diff --git a/src/quick/handlers/qquicktaphandler.cpp b/src/quick/handlers/qquicktaphandler.cpp
index 20711819d3..e36e8cffed 100644
--- a/src/quick/handlers/qquicktaphandler.cpp
+++ b/src/quick/handlers/qquicktaphandler.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcTapHandler, "qt.quick.handler.tap")
 
-qreal QQuickTapHandler::m_multiTapInterval(0.0);
+quint64 QQuickTapHandler::m_multiTapInterval(0);
 // single tap distance is the same as the drag threshold
 int QQuickTapHandler::m_mouseMultiClickDistanceSquared(-1);
 int QQuickTapHandler::m_touchMultiTapDistanceSquared(-1);
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ QQuickTapHandler::QQuickTapHandler(QQuickItem *parent)
     : QQuickSinglePointHandler(parent)
 {
     if (m_mouseMultiClickDistanceSquared < 0) {
-        m_multiTapInterval = qApp->styleHints()->mouseDoubleClickInterval() / 1000.0;
+        m_multiTapInterval = qApp->styleHints()->mouseDoubleClickInterval();
         m_mouseMultiClickDistanceSquared = qApp->styleHints()->mouseDoubleClickDistance();
         m_mouseMultiClickDistanceSquared *= m_mouseMultiClickDistanceSquared;
         m_touchMultiTapDistanceSquared = qApp->styleHints()->touchDoubleTapDistance();
@@ -355,16 +355,6 @@ void QQuickTapHandler::setPressed(bool press, bool cancel, QPointerEvent *event,
         } else {
             m_longPressTimer.stop();
             m_holdTimer.invalidate();
-            if (m_exclusiveSignals == (SingleTap | DoubleTap)) {
-                if (m_tapCount == 0) {
-                    m_singleTapReleasedPoint = point;
-                    m_singleTapReleasedButton = event->isSinglePointEvent() ? static_cast<QSinglePointEvent *>(event)->button() : Qt::NoButton;
-                    qCDebug(lcTapHandler) << objectName() << "waiting to emit singleTapped:" << qApp->styleHints()->mouseDoubleClickInterval() << "ms";
-                    m_doubleTapTimer.start(qApp->styleHints()->mouseDoubleClickInterval(), this);
-                } else if (m_doubleTapTimer.isActive()) {
-                    qCDebug(lcTapHandler) << objectName() << "tap" << (m_tapCount + 1) << "after" << event->timestamp() / 1000.0 - m_lastTapTimestamp << "sec";
-                }
-            }
         }
         if (press) {
             // on press, grab before emitting changed signals
@@ -376,8 +366,8 @@ void QQuickTapHandler::setPressed(bool press, bool cancel, QPointerEvent *event,
         if (!cancel && !press && parentContains(point)) {
             if (point.timeHeld() < longPressThreshold()) {
                 // Assuming here that pointerEvent()->timestamp() is in ms.
-                const qreal ts = event->timestamp() / 1000.0;
-                const qreal interval = ts - m_lastTapTimestamp;
+                const quint64 ts = event->timestamp();
+                const quint64 interval = ts - m_lastTapTimestamp;
                 const auto distanceSquared = QVector2D(point.scenePosition() - m_lastTapPos).lengthSquared();
                 const auto singleTapReleasedButton = event->isSinglePointEvent() ? static_cast<QSinglePointEvent *>(event)->button() : Qt::NoButton;
                 if ((interval < m_multiTapInterval && distanceSquared <
@@ -387,6 +377,7 @@ void QQuickTapHandler::setPressed(bool press, bool cancel, QPointerEvent *event,
                     ++m_tapCount;
                 } else {
                     m_singleTapReleasedButton = singleTapReleasedButton;
+                    m_singleTapReleasedPoint = point;
                     m_tapCount = 1;
                 }
                 qCDebug(lcTapHandler) << objectName() << "tapped" << m_tapCount << "times; interval since last:" << interval
@@ -394,11 +385,29 @@ void QQuickTapHandler::setPressed(bool press, bool cancel, QPointerEvent *event,
                 auto button = event->isSinglePointEvent() ? static_cast<QSinglePointEvent *>(event)->button() : Qt::NoButton;
                 emit tapped(point, button);
                 emit tapCountChanged();
-                if (m_tapCount == 1 && !m_exclusiveSignals.testFlag(DoubleTap))
-                    emit singleTapped(point, button);
-                else if (m_tapCount == 2 && !m_exclusiveSignals.testFlag(SingleTap)) {
-                    emit doubleTapped(point, button);
+                switch (m_exclusiveSignals) {
+                case NotExclusive:
+                    if (m_tapCount == 1)
+                        emit singleTapped(point, button);
+                    else if (m_tapCount == 2)
+                        emit doubleTapped(point, button);
+                    break;
+                case SingleTap:
+                    if (m_tapCount == 1)
+                        emit singleTapped(point, button);
+                    break;
+                case DoubleTap:
+                    if (m_tapCount == 2)
+                        emit doubleTapped(point, button);
+                    break;
+                case (SingleTap | DoubleTap):
+                    if (m_tapCount == 1) {
+                        qCDebug(lcTapHandler) << objectName() << "waiting to emit singleTapped:" << m_multiTapInterval << "ms";
+                        m_doubleTapTimer.start(m_multiTapInterval, this);
+                    }
                 }
+                qCDebug(lcTapHandler) << objectName() << "tap" << m_tapCount << "after" << event->timestamp() - m_lastTapTimestamp << "ms";
+
                 m_lastTapTimestamp = ts;
                 m_lastTapPos = point.scenePosition();
             } else {
diff --git a/src/quick/handlers/qquicktaphandler_p.h b/src/quick/handlers/qquicktaphandler_p.h
index 0a9707e17e..be8aa83032 100644
--- a/src/quick/handlers/qquicktaphandler_p.h
+++ b/src/quick/handlers/qquicktaphandler_p.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ private:
 
