diff --git a/src/gui/painting/qpainter.cpp b/src/gui/painting/qpainter.cpp
index f151463e303..d40a2b94568 100644
--- a/src/gui/painting/qpainter.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/painting/qpainter.cpp
@@ -6432,7 +6432,10 @@ void QPainterPrivate::drawTextItem(const QPointF &p, const QTextItem &_ti, QText
             if (rtl)
                 x -= ti2.width.toReal();
 
-            engine->drawTextItem(QPointF(x, y), ti2);
+            if (extended)
+                extended->drawTextItem(QPointF(x, y), ti2);
+            else
+                engine->drawTextItem(QPointF(x, y), ti2);
 
             if (!rtl)
                 x += ti2.width.toReal();