diff --git a/backends/events/psp2sdl/psp2sdl-events.cpp b/backends/events/psp2sdl/psp2sdl-events.cpp
index a8a179d17045..a342fa836b7b 100644
--- a/backends/events/psp2sdl/psp2sdl-events.cpp
+++ b/backends/events/psp2sdl/psp2sdl-events.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ PSP2EventSource::PSP2EventSource() {
 		}
 		_multiFingerDragging[port] = DRAG_NONE;
 	}
+
+	for (int port = 0; port < SCE_TOUCH_PORT_MAX_NUM; port++) {
+		for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+			_simulatedClickStartTime[port][i] = 0;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+bool PSP2EventSource::pollEvent(Common::Event &event) {
+	finishSimulatedMouseClicks();
+	return SdlEventSource::pollEvent(event);
 }
 
 void PSP2EventSource::preprocessEvents(SDL_Event *event) {
@@ -148,8 +159,12 @@ void PSP2EventSource::preprocessFingerUp(SDL_Event *event) {
 							Uint8 simulatedButton = 0;
 							if (numFingersDown == 2) {
 								simulatedButton = SDL_BUTTON_RIGHT;
+								// need to raise the button later
+								_simulatedClickStartTime[port][1] = event->tfinger.timestamp;
 							} else if (numFingersDown == 1) {
 								simulatedButton = SDL_BUTTON_LEFT;
+								// need to raise the button later
+								_simulatedClickStartTime[port][0] = event->tfinger.timestamp;
 								if (port == 0 && !ConfMan.getBool("frontpanel_touchpad_mode")) {
 									convertTouchXYToGameXY(event->tfinger.x, event->tfinger.y, &x, &y);
 								}
@@ -159,13 +174,6 @@ void PSP2EventSource::preprocessFingerUp(SDL_Event *event) {
 							event->button.button = simulatedButton;
 							event->button.x = x;
 							event->button.y = y;
-
-							SDL_Event ev;
-							ev.type = SDL_MOUSEBUTTONUP;
-							ev.button.button = simulatedButton;
-							ev.button.x = x;
-							ev.button.y = y;
-							SDL_PushEvent(&ev);
 						}
 					}
 				}
@@ -424,4 +432,30 @@ void PSP2EventSource::convertTouchXYToGameXY(float touchX, float touchY, int *ga
 		*gameY = _km.y_max;
 	}
 }
+
+void PSP2EventSource::finishSimulatedMouseClicks() {
+	for (int port = 0; port < SCE_TOUCH_PORT_MAX_NUM; port++) {
+		for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+			if (_simulatedClickStartTime[port][i] != 0) {
+				Uint32 currentTime = SDL_GetTicks();
+				if (currentTime - _simulatedClickStartTime[port][i] >= SIMULATED_CLICK_DURATION) {
+					int simulatedButton;
+					if (i == 0) {
+						simulatedButton = SDL_BUTTON_LEFT;
+					} else {
+						simulatedButton = SDL_BUTTON_RIGHT;
+					}
+					SDL_Event ev;
+					ev.type = SDL_MOUSEBUTTONUP;
+					ev.button.button = simulatedButton;
+					ev.button.x = _km.x / MULTIPLIER;
+					ev.button.y = _km.y / MULTIPLIER;
+					SDL_PushEvent(&ev);
+
+					_simulatedClickStartTime[port][i] = 0;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/backends/events/psp2sdl/psp2sdl-events.h b/backends/events/psp2sdl/psp2sdl-events.h
index 391d03dd3fd1..1d5fdf9d50c0 100644
--- a/backends/events/psp2sdl/psp2sdl-events.h
+++ b/backends/events/psp2sdl/psp2sdl-events.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 class PSP2EventSource : public SdlEventSource {
 public:
 	PSP2EventSource();
+	bool pollEvent(Common::Event &event) override;
 protected:
 	void preprocessEvents(SDL_Event *event) override;
 private:
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ class PSP2EventSource : public SdlEventSource {
 		MAX_NUM_FINGERS = 3, // number of fingers to track per panel
 		MAX_TAP_TIME = 250, // taps longer than this will not result in mouse click events
 		MAX_TAP_MOTION_DISTANCE = 10, // max distance finger motion in Vita screen pixels to be considered a tap
+		SIMULATED_CLICK_DURATION = 50, // time in ms how long simulated mouse clicks should be
 	}; // track three fingers per panel
 
 	typedef struct {
@@ -61,10 +63,13 @@ class PSP2EventSource : public SdlEventSource {
 
 	DraggingType _multiFingerDragging[SCE_TOUCH_PORT_MAX_NUM]; // keep track whether we are currently drag-and-dropping
 
+	unsigned int _simulatedClickStartTime[SCE_TOUCH_PORT_MAX_NUM][2]; // initiation time of last simulated left or right click (zero if no click)
+
 	void preprocessFingerDown(SDL_Event *event);
 	void preprocessFingerUp(SDL_Event *event);
 	void preprocessFingerMotion(SDL_Event *event);
 	void convertTouchXYToGameXY(float touchX, float touchY, int *gameX, int *gameY);
+	void finishSimulatedMouseClicks(void);
 };
 
 #endif /* BACKEND_EVENTS_PSP2_H */