diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/WM_api.h b/source/blender/windowmanager/WM_api.h
index 2131d5aae4a..5491769fac2 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/WM_api.h
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/WM_api.h
@@ -182,8 +182,15 @@ void        WM_report_banner_show(const struct bContext *C);
 void        WM_report(const struct bContext *C, ReportType type, const char *message);
 void        WM_reportf(const struct bContext *C, ReportType type, const char *format, ...) ATTR_PRINTF_FORMAT(3, 4);
 
-void		wm_event_add(struct wmWindow *win, const struct wmEvent *event_to_add);
-void		wm_event_init_from_window(struct wmWindow *win, struct wmEvent *event);
+void wm_event_add_ex(
+        struct wmWindow *win, const struct wmEvent *event_to_add,
+        const struct wmEvent *event_to_add_after)
+        ATTR_NONNULL(1, 2);
+void wm_event_add(
+        struct wmWindow *win, const struct wmEvent *event_to_add)
+        ATTR_NONNULL(1, 2);
+
+void wm_event_init_from_window(struct wmWindow *win, struct wmEvent *event);
 
 
 			/* at maximum, every timestep seconds it triggers event_type events */
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_event_system.c b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_event_system.c
index 516e9907b7e..06449f5d45e 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_event_system.c
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_event_system.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static int wm_operator_call_internal(bContext *C, wmOperatorType *ot, PointerRNA
 
 /* ************ event management ************** */
 
-void wm_event_add(wmWindow *win, const wmEvent *event_to_add)
+void wm_event_add_ex(wmWindow *win, const wmEvent *event_to_add, const wmEvent *event_to_add_after)
 {
 	wmEvent *event = MEM_mallocN(sizeof(wmEvent), "wmEvent");
 	
@@ -105,7 +105,18 @@ void wm_event_add(wmWindow *win, const wmEvent *event_to_add)
 
 	update_tablet_data(win, event);
 
-	BLI_addtail(&win->queue, event);
+	if (event_to_add_after == NULL) {
+		BLI_addtail(&win->queue, event);
+	}
+	else {
+		/* note, strictly speaking this breaks const-correctness, however we're only changing 'next' member */
+		BLI_insertlinkafter(&win->queue, (void *)event_to_add_after, event);
+	}
+}
+
+void wm_event_add(wmWindow *win, const wmEvent *event_to_add)
+{
+	wm_event_add_ex(win, event_to_add, NULL);
 }
 
 void wm_event_free(wmEvent *event)
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_operators.c b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_operators.c
index 6820493132b..1ab1ac8a28d 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_operators.c
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_operators.c
@@ -3467,7 +3467,10 @@ static void tweak_gesture_modal(bContext *C, const wmEvent *event)
 					tevent.type = EVT_TWEAK_M;
 				tevent.val = val;
 				/* mouse coords! */
-				wm_event_add(window, &tevent);
+
+				/* important we add immediately after this event, so future mouse releases
+				 * (which may be in the queue already), are handled in order, see T44740 */
+				wm_event_add_ex(window, &tevent, event);
 				
 				WM_gesture_end(C, gesture); /* frees gesture itself, and unregisters from window */
 			}