diff --git a/gtk/gtkgesture.c b/gtk/gtkgesture.c
index c7aeb29988..7276a3043d 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkgesture.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkgesture.c
@@ -698,9 +698,6 @@ gtk_gesture_handle_event (GtkEventController *controller,
     {
       gboolean was_claimed;
 
-      was_claimed =
-        gtk_gesture_get_sequence_state (gesture, sequence) == GTK_EVENT_SEQUENCE_CLAIMED;
-
       if (_gtk_gesture_update_point (gesture, event, FALSE))
         {
           if (was_recognized &&
@@ -710,6 +707,9 @@ gtk_gesture_handle_event (GtkEventController *controller,
           _gtk_gesture_remove_point (gesture, event);
         }
 
+      was_claimed =
+        gtk_gesture_get_sequence_state (gesture, sequence) == GTK_EVENT_SEQUENCE_CLAIMED;
+
       return was_claimed && was_recognized;
     }
   else if (event_type == GDK_MOTION_NOTIFY ||
diff --git a/gtk/gtkwidget.c b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
index 8b67e62ec1..6f324522c2 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkwidget.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
@@ -2503,12 +2503,20 @@ _gtk_widget_emulate_press (GtkWidget      *widget,
 {
   GtkWidget *event_widget, *next_child, *parent;
   GdkEvent *press;
+  gdouble x, y;
 
   event_widget = gtk_get_event_target ((GdkEvent *) event);
 
   if (event_widget == widget)
     return;
 
+  gdk_event_get_coords (event, &x, &y);
+  gtk_widget_translate_coordinatesf (event_widget,
+                                     gtk_widget_get_toplevel (event_widget),
+                                     x, y,
+                                     &x, &y);
+  gdk_event_set_coords (event, x, y);
+
   if (event->any.type == GDK_TOUCH_BEGIN ||
       event->any.type == GDK_TOUCH_UPDATE ||
       event->any.type == GDK_TOUCH_END)