src/macosx/classes/com/apple/eawt/event/GestureHandler.java

@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@
  * questions.
  */
 
 package com.apple.eawt.event;
 
+import sun.awt.SunToolkit;
+
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import javax.swing.*;

@@ -68,11 +70,11 @@
     // called from native - finds the deepest component with an installed GestureHandler,
     // creates a single event, and dispatches it to a recursive notifier
     static void handleGestureFromNative(final Window window, final int type, final double x, final double y, final double a, final double b) {
         if (window == null) return; // should never happen...
 
-        EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
+        SunToolkit.executeOnEventHandlerThread(window, new Runnable() {
             public void run() {
                 final Component component = SwingUtilities.getDeepestComponentAt(window, (int)x, (int)y);
 
                 final PerComponentNotifier firstNotifier;
                 if (component instanceof RootPaneContainer) {