle(), point);
-        if (snapMode == QQuickRangeSlider::SnapAlways)
-            pos = snapPosition(q, pos);
-        if (live)
-            pressedNode->setValue(valueAt(q, pos));
-        else
-            QQuickRangeSliderNodePrivate::get(pressedNode)->setPosition(pos);
+    if (q->keepMouseGrab() || q->keepTouchGrab()) {
+        QQuickRangeSliderNode *pressedNode = QQuickRangeSliderPrivate::pressedNode(touchId);
+        if (pressedNode) {
+            const qreal oldPos = pressedNode->position();
+            qreal pos = positionAt(q, pressedNode->handle(), point);
+            if (snapMode == QQuickRangeSlider::SnapAlways)
+                pos = snapPosition(q, pos);
+            if (live)
+                pressedNode->setValue(valueAt(q, pos));
+            else
+                QQuickRangeSliderNodePrivate::get(pressedNode)->setPosition(pos);
 
-        if (!qFuzzyCompare(pressedNode->position(), oldPos))
-            emit pressedNode->moved();
+            if (!qFuzzyCompare(pressedNode->position(), oldPos))
+                emit pressedNode->moved();
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -559,22 +561,21 @@ void QQuickRangeSliderPrivate::handleRelease(const QPointF &point)
         return;
     QQuickRangeSliderNodePrivate *pressedNodePrivate = QQuickRangeSliderNodePrivate::get(pressedNode);
 
-    if (q->keepMouseGrab() || q->keepTouchGrab()) {
-        const qreal oldPos = pressedNode->position();
-        qreal pos = positionAt(q, pressedNode->handle(), point);
-        if (snapMode != QQuickRangeSlider::NoSnap)
-            pos = snapPosition(q, pos);
-        qreal val = valueAt(q, pos);
-        if (!qFuzzyCompare(val, pressedNode->value()))
-            pressedNode->setValue(val);
-        else if (snapMode != QQuickRangeSlider::NoSnap)
-            pressedNodePrivate->setPosition(pos);
-        q->setKeepMouseGrab(false);
-        q->setKeepTouchGrab(false);
-
-        if (!qFuzzyCompare(pressedNode->position(), oldPos))
-            emit pressedNode->moved();
-    }
+    const qreal oldPos = pressedNode->position();
+    qreal pos = positionAt(q, pressedNode->handle(), point);
+    if (snapMode != QQuickRangeSlider::NoSnap)
+        pos = snapPosition(q, pos);
+    qreal val = valueAt(q, pos);
+    if (!qFuzzyCompare(val, pressedNode->value()))
+        pressedNode->setValue(val);
+    else if (snapMode != QQuickRangeSlider::NoSnap)
+        pressedNodePrivate->setPosition(pos);
+    q->setKeepMouseGrab(false);
+    q->setKeepTouchGrab(false);
+
+    if (!qFuzzyCompare(pressedNode->position(), oldPos))
+        emit pressedNode->moved();
+
     pressedNode->setPressed(false);
     pressedNodePrivate->touchId = -1;
 }
@@ -1177,12 +1178,17 @@ void QQuickRangeSlider::keyReleaseEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
     d->second->setPressed(false);
 }
 
-void QQuickRangeSlider::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
+void QQuickRangeSlider::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
 {
     Q_D(QQuickRangeSlider);
-    QQuickControl::mousePressEvent(event);
+    if (!keepMouseGrab()) {
+        const QPointF movePoint = event->localPos();
+        if (d->orientation == Qt::Horizontal)
+            setKeepMouseGrab(QQuickWindowPrivate::dragOverThreshold(movePoint.x() - d->pressPoint.x(), Qt::XAxis, event));
+        else
+            setKeepMouseGrab(QQuickWindowPrivate::dragOverThreshold(movePoint.y() - d->pressPoint.y(), Qt::YAxis, event));
+    }
     d->handleMove(event->localPos());
-    setKeepMouseGrab(true);
 }
 
 #if QT_CONFIG(quicktemplates2_multitouch)
diff --git src/quicktemplates2/qquickrangeslider_p.h src/quicktemplates2/qquickrangeslider_p.h
index a42245a12..5ec10b120 100644
--- src/quicktemplates2/qquickrangeslider_p.h
+++ src/quicktemplates2/qquickrangeslider_p.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ protected:
     void hoverLeaveEvent(QHoverEvent *event) override;
     void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event) override;
     void keyReleaseEvent(QKeyEvent *event) override;
-    void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event) override;
+    void mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *event) override;
 #if QT_CONFIG(quicktemplates2_multitouch)
     void touchEvent(QTouchEvent *event) override;
 #endif
diff --git src/quicktemplates2/qquickslider.cpp src/quicktemplates2/qquickslider.cpp
index f4a459faa..bb6e373bb 100644
--- src/quicktemplates2/qquickslider.cpp
+++ src/quicktemplates2/qquickslider.cpp
@@ -191,16 +191,18 @@ void QQuickSliderPrivate::handleMove(const QPointF &point)
 {
     Q_Q(QQuickSlider);
     QQuickControlPrivate::handleMove(point);
-    const qreal oldPos = position;
-    qreal pos = positionAt(point);
-    if (snapMode == QQuickSlider::SnapAlways)
-        pos = snapPosition(pos);
-    if (live)
-        q->setValue(q->valueAt(pos));
-    else
-        setPosition(pos);
-    if (!qFuzzyCompare(pos, oldPos))
-        emit q->moved();
+    if (q->keepMouseGrab() || q->keepTouchGrab()) {
+        const qreal oldPos = position;
+        qreal pos = positionAt(point);
+        if (snapMode == QQuickSlider::SnapAlways)
+            pos = snapPosition(pos);
+        if (live)
+            q->setValue(q->valueAt(pos));
+        else
+            setPosition(pos);
+        if (!qFuzzyCompare(pos, oldPos))
+            emit q->moved();
+    }
 }
 
 void QQuickSliderPrivate::handleRelease(const QPointF &point)
@@ -786,12 +788,17 @@ void QQuickSlider::keyReleaseEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
     setPressed(false);
 }
 
-void QQuickSlider::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
+void QQuickSlider::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
 {
     Q_D(QQuickSlider);
-    QQuickControl::mousePressEvent(event);
+    if (!keepMouseGrab()) {
+        const QPointF movePoint = event->localPos();
+        if (d->orientation == Qt::Horizontal)
+            setKeepMouseGrab(QQuickWindowPrivate::dragOverThreshold(movePoint.x() - d->pressPoint.x(), Qt::XAxis, event));
+        else
+            setKeepMouseGrab(QQuickWindowPrivate::dragOverThreshold(movePoint.y() - d->pressPoint.y(), Qt::YAxis, event));
+    }
     d->handleMove(event->localPos());
-    setKeepMouseGrab(true);
 }
 
 #if QT_CONFIG(quicktemplates2_multitouch)
diff --git src/quicktemplates2/qquickslider_p.h src/quicktemplates2/qquickslider_p.h
index c65733dc9..45364654c 100644
--- src/quicktemplates2/qquickslider_p.h
+++ src/quicktemplates2/qquickslider_p.h
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
 protected:
     void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event) override;
     void keyReleaseEvent(QKeyEvent *event) override;
-    void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event) override;
+    void mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *event) override;
 #if QT_CONFIG(quicktemplates2_multitouch)
     void touchEvent(QTouchEvent *event) override;
 #endif