diff --git a/src/core/meta-gesture-tracker.c b/src/core/meta-gesture-tracker.c
index 9e6d55d45..2bb07c3ce 100644
--- a/src/core/meta-gesture-tracker.c
+++ b/src/core/meta-gesture-tracker.c
@@ -227,6 +227,24 @@ static gboolean
 state_is_applicable (MetaSequenceState prev_state,
                      MetaSequenceState state)
 {
+
+  if (meta_is_wayland_compositor ())
+    {
+      /* Never reject sequences on Wayland, on Wayland we deliver touch events
+       * to clients right away and can cancel them later when accepting a
+       * sequence.
+       */
+      if (state == META_SEQUENCE_REJECTED)
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      /* Sequences must be accepted/denied before PENDING_END */
+      if (prev_state == META_SEQUENCE_NONE &&
+          state == META_SEQUENCE_PENDING_END)
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
   /* PENDING_END state is final */
   if (prev_state == META_SEQUENCE_PENDING_END)
     return FALSE;
@@ -235,11 +253,6 @@ state_is_applicable (MetaSequenceState prev_state,
   if (state == META_SEQUENCE_NONE)
     return FALSE;
 
-  /* Sequences must be accepted/denied before PENDING_END */
-  if (prev_state == META_SEQUENCE_NONE &&
-      state == META_SEQUENCE_PENDING_END)
-    return FALSE;
-
   /* Make sequences stick to their accepted/denied state */
   if (state != META_SEQUENCE_PENDING_END &&
       prev_state != META_SEQUENCE_NONE)