diff --git a/ui/app/internal/input/router.go b/ui/app/internal/input/router.go
index 56ea881b..912ad20e 100644
--- a/ui/app/internal/input/router.go
+++ b/ui/app/internal/input/router.go
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ type handlerEvents struct {
 	updated  bool
 }
 
-func (q *Router) Events(k input.Key) []input.Event {
-	return q.handlers.For(k)
+func (q *Router) Next(k input.Key) (input.Event, bool) {
+	return q.handlers.Next(k)
 }
 
 func (q *Router) Frame(ops *ui.Ops) {
@@ -125,10 +125,14 @@ func (h *handlerEvents) Updated() bool {
 	return u
 }
 
-func (h *handlerEvents) For(k input.Key) []input.Event {
+func (h *handlerEvents) Next(k input.Key) (input.Event, bool) {
 	events := h.handlers[k]
-	delete(h.handlers, k)
-	return events
+	if len(events) == 0 {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	e := events[0]
+	h.handlers[k] = events[1:]
+	return e, true
 }
 
 func (h *handlerEvents) Clear() {
diff --git a/ui/app/window.go b/ui/app/window.go
index 115ca7f2..f15833d4 100644
--- a/ui/app/window.go
+++ b/ui/app/window.go
@@ -307,8 +307,8 @@ func (w *Window) run(opts *WindowOptions) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (q *Queue) Events(k input.Key) []input.Event {
-	return q.q.Events(k)
+func (q *Queue) Next(k input.Key) (input.Event, bool) {
+	return q.q.Next(k)
 }
 
 func (_ driverEvent) ImplementsEvent() {}
diff --git a/ui/gesture/gestures.go b/ui/gesture/gestures.go
index 19587429..627d8fd0 100644
--- a/ui/gesture/gestures.go
+++ b/ui/gesture/gestures.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (c *Click) Add(ops *ui.Ops) {
 
 func (c *Click) Events(q input.Queue) []ClickEvent {
 	var events []ClickEvent
-	for _, evt := range q.Events(c) {
+	for evt, ok := q.Next(c); ok; evt, ok = q.Next(c) {
 		e, ok := evt.(pointer.Event)
 		if !ok {
 			continue
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func (s *Scroll) Scroll(cfg ui.Config, q input.Queue, axis Axis) int {
 		return 0
 	}
 	total := 0
-	for _, evt := range q.Events(s) {
+	for evt, ok := q.Next(s); ok; evt, ok = q.Next(s) {
 		e, ok := evt.(pointer.Event)
 		if !ok {
 			continue
diff --git a/ui/input/input.go b/ui/input/input.go
index d1bd6b3f..b4db4302 100644
--- a/ui/input/input.go
+++ b/ui/input/input.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ package input
 // Queue maps an event handler key to the events
 // available to the handler.
 type Queue interface {
-	Events(k Key) []Event
+	Next(k Key) (Event, bool)
 }
 
 // Key is the stable identifier for an event handler.
diff --git a/ui/text/editor.go b/ui/text/editor.go
index 327abfb7..aadb1e8a 100644
--- a/ui/text/editor.go
+++ b/ui/text/editor.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (e *Editor) Next(cfg ui.Config, queue input.Queue) (EditorEvent, bool) {
 	if (sdist > 0 && soff >= smax) || (sdist < 0 && soff <= smin) {
 		e.scroller.Stop()
 	}
-	for _, ke := range queue.Events(e) {
+	for ke, ok := queue.Next(e); ok; ke, ok = queue.Next(e) {
 		e.blinkStart = cfg.Now()
 		switch ke := ke.(type) {
 		case key.FocusEvent: