diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_win.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_win.cpp
index d547642e7dc..28d11d05768 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_win.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_win.cpp
@@ -492,13 +492,17 @@ bool QEventDispatcherWin32::processEvents(QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlags flags)
 {
     Q_D(QEventDispatcherWin32);
 
-    d->interrupt.storeRelaxed(false);
+    // We don't know _when_ the interrupt occurred so we have to honor it.
+    const bool wasInterrupted = d->interrupt.fetchAndStoreRelaxed(false);
     emit awake();
 
     // To prevent livelocks, send posted events once per iteration.
     // QCoreApplication::sendPostedEvents() takes care about recursions.
     sendPostedEvents();
 
+    if (wasInterrupted)
+        return false;
+
     auto threadData = d->threadData.loadRelaxed();
     bool canWait;
     bool retVal = false;
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher/tst_qeventdispatcher.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher/tst_qeventdispatcher.cpp
index fa5c78bcebb..ac71e6b08c0 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher/tst_qeventdispatcher.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher/tst_qeventdispatcher.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ private slots:
     void processEventsOnlySendsQueuedEvents();
     void postedEventsPingPong();
     void eventLoopExit();
+    void interruptTrampling();
 };
 
 bool tst_QEventDispatcher::event(QEvent *e)
@@ -419,5 +420,31 @@ void tst_QEventDispatcher::eventLoopExit()
     QVERIFY(!timeoutObserved);
 }
 
+// Based on QTBUG-91539: In the event dispatcher on Windows we overwrite the
+// interrupt once we start processing events (this pattern is also in the 'unix' dispatcher)
+// which would lead the dispatcher to accidentally ignore certain interrupts and,
+// as in the bug report, would not quit, leaving the thread alive and running.
+void tst_QEventDispatcher::interruptTrampling()
+{
+    class WorkerThread : public QThread
+    {
+        void run() override {
+            auto dispatcher = eventDispatcher();
+            QVERIFY(dispatcher);
+            dispatcher->processEvents(QEventLoop::AllEvents);
+            QTimer::singleShot(0, [dispatcher]() {
+                dispatcher->wakeUp();
+            });
+            dispatcher->processEvents(QEventLoop::WaitForMoreEvents);
+            dispatcher->interrupt();
+            dispatcher->processEvents(QEventLoop::WaitForMoreEvents);
+        }
+    };
+    WorkerThread thread;
+    thread.start();
+    QVERIFY(thread.wait(1000));
+    QVERIFY(thread.isFinished());
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(tst_QEventDispatcher)
 #include "tst_qeventdispatcher.moc"