diff --git a/src/widgets/dialogs/qdialog.cpp b/src/widgets/dialogs/qdialog.cpp
index 27466d03d6c..ffdef998573 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dialogs/qdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/dialogs/qdialog.cpp
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ void QDialogPrivate::setVisible(bool visible)
     }
 
     if (visible) {
-        q->QWidget::setVisible(visible);
+        QWidgetPrivate::setVisible(visible);
 
         // Window activation might be prevented. We can't test isActiveWindow here,
         // as the window will be activated asynchronously by the window manager.
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ void QDialogPrivate::setVisible(bool visible)
 #endif
 
         // Reimplemented to exit a modal event loop when the dialog is hidden.
-        q->QWidget::setVisible(visible);
+        QWidgetPrivate::setVisible(visible);
         if (eventLoop)
             eventLoop->exit();
     }
diff --git a/src/widgets/dialogs/qdialog_p.h b/src/widgets/dialogs/qdialog_p.h
index bac33bdea95..63750540654 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dialogs/qdialog_p.h
+++ b/src/widgets/dialogs/qdialog_p.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public:
         {}
     ~QDialogPrivate();
 
-    virtual void setVisible(bool visible);
+    void setVisible(bool visible) override;
 
     QWindow *transientParentWindow() const;
     bool setNativeDialogVisible(bool visible);
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidget_p.h b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidget_p.h
index 5f90c2a5313..7394bcdbbf8 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidget_p.h
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidget_p.h
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ public:
     void hide_helper();
     bool isExplicitlyHidden() const;
     void _q_showIfNotHidden();
-    void setVisible(bool);
+    virtual void setVisible(bool);
 
     void setEnabled_helper(bool);
     static void adjustFlags(Qt::WindowFlags &flags, QWidget *w = nullptr);
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qmdisubwindow_p.h b/src/widgets/widgets/qmdisubwindow_p.h
index 2a1f83269a5..e75f5402ed8 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qmdisubwindow_p.h
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qmdisubwindow_p.h
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ public:
     bool restoreFocus();
     void storeFocusWidget();
     void setWindowFlags(Qt::WindowFlags windowFlags) override;
+    using QWidgetPrivate::setVisible;
     void setVisible(WindowStateAction, bool visible = true);
 #ifndef QT_NO_ACTION
     void setEnabled(WindowStateAction, bool enable = true);
diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
index 2854b22d05c..984072fbdbf 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@ private slots:
 #endif
 
     void setVisibleDuringDestruction();
+    void setVisibleOverrideIsCalled();
 
     void explicitShowHide();
 
@@ -13616,6 +13617,31 @@ void tst_QWidget::setVisibleDuringDestruction()
     QTRY_COMPARE(signalSpy.count(), 4);
 }
 
+void tst_QWidget::setVisibleOverrideIsCalled()
+{
+    struct WidgetPrivate : public QWidgetPrivate
+    {
+        void setVisible(bool visible) override
+        {
+            wasCalled = true;
+        }
+
+        bool wasCalled = false;
+    };
+    class Widget : public QWidget {
+    public:
+        explicit Widget(QWidget *p = nullptr)
+            : QWidget(*new WidgetPrivate, p, {})
+        {
+        }
+    };
+
+    Widget widget;
+    widget.setVisible(true);
+    auto *widgetPrivate = static_cast<WidgetPrivate*>(QWidgetPrivate::get(&widget));
+    QCOMPARE(widgetPrivate->wasCalled, true);
+}
+
 void tst_QWidget::explicitShowHide()
 {
     {