diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/utility/juce_FakeMouseMoveGenerator.h b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/utility/juce_FakeMouseMoveGenerator.h
index 1e8275eb12..e8c1b7d6fd 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/utility/juce_FakeMouseMoveGenerator.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/utility/juce_FakeMouseMoveGenerator.h
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ public:
                 if (Component* const comp = Desktop::getInstance().findComponentAt (screenPos.roundToInt()))
                     if (ComponentPeer* const peer = comp->getPeer())
                         if (! peer->isFocused())
-                            peer->handleMouseEvent (0, peer->globalToLocal (screenPos), mods,
-                                                    MouseInputSource::invalidPressure, Time::currentTimeMillis());
+                            peer->handleMouseEvent (MouseInputSource::InputSourceType::mouse, peer->globalToLocal (screenPos), mods,
+                                                    MouseInputSource::invalidPressure, MouseInputSource::invalidOrientation, Time::currentTimeMillis());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseInputSource.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseInputSource.cpp
index 50f20be625..2afc999210 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseInputSource.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseInputSource.cpp
@@ -574,7 +574,9 @@ MouseInputSource& MouseInputSource::operator= (const MouseInputSource& other) no
 }
 
 MouseInputSource::InputSourceType MouseInputSource::getType() const noexcept    { return pimpl->inputType; }
+bool MouseInputSource::isMouse() const noexcept                                 { return (getType() == MouseInputSource::InputSourceType::mouse); }
 bool MouseInputSource::isTouch() const noexcept                                 { return (getType() == MouseInputSource::InputSourceType::touch); }
+bool MouseInputSource::isPen() const noexcept                                   { return (getType() == MouseInputSource::InputSourceType::pen); }
 bool MouseInputSource::canHover() const noexcept                                { return ! isTouch(); }
 bool MouseInputSource::hasMouseWheel() const noexcept                           { return ! isTouch(); }
 int MouseInputSource::getIndex() const noexcept                                 { return pimpl->index; }
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseInputSource.h b/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseInputSource.h
index a6210ba551..e89abef084 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseInputSource.h
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseInputSource.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 class JUCE_API  MouseInputSource
 {
 public:
-    /** Possible mouse input sources */
+    /** Possible mouse input sources. */
     enum InputSourceType
     {
         mouse,
@@ -66,11 +66,18 @@ public:
     bool operator!= (const MouseInputSource& other) const noexcept     { return pimpl != other.pimpl; }
 
     //==============================================================================
-    /** Returns the type of input source that this object represents */
+    /** Returns the type of input source that this object represents. */
     MouseInputSource::InputSourceType getType() const noexcept;
 
+    /** Returns true if this object represents a normal desk-based mouse device. */
+    bool isMouse() const noexcept;
+
+    /** Returns true if this object represents a source of touch events. */
     bool isTouch() const noexcept;
 
+    /** Returns true if this object represents a pen device. */
+    bool isPen() const noexcept;
+
     /** Returns true if this source has an on-screen pointer that can hover over
         items without clicking them.
     */