diff --git a/src/plugins/styles/windowsvista/qwindowsvistastyle.cpp b/src/plugins/styles/windowsvista/qwindowsvistastyle.cpp
index d14f021c0e3..db237114cdd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/styles/windowsvista/qwindowsvistastyle.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/styles/windowsvista/qwindowsvistastyle.cpp
@@ -4819,6 +4819,41 @@ void QWindowsVistaStyle::polish(QPalette &pal)
     pal.setBrush(QPalette::AlternateBase, pal.base().color().darker(104));
 }
 
+/*!
+ \internal
+ */
+void QWindowsVistaStyle::polish(QApplication *app)
+{
+    // Override windows theme palettes to light
+    if (qApp->styleHints()->appearance() == Qt::Appearance::Dark) {
+        static const char* themedWidgets[] = {
+            "QToolButton",
+            "QAbstractButton",
+            "QCheckBox",
+            "QRadioButton",
+            "QHeaderView",
+            "QAbstractItemView",
+            "QMessageBoxLabel",
+            "QTabBar",
+            "QLabel",
+            "QGroupBox",
+            "QMenu",
+            "QMenuBar",
+            "QTextEdit",
+            "QTextControl",
+            "QLineEdit"
+        };
+        for (const auto& themedWidget : std::as_const(themedWidgets)) {
+            auto defaultResolveMask = QApplication::palette().resolveMask();
+            auto widgetResolveMask = QApplication::palette(themedWidget).resolveMask();
+            if (widgetResolveMask != defaultResolveMask)
+                QApplication::setPalette(QApplication::palette(), themedWidget);
+        }
+    }
+
+    QWindowsStyle::polish(app);
+}
+
 /*!
  \internal
  */
diff --git a/src/plugins/styles/windowsvista/qwindowsvistastyle_p.h b/src/plugins/styles/windowsvista/qwindowsvistastyle_p.h
index b600491248d..c437b3e434a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/styles/windowsvista/qwindowsvistastyle_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/styles/windowsvista/qwindowsvistastyle_p.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public:
     void polish(QWidget *widget) override;
     void unpolish(QWidget *widget) override;
     void polish(QPalette &pal) override;
+    void polish(QApplication *app) override;
 
 private:
     Q_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE(QWindowsVistaStyle)