diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/gui.cc b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/gui.cc
index 1ceb254509..aaac032d35 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/gui.cc
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/gui.cc
@@ -93,15 +93,19 @@ struct Gui::Session_component : Rpc_object<Gui::Session>,
 			if (click(ev)) _clicked = true;
 			if (clack(ev)) _clicked = false;
 
-			if (orig_clicked != _clicked) {
+			bool const new_seq = (!orig_clicked && _clicked);
+
+			if (new_seq)
 				_global_input_seq_number.value++;
-				_input_component.submit(_global_input_seq_number);
-			}
 
 			/* handle event locally within the sculpt manager */
 			_event_handler.handle_input_event(ev);
 
 			_input_component.submit(ev);
+
+			/* pass seq event after touch to pass it to the correct client */
+			if (new_seq)
+				_input_component.submit(_global_input_seq_number);
 		});
 	}