diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/gtk/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Control.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/gtk/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Control.java
index fef5f3623ad..58071702261 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/gtk/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Control.java	
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/gtk/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Control.java	
@@ -3428,8 +3428,15 @@ int gtk_gesture_press_event (long gesture, int n_press, double x, double y, long
 				}
 			}
 		}
-	} else if (n_press == 2) {
+	} else if (n_press >= 2) {
 		boolean cancelled = sendMouseEvent(SWT.MouseDoubleClick, eventButton, n_press, 0, false, eventTime, x, y, false, eventState);
+		
+		//Issue 344, DoubleClick event currently unsupported below sendMouseEvent(). Until DoubleClickSupport is 
+		//added this will catch failed events and try MouseDown instead.
+		if (cancelled) {
+			cancelled = sendMouseEvent(SWT.MouseDown, eventButton, n_press, 0, false, eventTime, x, y, false, eventState);
+		}
+		
 		if (!cancelled) {
 			result = GTK4.GTK_EVENT_SEQUENCE_CLAIMED;
 		}