diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/components/juce_Component.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/components/juce_Component.cpp
index 76dc7efb86..dfce0522ae 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/components/juce_Component.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/components/juce_Component.cpp
@@ -2379,7 +2379,7 @@ void Component::internalMouseUp (MouseInputSource source, Point<float> relativeP
                          getLocalPoint (nullptr, source.getLastMouseDownPosition()),
                          source.getLastMouseDownTime(),
                          source.getNumberOfMultipleClicks(),
-                         source.hasMouseMovedSignificantlySincePressed());
+                         source.hasMovedSignificantlySincePressed());
     mouseUp (me);
 
     if (checker.shouldBailOut())
@@ -2418,7 +2418,7 @@ void Component::internalMouseDrag (MouseInputSource source, Point<float> relativ
                              getLocalPoint (nullptr, source.getLastMouseDownPosition()),
                              source.getLastMouseDownTime(),
                              source.getNumberOfMultipleClicks(),
-                             source.hasMouseMovedSignificantlySincePressed());
+                             source.hasMovedSignificantlySincePressed());
         mouseDrag (me);
 
         if (checker.shouldBailOut())
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseInputSource.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseInputSource.cpp
index 07a9225b2c..4a3e0b5264 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseInputSource.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseInputSource.cpp
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ public:
     {
         int numClicks = 1;
 
-        if (! hasMouseMovedSignificantlySincePressed())
+        if (! isLongPressOrDrag())
         {
             for (int i = 1; i < numElementsInArray (mouseDowns); ++i)
             {
@@ -405,10 +405,20 @@ public:
         return numClicks;
     }
 
+    bool isLongPressOrDrag() const noexcept
+    {
+        return movedSignificantly || lastTime > mouseDowns[0].time + RelativeTime::milliseconds (300);
+    }
+
+    bool hasMovedSignificantlySincePressed() const noexcept
+    {
+        return movedSignificantly;
+    }
+
+    // Deprecated method
     bool hasMouseMovedSignificantlySincePressed() const noexcept
     {
-        return mouseMovedSignificantlySincePressed
-                || lastTime > mouseDowns[0].time + RelativeTime::milliseconds (300);
+        return isLongPressOrDrag();
     }
 
     //==============================================================================
@@ -539,7 +549,7 @@ private:
 
     RecentMouseDown mouseDowns[4];
     Time lastTime;
-    bool mouseMovedSignificantlySincePressed = false;
+    bool movedSignificantly = false;
 
     void registerMouseDown (Point<float> screenPos, Time time, Component& component,
                             const ModifierKeys modifiers, bool isTouchSource) noexcept
@@ -557,14 +567,13 @@ private:
         else
             mouseDowns[0].peerID = 0;
 
-        mouseMovedSignificantlySincePressed = false;
+        movedSignificantly = false;
         lastNonInertialWheelTarget = nullptr;
     }
 
     void registerMouseDrag (Point<float> screenPos) noexcept
     {
-        mouseMovedSignificantlySincePressed = mouseMovedSignificantlySincePressed
-               || mouseDowns[0].position.getDistanceFrom (screenPos) >= 4;
+        movedSignificantly = movedSignificantly || mouseDowns[0].position.getDistanceFrom (screenPos) >= 4;
     }
 
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (MouseInputSourceInternal)
@@ -605,7 +614,8 @@ void MouseInputSource::triggerFakeMove() const
 int MouseInputSource::getNumberOfMultipleClicks() const noexcept                { return pimpl->getNumberOfMultipleClicks(); }
 Time MouseInputSource::getLastMouseDownTime() const noexcept                    { return pimpl->getLastMouseDownTime(); }
 Point<float> MouseInputSource::getLastMouseDownPosition() const noexcept        { return pimpl->getLastMouseDownPosition(); }
-bool MouseInputSource::hasMouseMovedSignificantlySincePressed() const noexcept  { return pimpl->hasMouseMovedSignificantlySincePressed(); }
+bool MouseInputSource::isLongPressOrDrag() const noexcept                       { return pimpl->isLongPressOrDrag(); }
+bool MouseInputSource::hasMovedSignificantlySincePressed() const noexcept       { return pimpl->hasMovedSignificantlySincePressed(); }
 bool MouseInputSource::canDoUnboundedMovement() const noexcept                  { return ! isTouch(); }
 void MouseInputSource::enableUnboundedMouseMovement (bool isEnabled, bool keepCursorVisibleUntilOffscreen) const
                                                                          { pimpl->enableUnboundedMouseMovement (isEnabled, keepCursorVisibleUntilOffscreen); }
@@ -640,6 +650,9 @@ const float MouseInputSource::invalidRotation = 0.0f;
 const float MouseInputSource::invalidTiltX = 0.0f;
 const float MouseInputSource::invalidTiltY = 0.0f;
 
+// Deprecated method
+bool MouseInputSource::hasMouseMovedSignificantlySincePressed() const noexcept  { return pimpl->hasMouseMovedSignificantlySincePressed(); }
+
 //==============================================================================
 struct MouseInputSource::SourceList  : public Timer
 {
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseInputSource.h b/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseInputSource.h
index 523b8fd2f6..11e13b2c3b 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseInputSource.h
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseInputSource.h
@@ -172,10 +172,12 @@ public:
     /** Returns the screen position at which the last mouse-down occurred. */
     Point<float> getLastMouseDownPosition() const noexcept;
 
-    /** Returns true if this mouse is currently down, and if it has been dragged more
-        than a couple of pixels from the place it was pressed.
-    */
-    bool hasMouseMovedSignificantlySincePressed() const noexcept;
+    /** Returns true if this input source represents a long-press or drag interaction i.e. it has been held down for a significant
+        amount of time or it has been dragged more than a couple of pixels from the place it was pressed. */
+    bool isLongPressOrDrag() const noexcept;
+
+    /** Returns true if this input source has been dragged more than a couple of pixels from the place it was pressed. */
+    bool hasMovedSignificantlySincePressed() const noexcept;
 
     /** Returns true if this input source uses a visible mouse cursor. */
     bool hasMouseCursor() const noexcept;
@@ -235,6 +237,13 @@ public:
     static const float invalidTiltX;
     static const float invalidTiltY;
 
+   #if ! DOXYGEN
+    // This method has been deprecated and replaced with the isLongPressOrDrag() and hasMovedSignificantlySincePressed()
+    // methods. If you want the same behaviour you should use isLongPressOrDrag() which accounts for the amount of time
+    // that the input source has been held down for, but if you only want to know whether it has been moved use
+    // hasMovedSignificantlySincePressed() instead.
+    JUCE_DEPRECATED (bool hasMouseMovedSignificantlySincePressed() const noexcept);
+   #endif
 private:
     //==============================================================================
     friend class ComponentPeer;