diff --git a/tests/auto/inc/tst_definitions.h b/tests/auto/inc/tst_definitions.h
index f30e9bb..44b7388 100644
--- a/tests/auto/inc/tst_definitions.h
+++ b/tests/auto/inc/tst_definitions.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #define TST_DEFINITIONS_H
 
 #include <QtTest/QtTest>
+#include <QPushButton>
 
 #define TRY_COMPARE(actual, expected) { \
     do { \
@@ -35,4 +36,20 @@
     } while (0); \
 }
 
+// Some bamboo clients have trouble passing mouse events to the test application.
+// This can be used to skip those tests so that they don't show up as a failure
+// in the test report.
+#define SKIP_IF_CANNOT_TEST_MOUSE_EVENTS() { \
+    do { \
+        QPushButton b; \
+        b.resize(100, 100); \
+        b.show(); \
+        QTest::qWaitForWindowShown(&b); \
+        QSignalSpy spy(&b, SIGNAL(clicked())); \
+        QTest::mouseClick(&b, Qt::LeftButton, 0, b.rect().center()); \
+        if (spy.count() == 0) \
+            QSKIP("Cannot test mouse events in this environment", SkipAll); \
+    } while (0); \
+}
+
 #endif // TST_DEFINITIONS_H
diff --git a/tests/auto/qpieseries/tst_qpieseries.cpp b/tests/auto/qpieseries/tst_qpieseries.cpp
index a742df1..910a3a4 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qpieseries/tst_qpieseries.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qpieseries/tst_qpieseries.cpp
@@ -480,6 +480,8 @@ void tst_qpieseries::verifyCalculatedData(const QPieSeries &series, bool *ok)
 
 void tst_qpieseries::clickedSignal()
 {
+    SKIP_IF_CANNOT_TEST_MOUSE_EVENTS();
+
     // add some slices
     QPieSlice *s1 = m_series->append("slice 1", 1);
     QPieSlice *s2 = m_series->append("slice 2", 1);
@@ -560,6 +562,8 @@ void tst_qpieseries::clickedSignal()
 
 void tst_qpieseries::hoverSignal()
 {
+    SKIP_IF_CANNOT_TEST_MOUSE_EVENTS();
+
     // add some slices
     m_series->setPieSize(1.0);
     QPieSlice *s1 = m_series->append("slice 1", 1);