diff --git a/src/core/meta-gesture-tracker.c b/src/core/meta-gesture-tracker.c
index 33ee834e3..9e6d55d45 100644
--- a/src/core/meta-gesture-tracker.c
+++ b/src/core/meta-gesture-tracker.c
@@ -370,7 +370,8 @@ meta_gesture_tracker_track_stage (MetaGestureTracker *tracker,
     {
       GestureActionData data;
 
-      if (!CLUTTER_IS_GESTURE_ACTION (l->data))
+      if (!clutter_actor_meta_get_enabled (l->data) ||
+          !CLUTTER_IS_GESTURE_ACTION (l->data))
         continue;
 
       data.gesture = g_object_ref (l->data);