diff --git a/src/app/3d/qgs3dmapcanvaswidget.cpp b/src/app/3d/qgs3dmapcanvaswidget.cpp
index 3fd6728c3ab2..8ccf416e6d9d 100644
--- a/src/app/3d/qgs3dmapcanvaswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/app/3d/qgs3dmapcanvaswidget.cpp
@@ -642,3 +642,29 @@ void Qgs3DMapCanvasWidget::onExtentChanged()
     mViewExtentHighlight->closePoints();
   }
 }
+
+Qgs3dMapCanvasInputBridge::Qgs3dMapCanvasInputBridge( QObject *parent )
+  : QObject( parent )
+{
+
+}
+
+bool Qgs3dMapCanvasInputBridge::eventFilter( QObject *watched, QEvent *event )
+{
+  if ( Qgs3DMapCanvasWidget *widget = qobject_cast< Qgs3DMapCanvasWidget *>( watched ) )
+  {
+    if ( event->type() == QEvent::WindowActivate )
+    {
+      QgsDebugError( QStringLiteral( "activated %1" ).arg( widget->canvasName() ) );
+    }
+    else if ( event->type() == QEvent::FocusIn )
+    {
+      QgsDebugError( QStringLiteral( "focused %1" ).arg( widget->canvasName() ) );
+    }
+    else if ( event->type() == QEvent::MouseButtonPress )
+    {
+      QgsDebugError( QStringLiteral( "pressed %1" ).arg( widget->canvasName() ) );
+    }
+  }
+  return QObject::eventFilter( watched, event );
+}
diff --git a/src/app/3d/qgs3dmapcanvaswidget.h b/src/app/3d/qgs3dmapcanvaswidget.h
index a0413b8340aa..bcb2c046bcc4 100644
--- a/src/app/3d/qgs3dmapcanvaswidget.h
+++ b/src/app/3d/qgs3dmapcanvaswidget.h
@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@ class QgsMapCanvas;
 class QgsDockableWidgetHelper;
 class QgsRubberBand;
 
+class Qgs3dMapCanvasInputBridge : public QObject
+{
+public:
+    Qgs3dMapCanvasInputBridge( QObject* parent );
+
+    bool eventFilter(QObject *watched, QEvent *event) override;
+
+
+};
+
 class APP_EXPORT Qgs3DMapCanvasWidget : public QWidget
 {
     Q_OBJECT
diff --git a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
index c0d63b0b55e0..4e4d1494891f 100644
--- a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
@@ -13124,6 +13124,12 @@ Qgs3DMapCanvasWidget *QgisApp::createNew3DMapCanvasDock( const QString &name, bo
 
   Qgs3DMapCanvasWidget *widget = new Qgs3DMapCanvasWidget( name, isDocked );
 
+  if ( !m3dMapCanvasInputBridge )
+  {
+    m3dMapCanvasInputBridge = new Qgs3dMapCanvasInputBridge( this );
+  }
+  widget->installEventFilter( m3dMapCanvasInputBridge );
+
   mOpen3DMapViews.insert( widget );
   widget->setMainCanvas( mMapCanvas );
   widget->mapCanvas3D()->setTemporalController( mTemporalControllerWidget->temporalController() );
diff --git a/src/app/qgisapp.h b/src/app/qgisapp.h
index 362a1cd06d89..864c8fb1af6f 100644
--- a/src/app/qgisapp.h
+++ b/src/app/qgisapp.h
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ class QgsAppGpsConnection;
 class QgsGpsToolBar;
 class QgsAppGpsSettingsMenu;
 class Qgs3DMapScene;
+class Qgs3dMapCanvasInputBridge;
 
 #include <QMainWindow>
 #include <QToolBar>
@@ -2732,6 +2733,7 @@ class APP_EXPORT QgisApp : public QMainWindow, private Ui::MainWindow
 
 #ifdef HAVE_3D
     QSet<Qgs3DMapCanvasWidget *> mOpen3DMapViews;
+    Qgs3dMapCanvasInputBridge* m3dMapCanvasInputBridge = nullptr;
 #endif
 
     //! True if the autoSelectAddedLayer() slot should not be doing anything (performance optimization when adding a lot of layers)