diff --git a/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c b/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c
index 5978399ae7d2..92b52b1de526 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c
@@ -2588,6 +2588,24 @@ static void wacom_wac_finger_slot(struct wacom_wac *wacom_wac,
 	}
 }
 
+static bool wacom_wac_slot_is_active(struct input_dev *dev, int key)
+{
+	struct input_mt *mt = dev->mt;
+	struct input_mt_slot *s;
+
+	if (!mt)
+		return false;
+
+	for (s = mt->slots; s != mt->slots + mt->num_slots; s++) {
+		if (s->key == key &&
+			input_mt_get_value(s, ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID) >= 0) {
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static void wacom_wac_finger_event(struct hid_device *hdev,
 		struct hid_field *field, struct hid_usage *usage, __s32 value)
 {
@@ -2638,9 +2656,14 @@ static void wacom_wac_finger_event(struct hid_device *hdev,
 	}
 
 	if (usage->usage_index + 1 == field->report_count) {
-		if (equivalent_usage == wacom_wac->hid_data.last_slot_field &&
-		    wacom_wac->hid_data.confidence)
-			wacom_wac_finger_slot(wacom_wac, wacom_wac->touch_input);
+		if (equivalent_usage == wacom_wac->hid_data.last_slot_field) {
+			bool touch_removed = wacom_wac_slot_is_active(wacom_wac->touch_input,
+				wacom_wac->hid_data.id) && !wacom_wac->hid_data.tipswitch;
+
+			if (wacom_wac->hid_data.confidence || touch_removed) {
+				wacom_wac_finger_slot(wacom_wac, wacom_wac->touch_input);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }