diff --git a/src/Platform.cpp b/src/Platform.cpp
index e03d960d..0beca677 100644
--- a/src/Platform.cpp
+++ b/src/Platform.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ bool Platform::isQtQuick() const
     return strcmp(name(), "qtquick") == 0;
 }
 
+bool Platform::isQt() const
+{
+    static const bool is = isQtWidgets() || isQtQuick();
+    return is;
+}
+
 int Platform::startDragDistance() const
 {
     const int userRequestedDistance = Config::self().startDragDistance();
diff --git a/src/Platform.h b/src/Platform.h
index ba1ede1b..e86d110a 100644
--- a/src/Platform.h
+++ b/src/Platform.h
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ public:
     /// @brief Returns whether this platform is QtQuick
     bool isQtQuick() const;
 
+    /// @brief Returns whether this platform is Qt based
+    bool isQt() const;
+
     /// @brief Returns how many pixels the mouse must move for a drag to start
     /// This is usually 4 by default (QApplication::startDragDistance() for QtWidgets)
     /// You can override by calling Config::setStartDragDistance(), so you don't need to create
diff --git a/src/controllers/Separator.cpp b/src/controllers/Separator.cpp
index 0d9c6efb..84d15c6b 100644
--- a/src/controllers/Separator.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/Separator.cpp
@@ -229,28 +229,31 @@ void Separator::onMouseDoubleClick()
 
 void Separator::onMouseMove(QPoint pos)
 {
-    Q_UNUSED(pos);
     if (!isBeingDragged())
         return;
 
-    if (!Platform::instance()->isLeftMouseButtonPressed()) {
-        qCDebug(separators) << Q_FUNC_INFO
-                            << "Ignoring spurious mouse event. Someone ate our ReleaseEvent";
-        onMouseReleased();
-        return;
-    }
+    if (Platform::instance()->isQt()) {
+        // Workaround a bug in Qt where we're getting mouse moves without without the button being
+        // pressed
+        if (!Platform::instance()->isLeftMouseButtonPressed()) {
+            qCDebug(separators) << Q_FUNC_INFO
+                                << "Ignoring spurious mouse event. Someone ate our ReleaseEvent";
+            onMouseReleased();
+            return;
+        }
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    // Try harder, Qt can be wrong, if mixed with MFC
-    const bool mouseButtonIsReallyDown =
-        (GetKeyState(VK_LBUTTON) & 0x8000) || (GetKeyState(VK_RBUTTON) & 0x8000);
-    if (!mouseButtonIsReallyDown) {
-        qCDebug(separators) << Q_FUNC_INFO
-                            << "Ignoring spurious mouse event. Someone ate our ReleaseEvent";
-        onMouseReleased();
-        return;
-    }
+        // Try harder, Qt can be wrong, if mixed with MFC
+        const bool mouseButtonIsReallyDown =
+            (GetKeyState(VK_LBUTTON) & 0x8000) || (GetKeyState(VK_RBUTTON) & 0x8000);
+        if (!mouseButtonIsReallyDown) {
+            qCDebug(separators) << Q_FUNC_INFO
+                                << "Ignoring spurious mouse event. Someone ate our ReleaseEvent";
+            onMouseReleased();
+            return;
+        }
 #endif
+    }
 
     const int positionToGoTo = Layouting::pos(pos, d->orientation);
     const int minPos = d->parentContainer->minPosForSeparator_global(this);