 private:
     QPointF m_lastTapPos;
-    qreal m_lastTapTimestamp = 0;
+    quint64 m_lastTapTimestamp = 0;
     QElapsedTimer m_holdTimer;
     QBasicTimer m_longPressTimer;
     QBasicTimer m_doubleTapTimer;
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ private:
     ExclusiveSignals m_exclusiveSignals = NotExclusive;
     bool m_pressed = false;
 
-    static qreal m_multiTapInterval;
+    static quint64 m_multiTapInterval;
     static int m_mouseMultiClickDistanceSquared;
     static int m_touchMultiTapDistanceSquared;
 };
diff --git a/tests/auto/quick/pointerhandlers/qquicktaphandler/tst_qquicktaphandler.cpp b/tests/auto/quick/pointerhandlers/qquicktaphandler/tst_qquicktaphandler.cpp
index 8f4cc56698..65b40c08a3 100644
--- a/tests/auto/quick/pointerhandlers/qquicktaphandler/tst_qquicktaphandler.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/quick/pointerhandlers/qquicktaphandler/tst_qquicktaphandler.cpp
@@ -715,12 +715,13 @@ void tst_TapHandler::singleTapDoubleTap()
     QSignalSpy singleTapSpy(tapHandler, &QQuickTapHandler::singleTapped);
     QSignalSpy doubleTapSpy(tapHandler, &QQuickTapHandler::doubleTapped);
 
-    auto tap = [window, tapHandler, deviceType, this](const QPoint &p1) {
+    auto tap = [window, tapHandler, deviceType, this](const QPoint &p1, int delay = 10) {
         switch (static_cast<QPointingDevice::DeviceType>(deviceType)) {
         case QPointingDevice::DeviceType::Mouse:
-            QTest::mouseClick(window, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::NoModifier, p1, 10);
+            QTest::mouseClick(window, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::NoModifier, p1, delay);
             break;
         case QPointingDevice::DeviceType::TouchScreen:
+            QTest::qWait(delay);
             QTest::touchEvent(window, touchDevice).press(0, p1, window);
             QTRY_VERIFY(tapHandler->isPressed());
             QTest::touchEvent(window, touchDevice).release(0, p1, window);
@@ -741,6 +742,23 @@ void tst_TapHandler::singleTapDoubleTap()
     QTRY_COMPARE(doubleTapSpy.size(), expectedDoubleTapCount);
     QCOMPARE(tappedSpy.size(), 2);
     QCOMPARE(singleTapSpy.size(), expectedEndingSingleTapCount);
+
+    // wait past the double-tap interval, then do it again
+    const auto delay = qApp->styleHints()->mouseDoubleClickInterval() + 10;
+    tappedSpy.clear();
+    singleTapSpy.clear();
+    doubleTapSpy.clear();
+
+    // tap once with delay
+    tap(p1, delay);
+    QCOMPARE(tappedSpy.size(), 1);
+    QCOMPARE(doubleTapSpy.size(), 0);
+
+    // tap again immediately afterwards
+    tap(p1);
+    QTRY_COMPARE(doubleTapSpy.size(), expectedDoubleTapCount);
+    QCOMPARE(tappedSpy.size(), 2);
+    QCOMPARE(singleTapSpy.size(), expectedEndingSingleTapCount);
 }
 
 void tst_TapHandler::touchLongPress()