diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/pyqt6_compat.py b/src/calibre/gui2/pyqt6_compat.py
index 3807d897c2..d8f7fd371a 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/pyqt6_compat.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/pyqt6_compat.py
@@ -6,15 +6,24 @@
 # for no good reason. Since we have a huge body of poorly maintained third
 # party plugin code, we NEED backward compat.
 
-from qt.core import QSinglePointEvent
+from qt.core import QSinglePointEvent, QDialog, QMenu, QDrag, QEventLoop, QThread, QMessageBox
 
 
 # Restore removed functions from QMouseEvent
 QSinglePointEvent.x = lambda self: int(self.position().x())
 QSinglePointEvent.y = lambda self: int(self.position().y())
-QSinglePointEvent.globalPos = lambda self: self.globalPosition.toPoint()
-QSinglePointEvent.globalX = lambda self: self.globalPosition.toPoint().x()
-QSinglePointEvent.globalY = lambda self: self.globalPosition.toPoint().y()
+QSinglePointEvent.globalPos = lambda self: self.globalPosition().toPoint()
+QSinglePointEvent.globalX = lambda self: self.globalPosition().toPoint().x()
+QSinglePointEvent.globalY = lambda self: self.globalPosition().toPoint().y()
 QSinglePointEvent.localPos = lambda self: self.position()
 QSinglePointEvent.screenPos = lambda self: self.globalPosition()
 QSinglePointEvent.windowPos = lambda self: self.scenePosition()
+
+
+# Restore the removed exec_ method
+QDialog.exec_ = QDialog.exec
+QMenu.exec_ = QMenu.exec
+QDrag.exec_ = QDrag.exec
+QEventLoop.exec_ = QEventLoop.exec
+QThread.exec_ = QThread.exec
+QMessageBox.exec_ = QMessageBox.exec