diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstance.h b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstance.h
index 658247f0..9ab12d93 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstance.h
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstance.h
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ public:
     int getJoystickID() { return joystickID; }
     SDL_Joystick* getJoystick() { return joystick; }
 
+    void touchScreen(int x, int y);
+    void releaseScreen();
+
 private:
     static int lastSep(const std::string& path);
     std::string getAssetPath(bool gba, const std::string& configpath, const std::string& ext, const std::string& file);
@@ -328,6 +331,9 @@ private:
 
     melonDS::u32 inputMask;
 
+    bool isTouching;
+    melonDS::u16 touchX, touchY;
+
     friend class EmuThread;
     friend class MainWindow;
 };
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstanceInput.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstanceInput.cpp
index bb06c242..aa1c529f 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstanceInput.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstanceInput.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ void EmuInstance::inputInit()
     hotkeyMask = 0;
     lastHotkeyMask = 0;
 
+    isTouching = false;
+    touchX = 0;
+    touchY = 0;
+
     joystick = nullptr;
     controller = nullptr;
     hasRumble = false;
@@ -353,3 +357,15 @@ void EmuInstance::inputProcess()
     hotkeyRelease = lastHotkeyMask & ~hotkeyMask;
     lastHotkeyMask = hotkeyMask;
 }
+
+void EmuInstance::touchScreen(int x, int y)
+{
+    touchX = x;
+    touchY = y;
+    isTouching = true;
+}
+
+void EmuInstance::releaseScreen()
+{
+    isTouching = false;
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuThread.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuThread.cpp
index f4ce8c94..f0207f1a 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuThread.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuThread.cpp
@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@ void EmuThread::run()
             // process input and hotkeys
             emuInstance->nds->SetKeyMask(emuInstance->inputMask);
 
+            if (emuInstance->isTouching)
+                emuInstance->nds->TouchScreen(emuInstance->touchX, emuInstance->touchY);
+            else
+                emuInstance->nds->ReleaseScreen();
+
             if (emuInstance->hotkeyPressed(HK_Lid))
             {
                 bool lid = !emuInstance->nds->IsLidClosed();
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/Screen.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/Screen.cpp
index 0d05a065..eab5feee 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/Screen.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/Screen.cpp
@@ -258,8 +258,7 @@ void ScreenPanel::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* event)
     if (layout.GetTouchCoords(x, y, false))
     {
         touching = true;
-        assert(emuInstance->getNDS() != nullptr);
-        emuInstance->getNDS()->TouchScreen(x, y);
+        emuInstance->touchScreen(x, y);
     }
 }
 
@@ -272,8 +271,7 @@ void ScreenPanel::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent* event)
     if (touching)
     {
         touching = false;
-        assert(emuInstance->getNDS() != nullptr);
-        emuInstance->getNDS()->ReleaseScreen();
+        emuInstance->releaseScreen();
     }
 }
 
@@ -292,8 +290,7 @@ void ScreenPanel::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent* event)
 
     if (layout.GetTouchCoords(x, y, true))
     {
-        assert(emuInstance->getNDS() != nullptr);
-        emuInstance->getNDS()->TouchScreen(x, y);
+        emuInstance->touchScreen(x, y);
     }
 }
 
@@ -318,16 +315,14 @@ void ScreenPanel::tabletEvent(QTabletEvent* event)
             if (layout.GetTouchCoords(x, y, event->type()==QEvent::TabletMove))
             {
                 touching = true;
-                assert(emuInstance->getNDS() != nullptr);
-                emuInstance->getNDS()->TouchScreen(x, y);
+                emuInstance->touchScreen(x, y);
             }
         }
         break;
     case QEvent::TabletRelease:
         if (touching)
         {
-            assert(emuInstance->getNDS() != nullptr);
-            emuInstance->getNDS()->ReleaseScreen();
+            emuInstance->releaseScreen();
             touching = false;
         }
         break;
@@ -365,16 +360,14 @@ void ScreenPanel::touchEvent(QTouchEvent* event)
             if (layout.GetTouchCoords(x, y, event->type()==QEvent::TouchUpdate))
             {
                 touching = true;
-                assert(emuInstance->getNDS() != nullptr);
-                emuInstance->getNDS()->TouchScreen(x, y);
+                emuInstance->touchScreen(x, y);
             }
         }
         break;
     case QEvent::TouchEnd:
         if (touching)
         {
-            assert(emuInstance->getNDS() != nullptr);
-            emuInstance->getNDS()->ReleaseScreen();
+            emuInstance->releaseScreen();
             touching = false;
         }
         break;