diff --git a/cmake/QtExecutableHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtExecutableHelpers.cmake
index 49d341597d1..90bbfee4ac3 100644
--- a/cmake/QtExecutableHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtExecutableHelpers.cmake
@@ -184,10 +184,17 @@ function(qt_internal_add_executable name)
     set_target_properties("${name}" PROPERTIES
         RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${arg_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}"
         LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${arg_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}"
-        WIN32_EXECUTABLE "${arg_GUI}"
-        MACOSX_BUNDLE "${arg_GUI}"
     )
 
+    if(arg_GUI)
+        # Only override if GUI is set. Otherwise leave up to
+        # CMake defaults, which may be set by the user elsewhere.
+        set_target_properties("${name}" PROPERTIES
+            MACOSX_BUNDLE ON
+            WIN32_EXECUTABLE ON
+    )
+    endif()
+
     if(NOT arg_EXCEPTIONS)
         qt_internal_set_exceptions_flags("${name}" "DEFAULT")
     else()
diff --git a/cmake/QtTestHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtTestHelpers.cmake
index e84a9bfa6b0..84d93297ed4 100644
--- a/cmake/QtTestHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtTestHelpers.cmake
@@ -576,13 +576,17 @@ function(qt_internal_add_test name)
 
         # Manual tests can be bundle apps
         if(NOT arg_MANUAL)
-            # Tests should not be bundles on macOS even if arg_GUI is true, because some tests make
-            # assumptions about the location of helper processes, and those paths would be different
-            # if a test is built as a bundle.
-            set_property(TARGET "${name}" PROPERTY MACOSX_BUNDLE FALSE)
-            # The same goes for WIN32_EXECUTABLE, but because it will detach from the console window
-            # and not print anything.
-            set_property(TARGET "${name}" PROPERTY WIN32_EXECUTABLE FALSE)
+            if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_MACOSX_BUNDLE)
+                # Tests should not be bundles on macOS even if arg_GUI is true, because some tests make
+                # assumptions about the location of helper processes, and those paths would be different
+                # if a test is built as a bundle.
+                set_property(TARGET "${name}" PROPERTY MACOSX_BUNDLE FALSE)
+            endif()
+            if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_WIN32_EXECUTABLE)
+                # The same goes for WIN32_EXECUTABLE, but because it will detach from the console window
+                # and not print anything.
+                set_property(TARGET "${name}" PROPERTY WIN32_EXECUTABLE FALSE)
+            endif()
         endif()
 
         # Tests on iOS must be app bundles.