diff --git a/shell/main.cpp b/shell/main.cpp
--- a/shell/main.cpp
+++ b/shell/main.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
     QGuiApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps);
+    QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_CompressTabletEvents);
 
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
     KLocalizedString::setApplicationDomain("okular");