diff --git a/src/quick/items/qquicktableview.cpp b/src/quick/items/qquicktableview.cpp
index 2e7cf094f3..eafa2bf190 100644
--- a/src/quick/items/qquicktableview.cpp
+++ b/src/quick/items/qquicktableview.cpp
@@ -4713,7 +4713,7 @@ void QQuickTableViewPrivate::init()
     positionYAnimation.setProperty(QStringLiteral("contentY"));
     positionYAnimation.setEasing(QEasingCurve::OutQuart);
 
-    auto tapHandler = new QQuickTapHandler(q->contentItem());
+    auto tapHandler = new QQuickTableViewTapHandler(q);
 
     hoverHandler = new QQuickTableViewHoverHandler(q);
     resizeHandler = new QQuickTableViewResizeHandler(q);
@@ -6640,6 +6640,20 @@ void QQuickTableViewResizeHandler::updateDrag(QPointerEvent *event, QEventPoint
     }
 }
 
+// ----------------------------------------------
+
+QQuickTableViewTapHandler::QQuickTableViewTapHandler(QQuickTableView *view)
+    : QQuickTapHandler(view->contentItem())
+{
+}
+
+bool QQuickTableViewTapHandler::wantsEventPoint(const QPointerEvent *event, const QEventPoint &point)
+{
+    auto tableView = static_cast<QQuickTableView *>(parentItem()->parent());
+    auto tableViewPrivate = QQuickTableViewPrivate::get(tableView);
+    return tableViewPrivate->pointerNavigationEnabled && QQuickTapHandler::wantsEventPoint(event, point);
+}
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 #include "moc_qquicktableview_p.cpp"
diff --git a/src/quick/items/qquicktableview_p_p.h b/src/quick/items/qquicktableview_p_p.h
index d8c2b036ac..16f14d532b 100644
--- a/src/quick/items/qquicktableview_p_p.h
+++ b/src/quick/items/qquicktableview_p_p.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <QtQuick/private/qquickselectable_p.h>
 #include <QtQuick/private/qquicksinglepointhandler_p.h>
 #include <QtQuick/private/qquickhoverhandler_p.h>
+#include <QtQuick/private/qquicktaphandler_p.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -108,6 +109,21 @@ protected:
                        QPointerEvent *ev, QEventPoint &point) override;
 };
 
+/*! \internal
+ *  QQuickTableViewTapHandler used to handle tap events explicitly for table view
+ */
+class QQuickTableViewTapHandler : public QQuickTapHandler
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit QQuickTableViewTapHandler(QQuickTableView *view);
+    bool wantsEventPoint(const QPointerEvent *event, const QEventPoint &point) override;
+
+    friend class QQuickTableViewPrivate;
+};
+
+
 class Q_QUICK_PRIVATE_EXPORT QQuickTableViewPrivate : public QQuickFlickablePrivate, public QQuickSelectable
 {
 public:
diff --git a/tests/auto/quick/qquicktableview/data/tableviewinteractive.qml b/tests/auto/quick/qquicktableview/data/tableviewinteractive.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..526313dc24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/quick/qquicktableview/data/tableviewinteractive.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import QtQuick
+import QtQuick.Controls
+
+Item {
+    id: rootItem 
+
+    width: 200
+    height: 200
+    visible: true
+
+    property int eventCount: 0
+    property alias tableView: tableView
+
+    MouseArea {
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        onPressed: function(mouse) {
+            ++eventCount
+        }
+    }
+
+    TableView {
+        id: tableView
+        objectName: "tableView"
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        model: 1
+        delegate: Rectangle {
+            color: "red"
+            implicitWidth: 200
+            implicitHeight: 200
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/auto/quick/qquicktableview/tst_qquicktableview.cpp b/tests/auto/quick/qquicktableview/tst_qquicktableview.cpp
index 96412bad18..46b6dc03f4 100644
--- a/tests/auto/quick/qquicktableview/tst_qquicktableview.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/quick/qquicktableview/tst_qquicktableview.cpp
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ private slots:
     void deletedDelegate();
     void columnResizing_data();
     void columnResizing();
+    void tableViewInteractive();
     void rowResizing_data();
     void rowResizing();
     void rowAndColumnResizing_data();
@@ -6143,6 +6144,47 @@ void tst_QQuickTableView::deletedDelegate()
     QTRY_COMPARE(tv->delegate(), nullptr);
 }
 
+void tst_QQuickTableView::tableViewInteractive()
+{
+    LOAD_TABLEVIEW("tableviewinteractive.qml");
+
+    auto *root = view->rootObject();
+    QVERIFY(root);
+    auto *window = root->window();
+    QVERIFY(window);
+
+    int eventCount = root->property("eventCount").toInt();
+    QCOMPARE(eventCount, 0);
+
+    // Event though we make 'interactive' as false, the TableView has
+    // pointerNacigationEnabled set as true by default, which allows it to consume
+    // mouse events and thus, eventCount still be zero
+    tableView->setInteractive(false);
+    QTest::mousePress(window, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::NoModifier, QPoint(100, 100));
+    QTest::mouseRelease(window, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::NoModifier, QPoint(100, 100));
+    eventCount = root->property("eventCount").toInt();
+    QCOMPARE(eventCount, 0);
+
+    // Making both 'interactive' and 'pointerNavigationEnabled' as false, doesn't
+    // allow TableView (and its parent Flickable)  to consume mouse event and it
+    // passes to the below visual item
+    tableView->setInteractive(false);
+    tableView->setPointerNavigationEnabled(false);
+    QTest::mousePress(window, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::NoModifier, QPoint(100, 100));
+    QTest::mouseRelease(window, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::NoModifier, QPoint(100, 100));
+    eventCount = root->property("eventCount").toInt();
+    QCOMPARE(eventCount, 1);
+
+    // Making 'interactive' as true and 'pointerNavigationEnabled' as false,
+    // allows parent of TableView (i.e. Flickable) to consume mouse events
+    tableView->setInteractive(true);
+    tableView->setPointerNavigationEnabled(false);
+    QTest::mousePress(window, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::NoModifier, QPoint(100, 100));
+    QTest::mouseRelease(window, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::NoModifier, QPoint(100, 100));
+    eventCount = root->property("eventCount").toInt();
+    QCOMPARE(eventCount, 1);
+}
+
 void tst_QQuickTableView::columnResizing_data()
 {
     QTest::addColumn<int>("column");