diff --git a/src/cpp/include/nodegui/core/Events/eventwidget.h b/src/cpp/include/nodegui/core/Events/eventwidget.h
index eedc23807..b6e5935d2 100644
--- a/src/cpp/include/nodegui/core/Events/eventwidget.h
+++ b/src/cpp/include/nodegui/core/Events/eventwidget.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class DLL_EXPORT EventWidget {
   void subscribeToQtEvent(std::string evtString);
   void unSubscribeToQtEvent(std::string evtString);
 
-  void event(QEvent* event);
+  bool event(QEvent* event);
 
   void connectSignalsToEventEmitter();
 
diff --git a/src/cpp/include/nodegui/core/Events/eventwidget_macro.h b/src/cpp/include/nodegui/core/Events/eventwidget_macro.h
index f28a9acf9..709bbdb0b 100644
--- a/src/cpp/include/nodegui/core/Events/eventwidget_macro.h
+++ b/src/cpp/include/nodegui/core/Events/eventwidget_macro.h
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@
 #ifndef EVENTWIDGET_IMPLEMENTATIONS
 #define EVENTWIDGET_IMPLEMENTATIONS(BaseWidgetName) \
   bool event(QEvent* event) override {              \
-    EventWidget::event(event);                      \
+    if (EventWidget::event(event)) {                \
+      return true;                                  \
+    }                                               \
     return BaseWidgetName::event(event);            \
   }
 
diff --git a/src/cpp/lib/core/Events/eventwidget.cpp b/src/cpp/lib/core/Events/eventwidget.cpp
index ebffcdf07..ca753af25 100644
--- a/src/cpp/lib/core/Events/eventwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/lib/core/Events/eventwidget.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ void EventWidget::unSubscribeToQtEvent(std::string evtString) {
   }
 }
 
-void EventWidget::event(QEvent* event) {
+bool EventWidget::event(QEvent* event) {
   if (this->emitOnNode) {
     try {
       QEvent::Type evtType = event->type();
@@ -40,11 +40,13 @@ void EventWidget::event(QEvent* event) {
       std::vector<napi_value> args = {Napi::String::New(env, eventTypeString),
                                       nativeEvent};
 
-      this->emitOnNode.Call(args);
+      Napi::Value returnCode = this->emitOnNode.Call(args);
+      return returnCode.As<Napi::Boolean>().Value();
     } catch (...) {
       // Do nothing
     }
   }
+  return false;
 }
 
 void EventWidget::connectSignalsToEventEmitter() {
diff --git a/src/lib/core/EventWidget.ts b/src/lib/core/EventWidget.ts
index 711d883a2..fcee11dfb 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/EventWidget.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/EventWidget.ts
@@ -35,19 +35,28 @@ view.addEventListener(WidgetEventTypes.MouseMove, () => {
  */
 export abstract class EventWidget<Signals extends unknown> extends Component {
     private emitter: EventEmitter;
+    private _isEventProcessed = false;
     constructor(native: NativeElement) {
         super();
         if (native.initNodeEventEmitter) {
             this.emitter = new EventEmitter();
             this.emitter.emit = wrapWithActivateUvLoop(this.emitter.emit.bind(this.emitter));
             const logExceptions = (event: string | symbol, ...args: any[]): boolean => {
+                // Preserve the value of `_isQObjectEventProcessed` as we dispatch this event
+                // to JS land, and restore it afterwards. This lets us support recursive event
+                // dispatches on the same object.
+                const previousEventProcessed = this._isEventProcessed;
+                this._isEventProcessed = false;
                 try {
-                    return this.emitter.emit(event, ...args);
+                    this.emitter.emit(event, ...args);
                 } catch (e) {
                     console.log(`An exception was thrown while dispatching an event of type '${event.toString()}':`);
                     console.log(e);
                 }
-                return false;
+
+                const returnCode = this._isEventProcessed;
+                this._isEventProcessed = previousEventProcessed;
+                return returnCode;
             };
             native.initNodeEventEmitter(logExceptions);
         } else {
@@ -56,12 +65,41 @@ export abstract class EventWidget<Signals extends unknown> extends Component {
         addDefaultErrorHandler(native, this.emitter);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the state of the event processed flag
+     *
+     * See `setEventProcessed()`.
+     *
+     * @returns boolean True if the current event is flagged as processed.
+     */
+    eventProcessed(): boolean {
+        return this._isEventProcessed;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Mark the current event as having been processed
+     *
+     * This method is used to indicate that the currently dispatched event
+     * has been processed and no further processing by superclasses is
+     * required. It only makes sense to call this method from an event
+     * handler.
+     *
+     * When set, this flag will cause NodeGui's `QObject::event()` method to
+     * return true and not call the superclass `event()`, effectively preventing
+     * any further processing on this event.
+     *
+     * @param isProcessed true if the event has been processed.
+     */
+    setEventProcessed(isProcessed: boolean): void {
+        this._isEventProcessed = isProcessed;
+    }
+
     /**
      *
     @param signalType SignalType is a signal from the widgets signals interface.
     @param callback Corresponding callback for the signal as mentioned in the widget's signal interface
     @returns void
-         
+
     For example in the case of QPushButton:
     ```js
     const button = new QPushButton();